Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia - Tea
Tea is a product made from the leaves or buds of the tea bush Camellia sinensis. It is commonly consumed in the form of a beverage made b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Tea Origin And Early History In Asia
The cradle of the tea plant is in Southeast Asia. Spontaneous growth of assamica variant is observed in area ranging from Chinese provinc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Green Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Green Tea - History Of Tea In Asia
The introduction of tea in China is shrouded in myth and legend. The Chinese are credited most for the development and cultivation of tea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bubble Tea: Encyclopedia - Bubble Tea
Bubble tea, pearl milk tea (Chinese: 珍珠奶茶; pinyin: zhēnzhū nǎichá), or boba milk tea (波霸奶茶; bōbà nǎichá) is a tea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia - Japanese Tea Ceremony
The Japanese tea ceremony (cha-no-yu, chadō, or sadō) is a traditional ritual influenced by Zen Buddhism in which powdered green tea, o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White Tea: Encyclopedia - White Tea
White tea is tea made from new growth buds and young leaves which have been steamed or fired to inactivate polyphenol oxidation, and then...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assam Tea: Encyclopedia - Assam Tea
Assam is a black tea named after the region of its production (Assam, India). This tea grown at sea level is known for its body, brisknes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Tea: Encyclopedia - Black Tea
Black tea is a "true" tea (i.e. Camellia sinensis) made from leaves more heavily oxidized than the white, green, and oolong varieties. Bl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Tea: Encyclopedia - Chinese Tea
The varieties of Chinese Tea are extensive with many different types grown during each Chinese dynasties. When picking tea, there is no n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cream Tea: Encyclopedia - Cream Tea
A cream tea or Devonshire tea is tea taken with a combination of scones, clotted cream, and jam. In the United States, it is promoted as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Tea Culture: Encyclopedia - Chinese Tea Culture
Chinese tea culture refers to the methods of preparation of tea, the equipment used to make tea and the occasions in which tea is consume...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea Brick: Encyclopedia - Tea Brick
Tea Bricks are blocks of whole or finely ground tea leaves that have been packed in molds and pressed into block form. This is the most c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wu-wo Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia - Wu-wo Tea Ceremony
Wu-Wo Tea Ceremony (無我茶會/无我茶会) is a style of Tea Ceremony. Wu-Wo encourages participants to forget about knowle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yellow Tea: Encyclopedia - Yellow Tea
Yellow tea usually implies a special tea processed similarly to green tea, but with a slower drying phase. It can however describe high-q...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Darjeeling Tea: Encyclopedia - Darjeeling Tea
Darjeeling tea has traditionally been prized above all other black teas, especially in the UK and the countries comprising the former Bri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chrysanthemum Tea: Encyclopedia - Chrysanthemum Tea
Chrysanthemum tea is a flower-based tisane made from chrysanthemum flowers, which is well-known for its purported medicinal properties. A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Butter Tea: Encyclopedia - Butter Tea
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Encyclopedia - Us Tea Culture: Encyclopedia - Us Tea Culture
US tea culture refers to the methods of preparation and means of consumption of tea in United States. Afternoon tea is rarely served in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barry's Tea: Encyclopedia - Barry's Tea
Barry's Tea is an Irish tea company founded in 1901 in Cork City. Until the 1960s, tea was sold from a shop in Prince's Street, but there...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boston Tea Party: Encyclopedia - Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest by the Sons of Liberty against the British East India Company in which they destroyed many crates of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ceylon Tea Black: Encyclopedia - Ceylon Tea Black
Ceylon Black tea is grown in Sri Lanka. It has a citrus-like crisp aroma, and is used both unmixed, and in blends. It is grown on numerou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bubble Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Bubble Tea - Origin
Bubble tea is said to have originated in Taichung, Taiwan in the early 1980's by a Taiwanese tea shop named Chun Shui Tang 春水堂, whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bubble Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Bubble Tea - Origin
Bubble tea is said to have originated in Taichung, Taiwan in the early 1980's by a Taiwanese tea shop named Chun Shui Tang 春水堂, whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Tea In China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Tea In China - The Origin Of The Word Cha
The phoneme 'tu' later developed into 'te' in the Fujian dialect, and later 'tea', 'te' The phoneme 'she' later became 'soh' in Jiangsu p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Green Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Green Tea - Chinese Green Teas
Zhejiang is home to the most famous of all teas, Xi Hu Longjing, as well as many other high quality green teas. Longjing A Chinese famo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Green Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Green Tea - Japanese Green Teas
Green tea (ryokucha) is so ubiquitous in Japan that it is more commonly known as "tea" (ocha) and even "Japanese tea" (nihoncha). Types o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Tea In China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Tea In China - Mass Production Of White Tea
