Solitary
There are many different classifications for tea, but there is one
practical classification that I use, which is this: I. teas that may
be drunk with a meal,…
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Friday, July 10, 2009
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Jade Rings Revisited
Just a short entry today, as I unearthed my batch of Jade Rings from the
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Teapot Poster
A few days ago, a European tourist walked into the teahouse and asked
earnestly if she could purchase a poster of teapots that was paste on the
wall…
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Saturday, July 04, 2009
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Tidbit
Here’s a little tidbit to tide you over till July. The teahouse manager, A, braved the H1N1 epidemic to travel to China recently in search of fresh spring tea. Her…
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
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Announcement
Apologies for the long hiatus, as health problems and life in general got in
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Stocking Tea
In the West, there is the custom of drinking champagne out of ladies’ shoes (although it may be common on TV and in movies than real life); in Hong Kong,…
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Friday, February 20, 2009
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Black
Close Enough
My time in Thailand is coming to an end and I am running down my stocks of tea, but I have miscalculated how much tea I need and my stocks…
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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Wulong
Tilting Pot and Tea Dam Cup
A sharky friend of mine passed me a link to this delightful cup, known as a Tea Dam Cup. I love the different colours and how…
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Posted by Miss Neddy at 10:13 PM on
Friday, February 13, 2009
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Teapots
Zhao Zhou
The Tang Dynasty Zen master, Zhaozhou Congshen 趙州從諗 (778 to 897 AD), was himself disciple of the Zen master Nanquan Puyuan 南泉普願 for twenty years. He espoused a school of…
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
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Set In Stone
The recent Chinese New Year festivities brought several merchants from China with interesting wares to sell, such as jade sculptures, distinctive snacks, traditional embroidery and of course, tea sets. Several…
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Posted by Miss Neddy at 10:39 PM on
Monday, February 09, 2009
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Algerian Coffee Stores
One of the best places to get tea in London is surprisingly, not a
teashop, but a coffeeshop: The Algerian Coffee Stores. The name is
strangely misleading: There…
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Posted by 醉茶生 at 08:20 PM on
Monday, December 22, 2008
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Late Night Tea
After attending a concert the other night at the Esplanade, my friend and I tried to avoid the post-concert rush by sitting down for tea somewhere. We came across the…
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Monday, December 15, 2008
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Black
Green
White
Presents!
My dear friend es el queso found some lovely green tuocha, and sent a pack to me. I have yet to try them, as I would like to brew them…
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
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Pu'er
Thai Tea
On a recent trip to Bangkok, I came across a small tea outlet which boasted wulong teas grown in Thailand. Intrigued, I looked at their teas. They had a few…
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Posted by Miss Neddy at 05:15 PM on
Thursday, November 13, 2008
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Red Dust
The teahouse I frequent brings in red tea* dust for making bubble tea. Usually it is quite fragrant, smelling faintly of vanilla and honey. But this particular batch is superbly…
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Posted by Miss Neddy at 12:13 PM on
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
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Black
Apologies
Miss Neddy has injured her hand and begs your forgiveness. She will resume the blog as soon as her hand has somewhat healed.
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Thursday, September 25, 2008
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Midautumn Sweetness
Last night was the Chinese Midautumn Festival (although some places, such as Hong Kong, are celebrating it today). It is said that the moon on the fifteenth night of the…
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Monday, September 15, 2008
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Apologies
Most humble apologies from Miss Neddy. She went away to a country which loves tea, and has but recently returned. She will resume blogging shortly. Many thanks for your…
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Tuesday, September 02, 2008
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Bai Juyi
Bái Jūyì 白居易 (772—846) was a poet of the late Tang dynasty. He is considered one of the most accessible of the Tang Dynasty poets.
