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Processing Tea by Hand or Machine
Just as a lot of tea harvesting has been mechanized, so has the processing of the tea crop. (Of course, I’m talking about true teas made from the leaves of the Camellia Sinensis plant and/or its varietals.) This helps tea companies keep up with growing demand, but how do the two ways of processing compare… Continue reading
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Harvesting Tea by Hand or Machine
There are comments being bandied about regarding machine-harvested tea vs. hand-harvested tea, asserting that the latter tastes better than the former. Such statements, however, are subjective and cannot be categorized as strict assurances as if you were saying “This is an apple and that is an orange.” Time for a little objectivity here, if I… Continue reading
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Dispatches from the World of Tea
It’s a great, wide world of tea out there and there’s always something going on that’s worthy of mention. This time around the focus is on tea farming, with a brief foray to examine a treat known as tea eggs and a look at Turkish tea. Previously in these pages, we’ve focused on a number… Continue reading
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Upcoming Tea Books
Start making space on your tea bookshelf now. There are always new tea books in the works and the upcoming months are no exception. New titles in our future include the latest installment in a popular tea-themed mystery series, another tea-related novel that’s not a mystery, a how-to on reading tea leaves, a travelogue on… Continue reading
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Tea Blogs — An Overview
There’s just something about tea. Something, to be a little more precise, that makes people want to share information, as well as their thoughts and experiences regarding tea drinking and culture. If you beg to differ on this point, consider that there are literally hundreds of tea lovers out there who are so anxious to… Continue reading
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Evolution of the Tea Bag
Tea bags have been around since the early 1900s. Back then they were hand sewn from silk muslin. Thomas Sullivan, a New York coffee and tea merchant, is credited with being the first person to market his tea in bags. It wasn’t long before machines were invented to manufacture the tea bags. Many other innovations followed and tea… Continue reading
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What’s This “Clonal Tea” Stuff Mean?
There’s a mystery floating around in the world of tea, and it’s name is “Clonal.” Well it’s not that mysterious. I just keep seeing the word “clonal” in the name of teas reviewed on review sites, and I’ve even reviewed a couple of “clonal” Darjeeling teas myself. Time for a little exploration. Basically, “clonal” comes… Continue reading
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Reading the Leaf – Issue 8
Of the assorted and sundry tea magazines currently available to readers, one of the most intriguing might turn out to be The Leaf. Though it has only published online editions thus far – and will presumably continue in this vein – it has turned out seven issues of excellent content that has been focused primarily… Continue reading
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The Weird Science of Tea
Tea – it’s not just for drinking anymore. There are actually a number of things you can do with tea besides drinking it. For starters, you can cook with tea, you can use it to dye clothing and the rumor is that you can even use tea bags to remove unsightly bags and wrinkles from… Continue reading
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