If we are to trust old Chinese myths, the cultivation and brewing of the Camellia Sinensis (tea) plant has been around for thousands of years. And perhaps no person in history has been more influential in how we think about tea than Lu Yu, the sage of tea. His seminal work ‘The Classic of Tea’
We all know tea comes in a variety of different colors, from green to black to yellow, but how often have you been served a cup of cobalt blue tea? I’m guessing not that often. Even so, blue tea is a thing, it’s a caffeine-free herbal tea made with the
It is often said that anywhere between 75 to 95 percent of taste is due to our ability to smell. While this might not be completely accurate, the aroma of tea often plays an important part, and very few teas do it better than Jasmine tea. The beverage, usually with
Most of the tea variations and preparation methods that we come across are steeped in centuries of history and tradition, but there is an increasingly popular tea-based beverage whose origins can be traced to only a few decades ago in Taiwan: Bubble tea, also known as pearl milk tea or
Some of the myths and legends we hear about tea are shrouded in the mysteries of the past. Others are quaint little stories we tell ourselves to make the origins of some of the teas sound more interesting, even though we are well aware that the stories aren’t real. However,
Japanese tea culture is renowned for their high quality green teas, including the ever-popular matcha and sencha, which have become household names all over the world. Kukicha tea, or “stem tea” on the other hand, is a lesser known variety that is still mostly known and consumed in Japan, but
Nicole Wilson runs the interesting blog Tea For Me Please and has just released her first book: The Tea Recipe Book. “Many of the recipes are tried and true favorites that I have been making at home for years.” What made you decide to write this book?I had been wanting
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