Discover Kagoshima, Japan’s 2nd Largest Tea-producing Region
It’s that time of year again – the season for the first flush tea. This time, let me...
Cooking With Tea
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Provocative Pairings: Tea, Cheese, and Chocolate.
Evidenced by the response to the sessions I presented at the recent Los Angeles International Tea Festival, there is an unslakeable thirst in the tea-drinking public to learn more about tea.
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Health & Well-Being
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Tips for Making Your Tea Even Healthier
make your tea healthier without sacrificing taste or quality.
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Spirituality
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Tea and Buddhism; Tea as a Spiritual Practice Spreads to Many Countries
The flavor of Zen and the flavor of tea is the same.- A Japanese proverb Siddhartha Gautama, The...
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Tea Parties
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The Importance of Cucumber Sandwiches
I’ve recently spoken with several people about Oscar Wilde’s comedy of manners and mistaken...
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Basics & Tips
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Tea and Food Pairing; What Goes With Tea?
People who are new to artisan teas wonder what to eat with tea. When you explore past the grocery...
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Beyond the Basics
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Popular Taiwanese Tea: Dong Ding Oolong
Recently I attended an event that I believe was a first of its kind here in Taiwan. The Nantou County Government sponsored the Lugu Farmers’ Association to host a public forum on the local specialized industry of Dong Ding Oolong Tea.
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History
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The Beginning of Tea; From the Ancient World to Lu Yu
Tea is a Treasure of the World – Before Tea Literature As a consciousness-altering agent it...
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Travel
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Vacation Ideas for Tea Lovers
The beautiful thing about tea isn’t just how different varieties taste. It’s about how ingrained...
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Op-Ed
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Why is Tea Good for Corporate Gifting?
The concept of giving presents has existed in all ages of people and scenarios for ages. Whether...
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Tea People
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International Tea Day 2022
What is International Tea Day On December 19, 2019, the United Nations General Assembly declared...
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Art & Design
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Cleaning Teaware: the Tea Master”Bathing the Immortals”
You can tell a lot about artisans by how they care for their tools. The same can be said of a musician and her instruments, or a chef and his knives. Just as a master of any skill or craft can be distinguished from an amateur by that singular, effortless grace known to the Chinese as gong fu,
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Tea In Literature
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Tea in Literature: Polly put the kettle on, We’ll all have tea.
On the occasion of Charles Dickens' 200th birthday, tea lovers around the world echoed this famous quote from the familiar Mother Goose rhyme...
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Which tea event will you attend? How to choose the best tea Festival, Expo, Class or Tea Tour.
At this year’s Global Tea Initiative (January 19, 2023), we celebrated the return of...
Exploring the Meaning of Tea 6; Tea is an Act of Kindness
There is no mastery in self-service. In this tradition we don’t learn to make tea but to serve tea. True mastery must be in the service of mankind. As we progress, we come to understand that we serve the evolution of consciousness itself, and that the growth and
Tea Fest PDX 2022
After so many events were canceled due to COVID-19, it was with much anticipation that I attended the 2022 Tea Fest PDX.
Want to know more about importing Japanese tea?
The tea industry in Japan has particularly benefited from such global restructuring, with tea...
Thai Wild-Origin Sheng
Preserving some of the oldest tea plants growing in Thailand and trying wild-origin sheng.
