Tea
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Attending My First Tea Festivals
Half the joy of a hobby is finding community. No matter what kind of hobby you pick up, there’s always going to be a group of folks that’s just as excited about it as you are. It could be something… Continue reading
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3 Ways to Make a Cold Cup of Tea
I’ve always found winter to be a miserable season. The cold, sunless skies and the frigid temperatures don’t agree with me, forcing me to wear robes, slippers, and blankets around my shoulders even as I sit next to the heating… Continue reading
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Tea Reflection: 2018 Mojun Fu Cha “Fu Shen”
It’s nearing midday, though it’s hard to tell. Any time you look up through the trees to the gray skies above, you’re greeted with a face full of the fine mist that’s been falling all morning. You’re telling time not… Continue reading
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Making Sakura Tea
As I mentioned in my post Reflecting On a Year of Tea, I’ve been learning Japanese for about a year. My accent is awful, and my handwriting is atrocious, but I make the effort regardless. Still, there’s one area I… Continue reading
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Tea Reflection: Nepal Teas
One dollar. I’d like you to think of the last time you bought something for a dollar. It might be hard to do. As you wrack your brain, you might think of the last time you went to a vending… Continue reading
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Reflecting on a Year of Tea
I started learning Japanese this year on a whim. I’d been thinking about matcha, looking up chawans on the internet, and decided, heck, why not? I’d love to visit Japan one day. So I dove in, downloading Duolingo, signing up… Continue reading
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Tea Reflection: white2tea’s 2020 Demon Slayer
It’s 1973. You’re on a red-eye flight to Boston from LA, and the flight’s been delayed for half an hour. Something on the tarmac. Something with an engine check. You try to rest your eyes, but the in-cabin lighting stays… Continue reading
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What is Gongfu Cha?
If you were born and raised in a country proliferated by tea bags, your introduction to gongfu brewing might have looked similar to mine. There I was, scrolling Instagram tea blogs and looking at pretty tea cups when, suddenly, I’d… Continue reading
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Tea Reflection: Nio Teas
Chinese teas make up the bulk of my tea shelves. As the top tea-producing country in the world, that isn’t much of a surprise. Our shelves mirror the market, and we become familiar with the most accessible teas we can… Continue reading
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Testing the Waters
When I started my tea journey, I read everything I could on tea tasting. Eager to expand my range of tastes and flavors, I scoured reviews, reading descriptions like “round umami flavor” or “notes of caramel”. I’d order the teas,… Continue reading
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