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Teapot Styles — Typically American
To say that anything is typically American, even teapot styles, is to discount about 99% of the country. (I should clarify that I am using “American” here in the widespread meaning of referring to us “Yanks,” that is, citizens of the United States. Sorry, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and South America!) We come from such… Continue reading
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The Teaist Manifesto
In the last book column I wrote for this site I made mention of a book I’d run across that had to do with coffee, of all things. Let me once again make it perfectly clear that I have not gone over to the dark side. I’m pretty sure that I’ll be a tea drinker… Continue reading
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Hubby Tea Experiment #29
Hubby has been known to conduct on occasion some … uh, well, for lack of a better term I’ll call them “experiments” with tea. Tea experiment #29 was a doozy, so I had to share it here. It all started so innocently. The teapot was empty. (Side note: empty teapots are the source of the… Continue reading
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Recent and Upcoming Tea Books IV
As I was gearing up to write the latest edition of this column I thought I would browse through Amazon’s Kindle store, looking for books on a certain topic (first two guesses don’t count). As I did so, I found myself amazed and slightly befuddled at how many versions there are of Kakuzo Okakura’s influential… Continue reading
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Is It a Tea Garden, Plantation, or Estate?
A quick look around the internet will show you that when it comes to the word used to describe land where tea is grown, there is no consensus. You’ll see tea gardens, tea plantations, tea estates, tea plots, and so on. Is any one of these right or preferred? Official Definitions A very official source… Continue reading
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Spring Forth into a Summer of Tea
When it comes to tea, certain seasons are known for certain things. I’m drawing a blank when it comes to autumn and winter, though it’s safe to say those are times when the warming qualities of a nice hot cup of tea are much appreciated. We are currently passing through spring, perhaps best known for… Continue reading
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Tea in the Movies — “Around the World in 80 Days”
Tea in the movies is a real requirement when any of the characters are British. At least, that’s how it seems. So, tea being portrayed as an essential ingredient in a civilized life comes as no surprise in a movie adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic novel Around the World in 80 Days. My favorite version… Continue reading
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Why Teas Are “Broken”?
“Broken tea”… amazingly, while I never encountered this term before I became an active tea geek, I used to think of tea itself as “broken tea” then, small flakes of something that faintly seems to be of natural origin, but no idea whatsoever, whether this was actually leaves once, or pieces of some wood or… Continue reading
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The Non-endangered Species “Teaprincessica normalis”
Let’s face it — the species Teaprincessica normalis is definitely not endangered. There are plenty of us out there with special tearooms, a collection of unusual yet useful teawares, a penchant for finding great places to take tea, and so on. And based on what I see on Facebook and other sites, the tea party… Continue reading
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Do We Really Need 60 Second Tea?
Much has been said about the fast pace of modern life. So much, as a matter of fact, that I won’t belabor the point by saying much more. I’m not one to sit around and wail and gnash my teeth about this sort of thing because we can all choose the pace at which we… Continue reading
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