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Meaning and scope of "bingcha" and "tuocha"?

I've done a little research, including asking a couple of Chinese people I know, but have been unable to determine this...
12 comments posted 22yrs
posted by joel
12 comments posted 22yrs posted by joel

Perfect picnics

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0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by anonymous
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by anonymous

Silk Road Teas (Pu-Erhs)

Following Mike's and Michael's advice I got the Silk Road catalog. I am interested in Puerhs. Can you guys share your e...
14 comments posted 22yrs
posted by noperson
14 comments posted 22yrs posted by noperson

Ancestor worship, Bushido savagery, and tea

> Japanese Tea Ceremony is > very deeply connected to the issues of Japanese national character, > self-conscience, tra...
31 comments posted 22yrs
posted by crymadSPAMBLOCK
31 comments posted 22yrs posted by crymadSPAMBLOCK

Zisha Gaiwans

I have a couple of zisha clay gaiwans that I bought (because they were cheap) some time ago when I knew less about tea....
13 comments posted 22yrs
posted by bruce_thousand
13 comments posted 22yrs posted by bruce_thousand

A Serving of Tea

When you read an article that says there is so much caffeine (or antioxidant, or whatever) in a cup of tea, does that m...
10 comments posted 22yrs
posted by bruce_thousand
10 comments posted 22yrs posted by bruce_thousand

Cheap tetsubins

Last year's craze at $100 are showing up in the discount stores at $20. Guaranteed to last forever unless you remove ox...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by netstuff
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by netstuff

reduced caffeine black tea

Recently I have wanted to cut back, but not eliminate, caffeine, and avoid caffeine spikes and jitters. I usually drink...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by magnulus
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by magnulus

High quality tea

It seems to me with more focus on green tea... there is not much emphasis on quality. Green tea from Ceylon, which is w...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by magnulus
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by magnulus

Pollution in China

Anyone who has access to the New York Times online should check out the story about heavy pollution in China's Henan pr...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by csinesis
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by csinesis

cool tool... teamap.com for US tea houses

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...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by _amaryllis
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by _amaryllis

chinese-tea.net site

Also, in reference to the list of Chinese teas that Alex posted, has anyone ordered tea from that site (chinese-tea.net)...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by csinesis
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by csinesis

Wenxianbei?

Alex, please remind me what the wenxianbei is that you are referring to, is that the oolong that Imperial Tea Court cal...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by csinesis
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by csinesis

Re-deploying a Yixing pot

Hi All, I was wondering if anyone has any experience with changing the tea used in Yixing pot. I want to take a pot tha...
27 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mikefilter
27 comments posted 22yrs posted by mikefilter

? RE: Yin Hao

I seem to have read somewhere that Yin Hao Jasmine tea has a lot more caffeine than "regular" Jasmine tea. Is this true...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by db5151
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by db5151