In one sense, all tea is Chinese tea, because tea originated in China, and the plants and seeds were carried throughout Southeast Asia to Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Korea, India and beyond. For some, Chinese tea is any tea (from anywhere) processed in the traditional Chinese manner. It can refer to black teas, oolongs, [...] Read more »
Green Tea Extract
For those who prefer to get the health benefits of green tea in another form, or for those who want a supplement to the tea they already drink, green tea extract is a convenient addition to any diet. Look at the ingredients in many diet products and green tea extract is frequently listed. As with [...] Read more »
White Tea Vs Green Tea
Although not new to Asia, white tea is a relative newcomer to the West, and an elegant addition to the teas we already know and love. In many cultures, white represents purity, the untouched, and the angelic. Certainly you could attribute those characteristics to white tea, with its beautiful names evocative of its Oriental past, [...] Read more »
Oolong Tea
Enjoying a cup of oolong tea conjures up the Chinese countryside, lush and verdant, fragrant blossoms and glossy leaves swaying in the gentle breeze, and tea growers with baskets to their sides, bending to their tasks. Every oolong tea leaf is infused with that beauty and serenity, and that, along with its aroma and flavor, [...] Read more »
Benefits of Green Tea
For connoisseurs of tea, the mild and fragrant bouquet of green tea may bring to mind its rich, exotic history and its tender, less processed leaves. Green tea requires a more refined palate than the bolder black teas we grew up with, and its delicate aroma puts us more in mind of a Japanese tea [...] Read more »
Can Green Tea Help With Weight Loss
The short answer to that question is yes! It would appear that green tea can be used as a weight-loss tea as one of its many benefits to your health. With the advent of oolong tea nearly 1,000 years ago, it is said that when times were hard and crops not plentiful, green tea drinkers [...] Read more »