I had someone ask me the other day, “Does Green Tea Have Caffeine?”. In answering this question, we got into a conversation about caffeine in general and the relative caffeine contents for various teas, in comparison to each other, and inevitably to coffee. What I realized is that there seems to be good amount of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Green Tea’
Green Tea + Gin = Beefeater24
Beefeater has released a new Gin blend that incorporated Japanese Sencha and Chinese Green teas.
Green Tea Infused Chicken Soup
I love cooking and I love green tea, so when I come across a recipe that brings the two of these together, I just have to share. Here is a great twist on a chicken soup recipe that infuses your soup stock with Green Tea adding a unique flavor and of course some of the [...]
And Were Back….
I’ve got everything moved over to the new host and things are looking pretty good right now. Still doing some tweaking on the site, but look forward to some good stuff this weekend. Thanks for hanging in there.
What is Pre-Rain / Pre-Qingming Dragonwell Green Tea?
We know Dragonwell by many names; Dragonwell, Long Jing, Longjing, Lung Ching, all of which refer to that light and delicious tea from the Zhejiang provence in China. Around this time of year however, we hear (generally with much enthusiasm) about something called “Pre-Rain” or “Pre-Qingming” Longjing. This can be somewhat confusing to relative neophyte [...]
Storing Tea
Storing tea is a question that often comes up with new tea drinkers. Fortunately, it can be very simple if you just keep a few things in mind. The National Tea Museum in Zhejiang Province notes Four factors that affect tea quality: 1. Temperature Chemical changes of oxidation and polymerization are closely related to temperature, [...]
What Tea do you keep on hand?
As I was digging through my personal assortment of Teas, two things happened: 1st: I realized that I have a Tea problem 2nd: I wondered whether other people keep a wide assortment of Tea on hand, or just a few that they really like. Here’s a rundown of what I’ve got on hand right now: [...]
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