Sometimes when steeping a tea – you may notice a small oil slick floating on the surface of the tea liquor. This is likely to occur when steeping teas that have been pan-fired. The oil comes from the tea-seeds, and is applied to the pan to help the leaves slide around as they are handled [...]
read more »I began watching “The Meaning of Tea” tonight. There was a lot of footage from Morocco, and the sweet mint tisane they refer to as “tea” there. I’ve had Mint Tea before, and it was always just “okay” but what I saw in the film intrigued me. I literally paused the film, ran outside into [...]
read more »The National Post has a great article called: “Get that tea out of its bag and into this meal” featuring three recipes that sound quite amazing: Tea Smoked Chicken Green Tea Shortbread Hot Tea Toddy Head on over to the original article to check these out: http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/theappetizer/archive/2009/11/14/bonnie-stern-get-that-tea-out-of-its-bag-and-into-this-meal.aspx Have you ever used tea in a recipe? [...]
read more »You may find it hard to mix tea and work. The hustle and bustle, lack of hot water, inability to bring in high-quality tea-ware all scream: TEA-BAG! But that doesn’t have to be the case, new technologies, and a little brain-power can go along way in helping you enjoy tea at work, and thus — [...]
read more »I had a few friends over recently. They had never “experienced” tea. So I decided to give them a bit of a tasting, but I also wanted to have several courses of food to pair with the tea. After much deliberation, this is how it went down… We started with Silver Needle white tea and [...]
read more »Update: Bamboo Charcoal is now available here. Bamboo charcoal, you’ve heard of it, you’ve heard of the great things it can do. But really, does it work? I think so. I’m not 100% sure, but I allowed several people to try my “bamboo water” and tea brewed with it alongside normal Chicago tap water and [...]
read more »Have you heard of the Slow Food Movement? In contrast to the fast food movement, the Slow Food Movement is a “nod to the contrast with fast food values, Slow Food is a reference to living an unhurried life, beginning at the table.” Wikipedia cites the movement as ” founded by Carlo Petrini in Italy [...]
read more »I recently received a package from “Bamboo Charcoal” [http://twitter.com/BambooCharcoal] of bamboo charcoal. Lets open it up and see what I got! Now its time to see if this stuff really works. Apparently just sitting a stick of it in water will “purify” and “filter” the water. We’ll see. I’m going to do a blind taste-test [...]
read more »Lainie Petersen wrote a great article on the water used for tea – which is very important as brewed tea is 98% water. If you have been using city tap water for tea, then reading this article is a must. “Many people don’t consider how water affects the flavor of tea. Here are some tips [...]
read more »Maria Uspenski from T Ching posted this great article on pairing teas with herbs: http://www.tching.com/index.php/2009/07/30/savoring-tea-herb-pairings-made-in-heaven/ She runs through some simple pairings with basil, mint, chives, cumin, cloves, sea salt, ginger, and chilies. I’m defintely going to try apple slices dusted with ground cloves with a pot of pu-erh on the side.
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