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Tea Princess Adventure — Jury Duty Summons
Jury duty is serious business, and this Tea Princess certainly understands that. Even so, when that jury duty summons arrived, my biggest concern wasn’t could I really sit in judgment on a fellow human being, weighing in a rational and objective manner the evidence presented to come up with a fair and just verdict. Uh… Continue reading
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What’s the Easiest Tea to Prepare?
People often tell me that they don’t drink oolong and white teas because these teas are so difficult to prepare. So instead they stick to “easy” teas: black teas. Black teas easy? Are you kiddin’ me? After green teas, black teas are the touchiest and most persnickety of all the teas. Some of them are… Continue reading
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Captain Scott and Tea in Antarctica
Tea had a landmark anniversary in January of this year: it was the beverage of choice on the expedition to the South Pole led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott, which his team reached in January 1912. An unopened tin of this tea, retrieved from the expedition’s campsite years later by Ernest Shackleton and taken to… Continue reading
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Lowering Blood Pressure with Black Tea?
According to the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), about one in three Americans suffer from high blood pressure, which they call “a serious condition that can lead to coronary heart disease (also called coronary artery disease), heart failure, stroke, kidney failure, and other health problems.” Though many of these people have been diagnosed… Continue reading
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Keen on Keemun Tea!
Ever since I tried Keemun tea, I have, as the expression goes, been keen on it! This black tea tickles my tastebuds in a wonderful way that makes a nice change from my usual morning cuppa Assam. Some tea experts describe the flavor this way: “A winey, fruity tea with depth and complexity.” “…having a… Continue reading
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Chinese New Year, Chinese Herbal Infusions, and Marbled Tea Eggs
The Chinese New Year is a celebration of change which equates to the familiar saying, “out with the old and in with the new”. I celebrated Chinese New Year for the first time in Brisbane, with these 10 points in mind. Make Time for family – I ventured down to Chinatown with my husband to… Continue reading
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Rock and Roll Tea Shops
Is there anything more rock and roll than tea? Umm. Well, if the truth be told, tea is probably still suffering from something of an image problem. You know the one — elderly women in festive hats gathering in stuffy tea houses to drink so-so tea and eat those little sandwiches with the crusts removed.… Continue reading
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Valentine’s Day Postscript — Tea-for-Two Sets Revisited
Tea for two has certainly been a common theme for the romantics among us. Featured in both movies and songs, the phrase epitomizes that cozy, intimate time out from a busy world to enjoy good company and a good “cuppa.” Awhile back, I wrote about tea-for-two sets and so thought, having just gone through Valentine’s… Continue reading
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“The Way of Tea” by Aaron Fisher
In the course of several years spent writing about tea at this site, at my own site, and various others, I’ve read and reviewed quite a few tea books and have encountered a lot of other titles in passing. On the whole they seem to fall into a few main categories. There are the broad… Continue reading
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Educate or Cater To — The Role of a Tea Shop
“To educate, or not to educate? That is the question!” Ah, if Shakespeare were alive today! He would tell tea shop owners a thing or two. Selling anything is tough. Selling something like tea can be even tougher, especially to a customer base raised on instant tea, weak tea in a string-and-tag bag, and the… Continue reading
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