July 2012
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Getting into Hot Water — Tea Kettles Galore
The key ingredient in tea is water, specifically hot water, and the way to heat water is most often in a tea kettle. There are tea kettles galore and new ones being introduced every day, so it’s pretty easy to get into hot water. It’s a little trickier, though, to select the kettle that’s right… Continue reading
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Will U.S. Tea Sales Ever Top Coffee?
In the United States, the land that spawned that beverage behemoth known as Starbucks, we’re obviously known more for our consumption of coffee than of tea. But if the truth be told, we actually rank relatively low on the list of coffee gluttons, tied for about 20th place with the Macedonians, who also consume about… Continue reading
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More “Cheesy” Tea Time Pairings, Part III
Still more tea and cheese pairings for a “cheesy” tea time (continued from Part II). In the final installment, we’re some general guidelines for pairing up teas and cheeses. (Again, this is a consolidation of the wealth of pairing suggestions available online.) Some General Guidelines I’ve Seen: Asiago cheeses pair with: Keemun (a Chinese black… Continue reading
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The Indispensability of Tea
What do naturalists and tea have in common? Well, ostensibly not much, but there is a connection. John Muir, a Scottish-American naturalist, once famously said, “throw a loaf of bread and a pound of tea in an old sack and jump over the back fence.” I couldn’t agree more. A lot of my recent articles… Continue reading
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More “Cheesy” Tea Time Pairings, Part II
More tea and cheese pairings for a “cheesy” tea time (continued from Part I). This time, we’re pairing up Darjeeling teas and black teas with an array of cheeses. (Again, this is a consolidation of the wealth of pairing suggestions available online.) Darjeeling Teas A First Flush Darjeeling with Délice de Bourgogne — The gentle,… Continue reading
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A Debate Between Tea and Beer (an ancient Chinese text)
One of the great things about the digital revolution is the whopping number of old books and documents — including many on tea — that are now just a mouse click away. If that’s not exciting enough, then consider that many such books are free. But though it might seem that every bit of printed… Continue reading
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More “Cheesy” Tea Time Pairings, Part I
A little over a year ago I took a closer look at the issue of pairing tea and cheese. The topic was hot then and seems to be getting hotter every year. So, it’s time to take a look at more “cheesy” tea time pairings, for tea and cheese go together as naturally as cheese… Continue reading
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The Creative Inspiration of Tea
Tea drinking often encourages personal reflection and meditation on the meaning of life, or simply allows you to take a few moments for yourself to gather your thoughts. I couldn’t agree more. However, I also find that tea can serve another purpose: that of inspiration. Tea is often something I turn to when I encounter… Continue reading
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Tea, North African Style
What comes to mind when you think of drinking tea probably has a lot to do with how and where you were brought up. For those of us here in the United States “tea” is as likely as not to conjure up an image of a sweetened black preparation in a tall glass with ice… Continue reading
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Gyokuro Face-off
Gyokuro is a tea that appeals to those tea drinkers who want high quality but also to those who want to go beyond the basics. It is considered the finest of the green teas grown and processed in Japan. Small wonder, then, when a tea gourmand orders a vendor’s version and is very particular about… Continue reading
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