March 2013
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Addicted to Tea, Part II
Not so long ago I wrote about the notion of tea addiction. I concluded that while you might not be able to develop an addiction to tea, at least not in the strictest sense of the word, it seems possible that you might become addicted to the caffeine in tea. I hardly consider myself to… Continue reading
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Tea Flavor Affecters
Curiosity leads to discovery, and so it was that mine led me to the online discovery of various studies into what is in tea that affects flavor. And being the kind-hearted, love-to-share (except chocolate) type of person I am, I want to share some of this info with you. It may aid you in selecting… Continue reading
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The Ancient Tea Road – from Yunnan to Lhasa
The Ancient Tea Road, in Chinese: chama gudao (Chinese: 茶马古道), partly identical with the “Ancient Silk Road” and also referred to as The Ancient Tea-Horse Road, is one of the most important landmarks in the Asian trade history. Hardly a road at all, but more of a trail, the tea-horse road connected the southern Chinese… Continue reading
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Tea and the Dishwasher
Just as smells and tastes evoke memories, so do certain activities — in this case the act of emptying clean dishes out of the dishwashing machine. Got a pot of tea, a yummy nibble, and a box of tissues handy? Good, then get ready for this tale. Whenever hubby and I visit friends, it usually… Continue reading
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Another Spring Equinox Tea Time
Of course, you don’t need a special occasion for taking tea. Tea is its own reason. But special occasions are made better with tea. The Spring Equinox is no exception. Since our planet tilts on its axis, the hours of daylight and night time tilt back and forth, too, like a pendulum scale where first… Continue reading
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The Levels of Tea Experience
All due respect and perhaps apologies are due to William James, who wrote an influential book just over a century ago, called The Varieties of Religious Experience. You can approach tea from many different directions and there’s hardly one true and proper path. But like most things in life, you typically have to start at… Continue reading
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Holding Tea Hostage
There are some really dedicated tea folk out there — so dedicated that their most prized teas are almost like members of the family, being given comfortable quarters and moving with that family from house to house. So, what if someone decided to hold these teas hostage? Don’t laugh. Weirder things have happened. Much weirder.… Continue reading
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Recent and Upcoming Tea Books II – The Forgotten
It’s a bit of a misnomer this time around – that title. As I was doing research for the last edition of this column I ran across several books that weren’t in the recent and upcoming category but that I didn’t recall encountering before. So, without any further ado, here are a few of these… Continue reading
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Tea Production — Think Big or Think Small?
To anticipate this, no, I am not serious about that question. If we are talking about the pros and cons of small or large scale producers, we first need to define which end-consumer market segment we have in mind. How would a small scale producer setting fit the requirements of a food discounter market chain… Continue reading
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