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  • Tea for Two

    There has always been a romantic side to tea for me. It may just be because I read far too much 17th and 18th century literature in which it seems that a British courtship without tea would have been unthinkable. Back then a tea table and an elderly chaperone must have been the equivalent of… Continue reading

  • Tea Goes Trendy for Flavors

    With the popularity of this tiny hot beverage, it’s easy for some to say that tea has gotten too trendy and that anything too trendy will come to an end.  But they said that about soap, about fast food, about hip-hop and all these things are here to stay.  Indeed, the American societal embrace of… Continue reading

  • Tea Rescues Me from Pizza

    Recently, tea rescued me from the pizza I had scarfed down at a local eatery. Listen to my tale of how a queasy tummy was saved by a nice cuppa tea. Over the past few years, my eating habits have changed somewhat. Rice and potatoes are now the starch of choice over wheat-based items like… Continue reading

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  • Tea and the Chinese New Year

    According to the Chinese Calendar, February 3rd of 2011 is the beginning of the new year (year 4708 or 4709, depending on whom you’re consulting). Each year also has an animal associated with it (there are 12 in all, with the list recycling every 12 years). This is the year of the Rabbit (in Chinese:… Continue reading

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  • Tea Veterans — Jane Pettigrew

    As a tea aficionado devoted to knowing more about this beverage that is becoming an increasingly important part of my life, I am taking a look at some of the people who have been in the “tea trenches” for many years. Their dedication to the Camellia Sinensis plant (the tea bush) and to processing it… Continue reading

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  • Expensive Teas Tease

    Expensive teas can be a bit of a tease. They’re pricey up front, making you think they’re fairly elite. Yet, many of them can undergo multiple steepings, so at heart they’re fairly practical and can even be enjoyed on a daily basis. In that case, you can also buy a larger quantity which reduces the… Continue reading

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  • January is National Hot Tea Month

    January is National Hot Tea Month.  Many of us will start 2011 with a stash of new teas to experience, as well as all our old favorites.  Thus far my new tea tasting in 2011 has included a new brand of chai (Indian Spiced Tea) and a fragrant pomegranate oolong.  I like to try new tea brands and… Continue reading

  • Tea Sweetener Roundup

    Sweeteners and tea have been in a loving partnership for centuries. In the Southern U.S. “sweet tea” (iced tea with lots of sugar added) reigns supreme. Drinkers of hot tea also find a spoonful or two can relieve that astringency some teas are prone to. So, besides sugar, what are your options? More than you… Continue reading

  • Tea, Taste and Fondue

    Green tea has been praised for a multitude of potential health benefits, perhaps more so than any type of tea. In fact, all of the fuss over green tea’s alleged health benefits may have helped in large part to play a role in the resurgence in tea’s overall popularity in recent years. But did you… Continue reading

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  • Tea Blogs Revisited

    The increasing popularity of specialty teas in the last decade or so has brought about a corresponding increase in the number of blogs devoted to tea, including this one. Your humble author publishes another one and it’s there that I maintain a tea blog list that currently numbers well in excess of 300 entries. That’s… Continue reading

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