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Refuting Tea Misinformation, Politely
Shocking tea misinformation—what should you do? Tea Myths and Misinformation: How to Correct Them Politely Tea lovers know the feeling. You’re in a conversation—or scrolling online—and suddenly you come across a piece of tea misinformation. Maybe it’s harmless, maybe it’s widespread, but either way it makes you pause. Do you speak up… or let it… Continue reading
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Tea Tourism
If you’re looking for a way to take your appreciation of tea to the next level, tea tourism offers a growing range of opportunities to visit some of the world’s most renowned tea-producing regions. While there is no single central resource for all these experiences, there are many excellent options available. In Sri Lanka—the home… Continue reading
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Tea Traditions — Malta
In the blue Mediterranean lies an archipelago of islands, one of which is named Malta. Not quite the setting where you would expect tea experts and tea traditions dating back centuries. And best known as the origin of “The Maltese Falcon” — you know, that troublesome little statue that people were bumping each other off… Continue reading
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Group Book Review — “Tea Reader” by Katrina Ávila Munichiello
Serving up some tasty tea reading Tea Reader Book Review: A Collection of Tea Stories and Perspectives Another new tea book? Absolutely! Tea Reader: Living Life One Cup at a Time, compiled by Katrina Ávila Munichiello, is a collection of tea-related essays and stories from a wide range of contributors. While Munichiello provides the framework… Continue reading
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Evolution of the Tea Bag
Like it or not, it’s probably safe to say that the tea bag is here to stay. The consensus among some tea lovers has long been that little good can come from a tea bag. That may once have been true, when tea bags were often filled with lower-quality dust and fannings, but in recent… Continue reading
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For Drinkers of Tea
Americans love their coffee. Which is admittedly an offbeat way to start an article about tea, but it’s true. By one estimate, we drink a little more than 20 times as much coffee as tea on a per capita basis. One popular assumption about our tea drinking habits here in the good old USA is… Continue reading
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Keep on (Tea) Trucking
It might be premature to say there’s a full-blown food truck revolution underway—but these mobile kitchens are definitely growing in popularity. They’ve even inspired shows like Food Network’s The Great Food Truck Race , which recently launched its second season. These aren’t your typical “roach coach” trucks. While some old-school versions still exist, many modern… Continue reading
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Tea Tidbits and Trivia
And now, without any further ado, a few tea-related bits that didn’t quite merit a full article but were too good not to share. Who drinks their tea the strongest? Hard to say, but in The Little Tea Book, published in 1903 by Arthur Gray, the author noted, “In the interior of Australia all the… Continue reading
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Panacea: A Poem Upon Tea
Are there more poems devoted to the joys of tea than to its cousin in the hot beverage field, coffee? I haven’t done the research and thus concede that I might be wrong, but I’d be willing to bet that there are. There’s just something about tea that inspires devotion and praise in a way that… Continue reading
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Is Snobbery Ruining Assam Tea?
As people learn more about tea and consequently seek better and more exotic teas, are some perfectly good teas getting pushed out of the market? It’s often called snobbery — or just a strong personal preference. My favorite tea is CTC Assam, a lower quality, machine processed tea from the Assam area of India that… Continue reading
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