Preparing Tea and Herbals
How to properly prepare teas and herbals.
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Learning Through Drinking (Tea)
When people hear the word “research” they might initially think of scientific experiments and test tubes, or of historians buried in archives, leafing through old documents and photographs. But “research” can also refer to the process of learning through doing. This mode of exploration, often called experiential research, is something that applies to my work… Continue reading
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Gong Fu Tea Ceremony with a Dash of Milk
Ever since I became professionally involved with tea, I’ve had many people approach me to tell me their horror story of being pulled by the arm when they’ve visited China; being taken to a room where a Tea Master makes the tea, they receive a thimble of tea and are then charged “an arm and… Continue reading
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These Are a Few of My Favorite Iced Teas
Summer is almost here, which for most of us is the cue to break out the pitchers and tall glasses. Here in the United States, where we supposedly drink about 80 percent of our tea iced instead of hot, those pitchers are an integral part of warm weather living, and they’re sure to get a… Continue reading
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Agony of the Leaves?
Social media and tea don’t really seem to go together sometimes. After all, you can’t taste or smell the tea in the photos posted on this blog, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Google+, Pinterest, etc. However, you can discuss tea. Which is what brought me to the agony of the leaves. The phrase “the agony of the… Continue reading
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When a Little More Gives You a Lot More Tea
With tea, more can be less or it can be more, depending on how you approach it. More tea leaves can give you a truer and more robust flavor in your cup. Fewer tea leaves will give you a lighter flavor, especially if you are having pu-erh, a nice white like Silver Needle, or a… Continue reading
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Tea Kettle Philosophy ― Odd Sizes
Waiting for the water in a tea kettle to boil tends to lead one’s mind down all sorts of pathways. Add to that the coming of Summer, the Memorial Day Weekend, and cookout fever. This led me to start thinking about how odd some sizes are, primarily in packaging. A classic example is the hotdogs… Continue reading
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Disappointing Darjeeling Tea
Every so often it happens — the tea in my cup disappoints. It’s happened less during the past few years as I have learned more about how to choose good quality teas, for, you see, starting with the best makes disappointment less likely. That’s why this incident was so startling — it was a quality… Continue reading
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Tea Travels
I am a traveller (you can tell this in part from the fact that I spell “traveller” the British way!). One of the biggest challenges when travelling (again, the British spelling!) is to maintain some normal routines so you do not feel too destabilised and completely surrounded by the unfamiliar. For me, an important routine is… Continue reading
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Split Personali-Tea
The more you learn about tea, the more likely you are to develop a split personali-TEA! And, no, we’re not talking about a high-calorie dessert made with bananas, ice cream, strawberries, chocolate sauce, whipped cream, and maraschino cherries. But now that you mention it… uh, back to tea! Tea has a pretty strong cultural element.… Continue reading
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Tea Kettle Philosophy — No Hogging the Teapot
Tea rationing is not practiced here. So, there’s plenty to go around and thus no need to hog the teapot. My father grew up on a farm. During what is now called the Great Depression era (1929 to 1939). With lots of brothers and sisters. This type of setup tends to instill in one the… Continue reading
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