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Orange Tea Cooler

2008-06-03T16:48:00.001+02:00

Yamé - the finest brand of green tea

2008-05-06T16:08:00.001+02:00

Matcha Green Tea Cappuccino

2008-04-29T14:48:00.000+02:00

Matcha French Toast

2008-04-23T09:08:00.000+02:00

Matcha Chocolate Mousse

2008-04-21T17:40:00.001+02:00

Chinese Fountain of Tea

2008-03-17T14:37:00.000+01:00

Traditional Tibetan dance

2008-02-29T16:20:00.004+01:00

Hi everyone! In this video you can see The Tibetan Dance and Drama Group preforming a traditional dance of the Tea offering ceremony at the Festival of Tibet and Himalayan People at the Pagode of Vincennes in Paris.

Korean tea ceremony

2008-02-21T14:05:00.002+01:00

Olive leaf tea

2008-02-12T21:14:00.000+01:00

Olive leaf is believed to be rich in the antioxidant oleuropein, as well as several flavonoids.
Olive leaf is commonly used to fight colds and flu, yeast infections, and viral infections such as the hard-to-treat Epstein-Barr disease, shingles and herpes. Olive leaf is also good for the heart. Olive leaf has shown to reduce low-density lipoproteins (LDL), or bad cholesterol.
Researchers have found that olive leaf lowers blood pressure and increase blood flow by relaxing the arteries.

How to prepare Olive leaf tea?
Pour 5 oz of hot water over 7-8 grams (about 2 tea spoons) of crushed Olive leaf. Steep for 30 minutes. Drink 3 to 4 cups of Olive leaf tea daily.There is no info on overdosage. No harmful effects are known.

Tereré

2008-02-03T11:02:00.000+01:00

Tereré is an infusion made of yerba mate (erva mate). It is prepared with cold water and in a slightly large vessel. It exists in Paraguay, northeastern and southern and western Brazil.
In Paraguay people prepare it water infused herbs like mint or lemongrass. In northeastern Argentina and Brazil fruit juices are added to Tereré. Argentinians add lime and orange juices. In Brazil lime and pineapple are added.
In Argentina Tereré with juice is called "Tereré ruso" (Russian Tereré) because this practice is more common with Slavic immigrants.
Tereré was invented by the Guaraní Indians who lived in Paraguay and western Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul).
People usually prepare one jar of natural water and a "cuia" (Portuguese) / "guampa" (Spanish) with a "bomba" (Portuguese) / "bombilla" (Spanish) which is shared among the group of people.
Look at the next photo...you see a cuia/guampa containing Tereré.

Mr. and Mrs. polar bear

2008-01-28T11:11:00.000+01:00

Andy Titcomb, from Cornwall, England, has been making teapots since 1983 when he parted company with Paul Cardew and Sunshine Ceramics. Each teapot is designed, made and decorated by him alone...
Here you can see two of his works...:)

For those interested, more info about Andy Titcomb's works can be found at andy.titcomb@earthling.net or you can write to him to Lavender Cottage St.Mabyn Cornwall PL30 3BL England.

Aeroplane teapot

2008-01-20T09:39:00.000+01:00

Aeroplane Teapots were made to celebrate the achievments of first pilots.
It was often presented to pilots when they got their aero licence. Such teapots were very popular so their production continued into the 1940s.
On the following photo you can see a classic James Sadler teapot "The Aeroplane" from the 1930s.

Tea cosy

2008-01-16T09:54:00.000+01:00

A tea cosy (or as Americans would say tea cozy) is a cover for a teapot, usually made of cloth or wool. It is used to insulate the tea, keeping it warm while it brews.
Tea cosies have become popular in the world of fiction with the 1997 book The Haunted Tea-Cosy: A Dispirited and Distasteful Diversion for Christmas by Edward Gorey.
Let me finish this post with a joke by comedian Bill Connoly - "Never trust a man who, when left alone with a tea cosy, doesn't try it on!" Why? The British-style hand-knitted cosies often resemble woolen hats...

Garlic tea

2008-01-13T08:27:00.000+01:00

It's winter. Many people cough or have cold. So, here is a recipe for Garlic tea. I read that in countries like Mexico or Spain it is quite popular to fight the mentioned health problems.

