The Australian Tea Market
by Sharyn Johnston The Australian Tea Market is currently at a stage of transition, with younger consumers beginning to appreciate specialty tea options rather than the standard black tea which…
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Tea Tradirions
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Fresh Take on an Iron Tradition: Colorful Nanbu Tekki from Iwate
For many in Japan, the name Nanbu tekki conjures up images of heavy, black, cast-iron tea kettles. Overseas, though, this name, along with “Nanbu ironware,” has become synonymous with colorful iron teapots,…
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What is “specialty” tea?
by Sharyn Johnston It appears everyone has an opinion regarding what “specialty” means in regards to tea yet when you ask different people around the world there are so many…
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O-office Architects transforms abandoned factory buildings into Chinese tea museum
O-office Architects has converted several buildings on a tea plantation near Guangzhou, China, into a cultural centre featuring a rooftop garden wrapped in bamboo screens. As part of the (Re)forming Duichuan Tea Yards project,…
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Tea brings prosperity to Fujian village
Located northwest of Fu’an’s Shekou town in East China’s Fujian province, Tanyang village is home to the famous Panyong Congou tea, a golden prize winner at the 1915 Panama Pacific…
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High-quality tea could be grown right here in Scotland – with a little help from scientists
A group of Scottish tea planters are on a mission to find the perfect brew that can be grown on home soil. Rebecca Shearer speaks to some of those involved…
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Tea Snacks in Vietnam: Light or Sweet
The Vietnamese tea culture is also the culture of tea snacks. In Vietnam, they rarely use rich and savoury food with tea, preferring to serve tea together with light snacks…
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On Engineering Properties of Tea Seeds
Turkish specialists have studied the engineering properties of shelled and kernel tea seeds collected in the vicinity of Rize, and found the following. Firstly, tea seeds can be large as…
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Tea Taster’s Perception Horizon
Nikolai Dolgii is a manager at the Quality and New products department at Orimi, the largest tea company in Russia. His duties include tasting, quality control of the raw materials…
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Profiles of Tea Drinkers in the US Air Force
In the USA, caffeine consumption among active duty US Air Force personnel has been studied. The following facts have been revealed. The proportion of people consuming caffeinated beverages in the…
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From Pagoda to Tea Bar. Hoài Linh Nguyễn’s Tea Journey
In 2018, Hoài Linh Nguyễn won Tea Masters Cup International in the Tea Pairing category and successfully performed in the Tea Preparation category of the same tournament. In fact, during…
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The Tea Share in Monetary Diet Cost of Japanese Women
Japanese scientists have interviewed about 10,000 women of three different age groups in order to assess the cost ratio of different components of their diet. According to the results of…
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Teafe in Raipur and Bangalore
There are several establishments in India, that call themselves “teafe” (an obvious hybrid of tea and cafe). Judging by the fact that there’s only a handful of them, the new…
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The UN will consider the launch of the International Tea Day
The intersessional meeting of the Intergovernmental Tea Group of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, which took place on June 20-22 in Sochi (Russia), addressed the issue…
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UK joins Tea Masters Cup
The United Kingdom, a country that has made an invaluable contribution to the development of the global tea market and world tea culture, joins the Tea Masters Cup international system…
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Tea Masters Cup USA 2019
On June 10–12, in Las Vegas, a series of Tea Masters Cup events took place as part of World Tea Expo. On June 10 and 12, certification sessions for TMC…
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Fantastic Day and Fantastic Event!
Louisa Vinton, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme in Georgia, about Tea Masters Cup Georgia and Tea Festival in Ozurgeti. This is a fantastic day and a fantastic…
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Tea Masters Cup Latvia 2019. Part One
On May 31, Tea Masters Cup Latvia in the categories of Tea Preparation and Tea Pairing was held at the Riga Wooden Buildings Renovation Center “Koka Rīga”. Victory in the…
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Tea Festival and Tea Masters Cup championship in Georgia
On May 5, a festival of organic tea was held in Ozurgeti (Georgia), at which samples of tea and tea products from various regions of the country were presented. The…
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Tea Masters Cup and TMC Champion Program in Turkey
On May 3, in Rize (Turkey) national Tea Masters Cup Turkey competition took place. The participants competed in Tea preparation, Tea Pairing and Tea Tasting categories. The victory and the…
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