Modern-day white teas can be traced to the Qing Dynasty in 1796. Back then, teas were processed and distributed as loose tea that was to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Tea In China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Tea In China - The First Tea Monograph
The first tea monograph Cha Jing by Tang dynasty writer Lu Yu was completed around 760 AD. This is more than four hundred years earlier t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Tea Ceremony - History
Drinking of tea was introduced to Japan in the 9th century CE by a Buddhist monk from China, where it had already been known, according t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assam Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Assam Tea - History
There exists a 10-th century CE Sanskrit medical text from Assam called Nidana that mentions leaves called shamapatra from which shamapan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Green Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Green Tea - Health Benefits
Many studies have investigated a link between the consumption of green tea and a lower incidence of a range of cancers in populations. Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Tea Ceremony - History
The first historical record documenting the offering of tea to an ancestral god describes a rite in the year 661 in which a tea offering ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peet's Coffee And Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Peet's Coffee And Tea - Company History
Alfred Peet started Peet's Coffee and Tea in 1966 in Berkeley, California. Known as the "grandfather of specialty coffee", the original o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - White Tea - Varieties Of White Tea
White tea - Chinese White Teas. Bai Hao Yinzhen The highest grade of the Bai Hao Yinzhen should be fleshy, bright colored and covered ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hong Kong-style Milk Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Hong Kong-style Milk Tea - History
Hong Kong-style milk tea originates from British colonial rule over Hong Kong. The British practice of afternoon tea became popularized i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hong Kong-style Milk Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Hong Kong-style Milk Tea - History
Hong Kong-style milk tea originates from British colonial rule over Hong Kong. The British practice of afternoon tea became popularized i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Tea Ceremony - Tea Ceremony And Flower Arranging
Chabana (茶花, literally "tea flowers") is the simple style of flower arranging used in tea ceremony. Chabana has its roots in ikebana,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hong Kong Tea Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Hong Kong Tea Culture - The Tea Pocket Trend
Fast and convenient without losing the original taste, the tea pocket is changing the domestic habit of tea drinking in Hong Kong. "Tea p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea Meal: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea Meal - High Tea
Tea meal - Middle class. High Tea is a term used mainly in the United Kingdom and Ireland to describe an early evening meal, typically ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Tea Party: Encyclopedia Ii - The Tea Party - History And Music
The power trio formed in Windsor, Ontario in 1990. Its members later relocated to Montreal, then spread out to other cities in Canada. In...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea Meal: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea Meal - Afternoon Tea
Tea meal - North America. The term high tea is sometimes used in North America to refer to afternoon tea or the tea party, a very forma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea Meal: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea Meal - High Tea
Tea meal - Middle class. High Tea is a term used mainly in the United Kingdom and Ireland to describe an early evening meal, typically ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea Classics: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea Classics - Chinese Tea Classics
Tea as a beverage was introduced to China no later than the fifth century BCE. The earliest extant mention of tea in literature is in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bubble Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Bubble Tea - Definition
Bubble tea consists of a mixture of sweetened tea, iced or hot, and milk and possibly other flavorings. Black gummy balls made of tapioca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bubble Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Bubble Tea - Definition
Bubble tea consists of a mixture of sweetened tea, iced or hot, and milk and possibly other flavorings. Black gummy balls made of tapioca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hong Kong Tea Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Hong Kong Tea Culture - The History Of Tea Houses In Hong Kong
The first tea house in Hong Kong was established at the end of the 19th century. At that time people bought tea leaves from tea houses so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Tea Ceremony - The Tea Ceremony
Two main schools, the Omotesenke (表千家) and Urasenke (裏千家), have evolved, each with its own prescribed rituals. A third school...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Tea Ceremony - A Natural Approach To Tea
Central to the Korean approach to tea is an easy and natural coherence, with fewer formal rituals, fewer absolutes, greater freedom for r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Tea Ceremony - Tea Ceremony And Seiza
Seiza is integral to the Japanese tea ceremony. To sit in seiza (正座, literally "correct sitting") position, one first kneels on the k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea Meal: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea Meal - Tea
By contrast, Tea is the afternoon/evening meal, called that even if the diners are drinking beer, cider, or juice. It traditionally takes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Tea - Varieties Of Black Tea
