Archive for the ‘Tea Culture’ Category

Top 10 Gift Ideas for Tea Lovers - Part 2

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010

In our last post we spoke about the best gift ideas for tea lovers - with the festive season not so far away you may want to get cracking on getting just the right thoughtful gift for those that really matter in your life. Let us take a look at some more great gift ideas [...]

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Top 10 Gift Ideas for Tea Lovers - Part 1

Monday, November 1st, 2010

If you are tea lover, some of these items will strike a chord with you, or you can think of getting one or more of these things for the tea lover in your life or your family - here are the top ten best gift ideas for tea lovers -
Tea Themed T Shirts
Most tea lovers [...]

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Tea Quotes and Tea Drinking Philosophies

Saturday, September 25th, 2010

Those of us who truly savor our cup of tea know that there is a philosophy behind tea drinking; it is the cup that unifies and the love for this beverage cuts across geographical and intellectual boundaries, inspiring the best thinkers to say the following about tea -
Sir Philip Sidney said about tea, words that [...]

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Tea Party Etiquettes - Some Dos and Don’ts

Monday, April 19th, 2010

Many of us are not going to be in a situation that requires knowledge of proper tea etiquette and what to do and not to do when invited for a tea party, but who knows! And if you want to host a little tea party of your own then it makes sense to know a [...]

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Legends Behind the Original Cup of Tea

Monday, April 5th, 2010

The cup of tea that we all enjoy today has a long and colorful history that dates back thousands of years. There are a number of very interesting legends that surround it and the way that tea came to be used as a beverage for a vast number of peoples the world over.
Shennong and the [...]

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Royal Tea Parties of Ancient China

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Tea has long been the main drink of the Chinese people and in particular Chinese royalty from the days gone by. The art of tea drinking was very much part of formal palace life, during the times of the Tang Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty.  Formal Tea parties were the occasion for [...]

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Festive Gift Ideas for Tea Lovers

Monday, December 28th, 2009

For all the tea lovers in your life, or in case you were looking to treat the tea lover inside you to some goodies, here are some gifting ideas for the festive season!
A Tea Ball or Tea Infuser
These are the kind of esoteric gifts that only a real tea lover would like. The tea ball, [...]

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What is the Best Time to Drink Tea?

Monday, September 21st, 2009

If is an often asked question; what is the best time to drink tea? And while there is a simple single answer to that, ‘Anytime!’ as many tea lovers would say, this is not a complete answer. Tea has several health giving properties, and for the body to be able to utilize these to the [...]

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The Art of Tea Tasting

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

As we have connoisseurs of wine, so we have connoisseurs of tea, and tea tasting is as much an art as wine tasting ever was.  As in wine tasting, there are many aspects to tea tasting, the color, the aroma, the actual flavor and taste, etc. Also like wine tasting, tea tasting involves a lot [...]

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The Japanese Tea Ceremony

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

The Japanese tea ceremony is not something that you undertake lightly or casually. It is an involved and elaborate process, it is nuanced and intricate, involves knowledge of several different factors; in fact it is an art form that may be perfected over many years. This ceremony has not only social connotations but also stresses [...]

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