We tea drinkers have lots of challenges, things that interfere with the enjoyment of our tea. As with any endeavor, we need to first indentify what these things are and then determine how to keep them from negatively affecting the tea experience. Pretty standard operations, actually! Identifying the culprits Strong tasting food and beverages that …
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Rooibos is not for everyone (as the esteemed editor of this fine publication will confirm) but this herbal beverage that's produced solely in South Africa is beloved by increasing numbers of consumers and has been much in the news lately. Rooibos is also known as redbush, for the deep reddish color of its fine leaves …
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 …
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 …
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The potential health benefits of green tea are hardly a well-kept secret these days. Sometimes it seems like you can barely turn around without running into another report breathlessly touting the merits of this fine beverage. Given this, it's probably not surprising that some enterprising merchants have attempted to take the essence of what's good …
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 …
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 …
There are many different tea experiences to be had, and there has been some discussion on this blog recently about different ways to take your tea and the conflicts this might create (see the articles here, and here). Tea houses take many shapes and forms, with some offering an overwhelming selection of teas and some …
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 …
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 …
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