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• Introduction to Japanese Green Teas and Comparing Japanese and Chinese Green Teas

  

  Japanese green tea has been growing in global popularity largely due to 2 main reasons, the population studies out of Japan drawing the link between longevity... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Seven Factors That Determine the Taste of Your Tea

  

  Why does the tea in your cup taste the way it does? Experts have broken in down into 7 categories, let us take a brief look at them: 1)      Cultivar Cultivar o... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Some Practical Tips to Improve the Taste of Tea in Your Office

  

  One of the ideas we repeatedly tout on our site is that tea should be enjoyed frequently, one of the best ways is the do so in the office where we spend the bul... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Refuting Another 6 Misstatements Regarding Tea

  

  In our first installment, we refuted 6 misstatements regarding tea. Unfortunately, that was merely a smidgen of the sea of perpetuated tea myths but looking on... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2012 DRINK

• Comparing Gongfu Brewing Vs ‘Western Style’ Brewing- An Experiment

  

  We have received some feedback asking why we don’t provide ‘Western style’ brewing parameters for our teas. For our green/white/yellow teas, actually the... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• What is Puer Or Pu-erh? A Brief Overview

  

  Puer or Puerh (both pronounced as poo-err) or Poh Lay is officially defined in GB/T 22111-2008 as tea that fulfills the following conditions:... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Observations on Valuation of Tea: Economics and Tea

  

  Whether a tea is ‘good’ or not often depends on how much it cost. If I’m paying $5 per 50g, my expectations will be markedly different from if I’m paying $50 fo... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Refuting 6 Misstatements Regarding Tea

  

  It can be depressing at times to surf the web and read about tea related stuff. The powers that be at Google have a massive influence on our learning since... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Taking a Closer Look at What is an Oolong Tea and What is Not

  

  The idea that some oolong teas may not be what they claim to be first came to me through the writings on www.teaguardian.com , a resource that I have recommende... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• What is a Shouzhuawan?

  

  In an earlier post, I wrote about why I think the Shouzhuawan should be one of the first items on the list of tea lovers who are just getting started. This... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• An Overview of White Tea

  

  White tea is probably the category of tea with the smallest range of varieties. Most publications commonly describe it as 3 varieties- Silver Needles, White... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Phoenix Dancong- Was It Love at First Sight After All

  

  “You never tried Dancong? You should.” “Bro, Dancong is a good choice to add to your lineup.” These conversations incidentally happened as recent as this year... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tea and Research- Taking a Closer Look Beyond the Headlines

  

  If you subscribe to any newsfeed with ‘tea’ as the keyword, you may be assaulted with a whole list of researching proclaiming the ability of green tea to... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tradition: Does It Enhance Or Encumber Our Enjoyment of Tea

  

  More so than any other beverage, tea is heavily steeped (pun unintended) in tradition and culture. Besides the fact that its existence has been documented for... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Correcting 5 Common Misconceptions Regarding Tea

  

  With so much misinformation floating on the map- many of them appearing on the first page of any tea related Google search- it is not surprising that there is... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• On Food and Tea Pairing- A Somewhat Contrarian View

  

  It should be clear- at least I hope so- from the writings on this site that I’m passionate about tea.  Passionate enough to spend my day reading, writing,... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Sweating the Small Stuff- Some Little Things to Improve the Tea Experience

  

  One of the oft repeated points on this site is the importance of brewing tea. How it is prepared make a world of difference in the taste of your tea. There are... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• What Should A Basic Tea Set-up Look Like? Separating the Essentials from the...

  

  If you are just getting started in tea or taking a more serious look at tea, one of the areas that you would be looking at are the purchase of tea utensils and... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• 5 Tea Related Questions You Always Wanted to Ask but Were Afraid to

  

  My ex-boss used to say “I rather look like a fool for a moment than to remain one for the rest of my life”. Each one of us has some silly questions within us bu... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• What is Tea? A Quick Overview in Less Than 1,000 Words

  

  Distilled to its essence, tea as a beverage refers to drinks prepared by infusing processed leaves from the tea plant- known as Camellia Sinensis- in water for ... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK