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Tea and Smoking
Can tea help you stop smoking? Maybe. Can tea help guard against lung cancer, one of those rather nasty downsides that comes with smoking? Perhaps. Let’s tackle the second question first: it’s thought that the beneficial components that contribute to making tea a healthful drink may also help guard against the ill effects of lung… Continue reading
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Putting Typhoo to the Test
Members of the Executive Team and the Blender Team at Typhoo Tea imbibe tea in her or his own unique way. It got me to wondering how Typhoo would taste prepared according to each person’s preferred method. Time for a Typhoo Taste Test — woohoo! First, a reminder that this tea is processed to minimize… Continue reading
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The Book of Tea
If you keep tabs on the great wide world of tea, you’ll probably have noticed that the swell of interest in tea in the West lately has given birth to a number of great books on the subject with more sure to follow. After all, tea is rather a vast topic and not one that… Continue reading
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Chamomile Basics
It’s a hectic world out there — small wonder that chamomile is so popular. After fighting traffic to and from your job, meeting deadlines at work, chasing a child around the house who doesn’t want to take a bath or even wear clothing, or whatever your day is full of, a cup of chamomile is… Continue reading
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Vanilla — A Tea Favorite
No, it’s not a mummified green bean — it’s vanilla! One of the most common flavors in the kitchen is also one of the most heavenly when added to tea, proving that vanilla isn’t just for baking. Remember cooking class where one of the standard tasks was measuring vanilla extract carefully before dumping it into… Continue reading
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Bringing Out the Dragon at Tea Time
Nine Bend Black Dragon Tea brings out the dragon in me at tea time. My recently purchased 4-ounce-sized pouch has been sitting quietly in the corner, tempting that dragon to come on out. The time is now. The name of the tea is a combination of two things: the Nine Bend river that runs through… Continue reading
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Getting Fresh with Tea, Part II
Getting fresh with tea is essential, especially as your knowledge of tea grows and you start branching out from the teas available in the grocery store aisles. In Part I, we considered the shelf-lives of various teas. Some are “short-termers” that shouldn’t be stored too long after opening the airtight package for the first time.… Continue reading
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Getting Fresh with Tea, Part I
It’s time to get fresh with tea. Freshness is very important in some teas and can affect taste and beneficial properties. In fact, some teas (the “short-termers”) should be enjoyed within a few weeks of harvesting and processing. When they get old and stale, these teas not only don’t have a lively flavor but lose… Continue reading
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To Decaf or Not to Decaf?
As someone who studies tea, writes about it, receives free samples of it in the mail and pretty much feels that it’s an all around good thing, it’s no surprise that I drink a lot of the stuff. But my tea consumption pales next to what it would be if I weren’t sensitive to caffeine.… Continue reading
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Popularity of Indian Cuisines
There is a growing popularity in the U.S. for Indian cuisine (we’re catching up with the rest of the world). Indian restaurants are in virtually every country on the globe, with curries, naan, tandooris, and other specialties drawing in customers craving those unique tastes. Now, they’re also in every state in this country, along with… Continue reading
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