Category: Tea

These are posts that involve anything related to tea.

History Reference Tea

Regions of the World of Tea – Tea from Japan

teas of japan
Tea
Estimated read time 9 min read

Japan is made up of 3000 islands. Japan is along the Pacific coast of Asia, called the archipelago, from north to south. Some of the islands include Hokkaido Honshu, the main island, Shikoku and Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands including Okinawa. The steep elevations in Japan create a risk of landslides from earthquakes and soft ground. Consequently, 70% – 80% of the country is not suited for agriculture, industry or residence. The temperature and climate varies north to south. There is now in the north and it is quite tropical in the south. The land that is designated for tea production is used wisely and efficiently due to space constraints, climate conditions and harvesting methods.

History Reference Tea

Regions of the World of Tea – Tea from China

tea in china
Estimated read time 7 min read

The tea plantations in China are different from the British model. Today’s tea gardens are expansions of early tea gardens planted in the Tang and Ming Dynasties. They area loosely connected network of isolated gardens consisting of state owned and independent, privately owned collectives. The independent privately owned cooperative share local resources for labour, harvesting, processing, and distribution.

Desserts Recipes Tea

How many ways can you cook with matcha?

matcha avocado brownies
matcha avocado brownies
Estimated read time 7 min read

Yes you can cook with matcha. It has become very popular in the West to use matcha in other forms besides in it’s traditional form as a tea. Matcha is used in desserts, drinks and more. I love baking and making snacks and treats and sharing them. I have been trying different matcha recipes and modifying other recipes to incorporate matcha and a matcha version. Below are a few recipes and ways of using matcha that I have tried. In the references there are sites and resources with many more recipes using matcha.

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What are chaga mushrooms? Learn more about chaga.

chaga mushrooms
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Chaga has been referred to as the “gift of nature”, the “diamond of the forest”, “the king of herbs” all due to its high nutritional content and healing properties. The native tribe Ainu of Asia have been using Chaga for generations. Some records suggest this tribe has been using Chaga for at least 600 years for its antioxidant properties. Nowadays Chaga is used as a tea of tincture, a medicine made by dissolving a drug in alcohol.

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Guess who is drinking tea out there?

tea pots
tea pots
Estimated read time 5 min read
Who exactly is drinking tea?

It seems that only 15% of the tea consumed in the US is hot. It appears that iced tea mixes and pre-made beverages make up the remaining 85% of tea consumed. Interesting!
Turkey was the largest tea consuming country in the world in 2016 and they are 4 times smaller than the USA. Each person in Turkey consumes approximately 7 pounds of tea a day. Approximately, 2-3g of loose leaf tea us used to make one 8oz cup of tea. So, 1 pound of tea makes approximately 200 cups of tea.

Drinks Recipes Tea

How to make iced tea from lose leaf tea

cold brew
How do you make iced tea?
Estimated read time 6 min read

When you hear someone speak of tea you normally think of the hot drink and that hot drink comes in the form of bags or leaves. In the warmer season we don’t reach for a cup of hot tea. It’s more cool drinks, such as lemonade, soft drinks, iced coffee and iced tea. But when we think of iced tea, we don’t immediately think of tea bags, loose leaf tea, tea infusers and all the other fun accessories we associate with hot tea. We think of, iced tea, a golden coloured sugary drink in a glass pitcher with ice cubes floating in it and maybe some lemons or other things floating around that look summery. But how does that golden coloured drink get into the picture? Well, first it doesn’t always have to be sugary, nor does it always have to have summery things floating around in it. Nothing has to float in it. I came across three different ways to make iced tea.