The cheapest teas are graded as dust, the scraps and dust leftover from processing. The smaller the particle, the lower the quality. These teas are typically bagged and flavored with mint, lemongrass, or other strong flavors that cover the stale, oxidized taste.

Fannings of expensive teas can still be more expensive and more flavorful than whole leaves of cheaper teas. - Wikipedia

Fannings are very small tea leaf pieces sifted out of better grade teas. Broken leaf and whole leaf are the other two grades. The highest grade is whole leaf tea which is the only tea sold at De Vos Tea!

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Cooking Time: 30 – 45 Minutes

Ingredients:

Main dish: Oolong Brined Shrimp
1 pound shrimp (deveined and shelled if desired)
5 grams or 1 ½ teaspoons of Sapphire Oolong tea
1 1/2 cup water
2 cups ice
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup kosher salt
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
Fresh ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon finely chopped Italian parsley

Side dish: Stir fried vegetables
1 small red pepper, julienne cut (Cut into long thin strips)
1 small zucchini, julienne cut
8 baby portabella mushrooms
1 bunch of long green onions, chopped
4 tablespoons olive oil
2 Cloves garlic cloves chopped

Directions:

Shrimp marinade
To brew the tea bring water to boil, pour over 5 grams or 1 ½ teaspoons of Sapphire Oolong tea. Cover and steep for 5 minutes. Remove tea leaves.

Stir in salt and sugar to dissolve in tea. Add ice and stir to melt until tea mixture is cooled. Place shrimp in bowl or zip lock bag and add tea mixture to shrimp to cover. Refrigerate 20 minutes.

Drain and return shrimp to a bowl. Drizzle with oil and the garlic and toss to coat. Place shrimp in a single layer rimmed baking pan. Sprinkle on the pepper. Bake in a preheated 450F oven until shrimp are bright pink, about 8 minutes.

While the shrimps are in the oven, stir fry vegetables to compliment this great dish.

Stir fried vegetables
Preheat large skillet and add 4 tablespoons of olive oil and sauté the chopped garlic, green onions, red pepper, mushrooms, and zucchini until slightly tender.

Once the shrimps are ready sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately. You can choose to steam rice with your shrimps and stir fried vegetables.

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Buy any tea online during January 25th to February 14th and save 20%!
Use promo code valentine at checkout.

This is the perfect opportunity to pick up some great products
for your loved ones, as well as yourself. Shop now

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Just in time for the holiday season A Tea Gift Set is a wonderful way to taste all our our delectable teas.

In this cold weather, what better way to get yourself and your loved ones warm again? Makes a wonderful gift for family and friends. Make gift giving easy, add this to your shopping cart today.

Includes
25 grams of Cinnamon, Coffee Blossom, Floral Green, Rainforest, Sapphire Oolong and 5 grams of our renowned Virgin White tea.

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Order tea for your loved ones this Christmas season. The perfect luxurious gift for the tea lover in your family. All tea is packed in an elegant box with ribbon wrapped around. Order before Christmas and get 10% off the regular price. Just type “merry” for coupon code. Merry Christmas!

Valid until December 31st 2010.

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Well I can’t say this is a bad job! Right now I am tasting all the tea samples from the different estates to find the best ones to sell. I will only be selling a few teas in the beginning, as I will be selecting the best from each type of tea: white, green, oolong and black.

Better to sell a few great teas than many ho-hum teas.

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I traveled to Sri Lanka during December to find high quality Ceylon tea that I could offer to tea connaisseurs in Canada. Soon De Vos Tea will offer high quality Ceylon tea delivered to your door.

I’ll be updating my blog with progress on the product line, packaging, photos and finally the launch of the De Vos Tea web store.

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