When someone mentions tea, Japan is certainly one of the countries that automatically springs to mind. Tea consumption is alive and well on this nation of islands that sit astride the Ring of Fire (a fault line in the earth’s crust). They endure earthquakes and tsunami-caused flooding but still take time for tea. In fact, …
Day: February 12, 2013
On the Tea Cultivation in Western Ssŭch’uan: and, The Tea Trade With Tibet viâ Tachienlu
If you want to get an idea of the history and customs of certain countries (especially India and China) during certain periods of time you could do a lot worse than to read some of the many books about tea that have been written over the years. I've reviewed many of these books in these …
Cooking with Tea: Sangria
As I’ve mentioned from time to time, I don’t drink flavoured teas – that is, teas with added flavourings. With all the wonderful single-source teas and pure-tea blends available, I just can’t justify taking the time from my tea-drinking for a combination that works perfectly well as tea and accompaniment: While I enjoy a piece …
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