Any tea supplier who packs teas in pyramid shaped teabags and calls them silk or silken is stating an untruth, in short they are lying! In reality the material used is nylon, most of it not bio degradable. If a tea supplier can deliberately lie... Continue reading
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While tea grew wild in parts of China and India before organised cultivation of the crop took place, it was drunk in the monasteries by monks as an aid to meditation. Tea was introduced to the British Royal family by a Portugese Princess ‘Catherine of... Continue reading
Tea is hygroscopic, which simply means it readily absorbs any flavours and aromas introduced to it or placed close to it. If you store opened tea or teabags close to strong flavoured items such as coffee or onions, you will have coffee or onion flavoured tea... Continue reading
Tea is usually classified as Black e.g. English Breakfast, Green e.g. Sencha, Oolong e.g. Ti Kwan Yin (Goddess of Mercy) and White e.g. Silver Needles. However Chinese teas have two additional classes which are Yellow tea e.g. Huo Shan Huang Ya from the Anhui Province and Red tea e.g. some... Continue reading
Tea which is derived from the Chinese word t’e,pronounced tay, only refers to beverages made from the leaves and buds of the Camellia Sinensis or Camellia Assamica plant. Drinks made from herbs or fruit such as peppermint, camomile, mixed herbs, mixed fruit, rosehip and lemongrass are referred... Continue reading