Juyi had a strong sense…
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Wednesday, August 06, 2008
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Far-flung Consort
Wang Zhaojun was indubitably an intelligent woman, and it was said that she was skilled in many arts, such as the…
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Tuesday, August 05, 2008
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7 Bowls of Tea
“A message of thanks to Meng Jianyi for the gift of new tea” 《走筆謝孟諫議寄新茶》was written by Lú Tóng 盧仝 in the middle of the Tang Dynasty (around 1200 years ago).…
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
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Sable and Cicada
Of the four beauties, there is one who is arguably a fictional character. While she plays in important role in the…
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Monday, July 28, 2008
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Tea Joy
There is a tea shop in Singapore, at North Bridge Centre, opposite the National Library. Their name in English is “Tea Joy”, and their name in Chinese is Cháyuè 茶樂.…
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008
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Her Cloudlike Clothes, Her Flowerlike Face
One of my favourite teapots, the Yang Guifei pot is based on a poem by Li Bai, who…
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Posted by Miss Neddy at 11:00 PM on
Monday, July 21, 2008
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Savour
Green tea has more recently become popular in the West because of its high anti-oxidant content (polyphenols), which is reputed to protect against a variety of ills, including heart disease…
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Posted by 醉茶生 at 10:38 PM on
Friday, July 18, 2008
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Beauties
As I mentioned before, Lu Yu makes limited edition teapots, some of them themed. One of my favourites was the four Sacred Beasts set, which were very…
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Posted by Miss Neddy at 10:31 PM on
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
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Tea Good or Bad
I realise that I sometimes sound like an elitist, talking about good and lousy tea. But to be honest, I drink almost any kind of tea in a pinch. I’m…
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Posted by Miss Neddy at 11:24 PM on
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
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Black
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Teabags
Tea ought not to be infused too long in hot water, and ought therefore to be removed after the appropriate amount of time has passed. For this reason, convenient infusers…
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Posted by 醉茶生 at 10:15 PM on
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
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All Over The World
I readily admit that I simply do not know that much about tea, especially its history and where it is grown. I knew it is grown in China, Japan and…
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Monday, July 07, 2008
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More Science
For most varieties of tea (but not all), the ideal “pick” is the topmost two leaves and a bud (一芯二葉 yīxīn èryè), because this is the part of the tea…
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Wednesday, July 02, 2008
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Chance Encounter
While meeting up with some friends a few evenings ago, we stumbled upon a small stall where an earnest, pleasant-looking man was showing off his tea. He had tiny little…
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Monday, June 30, 2008
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Wulong
EGCG
A wide number of health benefits have been claimed for tea, in particular, it is claimed that tea (particularly green tea) has beneficial effects on high blood pressure and on…
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
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Sainthood
To be worthy of the title of “saint”, a person must of course display qualities well beyond the average human. Although Lu Yu was not called the Tea Saint during…
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Monday, June 23, 2008
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Intermission
Miss Neddy is suffering from a brief (hopefully) bout of illness, and will be back soon. Watch this space!
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Posted by Miss Neddy at 10:08 PM on
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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Resurrecting Tea
A friend came to me in some distress recently, as she had bought a batch of white tea some months before, deposited it in a cupboard and promptly forgot about…
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Friday, June 06, 2008
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Other uses
Wenshan Baozhong
Wenshan baozhong (文山包種) is a Taiwanese oolong, and was developed more than 150 years ago by Wang Yicheng (王義程) in imitation of the famous teas of Mount Wuyi (武夷巖) in…
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Thursday, June 05, 2008
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Pu’er Variety
Pu’er 普洱, being a unique tea entirely in its own category, also has its own body of knowledge and expertise quite distinct from other teas. There may be many common…
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Tuesday, June 03, 2008
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Eye of the Beholder
The latest batch of Dongfang Meiren (东方美人 Beauty of the East) from the teahouse is nothing to shout about, in terms…
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Friday, May 30, 2008
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Adversity
It is a trope repeated throughout East Asia that sages live on mountain tops, accessible only via an arduous climb. The arid conditions and simple living are said to cleanse…
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
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Spring Gaoshan
Low grade 高山 Gaoshan can make me nauseous quite rapidly, as the effort to make lower grade leaves put…
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008
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Gao Shan
Ginseng and Orange
My father’s Croatian friend recently visited us with his wife, and brought some very interesting presents. One was a pair of traditional Croatian gold earrings for my mother; another was…
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Friday, May 23, 2008
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Green
Death
There are moments when words just seem too trite, where nothing you say is right. What do you say to someone who has just lost a loved one? “Is there…
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
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A Gift
[Miss Neddy says: es el queso has taken time from his blog What I Had For Dinner Tonight to do another entry for…
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Posted by Miss Neddy at 10:17 PM on
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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Black
A Tea For Every Occasion
It is a common Chinese medical belief that tea “leeches” away certain medicines, so tea-drinking soon after taking medication is frowned upon. However, tea doesn’t always counteract medication. In fact,…
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Friday, May 16, 2008
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Other uses
Friends
A recent wine tasting I attended in Bangkok reminded me that I have never been good at large parties and I especially hate weddings or social events where the majority…
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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Too Much Of a Good Thing?
