Dec 05
First off, this is not a weight loss sales pitch. I stumbled across Wu-Yi yesterday at a Home Goods store while doing some Christmas shopping. I was holding one of my seven week old twins and trying to keep my hungry baby quiet while wandering the aisles. As we were bouncing through the coffee and tea …
Jul 05
I first discovered Gyokuro from a travel article in Smithsonian Magazine. The author was chronicling a backpacking trip through Japan and he briefly mentioned Gyokuro, his favored tea on trips to Japan. I made a note of the name so that I could pick some up the next time I was near a tea shop. …
Jul 23
I was browsing the tea aisle of a local health food store (I love tea, if you didn’t know) and I stumbled across pu-erh tea. Living in the Midwest it can be challenging to find certain teas, so I was pleasantly surprised to find pu-erh. Numi has added it to their line. I have had several different green, black, and herbal teas …
Jul 08
I have always been fascinated with the Japanese tea ceremonies and that fascination has carried over to the particular tea I have been drinking lately…Matcha! Matcha consists of premium green tea powder. It can be used for drinking as tea or as an ingredient in recipes. While other green teas are grown throughout the world, matcha …
Aug 14
Yunnan, the birthplace of tea, produces Pu-erh (pronounced “POO-air”), the most famous tea that you have probably never heard of. The legend of Pu-erh tea began almost 2000 years ago in this southwest province of China. In a small basin surrounded by mountains is the city of Pu’er where the tea got its name and the province’s …