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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 opportunities for tea people to gather in person and compare...
How does drinking tea support healthy aging?
How Tea Can Support Aging If there’s one thing people want to slow, it’s aging. Staying and looking young forever seems to be the goal of so many....
Tea and Self-Care; Ritual Bathing
Tea and Self-Care One trending phrase in health and wellness is “self care”. I realized that having a meaningful relationship with tea - a tea...
International Tea Day 2022
What is International Tea Day On December 19, 2019, the United Nations General Assembly declared May 21st an annual INTERNATIONAL TEA DAY. The UN...
Virili-Tea & Masculini-Tea; Can Tea Enhance Testosterone?
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Tea Poetry Contest 2022 – Finalists
Select your top three favorites from this year’s tea poetry finalists.
Tea in Ukraine
Are there tea farms in Ukraine?Is tea part of Ukrainian culture? These are questions I've been asking myself over the last week. Watching the news...
Holiday Tea Gift Guide 2021
Browse our tea gift guide for unusual gifts. Elegant teaware. International teas. Gift sets.
November Tea Raffle
Each month we take great pleasure in introducing you to some of our favorite tea businesses and their wonderful specialty teas. We hope you take time to visit their sites and get to know them and their teas better. Winners will be announced in the Tea Sippers Weekly Digest on December 5.
September Tea Crossword Puzzle
Judi Slack designs her crossword puzzles to challenge our tea vocabulary. In this month's challenge, you are very likely to need some resources to...
Celebrate National Iced Tea Month
Today is the first day of Iced Tea Month and Thursday, June 10th is Iced Tea Day. According to Joe Simrany, past president of the Tea Association of...
Tea Cartoons; Need a chuckle with your tea?
Do Tea Cartoons Attract New Tea Drinkers? The World Tea Expo once scheduled a speaker that discussed how the popularity of tea drinking in Japanese...
The Romance of tea; Inspirations for your Valentine’s Day Teatime
If you've never considered the romance of tea and the romantic possibilities that are possible, we've gathered some suggestions for creating your...
T Ching Classics: Winter Tea
Whether you are enjoying cold temperatures or not, please enjoy these winter-themed articles.
What’s Your New Year’s TEA Resolution?
Here we feature a number of answers to the question of “What’s your New Year’s Tea Resolution?”
Happiness Month
October is Happiness Month in the Columbia River Gorge. Happiness is an interesting concept, a little different for each of us. Research has shown...
A Glimpse Into the Tea Ceremony
Sadou, chadou or even cha-no-yu--as it is often called--is the beautiful, meditative, and serene Japanese ritual of ceremonial tea. It’s also a...
Tea Sets and Appreciation
A few days ago, my husband and I were in the kitchen in order to discuss what we wanted to do about dinner. While we were talking about it, I...
How to Throw the Perfect Outdoor Tea Party
Guest article by: Derek Lotts Tea parties, especially outdoor ones, are something we all simply love. There is nothing nicer than gathering with a...
Pop-Up Dining
Chef Flynn McGarry just opened his first permanent restaurant in NYC. He named the establishment “Gem” which is his mother’s first name spelled...
Happy 2018
All of us at T Ching want to wish all of you blessings for the New Year. May 2018 bring everything into your life that you've been imagining and...
Christmas Tea Blend 2017
I've been meaning to get back to making a masala chai and a Christmas tea blend, so to clear through both I combined the themes. This also contains...
Thankful Thoughts from First to the Last Sip of Tea
I challenge you: Yes you, tea lover. We all know tea as a contemplative and reflective beverage. However, we also know we have the option to gulp...
BioHacking
What the heck is Biohacking? Amid all the talk about anonymous (or not so anonymous) hackers stealing valuable personal information and closely...
Experiencing the Tea Culture on the Streets of India
The taste of the tea culture of India may be best experienced in the small tea stalls that dot every street corner, alleyway, or roadside throughout...
Calling All Tea Loving Entrepreneurs
I am the founder of T Ching and I have a proposition for you. If you're an imaginative tea lover who's looking to bring your talents to an existing...
