Summer is here and the rainbow of stone fruit has begun coloring the stalls at my local farmer’s markets. Though eating fruit out of hand can be a sublime experience, poaching some of those fruits in black tea is another distinct pleasure. Depending on the sweetness of the fruit itself, … Continue reading
We two – India and China – have a strange relation when it comes to tea. We have nothing in common except that tea came to India from China and was established by the British on a slavery model to outsmart China on its profitability. Things have changed with the … Continue reading
Every day, new patrons come to our tea house looking for an alternative to coffee. Perhaps their doctor told them to cut down on their caffeine intake, or perhaps coffee wasn’t “working” like it used to, causing jitters and anxiety, accompanied by lower highs and even lower lows. Often, the … Continue reading
Two retail specialty tea concepts have become public companies since 2011. One was Teavana, now owned by Starbucks, and one very recently joined the stock exchange: David’s Tea, headquartered in Canada, with stores and growth aspirations in the United States as well. Most consumers in this country have probably never heard of David’s, and … Continue reading
Article by Lindsey Goodwin, Arthurian Mythologist. Shortly after I made Taiwan my new home last fall, I visited Mr. Xie, an organic farmer. He explained how his success with organic farming had encouraged others in his area of Nantou County to convert to organic production as well. The importance of … Continue reading
Okay, have you just about had it with all this tannic acid stuff? If I read another article about putting teabags on a sunburn, diaper rash, poison ivy rash, ingrown toenails or to stop bleeding because the tannic acid in tea will relieve the burn, or stop the bleeding, I’m … Continue reading