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Life Beyond the Teabag – February 2015

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…

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,…

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…