Far from perfect, but better than the alternatives…!
When the dedicated tea lover is out travelling and suddenly finds themselves in need of a beverage he or she runs the risk of putting themselves at the mercy of fate’s own proverbial pot-luck tea caddy of mystery, which, more often than not, will contain a low quality Earl Grey tea bag if you are extremely lucky.
Tarry Souchong
Marmite, that most British of foodstuffs made from yeast extract, divides the nation into two warring camps.
There is no middle ground, no grey area, no ambiguity at all when it comes to Marmite. You love its tangy, savoury gloopiness with a passion, or loathe it with a fearsome zeal, wishing nothing more than for it and its foul stench to disappear back into the putrid, overflowing, septic drain of hell from whence it came.
The China Tea Book, by Luo Jialin
In this post I’ll be taking a look at “The China Tea Book“, by Luo Jialin.
Silver Needle tea
White teas are a class of teas that you usually only encounter after a fair bit of experience in the world of Camellia Sinensis. There’s a sense of mystery, an aloofness almost, associated with these teas. Everything including the name, the production method, the taste, and even the price of them seems to add to the intrigue.
James Norwood Pratt’s “Tea Lover’s Treasury”.
Tea and books – a combination that for many is right up there with bacon and eggs, tomato and basil, and fish and chips.
Flowering tea
“Flowering tea” aka “blooming tea” is a splendid way to round off any social event with a bit of theatre in a teapot.
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