So.... Has anyone here ever snuck wasabi powder into someone's sencha can? ::looks innocent:: Trying to introduce a little levity here... Melinda

hi all just found this grope today im thinking of setting up a tea house and am looking for some Chatsford Teapots or any with a strainer in them. must be...

Can anyone provide some information on these two teas. I don't think Kuding is actually tea, but some other herb. I cannot find much on the internet, but...

Do you put cream in tea? I grew up on iced tea and didn't drink hot tea until after living in England in the late 80's for a few years growing up. Lots of...

Recently I have wanted to cut back, but not eliminate, caffeine, and avoid caffeine spikes and jitters. I usually drink green tea and I brew it for about 1...

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Last year's craze at $100 are showing up in the discount stores at $20. Guaranteed to last forever unless you remove oxidation patina with an iron rasping...

It seems to me with more focus on green tea... there is not much emphasis on quality. Green tea from Ceylon, which is what is often used in mass-market green...

Also, in reference to the list of Chinese teas that Alex posted, has anyone ordered tea from that site (chinese-tea.net)? If so, what was your experience? Just...

I seem to have read somewhere that Yin Hao Jasmine tea has a lot more caffeine than "regular" Jasmine tea. Is this true? I would like to try it, but don't...

Hi all, I stumbled across this site, and discovered a tea store in the next town from me on the North Shore that I will try today! I recall reading on this...

Alex, please remind me what the wenxianbei is that you are referring to, is that the oolong that Imperial Tea Court calls Imperial Wen Shan Bao Zhong...

Hi and hello, I've been gleefully reading the "newbie" posts. Welcome aboard, Dave. Now, on the little matter of the Japanese (and Chinese) tea "ceremonies,"...

Someone gave me a wonderful gift today, an old electric samovar. This actually came from Russia, so it doesn't have the right kind of plug. I assume I can...

I have read that most of the caffeine comes out in just under a minute. But does this occur only at boiling temp ? Anything happen at room temp ? thanks,...

I'm drinking this baozhong that looks like slightly larger pellets than gunpowder but off black color (oxidized). This is the only tea I've seen where each...

Ripon wrote: Dear Crymad: Pu-Erh is tea because wine,cheese all are mixed with something else but Pu-Erh is only made from tea leaves and the rest...

I have a feeling that distinguished and respected Sir crymad is a bit too involved with details on the technological side. These recopies were the result of...

Has anyone in the group bought tea from teahub.com? I asked a question and got a quick detailed answer from "Linda" at the JinYuXuan Tea House in Kunming,...

From what I understand many teas labeled green are actually yellow tea and (I'm guessing) don't have as many health benefits as green tea. How can you tell...

I am wondering what people's favorite Assams are this season? Also, I have run across the Indian tea "type" Dooars lately in my reading on the web, what are...

I recently mentioned my local tea shoppe selling a matcha + genmaicha blend making some kind of green psychedelic concoction. It was like one of those lava...

Hi fellow Pu-erh lovers, We posted a page on our site that reveals some info reagarding Pu-erh. If interested, please visit it...

Hey Everyone. Many thanks to all that have completed the questionaire so far, but I really need about another 500 responses to be able to do the stats on the...