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  • Tea and Digestion

    Digestion is probably one of these things most of us take for granted. Like breathing and a heartbeat and the like, it’s a function that doesn’t attract much of our attention until something goes wrong. Which for many people is apparently quite often, if you consider the constant barrage of advertising one sees for antacids… Continue reading

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  • Teas of the World: Myanmar Teas

    Having recently received some samples of teas from Myanmar, I wanted to look a little further into this part of the world of tea. So, here goes. The country of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) borders the Yunnan Province in China, from whence pu-erhs and other teas such as Golden Heaven Yunnan come. The tea… Continue reading

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  • Tea and the Curry Take-Away

    Step aside, fish and chips, there is a favorite food style in town in the UK — Indian curry. It’s actually not new nor new to the UK (the first Indian restaurant opened there in circa 1773), and it’s certainly not new to tea time, especially that evening meal often called “High Tea.” So, it’s… Continue reading

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  • Tea in Space

    One of the perennial favorites at my own tea site is a video that shows an American astronaut “drinking” tea on the International Space Station with a pair of chopsticks. This is possible because of the way liquids behave in the weightless environs of space and may be the reason why it will be tricky… Continue reading

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  • 3 Things to Do with Leftover Tea Samples

    A lot of tea vendors are offering sample sizes these days. This is especially good with some of the higher priced teas, rarer teas, and those requiring some degree of tryout before you can decide on a commitment (such as before buying a whole cake of raw pu-erh). You might also have received free samples… Continue reading

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  • More Strange Research on Tea

    We kick off this latest exploration of the strange research that’s been done on tea with a study that’s not necessarily all that strange but is quite interesting nonetheless. We might tend to think (well, I did) that studies on compounds in tea like catechins, EGCG and the like are a recent development. But in… Continue reading

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  • Is Caffeine a “Drug”?

    I can across an article on line recently that called caffeine an addictive drug. Well, if you’ve been reading my articles for any length of time, you know I’m a bit of a stickler for correct terminology (maybe a bit overly so – sigh!). So, I wanted to check out if caffeine could really be… Continue reading

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  • The REAL Time It Takes to Prepare Tea

    In your busy schedule every minute is precious, so it’s good to know the real time things take, not the “fast-talking salesman going through his spiel” time. They are masters at making their products seem easier, faster, and overall better than that “junk” you have now. Tea is no exception. As a former project manager,… Continue reading

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  • Humans vs. Machines in the Tea Fields

    From the time human beings first began devising machines there have probably been other humans decrying the use of those machines and calling for a return to simpler ways. Perhaps one of the best known historical examples of this were the Luddites, 19th-century weavers who revolted at the introduction of machinery they worried would make… Continue reading

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  • Tea and the Bollywood Movie

    Hubby and I have been so busy with the fix-up on our new (old) home that we haven’t had a lot of chance to attend many of the events around the area. A festival downtown featuring crafts and food, a 4th of July fireworks show, and now a presentation by one of the local university… Continue reading

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