Have you had your Shi Feng Long Jing today? No, it’s not that, it’s a type of tea, a very famous tea deeply steeped in Chinese history and folklore. The name translates to ‘Lion Peak Dragon Well’ and its a green tea. To appreciate the history of this famous tea we have to travel back to…
My Special Tea Brew
Over the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend we went for a hike before going to a big dinner at my parent’s house. So after climbing up to look at two different view points in the park and then eating a big meal I knew it was time for one of my special tea brews! I decided to make a…
Hiking the Teapot Hill Trail
My uncle Wayne told me there was a trail near our home where people placed teapots in the forrest! Seriously, this I had to see! So this past weekend with steaming enthusiasm I headed to the trail with my much more fit cousin to find the hidden teapots. I wasn’t sure how hard of a hike…
Jasmine: Scenting Tea for Centuries
Spring is such an amazing time of year and in our area, the Fraser Valley, the air is exceptionally pungent as the farmers are fertilizing the fields for the coming growing season. Now I admit I like the smell of the country but a more elegant smell in my garden comes from my Winter Jasmine. Even…
TEA TOURIST
I am by no means a tea expert, I consider myself to be more of a Tea Tourist, someone who likes to travel around trying new tea experiences then sharing them with others. So when my friend and fellow tea tourist Wendy came up to Vancouver from California with her husband Steve I felt it…
A new appreciation for Earl Grey Tea!
Organic Lavender Earl Grey Tea Leaves I have to admit I have never liked Earl Grey tea. The smell alone made me feel sick and then to taste it …yuck! So when it came time for the Earl Grey tastings at tea school I was not looking forward to it, I really was worried…
WORLD TEA EXPO, LAS VEGAS 2013
On Sunday June 9th, while on vacation in Las Vegas, I took the opportunity to attend the WORLD TEA EXPO that was going on at the Las Vegas Convention Center. This was a chance to sample teas from around the world, and even though I was registered as a student everyone was very willing to…
TEA from BURMA
Burma (Myanmar) tea is primarily produced for the country’s domestic market with a small amount being exported to the Yunnan Province in China. When a friend was travelling back to his homeland of Burma I asked for him if he could bring me back some tea as I knew it was not available in Canada….
Oolong Tea
Thyme for Tea OOLONG TEA Oolong is one of the most enjoyed and popular teas but what exactly is an oolong tea anyways? Oolong, like all teas, comes from the ‘Camellia sinensis’ tea bush and it falls between a green and black tea depending on the method in which the tea leaves are processed. The production…
TEA REGIONS OF THE WORLD
Tea Garden in Sri Lanka I decided last minute to take a 4th tea class so I registered for “Tea Regions of the World” on Monday nights. So for 3 weeks I travel after work into Vancouver on Monday and again on Tuesday night. I really like the Tea Regions of the World class, its…
