Snacking is common in the U.S., Canada, and the UK. In fact, snacking is sometimes see as a real risk to the health of people in those countries plus a leading cause of obesity per repeated claims in the media. However, enjoying one of these snack-time classics – potato chips – as part of my …
Month: June 2014
Monthly Tea Gadget and Offbeat News Report 20
The well of novelty tea infusers is so deep that it can surely never run dry. It's become kind of a tradition in these gadget reports to comment on a notable one of these gizmos and this edition is no exception. But this time around we'll feature not just one but two outstanding novelty tea …
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5 Signs That You’re “Going Jane Austen” at Tea Time
One of the most popular and enduring British authors is Jane Austen. She lived during the Georgian Era (1760-1820 according to one source and 1714-1811 according to another, and her lifetime spanned 16 December 1775 through 18 July 1817). She wrote at a time when women authors were not taken seriously. Women of Austen’s social …
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What’s in Your Tea?
Tea - it's what for dinner. Or something like that. As a general rule, I suspect that most of us who drink tea regularly don't think much about the makeup of that tea. At least not beyond the fact that it's black or green or white or whatnot or that it's brought to us by …
What Is Genuine Clotted Cream?
One of the wonders of that very special style of British tea time known as the “cream tea” is it’s central figure – clotted cream. Many people here in the U.S. ask what it is and even find the name a bit of a turn-off (I suspect it’s the word “clotted” since it makes us …
Things You Might Not Know About the Tea Bag
Like it or not, the tea bag is probably not going anywhere. Common wisdom suggests that it was invented just over a century ago and that it has undergone many changes since then. You can still get dubious tea in a standard issue tea bag, if you choose to do so. Or you can upgrade to …
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Kettles, Teapots, and Kettle Teapots
There are kettles. There are teapots. And there are kettle teapots. Yep, I said “kettle teapots” … or even “teapot kettles” as some call them. They have been around about as long as humans have been drinking tea, but they tend not to be as in the public eye. Time to give them some exposure, …
The Local Tea Trend
As recently discussed on this blog, there is a new(ish) tea plantation in Perthshire, Scotland. Being home to 2,000 Camellia sinensis plants, it is, apparently, one of the largest tea plantations in Europe. The interesting thing about this is that, considering that Asia (and to a lesser extend Africa) is the major tea-growing continent, there …
3 Tips for Getting That Matcha Just Right
Lumps, no froth (or too much froth), bitterness, and being too thick or two thin are just some of the issues plaguing matcha lovers. Yes, getting that matcha just right can be rather tricky. So, here are three sure-fire tips to help: 1 Matcha Mesh Matters Buy 1000 mesh or greater grade. The 1,000 mesh …
On the Popularity of Tea Terms
It seems that the Internet exists to presents us with a seemingly endless flow of novelties and gimmicks - and you can also go there to pay your electric bill. Many of the novelties seem to fall into the category of frivolous time wasters, but occasionally you run across one that seems to be a …
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