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 [...]
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A secular tradition: the afternoon tea in England
The afternoon tea tradition originated in the 1800s when there were only 2 meals in [...]
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Deepening: the plant of Camellia Sinensis
All tea comes from a single plant known as Camellia Sinensis. Over the centuries, Chinese [...]
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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 [...]
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Oolong tea: black dragons and other legends
Why is oolong tea so called? What are the legends that cloak its origins? We [...]
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Once upon a time… tea!
How is tea born? Tea was born in China as a medical substance (medicinal herb) [...]
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Read tea leaves
The practice of reading tea leaves, also known as tasseography, is a centuries old practice [...]
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Tea and Caffeine
Almost all teas contain 15-70 mg of caffeine per cup; Coffee averages 80-135 mg of [...]
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