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Monthly Archives: February 2016
Chun Mee – Precious Eyebrows!
What’s in a name? “Plenty“, is often the case when it comes to the naming of Chinese teas.
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Tagged Chinese tea, Chun Mee, green tea, Hyson tea, Precious Eyebrow, tea, Young Hyson tea
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Teacup Deep, Mountain High
In his book “Kitchen Confidential” Chef Anthony Bourdain recalls certain memorable events that helped to shape him into the culinarian he is today – his first, raw oyster eaten one hot August day in France when he was a petulant … Continue reading
Yunnan Gold
The term “black tea” means different things to different people. The class of tea referred to as “black” in the West is known as “red tea” in China, due to the fact that it is named for the colour of … Continue reading
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Tagged black tea, Chinese tea, red tea, tea, tea and food pairing, teaism, Yunnan Gold
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Kettles, Carriages, and the Lunar Module
“Teaism….is essentially a worship of the Imperfect…” Okakura Kakuzō – The Book of Tea My Philips variable temperature kettle started to malfunction.
Maojian – The Darling Buds of Spring
The name of this tea translates as Downy or Furry (mao) Tip (jian). This refers to the appearance of the tea whilst still on the bush, describing the soft hairs on the unopened leaf bud.
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Tagged Chinese tea, green tea, Maojian, tea, tea and food pairing, teaism
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Tea Haiku No. 2
Green tea, sweet as hay, Leaves awaken, greet the dawn, Perfumed call to spring.
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Tagged Chinese tea, green tea, Haiku, poem, poetry, tea, teaism
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Biluochun – The Green Snail of Spring
Biluochun is yet another tea that invariably makes an appearance on any variant of the Famous Teas of China list, and as such is a tea well worth getting to know. The name of this tea translates as “Green … Continue reading
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Tagged Biluochun, Chinese tea, Green Snail Spring, green tea, tea, tea and food pairing, teaism
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Look After Your Leaves
As the saying goes “You can’t make good tea out of bad leaves, but you can make bad tea out of good leaves“.
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Tagged Chinese tea, Imperial Teas, tea, tea caddy, tea storage, teaism
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My First Taste Of Pu-erh
If you like beer, then Belgium, with its dizzying array of spectacular ales, is the place for you. If you actually move there, as we did, then initially it feels as though you are the proverbial kid who has been … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese tea, Pu-erh, tea, tea and food pairing, teaism
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