Dragon boat concubine
Last Monday was the fifth day of the fifth month in the lunar calendar – Dragon Boat Festival – a national holiday here in Taiwan. I rode up to tea country and visited my friend
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by Andy Kincart | Jun 17, 2014 | Beyond the Basics, Industry, Op-Ed | 2 |
Last Monday was the fifth day of the fifth month in the lunar calendar – Dragon Boat Festival – a national holiday here in Taiwan. I rode up to tea country and visited my friend
Read Moreby mlee | Jun 25, 2013 | Basics & Tips | 4 |
Just a few weeks ago, I attended a Taiwanese Tea Workshop. It was run by two tea-loving friends, Hongyuan and Jacquelyn, who recently set up a little tea education outfit called Pekoe & Imp. They’d been regaling me with lovely tales of their Taiwan tea…
Read Moreby Derek Chew | May 7, 2013 | Basics & Tips | 7 |
Previously, we looked at how tea began as what is known today as green tea and then inadvertently spun off into yellow tea and dark tea (AKA post-fermented tea). The puzzle is still incomplete, though, as there are…
Read Moreby Edwin Yeo | Dec 18, 2012 | Spirituality, Travel | 1 |
You have only one day in Taiwan and you face the ultimate traveller’s dilemma – how should you spend it and where should you go? Yes, you can shop and eat until you literally drop, but why should you when you can,,,
Read Moreby Rajiv Lochan | Aug 2, 2012 | Industry, Travel | 2 |
At the end of June 2012, Indian Tea Board Chairman Bhanu led a high-powered tea delegation, comprised of members of the ITA, UPASI, DTA, and Exporters Association, to Taiwan. I was lucky enough to be a part of this…
Read Moreby twilliams | May 29, 2012 | Basics & Tips, History, Industry | 2 |
I love oolong teas for their flavor, complex character, sweet aroma, and stories. Chinese folklore seems to have a story for every tea invented. I enjoy learning how royalty from China and abroad have discovered teas…
Read Moreby Rajiv Lochan | Nov 10, 2011 | Community, Industry, Legacy, Tea Places | 7 |
Although it was my third visit to Wuyishan – my previous visits being in 2007 and 2009 – the latest one was particularly educational because of the cross-section of international tea community and local tea expertise...
Read Moreby Peter Wescombe | Jul 16, 2011 | Community, Legacy | 4 |
After living in Asia for almost 30 years, we recently moved to Sydney, where my two older daughters live (although we are continuing to supply our customers with teas and tea products directly from China and Taiwan). They...
Read Moreby Peter Wescombe | Mar 19, 2011 | Basics & Tips, Industry, Legacy | 2 |
This exotic “Champagne of Teas” – also known as Formosa oolong, Champagne oolong, White Tip Oolong, Eastern Beauty, Bai Hao Oolong, Dong Fang Mei Ren, Pong Fong Cha, and Wu Se Cha – is probably the most...
Read Moreby Charles Kellogg | Mar 3, 2011 | Basics & Tips, Legacy | 9 |
Like many things, the more you learn about teas, the more you learn how much you don’t know. I started to write this month’s post on tea and caffeine and realized that maybe I was biting off a little more than I...
Read Moreby Peter Wescombe | Feb 16, 2011 | Basics & Tips, Industry, Legacy | 2 |
From mid March to early May is the time of the spring harvest for many of China’s and Taiwan’s top green, white, and oolong teas. Some of the best, most famous teas are harvested during this period. These...
Read Moreby Tracy Monson | Oct 12, 2010 | Cooking With Tea, Legacy | 3 |
Return to T Ching Classics: Autumn Baking Squash is one of my favorite fall foods, and I love to pair its deep, sweet flavors with some of my favorite spicier oolongs, such as Rou Gui, Oriental Beauty, or a nice, malty, peppery...
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