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Review of Harney & Sons Yanagi Green Tea
Folks often tell me that they would like to drink green tea but don’t care for the taste or for the difficulty in preparing it. I think “dishwater,” “weeds,” and “not worth the effort” are the words most commonly used to describe their past experiences with green teas. Over the years I’ve identified a couple… Continue reading
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Cooking with Tea: Hot and Sour Sesame Noodles
This recipe was inspired by a dish served at a bistro in a small New Jersey town. I convinced the chef/owner to give me his list of ingredients, and from there I tweaked it around. One key component that I added was tea. As I tried various teas to see which one worked best, I… Continue reading
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A Tea Room of My Own
In 2005 we relocated to South Carolina and started shopping for a house. We saw a style we loved, and found a contractor to custom-build it on our land. DH and I each made a list of the must-haves in our new house. On his list were a balcony and lots of land. On my… Continue reading
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You (Tea) Animal!
[Editor’s note: I usually don’t layout articles like this (photo-text-photo-text-etc), but the last time I tried to do something snazzy, WordPress messed up the image sizing. These teawares are just too cute (I want them all!) to risk that happening again. Enjoy!] A lot of people collect “stuff” with animal motifs. A lot of tea people… Continue reading
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Profiles in Tea: James Norwood Pratt
Is there anyone in America – and beyond – who has not been influenced by James Norwood Pratt, “the guru of tea?” Or inspired by this knowledgeable and engaging writer, speaker, educator, businessman, and dedicated student of tea? English Tea Store blog published a wonderful article about Mr. Pratt some months ago. He recently, and… Continue reading
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What’s the Easiest Tea to Prepare?
People often tell me that they don’t drink oolong and white teas because these teas are so difficult to prepare. So instead they stick to “easy” teas: black teas. Black teas easy? Are you kiddin’ me? After green teas, black teas are the touchiest and most persnickety of all the teas. Some of them are… Continue reading
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Organizing a Tea Tasting
Looking for something fun to do on a grey winter’s day? Why not share the joys of tea by inviting friends and family to a tea tasting! Keep the group cozy, maybe ten people max. Ask one of your guests – one who knows how to make tea – to assist you. Choose the teas… Continue reading
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Special Diet Tea Time: Vegetarian/Vegan
You’ve sent out the invitations. You’re looking forward to enjoying afternoon tea with friends or family. And then it happens … Oh no! One of my guests is a vegetarian! Maybe even a vegan! What do I do now??! First let’s understand that a vegetarian diet entails a wide variety of foods, and most of… Continue reading
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Profiles in Tea: Lu Yu
Lu Yu, author of Cha Jing, or The Classic of Tea, is often referred to as the patron saint of tea. He was a colourful character with expertise in many areas – not only tea. Born in 733 CE in Jingling, Fuzhou (now Tianmen City, Hubei Province) about 125 miles southwest of Shanghai, Lu Yu… Continue reading
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Profiles in Tea: Queen Marie of Romania
The story of how a British princess brought tea to Romania begins in 1874 when Queen Victoria’s son Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, married the daughter of Russia’s Tsar Alexander. The duke and duchess’ eldest daughter, Marie, was born a year later. A bright, free-spirited girl, Marie was blessed with exceptional beauty and was gifted with… Continue reading
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