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Teapots to Fight Cancer
How can teapots fight cancer? By making green tea, yes, but also by being sold to raise money to find a cure for cancer. A great story about one woman’s teapots.
Making Tea: Determining Water Temperature
Water is the most important element in brewing a perfect cup of tea. This post explains which kind of water to use and how to make sure it’s the right temperature.
Tea in the Summertime
Enjoy tea in the Summer with these delicious tea drinks. From a Tea Margarita to a Smoothie and a Unique Iced Tea, there are several to try!
Making Matcha: Tea for the Japanese Tea Ceremony
Japanese Matcha is a green powdered tea used in the Japanese Tea Ceremony. This post explains how to make Match along with some information on chanoyu, the Japanese Tea Ceremony.
Earthquake relief in Chinese Tea Province
Last week’s earthquake in China hit the Sichuan Province, which has long been a producer of excellent Chinese teas, particularly green tea. The earthquake has killed more than 32,000 and that number is expected to rise. In the meantime, the area needs relief help from the rest of the world community. You can give here [...]
100 Poems for 100 Poets
100 Poems for 100 Poets or Ogura Hyakunin Isshu is a famous compilation of (of course) 100 Poems by Fujiwara no Teika. Long one of our favorites, we actually added a tea set that includes the poems. The ancient anthology of Japanese poetry is often used as a traditional New Year’s game called “uta-garuta” in [...]
Green Tea and Sleep Apnea
A new study shows that drinking green tea helps those coping with sleep apnea. Also lists some of the other benefits of green tea.
Coffee vs. Tea: Who knew?
The results of a new study showing the effects of coffee and tea on fighting sickness have been released. What do you expect? This post looks at the outcome of the study and explains how it was performed.
Tea Blend of the Day: Liquid Gold
A few of our custom blends become so popular that they get a name all their own. Liquid Gold is one of those, mainly because it is the perfect health blend of teas. It’s a mix of Jasmine Dragon Phoenix Pearls Green tea, Silver Needle Organic White tea, and Monkey Picked Oolong tea. So you [...]
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