September 2012
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Pairing Tea and Food — Black Bean Quesadillas and Assam Tea
Time for another recipe (the 6th in a baker’s dozen). This is another that goes great with tea. Be adventurous and give her recipe a try with a pot of the tea named and assess the pairing for yourself. The recipe: Black Bean Quesadillas To me, dishes like this are great for cooler weather, which… Continue reading
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Fannie Farmer on Tea
While there are records of Roman cookbooks dating back to the first century, some of the most influential works published in the United States before the era of Julia Child include Joy of Cooking (1930) by Irma Rombauer and The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer, first published in 1896. A star pupil… Continue reading
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Bees and Teas
Bees and teas just naturally go together. Whether it’s honey in your cuppa or the fact that without bees pollination doesn’t happen and crops don’t grow, bees are a very important part of tea time! Honey Making Honey, a wonder of nature, takes a lot of hard work — not by us, but by bees.… Continue reading
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Lyons Tea
When it comes to annual tea consumption the Irish are right near the top of the heap. They are ranked third on the list of the world’s top tea drinkers, downing a rather impressive amount of tea that averages more than seven pounds a year per person. Lyons Tea is one of the companies that’s… Continue reading
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Tea Vendors Who Generalize
The generalist tea vendor can supply all your tea needs in one-stop shopping. (Photo source: composite of screen captures from site) Your personal journey into the world of tea may have initially started with a simple, standard tea bag filled with basic black tea dust. However, as you travel further down the connoisseur’s path, you… Continue reading
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An Account of the Cultivation and Manufacture of Tea in China
Once upon a time the Chinese tea industry was said to be so jealous of their secrets that when the British sought to grow their own tea they essentially had to resort to corporate espionage. It’s a story that’s been told many times – at book length and otherwise – but for a brief overview… Continue reading
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Preparing Your Palate for Lighter Tasting Teas
Preparation is often a good thing and just as often a necessity. That also goes for preparing your palate for lighter tasting teas — especially true for those used to black tea, finding lighter tasting teas unpalatable and tasteless. It’s all in your head. You can change this, though. I’ve talked about expectations before, where… Continue reading
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Comparing Tea Brands…to Themselves
If you have a tea brand that you drink all the time, you probably know it intimately. Presumably you continue to buy it because you like it. After all, the whole idea of a brand is that you know what you are getting. Living in the global world that we do, you might expect these… Continue reading
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Tea Boards, Councils, and Associations
The business of tea is complex and global. While exploring it, I have come across many tea boards, councils, and associations. They say there is strength in numbers, so such organizations make a lot of sense, helping tea producers connect with tea drinkers. Generally speaking, tea boards, councils and associations help retailers promote their products… Continue reading
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Novelty Tea Bags Revisited
Say what you want about tea bags, but don’t say that there aren’t plenty of offbeat novelty ones to be found in the files of the US Patent Office (and probably other patent offices, but that’s another article). Our first look at this topic was an article that ran earlier this year. But since that… Continue reading
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