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The right way to brew tea

7/28/2019

 
By Claire Hou

1. Use the right water

The majority of tea, or “hot leaf juice” is made up of water, so the type of water is important. Try to use clean, cold filtered water, as distilled water may lead to a flatter taste. Additionally, try to use fresh water, ie water that has not been boiled already before.
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The Four Seasons of Tea

7/22/2019

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by Evelyn Shi
Generally, according to RiverTea, "spring teas are sweet, summer teas are more bitter, leaves plucked in autumn are astringent, while winter teas are aromatic." The taste differences between each season are subtle. As you drink a cup of tea, try to identify its seasonal notes! 

Find out which season of tea you'll like below:
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​Like the fruits and vegetables we commonly eat, tea also has its season to be harvested. But finding the best time to pick tea can be tricky—the weather conditions have to be just right in order to bring out the tea's best flavor. In Xiaohusai, for example, tea is mainly harvested during the spring and summer, though other kinds of tea require a fall or winter harvest.

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The coffee takeover brewing in Yunnan

7/13/2019

 
​by Evelyn Shi
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Pu'er, Yunnan (Photo by Tiraya Adam on Unsplash)
Tea or coffee? It's a classic question of preference, but it also describes a rivalry brewing in Yunnan province, China.
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Pu'er, a city in Yunnan, is long-famed for producing its namesake pu-erh ​tea drunk all over the world. Ironically, though, Pu'er's location in lush, tropical southern China makes it the perfect climate for growing coffee. Although Pu'er's farmers have only cultivated tea for thousands of years, coffee plantations are quickly cropping up in the region today.

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Tea in meme culture

7/8/2019

 
by Andrew Shi
This week, we're taking a different—and more amusing—spin on tea-related content!

"The Tea"

"The Tea" is a slang term meaning “gossip” that originated in black drag culture before being popularized by memes. The term was added to Urban Dictionary on September 22nd, 2003.
Some usage examples of the term include “spill the tea,” which means to tell the truth about something juicy (as seen in the name of this blog!) Another example is “what's the tea?”, used when someone has gossip that you want to hear about. According to Merriam-Webster, the term was seen in print as early as 1991.

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