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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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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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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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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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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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Angel’s Dream Tea — Heavenly Sweetness in a Cup
Looking for that heavenly taste in a teacup? I may have just found it: Angel’s Dream Tea. It’s a flavored tea that evokes thoughts of pancakes and fruit sundaes all at the same time. Flavoring and scenting teas has been a tradition for centuries, in fact, about as long as tea has been consumed by… Continue reading
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Tea — The Ultimate Hydrator?
Somewhere out there the idea that tea made you dehydrated caught hold and spread. Recently, though, studies like this one have been coming out to show that tea could be the ultimate hydrator instead. Good news for those of us who imbibe a fair amount of tea on a daily basis. One thing we can… Continue reading
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Holiday Tea Time — Fourth of July
What images come to your mind at the mention of the Fourth of July? For many folks it’s fireworks, picnics, and weenie roasts over bonfires. At least, that was the line-up when I was young. You take a coat hanger, unbend it, and shape it into a rough fork. Then, you jab the “fork” ends… Continue reading
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10 Super Things to Toast with Tea in July
July is the month that we celebrate declaring our independence from the British Empire. We’re allies now and share a love of tea and of strange foods like meat pasties, and even have the same flag colors (red, white, and blue). But July is also chock full of other occasions that deserve a tip of… Continue reading
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Rare Tea or Raw Deal?
The term “rare tea” is being bandied about a lot these days on Twitter and Facebook, and it has been touted by tea vendors for quite a few years. But what are “rare teas” and when you get sucked into buying them, are you getting what some call a “raw deal,” that is, buying something… Continue reading
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