While talking to some friends yesterday, they divulged that they had friends who relied on “slimming teas” to retain their figure, drinking it every day. Slimming teas, if they are…
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
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Other uses
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Iced Tea
Within the realm of traditional Chinese medicine, cold or iced tea is an abomination. It is said to harm the stomach (傷胃 shāngwèi) and to be injurious to the health.
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Wednesday, May 07, 2008
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Precious
Tea for so long has been the beverage of the upper class and good quality tea was priced beyond the reach of most hoi polloi. The last few decades have…
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Monday, May 05, 2008
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More on Puer
Pu’er 暜洱 doesn’t always come in cakes. Loose Pu’er has become more popular, after reports have come out about the many health benefits of drinking the thick black tea, which…
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Posted by Miss Neddy at 10:27 PM on
Friday, May 02, 2008
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Tasting
When presented with a perfectly prepared cup of tea, this…
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Posted by 醉茶生 at 10:38 PM on
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
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Fragrance of Flowers
Tie Kuan Yin is famous for its 官韵 (guān yùn); the phrase is a pun, as “官” in…
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Monday, April 28, 2008
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Bodhidharma
Bodhidharma (also known in Chinese as 达摩 Dá Mó) is traditionally acknowledged to have brought 禅 Chán Buddhism (more commonly…
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Posted by Miss Neddy at 11:21 PM on
Friday, April 25, 2008
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Catherine of Braganza
Tea was not widely available in England in the first half of the 17th century. In the diary of Samuel Pepys, there is an entry dated 25 Sep 1660, in…
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
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Last of the Lishan Tea
[Miss Neddy was unwell last week and has fallen behind on her updating. She humbly begs the forgiveness of her gentle reader(s)]
I recently made the last of the Lishan…
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Posted by Miss Neddy at 10:22 PM on
Monday, April 21, 2008
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Empire
In the 18th century, the wealth of the British Empire was underpinned by a small number of commodities: among them, sugar and tea. The triangular trade saw British ships carrying…
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Posted by 醉茶生 at 10:50 PM on
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
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A Trip To Chinatown
[Miss Neddy: Today another good friend of mine es el queso has kindly agreed to do an entry for me, about his trip to San Fransisco’s Chinatown. He also runs…
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Posted by Miss Neddy at 09:27 PM on
Monday, April 14, 2008
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Jasmine
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A Cup of Tie Kuan Yin
As the taste of Tie Kuan Yin is very distinctive, even overpowering, I don’t as yet have a dedicated zisha teapot for it. So, usually I would use a porcelain…
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Posted by Miss Neddy at 11:57 PM on
Friday, April 11, 2008
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Small
This is my own Yixing teapot sitting on my computer keyboard [a Macbook]. This teapot pours just enough tea for two cups.
