August 2013
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Tea in the Movies — “Séance on a Wet Afternoon”
Confession time: I don’t always “watch” movies. Often, they are background while I write, which means I glance at them now and then but usually just listen peripherally while my mind is busy thinking of clever things to say about tea. The “background” movie I had on the other day was Séance on a Wet… Continue reading
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Boseong – Korea’s Green Tea Central
In the time I’ve been drinking and writing about tea – that’s about eight years now – I’ve never had the pleasure to sample any Korean tea. It’s a major oversight and one that I need to rectify but for the moment I’ll have to live with it. With all due respect to South Korea,… Continue reading
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Teas of the World: Assamica Teas
We think of Camellia Sinensis var. assamica teas as those grown in the state of Assam in northern India. But this varietal of the tea plant is also grown elsewhere and, due to that alternate growing environment, can taste rather different from those grown in Assam. The assamica varietal is raised in these locations (and… Continue reading
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Offbeat Tea & Tea Treats
I’m still not sure what the make of the name Teagurt, if I do say so myself. Is it clever or just plain dopey? I guess that’s not for me to decide. In any event, if you weren’t tipped off by the name, you might want to know that Teagurt was described in a recent… Continue reading
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A Not-So-Serious Guide to Shopping for Teapots
We all know that spout shape is important, that short, squat teapots can be better steepers that those taller, thinner ones, and that different materials (glass, metal, bone china, terracotta, zisha clay, etc.) affect how the teapot steeps. But it’s time to take a look at some not-so-serious reasons to buy that teapot for your… Continue reading
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Historical Takes on Iced Tea
As I write this, we’re approaching the midpoint of summer, and if that’s not a prime time for iced tea drinking, I’m not sure what is. It’s hard to say with any certainty who might have been the first to come up with iced tea. But we here in America are enthusiastic fans of it… Continue reading
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5 Surprising Things About Tea
Think you know about tea? Here are a few things that may surprise you. 1 The Dutch first brought tea to North America We hear about the Boston Tea Party and think that it was the British who first brought tea to North America. However, the Dutch, who introduced tea to their country and then… Continue reading
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The Great Tea Bag vs. Loose Tea Controversy
Unless I’m forgetting something, I think it’s fairly safe to say that there aren’t that many terribly contentious issues having to do with tea. There’s that business about whether to put the milk in first and some minor disagreement about how to evaluate the caffeine content and there may be something else that’s slipped my… Continue reading
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“Afternoon Tea” vs. “High Tea” — Should We Preserve the Distinction?
In a previous article, I looked at what “high tea” was back then and how the term is used now, which is pretty much as a synonym for “afternoon tea” (also called “low tea” by some). The question is whether to re-establish that distinction or not of high tea (also called “meat tea”) as dinner.… Continue reading
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Wild Tea, Mid-Atlantic Style
As a native of Pennsylvania, writing this article for tea merchants who are headquartered in the same state, I’d like to be able to say that it’s a hotbed of tea production. But it’s not and it probably never has been. But I ran across an interesting story not so long ago about the time… Continue reading
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