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Finding a Tea (Pet) Companion
Tea pets are a delightful, if less well-known, element of tea drinking that most often feature in gong fu tea preparation. Made of yixing clay, tea pets (also known as tea mascots) absorb the flavour of tea because of the clay’s porous, unsealed nature. Yixing teapots often feature an animal on the body or lid, and… Continue reading
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Getting Along with “Normal” Teawares
Many tea drinkers have a limited selection of teawares in their arsenal. This is either because they have limited storage space, limited tea selections, limited funds, or limited time to go out and purchase specialized teawares and then learn how to use them properly. So, how do they prepare a special tea that might be… Continue reading
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What to Do with Broken Teapots
I remember going to South Carolina to complete one of the levels to my STI certification class a couple of years ago and, after the study class, I thought I’d venture into the town. There I came across an arts and craft market. I love to browse arts and crafts markets, admiring the beau-tea of… Continue reading
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Cold War Tea Contingencies
The so-called Cold War was “fought” by various countries in the West, most notably the United States, against the USSR and various other communist countries. In truth it was not so much a war as a lengthy standoff, which by most accounts lasted from the end of World War II until about 1990. Nowadays, the… Continue reading
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How Cozy!
A stylish tea cozy adds character to your table while keeping your tea warm between cupsful. Whether made of fabric, yarn, or other materials, they pretty much fall into one of two categories: popover (also called dome) or wrap-around (also called bachelor). In practice, the cozy either covers the teapot completely and you have to… Continue reading
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“Is It Me or the Tea?”
That tea with the aroma you loved last time you had it now suddenly smells funny when you sniff the dry leaves. Well, it has been in the pantry awhile, but then you’ve also had a head cold. So now you’re asking yourself, “Is it me or the tea?” Determining which is at fault can… Continue reading
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Working Collabora-tea-vely
My favourite phrase that I heard from a business owner is that “there is no competition, only collaboration” and with the big corporates working alongside each other I think that there is an element of truth in that. How about the independent tearoom which is not part of a chain? The answer is to work… Continue reading
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Tea Tourist
One of the great pleasures of traveling is taking time to enjoy some tea in a new place according to the customs of the local residents. Also, being one of those people who travels for the purpose of getting a taste of what life is like in a place other than home, I consider such… Continue reading
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More Tea Growing in Strange Places
Think back to that cup of tea you just finished. There’s a slim to nothing chance that the tea that went into it was grown in the United States or England and very good odds that it hailed from either China, India, or Africa, the world’s top tea growers. While the former countries don’t really… Continue reading
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