March 2010
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Tea Books Revisited (Again)
It seems that there’s always room on bookstore shelves for more books about tea. We’ve mentioned a number of titles in these pages thus far and here are a few more worthwhile selections for your tea reading pleasure. British Tea and Coffee Cups, 1745-1940 – By Steve Goss A book on antique collectible tea and Continue reading
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Tea and Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is a health issue that receives a considerable amount of attention nowadays, and there’s a good reason for that. The National Cancer Institute estimates that, just in the United States, more than 190,000 women were afflicted with breast cancer in 2009. More than 40,000 of those women were expected to die from the Continue reading
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Tea and Your Heart
Can tea be good for your heart and cardiovascular system? According to a number of studies, there is very good evidence to suggest that this might be the case. One study about tea’s relationship to heart and cardiovascular health comes from INSERM, France’s national institute for medical research. The study discovered that older women who Continue reading
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Go Green (Tea) for St. Patty’s Day
Green shamrocks, green hair, green clothes, green hats, even rivers dyed green — um, I think I’ll stick with green tea this St. Patty’s Day. It’s healthy, it’s tasty, and it’s green! Repeat after me as we skip down the yellow brick road of teadom: flavonoids, polyphenols, and catechins — oh, my! These magical ingredients Continue reading
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Trying New Teawares — Glass Teapots
Trying new teawares can enliven your tea experience. For example, you can add a visual element to your tea steeping with a glass teapot. These delicate vessels are perfect for the unusual and entertaining experience of watching a flowering tea unfold. They are also great for steeping some of your finer teas where the color Continue reading
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Atypical Herbal “Teas”
We know that tea has a long and storied history and is traced back to China from dates close to 3000 BC. And around here, we tend to talk about “tea” as the product of steeping the leaves of Camellia sinensis, which include the main varieties we’re familiar with, namely, black, green, white, and oolong. Continue reading
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The Mysterious World of Aged Pu-erh
Pu-erh tea is a mystery to most of us tea drinkers here in the Western hemisphere. The world of those who drink pu-erh tea seems shrouded in myth and wild tales. When I first heard of it, I asked “Pu-what?” Fortunately, this mystery is the real myth; information on this tea abounds. First of all, Continue reading
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Tea and Food Pairings
When the subject of food pairings is touched upon, most people’s thoughts are probably going to turn immediately to wine. Which is no surprise, given the amount of focus on this topic and the great number of resources available. But with the increase in popularity of high-end tea and the increasing number of so-called tea Continue reading
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Typhoo Tea — The Doctor Is In
Tea has many well-documented health benefits. One tea company even declares this in the name of its tea — “Typhoo,” from a Chinese word meaning “doctor.” It’s a tea that’s been around since the early 1900s and is still enjoyed daily by millions. Modern medicine has only been around a relatively short time in man’s Continue reading
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Offbeat Tea Gadgets and Gizmos
When it comes to equipment, the process of tea preparation doesn’t have to be a complicated one. Boiled down to its simplest essence, at least for those who use teabags, the only equipment required is a kettle or microwave and a mug. Loose-leaf tea preparation doesn’t really need to be much more complicated than that. Continue reading
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