May 2012
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What’s Interfering with Your Tea Enjoyment?
Strong flavors can interfere with your tea experience What Gets in the Way of Enjoying Tea? Even devoted tea drinkers face challenges that can interfere with the enjoyment of a good cup. The key is simple: identify what’s getting in the way—and find ways to minimize its impact. Let’s take a look at some of… Continue reading
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Rooibos Revisited
Rooibos is not for everyone (as the editor of this tea blog and contributor to tea commentary will attest), but this South African herbal beverage has been gaining popularity among consumers and attracting increasing attention in the news. rooibos herbal tea also known as redbush for its reddish leaves and infusion is valued for its… Continue reading
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The Joy of Selfishness and Tea
To many folks out there, the very word “selfishness” raises their blood pressure a few levels, since the term has been vilified for centuries. Before you start thinking that I am proposing some totally hedonistic and/or bacchanalian tea time bingeing, hold on. I’m just saying that selfishness can be a key ingredient in the enjoyment… Continue reading
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Travels with Tea: Tea at “Home” in Bucuresti
One of the benefits of my travels to Romania is our lovely apartment, which is located in a commercial area with easy access to transportation and is just a short walk from downtown. Aside from the cost savings and privacy, staying in an apartment rather than a hotel means the convenience of a washing machine… Continue reading
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Green Tea Leaves vs. Supplements
The potential health benefits of green tea varieties rich in antioxidants and beneficial compounds are hardly a well-kept secret these days. It sometimes seems that new reports highlighting its advantages appear regularly. Given this attention, it’s not surprising that some companies have attempted to capture those perceived benefits in supplement form. While the idea of… Continue reading
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Anatomy of a Tea Review
Tea reviewing is not exactly rocket science. In fact, I sorta dove into reviewing teas head first when a tea company sent me some samples and then this competing company found out and said, “Hey, would you like to try our teas?” So, I said like “Sure, why not?” And then, so, like, they sent… Continue reading
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Tea — India’s National Drink?
It seems like a natural assumption that people who live in countries that grow a lot of tea drink more of it than those in other countries. But it’s not always true. The Chinese, who grow more tea than any other nation, are ranked 33rd on the list of tea consumption on a per capita… Continue reading
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Oolong Tea: a San Francisco Experience
There are many different ways to experience tea, and discussions about these differences—and the occasional conflicts they create—are nothing new. Tea houses themselves come in many forms. Some offer an overwhelming selection of teas, while others focus on just a few carefully curated options. Some follow traditional East Asian styles with gong fu service or… Continue reading
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Holiday Tea Time — Memorial Day
Memorial Day hasn’t been around too long — only about since the late 1800s which is pretty short relative to the history of tea drinking — but it has quickly become a time for picnics and celebrating. Those celebrations honor bravery and people who fought. Making tea a part of that celebration can be a… Continue reading
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Pairing Tea and Food — Simple Summer Couscous Salad and Golden Yunnan Tea
Here is the 2nd of the baker’s dozen (13) of recipes that I selected off of a foodie site since they seem to really fit this bill of going great with tea. This is a more unusual recipe to serve with tea but seems to fit this time of year. After reading my take on… Continue reading
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