茶鏽 Rust
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Categories: Tea Related Teapots
A well-used teacup will, after some time, acquire a brown stain on its interior. This stain is often unwanted (especially on white porcelain) and may be removed by a dint of hard scrubbing. An easier way to remove the stain is with weak bleach: place the cups in a basin,…
Bak Kut Teh
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Categories: Tea Wulong Tea Related
A popular dish in Singapore is Bak Kut Teh (肉骨茶), literally “Bone Meat Tea”. No worries, the tea is not made from meat and bones. Meaty pork bones are combined with several spices such as pepper, star anise and cloves to create a slight spicy, yet refreshing soup. There are…
Change In Blogging Schedule
Due to her work, Miss Neddy will be re-scheduling her blog entries. The entries will still be updated Monday, Wednesday and Friday, but in the evenings (GMT+8, Singapore time), rather than in the mornings. Watch this space for tonight’s entry!
Fishing For Tea
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Categories: Tea Related
In Singapore, there is a kind of lingo that locals use to order beverages from the more traditional types of coffee shops and drink stalls. A cup of Milo (a chocolate flavoured beverage) is called “踢球“ (in Hokkien, “tat kiu”) - the common picture on a can of Milo powder…
Lychee Tea
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Categories: Tea Flavoured
There are four women of ancient China who were reknowned for their beauty. No true likenesses have been preserved and their beauty is recorded only in metaphor. Xī Shī 西施 was so beautiful that fish would forget to swim; Wáng Zhāojūn 王昭君 caused birds to fall out of the sky;…
Caveat Combibor (Drinker Beware!)
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Categories: Tea Related
The tea ceremony scam is prevalent in Shanghai and Beijing, but very likely some of the other big cities in China will have hustlers running the same kind of game. Especially if you are by appearance obviously a foreigner, do be careful of such scams. Usually a young lady, sometimes…
Tea Competitions
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Categories: Tea Related
Tea competitions or dou cha (斗茶) began in China during the Tang dynasty, but gained great popularity in the Song dynasty onwards. From the commoner in the streets, passing their tea cups around fellow competitors, to the concubines in the Imperial Palace trying to gain favour with the emperor by…
The Four Essentials
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Categories: Tea Related
With regard to the appreciation of Chinese tea, four things are necessary: jìng xiǎo shǎo màn 靜小少慢。
- 靜 Jing “Quiet”
- The setting should be quiet and free from distractions. It should allow one to collect one’s thoughts and to focus the mind.
- 小 Xiao “Small”
- The pot and cups…
