Since 2000, many of you have probably seen the sudden growth in popularity for matcha, Japan’s most exclusive powdered green tea. Starbucks Green Tea Frappuccino, Jamba Juice Matcha Green Tea Blast, Odwalla Matcha-Licious, Haagen Dazs Green Tea Ice Cream, and Nestle Matcha Kit Kat Bars are just a few representative … Continue reading
It may not be my cup of tea, as far as tea pots go, but Tea Guy has managed to find the quintissential tea pot for Thanksgiving.It’s a bit too elaborate and ugly for my tastes (I do prefer to steep or serve my teas in pots with simpler design), … Continue reading
IN JAPAN, Continued from Part 1As nearly as I can judge, the Japanese tea ceremonies have undergone at least three distinct stages in the seven hundred or so years of their existence. The first was a medico-religious stage. It appears that Eisai was summoned to the bedside of the youthful … Continue reading
I had this fantasy before going to China that I’d have delicious green tea with every meal. NOT! What I soon discovered at local restaurants throughout Beijing was that the locals weren’t drinking tea with lunch or dinner. The reason why may surprise you.Imagine having Peking duck for dinner. This … Continue reading
Drink Your Tea by Thich Nhat HahnDrink your tea slowly and reverently,as if it is the axison which the world earth revolves- slowly, evenly, withoutrushing toward the future;live the actual moment.Only this moment is life.Thich Nhat Hanh is a vietnamese Buddhist monk who has written many poems and teaches a … Continue reading
As the weather turns colder and the holidays are on the horizon, our thoughts often turn to warm fires and cups of hot chocolate for our kids. While it’s great to have a warm beverage to offer the kids after they’ve been ice skating, sledding or building snowmen, why not … Continue reading