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Chinese tea culture traced back to 400 B.C.
An archaeological team from Shandong University, in east China’s Shandong Province, has found the earliest known tea remains in the world, dating back about 2,400 years. The discovery…
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A silicone carrying case keeps this handcrafted tea set safe for an impromptu tea party anywhere!
Hu-Kou is a portable ceramic tea cet that comes with its own carrying case, making it easier than ever to bring tea with you anywhere you go. Tea drinking is sacred to put it simply. Every…
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DAVIDsTEA Expands into Superfood Tea Powder with New Hot Chocolate Blends
Discover three innovative certified organic and vegan-friendly tea-infused hot chocolate powders, blended with superfoods DAVIDsTEA Inc. (Nasdaq:DTEA), a leading tea merchant in North America,…
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Experience: I drink more than 50 cups of tea a day
The interview process for the role of professional tea taster was intense. There was a maths test as well as a tea testing, and I had to give a presentation on a beverage of my choice. You…
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Love, tea and jazzzz
A true story from a TMC winnerNow Florian is a world famous tea person who started his own tea shop in Lyon in September 2020. Well, this sentence should stand the last one in our true story…
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How e-commerce came to the rescue of Darjeeling, Assam tea producers
Indian tea producers have been hit by challenges on the production and logistics fronts because of the Covid pandemic. E-commerce, especially for the domestic market, has helped several tea…
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Tea Pilgrimage. Aliona Velichko’s Adventures
Aliona Velichko (Minsk, Belarus) has been studying tea culture for 14 years. Tea ceremonies, tea education and also tea travel. She calls herself a tea pilgrim — a person who travels across…
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Turning Hobby into Profession. Dmitriy Filimonov’s Method
Dmitriy Filimonov is Head of the Tea Department at Goodwine company (Kyiv, Ukraine), winner of Tea Masters Cup International in Enshi, China (first in Tea Preparation, third in Tea Tasting).…
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Basics of Vietnamese Tea Culture
Indigenous way of making and drinking tea The oldest way of preparing tea that exists in Vietnam till today is “nước chè tươi” (“nuoc che tuoi”, brewing fresh tea leaves). Families living in…
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Three Kilos of Tea History. George van Driem’s Weight
George van Driem is a linguist, professor of historical linguistics, director of the Linguistics Institute at the University of Bern and author of the recently published book The Tale of Tea:…
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Polyphenolic Composition in Leaves of Camellia Irrawadiensis
Japanese scientists conducted a comparative analysis of three camellias — C. sinensis, C. irrawadiensis and C.taliensis — to determine or clarify the differences between their polyphenolic and…
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