Improved brain function, protection against cancer or heart disease, a stronger immune system, accelerated fat loss, improved longevity, with alleged health benefits like these. Why would anyone not want to drink green tea? Well, it might surprise you to learn that at one point and time in history people were more afraid of the harmful
For tea professional Cortilia Lin from Taiwan ‘water for tea is like art to our life’. Avid tea lovers know water changes the flavor, the mood and the color of tea. Lin: “However, most of us take the key element, ‘water’, for granted.” Every country has different ways of purifying
Masala Chai, or “spiced tea” has been a staple within Indian culture for a very long time and more recently has gained in popularity all across the globe. But what is it exactly? What is it?Generally speaking it is a black tea mixed with milk (ideally from a water buffalo)
Chen Xueying from China, owner of Wuyi-rock tea, does extensive tea tests to make sure her teas are of the best quality for clients. “I will start drinking tea after lunch, and around 4-5 pm I will start testing the tea, since my taste is then at its most sensitive.”
Nicole Wilson loves to drink tea and share her knowledge with the rest of the world on the passionate tea blog Tea For Me Please. We asked her about the importance of pouring hot water onto the tea leaves. “Some people like to pour water on the sides of the
Rooibos, or ‘red bush’, tea is a herbal tea made from the rooibos plant (Aspalathus linearis) that exclusively grows in the dry, mountainous region of Cederberg in Western Cape, South Africa. Although the beverage has been around for a long time it has only risen to world-wide popularity in recent
In the most South-Western part of China, the mountainous Yunnan province bordering Myanmar and Laos, there are wild tea trees (Camellia Taliensis) that have stood there for thousands of years. As early as the Han dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE) these trees, or more specifically their leaves, have been
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