September 2011
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Tea Moments — A Castle on My Teaspoon
Teaspoons are great for adding a touch of sugar to your teacup or for shoveling sticky toffee pudding and green tea ice cream into your mouth. Did you know that teaspoons are also capable of holding up castles? Ok, not real castles, but tiny replicas do well on them. One of the most architecturally astounding… Continue reading
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10 Signs that You’re a Picky Tea Drinker
How can you tell if you’re a picky tea drinker, someone who needs your tea just so? There are 10 signs I have found to be dead giveaways. See if any of these fit you. First, I have to assure you that this is not me picking on you for being a picky tea drinker.… Continue reading
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Unsatisfactory Restaurant Tea
I’ve got a deep, dark secret. I almost never order hot tea in restaurants. If I need a hot beverage with or after my meal, I order coffee. I have reasons for my treachery: Most restaurants don’t serve good tea, and even if they do, they don’t always know how to serve it. In fact,… Continue reading
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Darjeeling Black Tea Seasons
When people tell me that they like Darjeeling black teas, I’m always tempted to ask if they have a seasonal preference. Since I’ve started drinking tea, I’ve found that Darjeelings vary greatly and that these differences aren’t always due to differences between the gardens in which they are grown. The teas produced during each season each… Continue reading
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Does Milk Fat Effect the Taste of Your Tea?
Milk is a surprisingly complex subject and controversial when it comes to tea. Healthy? Not healthy? Hides the flavor of tea? Enhances the flavor of tea? The first two only science can answer. The last two are up to you and your tastebuds. Personally, I find that the percentage of fat in my milk makes… Continue reading
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Yerba Mate Revisited
If you and I lived in certain parts of South America, there would be no need for me to explain yerba mate to you. Since I definitely don’t live there and you, the reader, probably don’t, I should point out that yerba mate is best described as an herbal beverage that’s wildly popular in many… Continue reading
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Tea in the Lunchroom — A Practical Approach
Want to enjoy tea at work? Many of you will be making it in some type of lunchroom setup. So, how do you handle this tea making? In a word: teabags! Yes, teabags can rescue you from “lunchroom tea” if they are the right teabags. Let’s face it, tea in the workplace lunchroom can be… Continue reading
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My Yixing Teapots
I love my Yixing teapots. Mind you, I only have a few (seven at last count). These teapots don’t come cheap, and I live on a modest budget. Yet for many types of tea, there is simply nothing better than Yixing brewing. The hot, seasoned clay can produces a rich flavor that I’ve not been… Continue reading
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Tea Blends vs Tea Flavourings
Or “Why is there a banana in your teacup?” In response to a recent online post soliciting feedback about a new chocolate-peanut butter “tea,” I wrote that I enjoy peanut butter cups with my tea, not in it. I was outnumbered by dozens of commenters who thought it sounded divine. Several included lists of their… Continue reading
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More Tea Gadgets
It’s gadget time again, tea lovers. We’ve reported on tea gadgets many times in these pages and will probably continue to do so, given that the flow of these items never seems to abate even in the slightest. All in one tea prep gadgets may not exactly be all the rage these days but they… Continue reading
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