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Shamrocks and Tea
Shamrocks are associated with Ireland and so is tea. So, like the transitive property of equality (if a=b and b=c, then a=c), it is safe to conclude that shamrocks and tea just naturally go together. Small wonder it pops up on the tea table. What is a shamrock? There seem to be no easy answers… Continue reading
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Ceremonial Tea
When people think of a tea ceremony, many immediately picture Chanoyu in Japan. Others consider “gongfu cha” to be a ceremony, while additional traditions exist throughout Asia, such as Darye in Korea. There is even debate about which, if any, is the “true” tea ceremony—but that’s a discussion for another time. Regardless of the tradition,… Continue reading
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Tea Drinker’s Guide to Dealing with the Coffee Drinker in the House
Assam TGFOP tea – bold, rich, and a great starting point for coffee drinkers How to Live with a Coffee Drinker (When You Love Tea) Think of this as your own version of a survival guide—not one that sends you across the galaxy, but one that helps you peacefully coexist with a coffee drinker. You… Continue reading
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Teaware Patterns: Spring & Summer Time Designs
You may be shoveling out from under the latest two or three feet of snowfall, or knocking icicles off the eaves, or huddling around that gas stove in the kitchen to keep warm because your power is still out, but you probably have dreams of Spring, with Summer to follow, going through your head anyway.… Continue reading
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How to Stop Over-Thinking Tea
There definitely seems to be a lot of over-thinking tea these days. The “Rube Goldberg approach” to preparing tea is seen everywhere. But how do you stop over-thinking tea and get back to the basics? A big question – time for some answers. First things first – what is over-thinking tea? One thing I learned… Continue reading
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Should You Touch Those Tea Leaves?
Handling tea leaves by hand—tradition or concern? Should You Touch Tea Leaves? Tradition vs. Hygiene Explained Most tea brewing instructions recommend measuring tea leaves with a spoon. Tea bag users rarely touch the leaves at all. But some tea enthusiasts insist that handling tea leaves by hand is part of the experience—bringing you closer to… Continue reading
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8 Things to Know About the Irish and Tea
Ireland and tea go together like holly and ivy, like Wooster and Jeeves, like flowers and vases…well, you know what I mean. Time for some more details just in case you end up popping over there for a cuppa some day. 1 Ireland has fallen to #3 world-wide for tea drinking per capita Well, it’s… Continue reading
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A Pu-erh to Start Out With
There are black teas (what many in the world call “red tea”), green teas, white teas, rarer yellow teas, purple teas, hundreds of oolong teas … and then there’s pu-erh. Strange. Mysterious. Off-putting. But, as with anything new to you, starting out is easy – just take that first step. Here is a pu-erh (or… Continue reading
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When Tea Was Brought to the Western Hemisphere and a Bit of History
We’ve all heard of the Boston Tea Party, but tea came to the Western hemisphere long before that. Time to follow that trail and see just when tea was brought here and by whom. Once upon a time (some say as long as 5,000 years ago), a studier of plants in China was boiling some… Continue reading
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5 “Lucky” March Teas Not to Miss!
The third month of the year is here, and hopefully the weather will lean more toward lamb than lion. March is closely associated with the color green—thanks in part to St. Patrick’s Day—but when it comes to tea, there’s plenty of room for variety. After all, there’s a whole rainbow of flavors to explore. In… Continue reading
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