Tea Roasting 101
What do Dong Ding Oolong and Houjicha have in common? If you’ve guessed “roasted”, you’re right! But what does roasting
Tea 101
Teas to curb the Chinese New Year bloat
It’s never too early to start planning ahead, so apart from what you’re going to eat, drink, and wear during
Interesting Chinese New Year Tea Traditions
In our previous post, we discussed the longstanding history tea has had in Chinese culture. Because of its significance, it’s only natural that tea is not just a part of everyday life, but also a part of important events such as Chinese New Year. In today’s post, we uncover some interesting tea traditions associated with the Lunar New Year! Jiangsu: Serving you Golden Tea In the Jiangsu, people serve their friends and families a special type of tea called 元宝茶 (yuan bao cha), or in English “gold ingot tea”. This is a tea with two green olives or kumquats inside and is used to wish guests a prosperous year ahead. If you’re wondering about the additions to the tea, the olives and kumquat are added because they resemble gold ingots. Incidentally, this isn’t the only new year tradition associated with gold in Jiangsu. In Suzhou, people will hide chestnuts in their rice on new year’s eve and dig them out,
Tea From Around The World: Part 1
What comes to mind when you think of the word ‘tea’? Chances are the image that pops up is one
3 Must-have Teas for the Office
You may not know this, but tea is an excellent drink to help you stay focused. The tea leaf contains
