2014
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Tea Strainers Compared
Which tea strainers are best, out of all the options available to us these days and even more being designed every day, is a question those of us who steep our tea loose consider of some importance. Time to do a bit of comparing. Tea strainers have been a part of tea time since Anna,… Continue reading
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Taking Tea’s Health Claims with a Grain of Salt
Let’s be blunt about this whole tea and health thing. There are a lot of flaky claims being made these days. Which is not to say that there are no benefits to your health to be gained by drinking tea. It’s just that you need to take a lot of these claims with a grain… Continue reading
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What Your Choice of Teacup Says About You
Many of us think of a teacup as just something to hold the tea for us to drink. Others use teacups to read the signs and see what the future holds. And still others think a teacup is an extension of themselves and their personality. Well, that last one is so true. Time to see… Continue reading
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The Origin of the Tea Plant
By now I’m sure we all know how tea drinking got its start – or at least we know how the most popular legend about this subject goes. An ancient Chinese emperor, a kettle of boiling water, and some tea leaves that accidentally fall into it. There you have it. Which probably isn’t true, to… Continue reading
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Historical (Sorta) Decisions Made Over a Pot of Tea
If you’re expecting anything serious…or historically accurate…or even decisive, best to move along. This is strictly tongue-in-cheek. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. The “Green Light” Given for Starting Construction on Knossos Palace (2000 BC) Okay, so they didn’t have tea in Crete yet…or did they? How do you make such a decision without tea?… Continue reading
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It’s a Tea Leaf’s Life…
by Guest Blogger Sarah Rosalind Roberts Everyday millions of us drink cups of tea, but how many of you have ever wondered about the journey the tea leaf takes to make it to your mug? This is the story from the tea leaf’s point of view. Hello – I am Camellia sinensis. It’s early spring… Continue reading
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5 Signs That You’re “Going Anime” at Tea Time
Anime (pronounced Aa-nih-MAY) is a stylized form of animation closely related to manga. English dictionaries define the term as referring to a special Japanese style of motion-picture animation. Many Westerners view anime strictly as an animation product from Japan, but as long as the animation is stylized, it can be from other countries, too. The… Continue reading
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What Your Tea Says About You
So what does your tea say about you? A recent article in the British press goes so far as to suggest that “your blend of choice may reveal more about you than you’d expect.” Well, maybe it does and maybe it doesn’t. Let’s take a closer look. The esteemed writer of the piece starts by… Continue reading
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Is “Wild” Tea Superior to Cultivated Tea?
In the tea world fads come and go. And tea trends are everywhere. Green tea diet pills. Pu-erh miracle elixirs (as shown in this article on our blog). Teas of all kinds being called “artisan” (a key buzzword recently). Now it seems to be “wild” tea. What is it and is it superior to cultivated… Continue reading
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A Few of My (Least) Favorite Tea Mishaps
When we’re making tea sometimes things can go wrong. Fortunately, the stakes that come with these mishaps are not so high as if we were on an Alaskan fishing boat or a bomb disposal team. But they can be kind of a pain even so. So, without any further ado, here are some of my… Continue reading
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