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Review — English Tea Store’s Chai Green Tea
The Subject: Chai Green Tea from The English Tea Store. Water temperature: 180° F Steeping time: 3 minutes Tea type: Green Scents, flavorings, etc.: Coriander, cardamom Aroma, dry: Green tea with spice overtones Aroma in the cup, plain: Green tea with spice overtones Taste, plain: Green tea with spice overtones Aroma in the cup, enhanced:… Continue reading
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Chai Green Tea and “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”
Stash Tea offers an intriguing chai green tea that is at once familiar, yet surprising; mild, yet zesty. It’s a tea I have come to consider a favorite; just as the book I’ve chosen as the reading companion has become a favorite. “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, written by Scottish author… Continue reading
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Drink to Your Health
by Stephanie Hanson It’s that time of year again. Cold and flu season. It’s been rather overshadowed by the great H1N1, piggy flu. But in any case, people are dropping like flies from this virus or that virus. Including, unfortunately, this author. But there’s nothing like a good cup of tea to make me feel… Continue reading
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Japanese Green Tea
While tea from China comes in many colors including white, green, brown (oolong) and black, all tea from Japan is green. There are three main types of green tea from Japan. Sencha is the most common tea served as an every day drink in Japan. While there are high-quality Sencha tea leaves that are plucked… Continue reading
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Types of Green Tea: Gyokuro
By William I. Lengeman III For serious connoisseurs and students of green tea there are primarily two countries of origin worthy of mention. Though a few other countries produce quality green tea in modest amounts, their output pales next to that of the kings of green – China and Japan. Green tea fans would do… Continue reading
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Matcha: The Heart of the Japanese Tea Ceremony
In 1168, a Buddhist priest named Myōan Eisai became disillusioned with the state of Buddhism in his homeland, modern-day Okayama, Japan, and set out in search of Mt. Tiantai, China, which was the birthplace of his religious sect. It would be the first of two visits that Eisai would make to Mt. Tiantai, and when… Continue reading
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Types of Japanese Green Tea
With all the information out there regarding the health benefits and correct preparation of green tea, rarely is a distinction made between Japanese green tea and Chinese green tea. In reality, the two are processed in two very different ways, and have completely distinct flavor profiles. Like Chinese green tea, Japanese green tea is considered… Continue reading
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A Review of Stash Fusion Green & White Tea
Name: Fusion Green & White Tea Brand: Stash Type: Green and white tea blend Form: Paper bag tea Review: There is a good chance that you have seen Stash teas, even if you don’t recognize the name. Stash packages its teas in beautiful, brightly colored boxes which stand out on store shelves and behind the… Continue reading
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The Health Benefits of Green Tea
Ancient Chinese civilizations first used green tea for better health over 4,000 years ago. Infusions of green tea were administered to sufferers for the relief of ailments from a simple headache to psychosis. Today, green tea has been proven by the University of Purdue to be an effective combatant of cancer due to its catechin… Continue reading
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An Introduction to Japanese Green Teas
A tremendous amount of media attention has been devoted to green tea in the past few years, most of it centered around claims that everyone should drink gallons of it per day for health reasons. The overall impact of this hype is probably good since it may lead consumers to try some teas that might… Continue reading
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