Generally unblended black teas are named after the region of production well known for their salient characters. Black tea - Chinese bla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea Meal: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea Meal - Afternoon Tea
Afternoon Tea (or just tea) is a light meal from Britain (but forms of it exist around the world, mostly in places formerly part of the B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea Meal: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea Meal - Tea
By contrast, Tea is the afternoon/evening meal, called that even if the diners are drinking beer, cider, or juice. It traditionally takes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Tea Ceremony - Tea Ceremony And Calligraphy
Calligraphy, mainly in the form of hanging scrolls, plays a central role in the tea ceremony. Scrolls, often written by famous calligraph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Tea - Classification
Indian and Ceylon tea is usually named after the region of origin: Darjeeling, Assam, Ceylon, etc. and further by estates and grades for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hong Kong Tea Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Hong Kong Tea Culture - Places For Enjoying Tea
In the past, people often enjoyed tea in old restaurants with a long history, also known as "neighbouring restaurants" (茶寮). This kin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bubble Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Bubble Tea - Names
Bubble tea has now spread internationally, mainly through overseas Chinese communities. It is also known under a number of other names, i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bubble Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Bubble Tea - Names
Bubble tea has now spread internationally, mainly through overseas Chinese communities. It is also known under a number of other names, i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea Classics: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea Classics - Tea Classics Book Translations
Tea Classics - Modern Chinese. 陆羽《茶经》 －解读与点校, 程启坤 杨招棣 姚国坤. 上海 上海文艺出版社 2003...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Tea Ceremony - Kinds Of Tea
The earliest kinds of tea used in tea ceremonies were heavily pressed cakes of black tea, the equivalent of aged pu-erh tea still popular...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Tea Ceremony - Kinds Of Tea Ceremonies
Buddhist monks incorporated tea ceremonies into votive offerings. However the Goryeo nobility and later the Confucian yangban scholars fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Tea Ceremony - Studying Tea Ceremony
In Japan, those who wish to study tea ceremony typically join what is known in Japanese as a "circle," which is a generic name for a grou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Tea Ceremony - Tea Ceremony And Tatami
Tatami is an integral part of tea ceremony. The main areas of tea rooms and tea houses have tatami floors, and the tokonoma (scroll alcov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea Brick: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea Brick - Consuming Tea Bricks
Due to their density and toughness tea bricks were traditionally consumed after they have been ground to a fine powder. The legacy of usi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Tea Ceremony - Tea Ceremony And Kimono
While kimono used to be mandatory for all participants in a Japanese tea ceremony, this is no longer the case. Still, it is traditional, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Tea Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Tea Culture - How To Say Thanks For Tea
After a person's cup is filled, that person may knock his bent index and middle fingers (or some similar variety of finger tapping) on th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea Classics: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea Classics - Japan Tea Treatise
Myōan Eisai 明菴栄西喫茶養生記 Kissa Yojoki, Treatise on Tea Drinking for Health. 明菴栄西 Eisai( Yosai): came to Tiantai ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Tea - The Ming Dynasty
Ming dynasty scholar 文震亨 Wen Zhenheng's book 长物志 Zhang Wu Zhi (On Superfluous Things) chapter 12 contains description of seve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Tea - The Song Dynasty
Tea was an important crop during the Song dynasty. In the History of the Song Dynasty tea farms covered 242 counties. This included expen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Tea Ceremony - Equipment
Tea equipment is called dōgu (道具, literally tools). A wide range of dōgu is necessary for even the most basic tea ceremony. A full ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea Culture - Asian Tea Culture
... See also:Tea Culture, Tea Culture - Western Tea Culture, Tea Culture - Asian Tea Culture   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Tea Ceremony - Equipment
Korean tea ceremonies follow the seasons, and the ceramics and metalware used so vary. Religious traditions were influential. Stoneware w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Health Benefits Of Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Health Benefits Of Tea - Benefits From Green Tea
Scientific studies [2] indicate that green tea may be helpful for the following health conditions: Health benefits of tea - Prevents Cav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Tea - The Tang Dynasty
A list of the differing grades of tea grown in the Tang Dynasty: Premier Grade Tea: Xiazhou, Guangzhou, Huzhou, Yuezhou, Pengzhou. Secon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Tea Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Tea Culture - Brewing Chinese Tea
Chinese tea culture - A traditional way of brewing Chinese tea. There are many different ways of brewing Chinese tea depending on varia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hong Kong Tea Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Hong Kong Tea Culture - The Packaging Of Tea Leaves In Hong Kong
