Whether you are caring for an invalid or treating your spouse or “special someone” to a bit of pampering, knowing how to serve tea in bed can make all the difference in the enjoyment of that occasion. Essential Ingredients This is going to sound like a total no-brainer, but sometimes even the obvious needs to …
Day: November 20, 2013
Tea Bowls in the British Museum
Whilst some of you tea drinkers out there might be familiar with a gaiwan (a Chinese lidded bowl used for the preparation and drinking of tea, pictured here), its simpler relative, the chawan, might be less well-known to you. Chawan literally means ‘tea bowl’ and, unlike the gaiwan, it has no lid or saucer. It is, …