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My delivery from “House of Tea” arrived today!
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Tagged Chinese tea, House of Tea, internet shopping, Oolong, Pu-erh, tea, teaism
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Clicking Mouse, Mailing Dragon
I’ve finally decided to get my feet wet and jump into the world of on-line tea buying.
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Tagged Bu Lang Sheng, Chinese tea, House of Tea, internet shopping, Oolong, Pu-erh, tea, tea shopping, teaism, Wu Yi Shan Qi Lan
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My Lucky Day…?
I received some exciting news today!
Woeful Weekend Weather? Take Terrific Tea!
The weather can’t make its mind up. It’s oscillating wildly between prolonged bouts of rain and intermittent snow showers.
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Tagged black tea, Chinese tea, foul weather, green tea, Longjing, Oolong, Pu-erh, tarry souchong, tea, teaism, West Lake, winter, Yunnan Gold
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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
Tea Haiku No. 1
Red tea, dragon blood, Beats back the worst of winter, Stored essence of spring.
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Tagged Chinese tea, Dragon, Haiku, Oolong, poem, poetry, tea, teaism
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Everyday Oolong
Ever since the back-end of summer, when the days suddenly started getting noticeably shorter and cooler, this has been one of my go-to teas, one I drink on a daily basis.
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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