Umi Tea Sets Blog

Africa CameroonThree estates produce three very different teas - one clonal, one high-grown, and one low-grown—all of very good quality. KenyaCTC teas grown here are normally sold as Kenya blends...

Serves 4 • 4 sprigs fresh mint • freshly squeezed juice of 2 oranges and 4 lemons • 4 cups freshly brewed strong Ceylon tea • 1 small piece fresh...

Tea is a gourmet beverage that pairs very successfully with all types of food. Just as wines are selected to enhance the flavor of certain foods, so teas may also...

1 Use loose leaf tea that has been carefully stored and a suitable teapot. Fill the kettle with freshly drown cold water from the faucet or filter jug and bring...

The advantages of tea bags are: • ease of brewing one cup of tea at a time.• speed and lack of fuss in brewing.• ease of removing the tea from...

JapanIn Japan the preferred tea is still the traditional green leaf (particularly in the morning and as a digestif drink after a meal), and thousands of men and women attend...

In 1992, the American tea industry launched its first ready-to-drink (RTD) teas. The major tea companies joined up with large soft drinks manufacturers to create a range of tea-based drinks,...

The only advantage of instant tea is that it can be made quickly. In the same way that coffee lovers would rarely even consider drinking instant coffee, so true tea...

For those people who wish to avoid the intake of caffeine, decaffeinated teas are an option. It is only since the 1980s that improvements in production technology have resulted in...

When hot water is poured onto green tea or boiling water onto oolong or black tea, the tea solubles (caffeine, tea polyphenols, and various volatile components as essential oils) are...

The taste for sugar in tea developed in Europe toward the end of the seventeenth century and became more common in Britain than elsewhere. The custom is not thought to...

It is impossible to know why and when the British started putting milk in their tea. It seems to have started in the days when more green tea was being...