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Gourmet Tea
Despite the weakened economy, the daily indulgence of gourmet tea has been holding steady. Gourmet tea selections include a wide variety of exotic flavors and on average cost thirty percent more than regular teas. With gourmet tea sales increasing up to twenty-five percent each year for the last two decades, it’s obvious that demand for… Continue reading
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Iced Tea vs. Hot Tea
By William I. Lengeman III There’s plenty of compelling evidence these days to support the notion that drinking tea can confer health benefits upon the consumer. But what about iced and bottled teas and tea-based beverages? How do they stack up in terms of health benefits against a plain old cup of hot tea? A… Continue reading
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The Many Faces of Tea
For such a simple leaf, the tea plant has undergone amazing transformations in the cups of its drinkers over the centuries. There are as many ways to drink tea as there are leaves on Camellia Sinensis. The Chinese people today drink tea as a simple infusion. But there was a time that so many additives… Continue reading
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Tea Smoothies Recipes
Everywhere you look coffee shops, fast food restaurants, and mom-and-pop shops are offering an ever-growing array of coffee and tea based beverages. These are often offered both hot or cold and are designed to appeal to taste buds a plenty. The disadvantage to purchasing from any of these shops is the price, no doubt. After… Continue reading
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Tea and Spirits
By William I. Lengeman III The next time you can’t decide whether to have a drink or a cup of tea, maybe it’s time to consider sampling a beverage that combines both in one bottle. If you thought Long Island Iced Tea was the ultimate combination of tea and alcohol, well, not so fast. This… Continue reading
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Instant Tea
The question is, “Are you really in that big of a hurry that you cannot boil water for a cup of tea?” Developed in the 1930s instant tea did not find a commercial application until the 1950s. Soluble teas are certainly convenient, and there is heated debate about whether that is worth sacrificing the flavor… Continue reading
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Tea Quality
There are over three thousand varieties of tea, and it would be nice if there were a way to gauge the quality of your tea, even perhaps to grade it. There is, but since tea grades do not follow a worldwide standard, communication is difficult. Green and oolong tealeaves are usually whole and not graded,… Continue reading
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Tea Balls
It sounds a little like an hors d’oeuvre or an exotic delicacy, but a tea ball is just another name for a tea infuser. Tea balls made out of sterling silver were very popular at the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century. There was a huge variety of shapes… Continue reading
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Tea Harvest
In Asia, harvesting tea is traditionally a woman’s job. Their speed, small motor dexterity, delicate gestures and patience are considered essential for gaining the highest yield from a crop. They gather from the top of the plants and toss the leaves into the baskets strapped to their backs. The tea bush produces a small bud… Continue reading
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