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Posted by 醉茶生 at 09:51 PM on
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
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Good Cups
I’m afraid I still have not hunted down my elusive memory card reader as yet, so I will have to find time this week to go buy a new one.…
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Posted by Miss Neddy at 10:38 PM on
Monday, April 07, 2008
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Buying Tea In England
Miss Neddy has misplaced her memory card reader and so is unable to upload the new photos she has taken. She hopes to distract you with an excellent entry by…
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Friday, April 04, 2008
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Examples of Small Tea Sets
Here are some pictures of compact tea sets which are suitable for small apartments, rooms or even the office. Many of them were designed to be given as gifts, and…
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008
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Tea Tools
When making kungfu tea, aside from the tea-making and drinking equipment (known in Chinese as 茶器 chá qì), there are tools to help handle the tea leaves and hot tea…
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Monday, March 31, 2008
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Little Birds
I recently bought a new camera, so I thought I would show off two of my favourite teapots. Both are from Lu Yu, the branch of the tea company Tenren…
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Friday, March 28, 2008
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Elements of the Japanese tea ceremony
The full Japanese tea ceremony or chanoyu 茶之湯 (also written 茶の油) takes hours to perform and is seldom seen by foreigners, both because of the length of the ceremony and…
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
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Sieves
Not everyone has the time and patience to use Yixing clay teapots and drink from dainty little cups the size of thimbles. It is a problem steeping loose tea leaves…
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Monday, March 24, 2008
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Kungfu Part 2
Today’s entry is a continuation of the previous one on Kungfu tea:
Wūlóng rùgōng 烏龍入宮：
“The black dragon enters the palace.” The literal translation of oolong is “black dragon”.…
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Posted by 醉茶生 at 10:25 PM on
Friday, March 21, 2008
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Kungfu Part 1
The Chinese word gōngfū 功夫 (more familiar in its Wade-Giles spelling of “kungfu”) has two related meanings. The first is “skill” (most commonly in the Chinese martial arts), but the…
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Posted by 醉茶生 at 10:23 PM on
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
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The Perfect Cuppa?
Short entry today.
The Royal Society of Chemistry has recently uploaded a news release on how to make the perfect cup…
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Monday, March 17, 2008
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A Cup of Kindness
Lu Yü was brought up in a monastery, and made to study the Buddhist scriptures. This showed in his personality, which was described in the Qing dynasty work “Complete Essays…
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Friday, March 14, 2008
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茶鏽 Rust
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…
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008
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Bak Kut Teh
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…
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Posted by Miss Neddy at 11:57 PM on
Monday, March 10, 2008
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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…
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Fishing For Tea
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…
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Posted by Miss Neddy at 08:55 AM on
Friday, March 07, 2008
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Lychee Tea
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…
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Wednesday, March 05, 2008
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Caveat Combibor (Drinker Beware!)
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.…
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Monday, March 03, 2008
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Tea Competitions
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…
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Friday, February 29, 2008
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The Four Essentials
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.…
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Posted by 醉茶生 at 08:30 AM on
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
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Tea and Buddhism
From Tibet to Japan, tea is inextricably associated with Buddhism. As monks were not allowed to eat during their meditation, tea was found to be a excellent beverage for staying…
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Posted by Miss Neddy at 10:19 AM on
Monday, February 25, 2008
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Tea eggs 茶葉蛋
A simple but delicious recipe is hard boiled eggs cooked in tea. None of the quantities are exact and you may vary the recipe as you wish.
