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Official Blog of the English Tea Store


April 2011

  • Even More Tea Cookbooks

    If you’re a true tea fanatic, one of those types who drink tea all day long and still can’t get enough of it, then you might want to try incorporating a little bit of Camellia sinensis into your cooking. The notion of mixing tea and cuisine is hardly a new concept, and it’s one that… Continue reading

  • A Cheesy Tea Time

    Something is cheesy at tea time. More and more, people are pairing cheeses with their teas for a truly harmonious taste experience. Time to join in the fun! Cheese and wine are a well-known combination. In some people’s minds, they are as natural together as apple pie and ice cream, hot dogs and baseball games,… Continue reading

  • Roses in Your Teacup, Pt. II

    In Part I, I showed the role of roses in romance and your teacup. They also play a role in the décor of the teacups themselves. Don’t forget the teapots, sugar bowls, cream pitchers, and other accoutrements for a rosy tea time! Roses have been gracing teawares since the invention of porcelain and bone china.… Continue reading

  • The Rise and Rise of Tea Houses

    Tea has always had the element of the social about it. The Chinese tea ceremony originated around appreciating art and poetry in groups, the Japanese samurais adopted it and used it to come together and discuss tribal conflicts peacefully. All over the middle east tea is associated with hospitality and the welcoming of others in… Continue reading

  • Roses in Your Teacup, Pt. I

    Roses remain a favorite way to say “I love you,” both in a romantic setting and in your teacup. In the romantic setting, the color or the roses conveys different meanings, with yellow indicating warmth and happiness, pink conveying grace and elegance, and the dark red indicating love and romance. In the teacup, the flavor… Continue reading

  • It’s Teamaker Time

    For coffee drinkers the notion of pushing a button and ending up with a cup of their favorite beverage in a few minutes is no big thing. One of the best known of the coffee making gadgets and the one that put this sort of thing on the map was the Mr. Coffee – which… Continue reading

  • Ignorance Is Bliss

    I am by no means an expert in tea, but at this point I’m probably slightly more than an enthusiast. Somewhere between a lover and a connoisseur, maybe bordering on aficionado. Tea researcher is probably the best term I can come up with. I aspire to greater tea-related things. It sometimes leaves me in an… Continue reading

  • Tea and Nature — The “Tea Kettle” Bird

    Tea has influenced the lives of men and women for many centuries. It has brought them together over the kettle of water as it was heating, drawn them into convivial camaraderie as the leaves infused in the gaiwan, teapot, or kyusu, and moistened their laughter with its range of flavors from the bitter, to the… Continue reading

  • The Scent of Tea

    There have been a myriad of tea-related beauty products over the centuries as people tried to find other ways besides drinking it to take advantage of its various health giving properties. If you search for tea and beauty, you will find a bewildering array of creams, shampoos, bath products and perfumes, predominantly centered around green… Continue reading

  • British Breakfast Cereals

    Britain is big on tradition, from the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace (I can still remember seeing the soldiers going through the same carefully laid-out movements that they had done for decades) to their breakfast. Cereals play a big part, as they have for about as long as those guards have been changing.… Continue reading