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The Book and the Bridge
It is early, and the street lights have just winked out, a polite cough of a reminder to the night that the day has up until now been waiting patiently, but has a lot to do today, so if you … Continue reading
The Pursuit Of Truth & Beauty
In one of my favourite YouTube videos Prof. Yip Waiman, president of the Hong Kong Teaism Alliance, discusses the nature of the Teaism practised in Hong Kong.
The Forgotten Rose and Norwood’s Nibbles
I was having a bit of a tidy-up yesterday afternoon and happened across a tea collection I’d forgotten I had.
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Tagged black tea, cashews, Chinese tea, flavoured tea, Medjool dates, rose tea, snacks, tea, tea and food pairing
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Tea Techniques – Water
I think it’s important to remember that, from a purely practical point of view, the end result of any tea ritual has to be as good a cup of tea as possible. Let’s consider water. As tea-sage James Norwood Pratt … Continue reading
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Tagged Brita, kettle, Philips, tea, teaism, water, water filter
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Fuss Free Asian Infusion
Last year for my birthday I was lucky enough to receive a Samadoyo E-01 teapot. The idea behind this clever device is to give you a simplified version of “Asian” style infusion, i.e. more tea leaves per volume of water, … Continue reading
Brewing Up On Top Of The World
Sometimes, the serenity of your tea ritual can transport you from the here and now to the there and then. Take this morning, for instance. I was sitting at the table, gazing out to sea, enjoying my habitual mid-morning break … Continue reading
Pork & Pu-erh
Yesterday I had the final portion of a pork casserole sat in the fridge, screaming to be eaten, and lunchtime seemed as good a time as any.
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My Tea Journey Begins
It was everything a semi-secret Chinese supermarket should be. It sat quite a way back from the roadside, down a side-street, with a non too obvious, small, advertisement encrusted door that you could quite easily miss if you didn’t already … Continue reading
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