Hard boil eggs…
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Posted by 醉茶生 at 09:00 AM on
Friday, February 22, 2008
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Japanese Teas
Japanese teas are now more popular and well-known internationally than they were ten or twenty years ago. People who frequent sushi restaurants are probably familiar with sencha (煎茶), which has…
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
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Rules of Thumb
There is an old English rule of thumb for making tea in a teapot, “One for you, one for me, and one for the pot”. It is true that when…
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Monday, February 18, 2008
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King of Tea
The Taiwanese tea company, Tenren, maintain a line of teas called Cháwáng 茶王 or “King tea”. These are ginseng-flavoured teas and the word “King” is used to mark them…
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Friday, February 15, 2008
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Treatise on Tea
The Song Dynasty emperor Huizong (徽宗) is a historical figure viewed with rather mixed feelings. He was unmistakably a bad emperor, implementing disastrous foreign policies, putting his trust in corrupt…
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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More On Indian Tea
Tea originated in China and reached Japan between the 6th and 8th centuries, spreading to Tibet and the rest of Indochina soon afterwards. When the Chinese Embassy of Zhènghé 鄭和…
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Monday, February 11, 2008
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Saint Of Tea
The Book of Tea (Lu Yü‘s 茶经 Cha Jing, or literally Tea Sutra, not Kakuzo Okakura’s excellent book of the same name) begins “茶者， 南方之嘉木也， 一尺， 二尺， 乃至数十尺。” Roughly translated…
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Friday, February 08, 2008
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Top 10
In his 1995 novel, High Fidelity, Nick Hornby write about a record store owner, Rob Fleming, who spends his life making up lists of “Top 5"s: the top 5 episodes…
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Tuesday, February 05, 2008
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More on Pots
We spoke of how teapots were useful for different kinds of teas in an earlier entry. Today’s entry is more on how to assess if a teapot is a good…
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Monday, February 04, 2008
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All Those Letters
As my esteemed friend explained in the previous entry, “CTC” teas are leaves that have been crushed, torn and curled by machines. But a look at your packet of English…
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Friday, February 01, 2008
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Indian Tea
In 1833, the British East India Company lost its monopoly of the tea trade. As tea made up the bulk of the Company’s revenues, this incited panic in London.
Charles…
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
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Ephemera
Good tea has vintages in the same way that French wine does. The flavour of the tea varies every year according to the rainfall and sunshine. While the tea from…
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Monday, January 28, 2008
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Cream
Since the British East India company established the first tea plantations in Assam in the 19th century, Indian tea (Camellia assamica) has gradually supplanted Chinese tea (Camellia sinesis) as the…
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Friday, January 25, 2008
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Flowery Monikers
There are many teas endowed with the names of flowers. Some are named so because that flower lends its fragrance to the tea leaves, such as Jasmine tea (香片 Xiāngpiàn…
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008
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Jasmine Tea
The most famous floral scented tea is probably jasmine tea. The Chinese name for jasmine tea is xiāng piàn 香片 “slivers of perfume”. Tea leaves are placed beneath a silk…
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Monday, January 21, 2008
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Chinese Methods of Brewing Tea
The Japanese tea ceremony is famous for its formality and strong emphasis on symbolism and aesthetics. From the tea set to the surrounding ornamentation to the movements of the tea…
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Friday, January 18, 2008
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Ginseng and Tea
Ginseng tea can refer to infusions made from sliced or powdered ginseng, or to tea leaves that are flavoured with ginseng (usually in powder form). Ginseng is popular in China…
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
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Timing
Lu Yü 陸羽 introduces the medicinal uses of tea in the first chapter of the Tea Classic《茶經》：「茶之為用，味至寒，為飲最宜」 ‘As to the usage of the tea leaf, its flavour is exceedingly cooling…
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Monday, January 14, 2008
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Imperial Anecdotes
In Hong Kong and Southern Chinese teahouses and restaurants, you may frequently find people tapping their fingers, bent at the first joint, on the table when they are served tea.…
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Friday, January 11, 2008
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Water
Whisky drinkers will often add a small amount of water to their whisky because it brings out the flavours of the drink, and dedicated afficionados will tell you that only…
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Wednesday, January 09, 2008
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Tea and Health
Tea is widely acknowledged to be a beverage that is good for the health. It is a pick-me-up for many people in the mornings, a soothing cuppa after a stressful…
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Monday, January 07, 2008
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Green Tea and English Palates
Although green tea is highly valued in both China and Japan (the two great tea-drinking nations of the world) it is black tea that made its way to Europe and…
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Friday, January 04, 2008
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