This holiday season I decided to make some peppermint bark of my own and realized that I could add some color and a little bit more flavor with some Peppermint Matcha from English Tea Store. This tea is as delicate as fresh fallen snow, with a mellow taste and a cool, peppermint finish. Its powdery-like …
Don’t know what to get for your tea lover or sweet-eating sweetheart? With Valentine’s Day already here, I have a few picks here that will surprise and wow your sweetheart. For Valentine’s this year, I gave my sweetie some English Tea Store matcha powder. Since he works at a coffee shop, one of his favorite …
Tea has practically become synonymous with England. The Brits do more than their share to keep those tea gardens in other parts of the world very busy growing and processing tea. Two of those places are China, where tea growing and drinking is said to have originated, and Japan, where tea is so important to …
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 …
Here's my oft-repeated opinion on the health benefits of tea, condensed to one sentence: I don't deny that there's evidence that tea can be healthy, but there's no shortage of people who are eager to stretch those claims in the interest of selling tea. While many claims for tea's benefits center on green tea, there …
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Every now and then a few members of the media get it in their heads that certain types of tea are poised to be the next thing. I don't know if this was the case with green tea way back when, but it's safe to say that anyone who predicted the immense popularity of this …
As I recall it, when I started to take an interest in tea, about eight years ago, matcha was still a rather obscure variety. For those who may not be aware, matcha is a type of powdered Japanese tea that's often (but not always) made from high grades of green tea. Once upon a time …
I don't claim to be an expert on tea. I've learned a few things in the years I've been writing about it, but just enough to make me realize how much more there is to learn. From the time I learned of matcha, I was under the impression that it was a powdered green tea …
Someone asked the other day why dust in a bag is considered bad but powdered matcha is considered good, even premium. In other words, if whole or broken leaves are supposed to be better, why is matcha an exception? Great question, and one to which I flippantly answered: “Marketing and tradition!” Well, that question deserves …
Summer is here (unless you hang your hat in the southern hemisphere), and temperatures are soaring to the point where a liberal dose of ice cream may be called for. Whether it's 110 degrees, like it has been in my corner of the world recently, or a little bit milder, it's still a great time …
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