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Interview with TJ Williamson of The World Tea podcast
TJ Williamson is the founder and host of the World Tea Podcast. His podcast has helped bring the tea community together and has addressed many...
Tea Pets and the Value of Aesthetics
Many of the best-loved tools used in tea will never touch your lips, but they will touch your heart. Tea pets are small, generally ceramic animals,...
A Happy, Healthy, and Creative New Year, Folks!
Return to T Ching Classics: The Happiness of Tea I’m often asked why I founded Chiki Tea. Well, it’s a very personal reason and one that I’m happy...
Happy, Happy New Year One and All!
Everyone at T Ching would like to thank each of you for being part of our international tea community. Every voice brings something unique and...
Happy Thanksgiving from T Ching!
No matter where you are in the world, Happy Thanksgiving from everyone here at T Ching! For the past couple years, instead of going through...
Tea Certificate
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and many more social media sites have done unparallelled work for the cause of innumerable tea businesses all over the...
Contest: Win Some Conundrum Tea
T Ching is excited to collaborate with Colorado's Conundrum Tea for a giveaway of 50 grams of tea of the winner's choice. Conundrum is focused on...
IllustraTEAve Review: Toffee Bean Tisane Blend
Delicious hot or cold, Toffee Bean, made by Monarch Tea Company, is a creamy, dreamy, and steamy treat of a blend. It is also the perfect beverage...
Irresponsible tea “news”
As is my wont, I was strolling around the World Tea News and found a post entitled “Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Green Tea?”
Summer in winter
Sitting in 82 degree heat in Los Angeles at this time of year, my thoughts turn to iced tea. Not just any iced tea, mind you, but one that is carbonated at home.
The Grenada tea scene
I arrived in Granada, Spain 10 days ago. I think I’m falling in love. The city is charming and vibrant with warm, friendly people. Although my Spanish language skills are nearly non existent, my husband gets by quite well.
What’s Bitcoin & what’s tea gotta do with It?
In the Summer of 2011 I developed an extreme interest in technology when I was introduced to the world of collaborative consumption and decentralized economies.
Sourcing sustainable teas
When I first launched Joy’s Teaspoon, my original plan was to carry only certified organic and Fair Trade products.
The New York Times does tea!
Holy Toledo! The New York Times has a whole page on tea: Everything from how to be a tea snob to the history of the world’s most consumed beverage to the health benefits of tea to the World Tea Expo. Tea Has Arrived! Move over triple latte…
Spring Cleaning the Tea Collection
Return to T Ching Classics: Springtime for Tea LoversOver these past four years, I have created a ritual of sorts each spring - the ritual of...
Aunt Tea’s advice column
Dear Aunt Tea, When I began drinking tea five years ago, my husband swore that he would never give up his love affair with coffee. He said...
Bancha, Kukicha, Hojicha and Genmaicha
Fourth in a series on the teas of Japan. Previous in series: Sencha Japan tea is plucked four times during the growing season, and the coarse older...
Bai-cha
Seventh in a series about Teas in China A thousand years ago white tea was singled out by the Song poet-Emperor Huizong as the pinnacle of...
Tea and Longevity
In Japanese Buddhist culture, tea and longevity have long been associated with each other. The latest study published from the Journal of the...