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		<title>Dancong as a hangover tea, a special recipe</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leo Kwan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 16:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Infusion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tea Usage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aged peel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chan pei]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chen pi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fenghuang dancong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ginger tea]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[headache tea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mandarin orange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phoenix oolong]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A while ago a reader asked me to write some recipes for the festivals involving&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Of Yarn and Tea</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leo Kwan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2021 10:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Quality Matters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crochet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[value]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yarn]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yesterday my wife had a hunch for learning crochet so we went to a local&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Eight Immortals</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leo Kwan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Oolong varieties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quality & Variety Guide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tea varieties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baxian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eight immortals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fenghuang dancong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phoenix oolong]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A humble Fenghuang Dancong Of all the bouquet style Phoenix Oolongs, Baxian — Eight Immortals&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tea at the Onslaught of Wuhan Coronavirus</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leo Kwan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2020 19:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Benefits of Tea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Special Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tea and Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[catechins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[colds and flus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coronavirus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how a virus invades the body]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SARS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tea health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tea polyphenols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[theaflavins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wuhan Pneumonia]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In honour of all the victims and their families and friends, and in the hope that we learn something from this largely preventable pandemic, this is my sharing as a tea specialist and a multiple times epidemic witness. Quotation: These ( tea ) catechins can bind differently to neuraminidase ( i.e. the chemical in viruses that breakdowns the defence of our cellular wall ) and might overcome known drug resistance related virus mutations…]]></description>
		
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		<title>Classic Style Phoenix — Xingren Xiang Dancong</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tea Guardian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 05:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Oolong varieties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tea varieties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fenghuang dancong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ju duo zai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[juduozai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phoenix oolong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teeth of a little saw blade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wudong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[xingren xiang]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A few people have asked me whether there are other classic style Phoenix oolong except&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Red Jade, The Fragrance of Taiwan</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leo Kwan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2017 15:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Black tea varieties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tea varieties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Camellia Formosensis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fragrance of Taiwan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hong Yu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Red Jade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ruby black tea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thea of Formosa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TRES cultivar #18]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yu Chi]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I would have continued to ignore this tea had it not been the surprising tasting&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>To blanch or not to blanch? That is the question</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leo Kwan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2017 15:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Infusion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Special Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tea How's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blanching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cuticle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dissoluble matters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[epidermis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infusion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leaf surface]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quick wash to the tealeaves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skin of the leaf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[to blanch or not to blanch]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[One of the perpetuating questions in tea infusion is to blanch or not to blanch — we look at it in a practical perspective and referencing the true qualities of tea to come up with a detail answer]]></description>
		
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		<title>Shou Cha or Shu Cha?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leo Kwan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2016 14:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[About]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glossary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[References]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dark tea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mandarin chinese]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post-fermented tea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Puer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[qu tone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shou cha]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In the recent couple of decades, pu&#8217;er dark teas that are produced with the piled&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Naming of a Tea</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leo Kwan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2016 16:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Quality & Variety Guide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tea varieties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[association of appearance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cultivar name]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grading name]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing name]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[naming of a tea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pluck shape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[production condition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[production process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[proper labelling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quiz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[region name]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Naming of teas has always been problematic, especially when there are so many different ways of doing it for such a huge number of varieties in so many different regions. We summarise the different ways it is done for better understanding as a foundation for your tea search]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tea of the Resistance — Dianhong</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tea Guardian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 08:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dianhong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gongfu black tea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renaissance of dianhong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tea of the resistance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yunnan]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In recent years, with the general awareness-building of gongfu black tea in the burgeoning market&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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