Umi Tea Sets Blog

China is the motherland of tea tree, the first nation that discovered, used, planted and commercially, produced tea. For Chinese people, drinking tea has a history longer than five thousand...

4 cups (1 L) whole goats milk.1/4 cup (60 ml) freshly shaved ginger. 2 1/2 cups (625 ml) confectioners' sugar.5 ounces (150 g) ground almonds.2 teaspoons (10 ml) ground marjoram.4...

Panna cotta1 tablespoon (15 ml) gelatin2 tablespoons (30 ml) cold water.1 1/4 cups (310 ml) light (20%) or heavy (36%) cream.2 tablespoons (30 ml) jasmine or vanilla tea.1/2 cup (125...

1 cup (250 ml) light cream (20%) or whole milk.4 tablespoons (60 ml) Camellia chai spice/tea mix.4 tablespoons (60 ml) brown or granulated sugar 6 ounces (180 g) semisweet choeptate.3...

Ample: Round texture, generous liquid, quite long in the mouth.Aromatic: Rich in aroma, very fragrant.Astringent: Pungent, hand or full-bodied character; creates a drying feeling in the mouth.Biting: Describes a feeling...

Apart from the wealth of knowledge and cultural and personal experience he or she possesses, a taster must be able to summon up several skills. One of them is knowing...

If you wish to enhance the experience of drinking tea, the first thing to do, before even wetting your lips with the fresh infusion, is to sniff the leaves before...

INTIMATELY LINKED TO OUR EXPERIENCES AND OUR EATING HABITS, TASTE IS ONE OF THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL CULTURAL TRAITS. IT ENABLES US TO PERCEIVE, CONSCIOUSLY OR NOT, THE ENTIRE RANGE OF...

Region: Kinrinyaga district of KenyaHarvest season: All yearCultivar: Assamica hybrid The tea-processing plant in Kangaita was built in 1965. Located at high altitude, close to 6,250 feet (1,900 m), it...

Translation: Name of the growing cooperative and the name of the cultivarRegion: Thai NguyenHarvest season: March to NovemberCultivar: LT Tan Huong LT tea comes from the Thai Nguyen region north...

Region: llamHarvest season: April to JuneCultivar: Yabukita (Japan) and AV2 (Darjeeling) The Nepalese tea industry produces mostly black teas. This plantation is entirely devoted to the cultivation of organic green...

Region: UvaHarvest season: July to OctoberCultivar: Assamica hybrid Sri Lanka is blessed with a terroir that is ideal for the cultivation of tea and an expertise inherited from the great...