William I. Lengeman III
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Online Tea Gadgets & Games
Never let it be said that the Internet was brought into existence so that human beings might while away the days of their lives in frivolous pursuits. But it’s true, at least to some extent. If killing time is what you’ve got in mind, of course, the Internet is a great place to achieve your… Continue reading
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The Many Faces of Rooibos
As noted in these pages previously, rooibos is a unique herbal beverage that is also known as redbush and which is produced in only one specific region of South Africa. In most parts of the world it is hardly a household name, but by the same token there are many regions where it is gradually… Continue reading
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Oolong Tea
By most accounts there are six main categories of tea. All of these come from the same plant — Camellia sinensis — and do not have anything to do with those beverages often known as herbal teas or tisanes. Categories of real tea include black, green, white, yellow, puerh and oolong. The latter might also be… Continue reading
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Who Drinks the Most Tea?
So who does drink the most tea? There are probably many tea lovers out there who think that the trophy for this singular achievement should go on their mantle, but in this case we’re actually looking at rates of tea consumption by country. If you were going to guess, just right off of the top… Continue reading
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Scottish Breakfast Tea
Breakfast – it’s the most important meal of the day, or so we’re told. Which means that our breakfast tea is the most important cup (or two or three) of the day. Of course this is not always the case, but there are still many places in the world where coffee has not exerted its… Continue reading
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China Black
Black tea might not exactly be the Rodney Dangerfield (gets no respect) of the tea world but nowadays it seems that the other five varieties tend to get more attention. To review very briefly, there are generally thought to be five main types of tea in addition to black – green, oolong, white, yellow and… Continue reading
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Yixing Teapots
By most accounts, China is the place where tea production, drinking and culture first came into being. So it probably should come as no surprise that some of the world’s prized teapots are made there. Jiangsu province, in the region in and around Yixing, is well known for being home to a type of clay… Continue reading
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Chanoyu: An Overview of the Japanese Tea Ceremony
It’s been around for centuries and has adherents who have devoted their lives to its study. So let’s admit right up front that chanoyu – more commonly known as the Japanese tea ceremony – is not a tradition whose many and varied intricacies can be dealt with in a space as short as this. But… Continue reading
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Tracing Tea
The tea we’re drinking right now will typically have made its way a great distance in a relatively short period of time. Of course, this was not always the case. In earlier days tea had to come to the rest of the world from China – and later India – by one of two routes.… Continue reading
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Make Mine Matcha
Once upon a time, tea drinkers in the West would not likely have had ready access to a type of Japanese green tea called matcha. Those who did probably did so thanks to their participation in Chanoyu, which is more commonly known as the Japanese tea ceremony. Until relatively recently this was one of the… Continue reading
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