http://www.tching.com tea // design // life Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:41:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last month I thought I’d take a rest from overeating and drinking with my little diet blog post and that (unexpectedly, I must say) brought on great discussion with my tea industry colleagues.  So this month, I’m actually asking for input.  Just food for thought, intended primarily for tea compatriots ... http://www.tching.com/2010/03/harnessing-americans-competitive-spirit-to-advance-tea/ By now, it's not news to anyone that green tea is at the top of our Super Foods list.  Over the past 10 years or so there have been myriad research studies showing that tea has very powerful anti-oxidative effects that provide significant health benefits for numerous organs and systems ... http://www.tching.com/2010/03/new-evidence-as-to-why-everyone-should-see-their-way-to-drinking-more-tea/ A whiff of the exotic inspires me when preparing tea-flavored butter.  A fast and easy final touch to a weeknight dish of pan-sautéed fish, seafood, and chicken, this simple adornment captures some of the spirit of yak butter tea, a mixure of strongly brewed tea, salt, and you know what.  ... http://www.tching.com/2010/03/a-bit-of-tea-alchemy/ Every once in a while, the perks of being the editor-in-chief of the #2 tea blog are particularly sweet.  I saw the Capresso PerfecTea pot a few weeks ago and was eager to give it a try, so I contacted the company and they sent me one for my review.  ... http://www.tching.com/2010/03/interesting-new-electric-tea-pot/ It's unlikely you would go out of your way for a cup of aged tea, even if someone told you it was a delicacy.  However, there is an exception to everything.  Pu-erh is an unusual kind of tea; in fact, many people think it tastes better when it is old.  ... http://www.tching.com/2010/03/pu-erh-a-tea-with-a-multitude-of-exceptional-qualities/ Mark Ukra is better known to the public as "Dr. Tea".  As his alter-ego tea persona, Mark has appeared on such shows as "The View" and "Rachel Ray" as well as on numerous morning TV shows.  He comes outfitted in a bright orange jacket and is an enigmatic spokesman for ... http://www.tching.com/2010/03/meet-dr-tea/ While watching the BBC's excellent adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's novel Cranford on PBS Masterpiece Theatre, I found the remarks about green tea made by the very amiable and kind-hearted Miss Matty, portrayed by Dame Judy Dench, out of the ordinary.   Although green tea has a four-thousand-year-old history and has been ... http://www.tching.com/2010/03/green-tea-in-gaskells-cranford/ You may fall in love with the leaf, but soon you will also find that you have an amazing collection of teaware (and accessories).  When people first get into tea, they work on procuring good tea and get to know that tea as well as they can.  But eventually their ... http://www.tching.com/2010/03/a-love-of-teaware/ How we read the world shapes our lives.  Whether we are reading the sun’s place in the sky to tell time, the weather to understand harvest cycles, or animals’ behaviors to tell us about the weather, how we read natural events as well as our own experiences shapes our perceptions ... http://www.tching.com/2010/03/tea-leaves-traces-the-art-of-tasseography/ I’ll admit something; until a few years ago, I didn’t know what tea was.  When I was around three years old, I thought it was a type of coffee.  By the time I was five, I thought it was a powder you mix into water.  Sure, it can be, but ... http://www.tching.com/2010/03/learning-about-tea/