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Oolong Tea
By most accounts there are six main categories of tea. All of these come from the same plant — Camellia sinensis — and do not have anything to do with those beverages often known as herbal teas or tisanes. Categories of real tea include black, green, white, yellow, puerh and oolong. The latter might also be… Continue reading
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Review — Harney & Sons Pomegranate Oolong
Name: Pomegranate Oolong Brand: Harney & Sons Type: Oolong, flavored Form: Pyramid tea bags Review: Pomegranate is currently a popular beverage flavor, and well it should be. It is slightly sweet, tangy, and robust, making it a refreshing thirst quencher indeed! The problem with using it as a tea flavoring is that it can overwhelm… Continue reading
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Review — Golden Moon Imperial Formosa
The Subject: Imperial Formosa Oolong Tea from Golden Moon Teas Water temperature: 212° F Steeping time: 5 minutes Tea type: Oolong (semi-fermented) Scents, flavorings, etc.: No added scents or flavorings Aroma, dry: Fresh, mild, slightly smoky, earthy Aroma in the cup, plain: Fresh, mild, slightly smoky, earthy Taste, plain: Fresh, mild, slightly smoky, earthy Aroma… Continue reading
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Tea and Weight Loss
With so many extravagant claims for weight loss products, a good rule of thumb to abide by is buyer beware. Keeping that in mind, however, there is some evidence indicating that tea might play a role in weight loss. If you want to lose weight, one of the best ways you can use tea to… Continue reading
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Teatime Memory — My Summer Job
Sitting down at teatime is always a great break in the day. You can set aside your tasks and cares to replenish body and soul. For me, this is also a time of reflection. As tea flows from the pot to the cup, so memories flow from the past to the present in my mind.… Continue reading
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Imperial Formosa Oolong — “Royal” Tea
If you want to feel like royalty, just drink the “royal” tea — Imperial Formosa Oolong from Golden Moon Tea. There was a popular series of commercials when I was a kid for a particular brand of margarine. One bite and a crown would appear on your head. I feel like that when drinking this… Continue reading
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Tea and Caffeine
Editor’s note: This article was originally published on February 9, 2010. The decaffeination process described here has since been shown not to be effective. My thanks to Nigel Melican of Teacraft.com for his note on this. It’s the long , cold days of winter where I live, and tea is something I drink for taste,… Continue reading
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Oolong Tea — Pride of Asia
Oolong is a tea that thrills twice: once while it steeps and the fragrance travels gently from the teapot’s spout to your nose, and once again when the steeping is done. While this could be said of many teas, Oolong trumps them all. It truly is, in my most unhumble opinion, the pride of Asia.… Continue reading
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Oolong Tea and Weight Loss
When considering some of the rather lofty health claims made for certain products – yes, tea is among them – it’s a good idea to proceed with a degree of caution. There’s no shortage of apparently valid studies that indicate that tea does have some health benefits. On the other hand there are merchants and… Continue reading
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