How to choose a teacup
A cup of tea or coffee is perhaps the best way to welcome your mornings. It rejuvenates the senses almost immediately and you feel invigorated. You...
Tea Melange, Anyone?
Return to T Ching Classics: Holiday Cookies For Tea As a chef, I approach tea as a flavor that I might incorporate into a food, whether sweet or...
World Tea Award Nominations End Today!
Good morning T Ching family! Nominations for the World Tea Awards close today! If you believe T Ching has had a positive impact on you or the tea...
Easter rituals and TEA…..Why not?
Today we are increasingly aware of the melting pot that is the United States of America. The upcoming holiday of Easter is one of Christianity's...
Keeping your tea fresh
Way back (20 years ago), I studied the tea ceremony in the States. In truth, I did it to drink Matcha rather than sit in seiza, keeping pace with...
Nominations for the World Tea Awards are Now Open!
It's that time of year again! The World Tea Expo is fast approaching, and that means it's time for the World Tea Awards! If you are a member of the...
The English Tradition of Afternoon Tea
I've been spending my winter this year in Spain and much to my displeasure, the Spanish are not enamored with tea......yet! Being in Andalusia...
Carve Out a Slice of Time to Relax During This Hectic Holiday Season
I know how challenging the holiday season can be. For some, having families all together is a blessing. For others, it's a stressful time to get...
Thanksgiving Blessings
Return to T Ching Classics: Thanksgiving Blessings Those of us living in the U.S know the sense of fear and foreboding that has reached epidemic...
Tea Log: Chronicle Your Journey of Tea
In our tea drinking careers, it is often helpful to keep a detailed record of what we have tried, and whether or not we like something. It keeps us...
A visit from Mr Gyokuro
One of the many rewards of running a foreign tea shop out here, deep in the Kyushu countryside, is that farmers get wind , and bring us their tea to...
Tim Horton’s and the Value of Mass Tea
Tim Horton's Steep Black Tea is, honestly, burnt, lifeless, and a great source of comfort to me. If you're not familiar with the coffee/doughnut...
Top 10 Teas to Avoid
Many people go towards drinking tea for the health benefits that have been shown to be associated with a great cuppa. With that being said, it is...
A Visit to Té Company New York
On a recent trip to New York City, I met a friend at a new tea bar called Té Company. The past few years, I have gone to Tea Drunk in East Village...
Exclusive Tea Party Ideas
What better way to express the appreciation of a hot cup of tea (and all rituals that come with it) than either hum to the Britain’s national anthem...
Brewing Loose Tea with a 20-Minute Breakfast
Return to T Ching Classics: Back to School I've been training for this! Having young children isn't just about spending free time playing with...
Illustrated Review: The Iron Goddess of Mercy
Expertise is required to process the leaves of Tie Kwan Yin Oolong tea. The process was so complex, in fact, that the instructions were kept secret...
Is Tea A Diuretic? Or Not?
I have written on many occasions about the hydrating effect of green tea. I had noted conclusions from Carrie Ruxton from Kings College in London...
Darjeeling Tea Hills
Darjeeling Tea Hills The Kanchenjunga Mountains so close – Everest looms in the remote distance. The mist covered tea hills of Darjeeling even...
Review: Liquid Proust Teas – Rummy Pu
What do you get when you mix a passionate tea lover, mad scientist, and an absolute disregard for anything traditional about what we think about...
Kanchan View Tea Estate
Upon reaching the Kanchan view tea garden, we were greeted by a couple of solid iron doors which led to the bungalow in which we were to meet the...
Libre Tea Tumbler Giveaway!
Calling all tea lovers! We are running a giveaway with our friends at Libre Tea to give away a 14oz Insulated Tea Tumbler! These are great for cold...
A Tea Enthusiast Quits Tea: Part Two
Read Part One here. Cost of a tea habit Another different type of negative concern relates to the cost. Of course, he was prone to excess, and...
We Are Finalists!
It gives me tremendous pleasure to report that T Ching has been named a finalist in not 1 but 2 Best categories; Best Blog and Best Social Media...