December 3, 2013
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Remember my previous posts on tea? In Two Leaves and a Bud I talked about some basics and in Poetically Tea I featured a wonderful poem by Huang Fuzeng: Saw Lù Yǔ off to Pick Tea. To continue with info on … Continue reading
August 20, 2013
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I simply love Chinese food – albeit I was not always completely sure what was being served. Anyway, Chinese cuisine has nothing in common with these dishes that are being served in restaurants called e.g. “Lucky Chinese”, at least in … Continue reading
January 8, 2013
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In China, a vast number of books and even poems have been written on really every aspect connected to the cultivation, preparation, consumption and indulgence of tea, about mental and health effects, about its ceremonial use etc. The very first … Continue reading
December 4, 2012
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I have to admit – I am a tea-junkie (I have never drunk a cup of coffee in my life, honestly!). And when I say tea, I mean the real thing, made from the tea plant, i.e. mostly black or … Continue reading