Category Archives: tea and its surroundings

How to Store Tea

Let’s see together some useful advices in order to better keep tea leaves according to [...]

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Sachet Tea and Bulk Tea: what are the differences?

Tea bags are ready to use, quick and "clean", whereas preparing a cup of tea [...]

A secular tradition: the afternoon tea in England

The afternoon tea tradition originated in the 1800s when there were only 2 meals in [...]

Deepening: the plant of Camellia Sinensis

All tea comes from a single plant known as Camellia Sinensis. Over the centuries, Chinese [...]

Insights: Puer Shu (cooked) Tangerine Tea

In the last years, here in China, Puer Shu (cooked) Tangerine tea is getting more [...]

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Tokoname teapots

Of Japan’s six ancient Tokoname kilns, it is said to have been the largest and [...]

Oolong tea: black dragons and other legends

Why is oolong tea so called? What are the legends that cloak its origins? We [...]

Once upon a time… tea!

How is tea born? Tea was born in China as a medical substance (medicinal herb) [...]

Read tea leaves

The practice of reading tea leaves, also known as tasseography, is a centuries old practice [...]

Tea and Caffeine

Almost all teas contain 15-70 mg of caffeine per cup; Coffee averages 80-135 mg of [...]