Some while ago, when buying tea leaves at tea houses, the staff would take the tea leaves out of a large, foil container, weigh it and th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Tea Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Tea Culture - Tea Drinking Customs
There are several special circumstances in which tea is prepared and consumed. As a sign of respect: In Chinese society, the younger gene...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hong Kong-style Milk Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Hong Kong-style Milk Tea - Cold Milk Tea
Today the cold milk tea is usually prepared with ice cubes. However, in the old days, when machines for producing ice cubes were not popu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hong Kong-style Milk Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Hong Kong-style Milk Tea - Cold Milk Tea
Today the cold milk tea is usually prepared with ice cubes. However, in the old days, when machines for producing ice cubes were not popu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Tea Ceremony - Types Of Ceremony
The ceremonies described below are performed in both the Omotesenke and Urasenke styles. Chabako demae　(Omotesenke: 茶箱点前, Uras...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Tea Ceremony - Kaiseki Ryōri
Kaiseki ryōri (懐石料理, literally "breast-stone cuisine") is the name for the type of food served during tea ceremonies. The name c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Health Benefits Of Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Health Benefits Of Tea - Antioxidant Properties Of Tea
Green tea provides a wealth of simple phenolics; black tea provides more complex polyphenols. There is some controversy about which group...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hong Kong-style Milk Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Hong Kong-style Milk Tea - Culture
Milk tea is part of the daily life of many Hong Kongers. Unlike the situation in Britain where tea drinking was historically associated w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hong Kong-style Milk Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Hong Kong-style Milk Tea - Culture
Milk tea is part of the daily life of many Hong Kongers. Unlike the situation in Britain where tea drinking was historically associated w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Immoral Mr. Teas: Encyclopedia Ii - The Immoral Mr. Teas - A Breakthrough
The Immoral Mr. Teas was the first "above ground" movie to show female nudity without the pretext of naturism. It is considered to be the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hong Kong-style Milk Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Hong Kong-style Milk Tea - Criteria
Most people would say that the first criteria of a good cup of milk tea is its "smoothness". To be more precise, a satisfying cup of milk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hong Kong-style Milk Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Hong Kong-style Milk Tea - Criteria
Most people would say that the first criteria of a good cup of milk tea is its "smoothness". To be more precise, a satisfying cup of milk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea For The Tillerman: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea For The Tillerman - Charting Singles
Album position: 1971 Tea for the Tillerman Pop Albums No. 8 Single positions: 1971 Wild World Pop Singles ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tea Act Of 1773: American History Dictionary - Tea Act Of 1773
Definition and meaning of Tea Act of 1773:   Tea Act of 1773 This act of Parliament permitted the East India Company to sell ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Boston Tea Party: American History Dictionary - Boston Tea Party
Definition and meaning of Boston Tea Party:   Boston Tea Party The December 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party was the colonists's res...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Teas Tisanes: Alternate Health Therapy Dictionary On Teas Tisanes
Teas or Tisanes  - Any vegetable infusion or decoction used as a beverage.   (See also: Teas Tisanes , Alternative Health...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpreation Tea: Dream Interpretations Dictionary - Tea
  Dream Interpretation Tea Tea might be a symbol of your need for peace and quiet, companionship, or relaxation. Drinking tea i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpretation Tea: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Tea
  Tea To dream that you are brewing tea, foretells that you will be guilty of indiscreet actions, and will feel deeply remorsef...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Tea Culture
Tea is often drunk at social events, such as afternoon tea and the tea party. It may be drunk early in the day to heighten alertness; it ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Tea Preparation
This section describes the most widespread method of making tea. Completely different methods are used in North Africa, Tibet and perhaps...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Tea Spreads To The World
As the Venetian explorer Marco Polo failed to mention tea in his travel records, it is conjectured that the first Europeans to encounter ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Cultivation
Tea is produced from leaves and leaf buds of Camellia sinensis, the tea plant. All tea varieties, such as green, oolong, and black tea, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - The Word Tea
The Chinese character for tea is 茶, but it is pronounced very differently in the various Chinese dialects. Two pronunciations have made...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Processing And Classification
The main types of tea are distinguished by their processing. Leaves of Camellia sinensis, if not dried quickly after picking, soon begin ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Blending And Additives
Main article: Tea blending and additives Almost all teas in tea-bags and most other teas sold in western countries are blends. Blending m...   » Read the article