March 2011
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The Great Tea and Salt Chocolate Experiment
During an online chat with some fellow tea lovers, one of them (Janis of TeaGuide.net) mentioned dark chocolate made with sea salt and was wondering what tea would go well with it. Several possibilities were mentioned, but no conclusive recommendations were presented. Ever curious and willing to experiment, when the chat was over I alerted Continue reading
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Tea Around the World — Tanzania
Tanzania is one of the largest producers of tea in Africa after Kenya, Malawi and Uganda, producing around 1% of the worlds tea. Tea plants were originally introduced to the country by German settlers in 1902 and commercial tea production started in Tanzania in 1926 and took off after the end of world war two. Continue reading
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The Story of Davidson’s Tea
Since 1976 (or 1977, depending on which source you go by) a tea company in the U.S. has been steadily building a reputation for carrying fine teas. That company is Davidson’s Tea located in Sparks, Nevada, next door to Reno. There’s an old joke in Reno that it’s so hot there you can see sparks Continue reading
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“Basic White” Teawares
You can have a teatime full of color, from the reds/greens/golds of the Christmas holiday season to the brilliant red for Valentine’s Day, the bright greens for St. Patrick’s Day, and the pastels (pink, baby blue, yellow, and pale green) typical for Spring- and Easter-themed teas. Or you can emulate many eateries in the U.S. Continue reading
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Review of Lovers Leap Estate Black
Name: Lovers Leap Estate Brand: English Tea Store Type: Black tea Form: Loose leaf Review: This is a very reasonably priced, albeit very “neutral” Ceylon black tea which may well suit those who are looking for a very neutral, yet versatile, black tea that can go with a variety of foods. Even better, it can Continue reading
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Doubling Your Tea Steep Output
When you pay a bundle for a couple of ounces of tea leaves or even a modest price for your fave breakfast blend, being able to get more than one steep from them is essential. However, sometimes the second steep is a bit weak. The solution I have found is simple and helps me get Continue reading
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Cup-warmer Catastro-TEA!
Do you sit your teacup on a cup-warmer to keep the tea from cooling too quickly? Well, I do and have learned the hard way why that can be a bad idea sometimes. In fact, more than once, I have had a real cup-warmer catastro-TEA! WARNING: At the end of this article is a very Continue reading
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Tea Around the World
It’s not like you needed any more reasons to drink tea, right? But if you did, you might want to consider a recent report in the New York Daily News that noted, Coffee Prices Expected To Soar Thanks To Demand, World Harvest. As the story goes, rising demand and lousy harvests in Colombia, Brazil and Continue reading
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A Nosegay Made of Tea
Make your nose gay with a nosegay made of tea. Floral nosegays have been around for centuries. Now, making them from tea is a new twist on this tradition. Nosegays are small bouquets, usually arranged in a round, rather than cascading, shape and made with flowers chosen in large part for their fragrance. Types of Continue reading
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