Tag Archives: green tea

Here Be Dragons!

Posted on January 26, 2016 by northernteaist

Longjing, which means Dragon Well, is a pan-fired green tea, which comes from from the area around Longjing Village, near Hangzhou City in Zhejiang Province, China. The village itself is named after a well, the legendary home to “The Dragon … Continue reading →

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Cups and Kites

Posted on January 23, 2016 by northernteaist

I look at the pot and the cup in front of me. Their usefulness, their purpose, depends upon an essential emptiness that lies at the very centre of their existence.

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The Last Cup

Posted on January 21, 2016 by northernteaist

The kitchen is almost empty, and the light bulb shines down without so much as a shade around it, shockingly naked, giving the light it emits a hard, brittle feel. The only things left are an electric kettle, a now … Continue reading →

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