Here it goes...Prepare
a) 3 cups of water
b) 3 gloves of garlic - cut them in half
c) half cup of honey
d) half cup of fresh lemon juice

Heat 3 cups of water and 3 garlic gloves to a boil. Turn off the heat and add half cup of honey and half cup of fresh lemon juice. Strain.
Sip half cup...2-3 times a day. Put the drink in refrigerator so you can use it next day.

Gaiwan

2008-01-09T16:36:00.000+01:00

A gaiwan or gai wan ("lidded bowl") is a Chinese covered bowl used for the infusion and drinking tea. It is also known as gaibei ("lidded cup") or juzhong ("hot-steeping vessel").
Tea experts think that the gaiwan is a great way to brew teas with delicate flavours and aromas, such as green tea and white tea. Gaiwan is also used for preparation of oolong infusions beacuase they can be infused several time. Still, you can use gaiwan for any type of tea.
The gaiwan is also important in tea tasting because of its open and glazed surfaces.
The gaiwan consists of a saucer, bowl, and lid. The gaiwan itself can be made from myriad materials, from porcelain to glass. Gaiwans made from Yixing clay or jade are especially valued by collectors.

In the folowing video you can see preparation of oolong tea with gaiwan.

Happy New Year

2008-01-01T14:15:00.000+01:00

Well, yet another new year has started. I hope you had a lovely celebration.
I wish all my readers lot of happy moments in 2008!!! Have fun, enjoy your cup of tea...:)

Suutei Tsai

2007-12-29T09:49:00.000+01:00

Suutei Tsai or Salty Tea is a traditional drink from Mongolia.
How to prepare it?

You'll need...
1 litre water
1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
1 tablespoon green tea
1 litre milk

Boil the water, add tea and salt. Add the milk and boil again.

Merry Christmas

2007-12-25T09:21:00.000+01:00

Merry Christmas to all readers of my blog!!!

Royal Doulton Dickens Ware Teapot

2007-12-23T08:45:00.000+01:00

How to Tea Dye

2007-12-19T21:43:00.000+01:00

Tea and snow

2007-12-18T10:31:00.000+01:00

Few days ago we got little bit of snow...not much...just enough to "paint" the landscape. Maybe it'll survive until Christmas.
The following print is called "Tea house at Koishikawa The morning after a snowfall".
It's made by Hokusai Katsushika (1760-1849). I hope you'll like it.

International Tea day

2007-12-15T09:40:00.000+01:00

On every December 15 tea-producing countries across the World observe International Tea day to draw attention of governments and citizens on the impacts of tea trade on workers, small growers, consumers and the industry.
The International Tea day has been observed since 2005.

How to make Yerba Mate

2007-12-13T09:30:00.000+01:00

About enjoying a good cup of tea

2007-12-09T09:17:00.000+01:00

Thich Nhat Hanh, The Vietnamese Buddhist monk and philosopher, writes about enjoying a good cup of tea...

You must be completely awake in the present to enjoy the tea.

Only in the awareness of the present,
can your hands feel the pleasant warmth of the cup.

Only in the present, can you savor the aroma,
taste the sweetness,
appreciate the delicacy.

If you are ruminating about the past,
or worrying about the future,
you will completely miss the experience of enjoying the cup of tea.

You will look down at the cup,
and the tea will be gone.

Life is like that.

If you are not fully present,
you will look around and it will be gone.

You will have missed the feel,
the aroma,
the delicacy and beauty of life.

It will seem to be speeding past you.

The past is finished. Learn from it and let it go.

The future is not even here yet.
Plan for it,
but do not waste your time worrying about it.

Worrying is worthless.

When you stop ruminating about what has already happened,
when you stop worrying about what might never happen,
then you will be in the present moment.

Then you will begin to experience joy in life.

Puppet that serves tea

2007-12-07T09:41:00.000+01:00

Room puppets were toys of Japanese lords and rich merchants during the Edo period. The tea-serving puppet (Chahakobi Ningyo) was designed to bring tea to guests. It was used as kind of encouragement to get the conversation going.
The host places a tea cup on the tray held by the doll and that way activates its mechanism to move it forward. The puppet stops when the guest picks up the tea cup, lifting the weight from the tray. When the cup is put back on the tray, the doll turns around and walks back to its starting position.