Diane Eddy A cup of fine oolong tea puts one in mind of a summer garden, highlighted with the aroma of peaches, lilacs and gardenias. Lovely to look at, finished oolong teas come in myriad forms, colors and flavors. In their astonishing variety, oolong teas, sometimes called Wulong or blue teas, are the most interesting…
Tag: Life Beyond the Teabag
Clubs & Classes, January 2015
Life Beyond the Tea Bag – January 2015
Diane Eddy Tea is grown and consumed differently in Japan than in China and other countries. At approximately the same time that tea became known to Tibetans in 641 AD, contact between Zen priests and Chinese Buddhist monks facilitated the introduction of tea into Japan. After living in China for some years, the priest, Saichô,…
Clubs & Classes, December 2014
Life Beyond the Teabag – December 2014
Diane Eddy Have you ever wondered about the differences between the tea rituals known as “high tea,” “low tea,” and the much beloved “afternoon tea”? How does the Chinese tea ceremony differ from the Japanese or Korean tea ceremony — and why? Did you know that those little dried leaves called tea have engendered legends…
Clubs & Classes, November 2014
Life beyond the teabag – November 2014
Diane Eddy Whether you call it tea, thé, or cha, tea is so much more than just a drink. For many, its mystique is living art, steeped in ceremony and thoughtfulness reflecting the things and people we love, our concept of ourselves and what we have meant to this world. Tea satisfies not just our…