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The Six Tea Families: A Tasting Introduction Tea names can feel like a long list until you learn a simple organising idea: Chinese tea is often discussed in six broad processing families. Each family cont… 
Chinese Tea Culture, One Cup at a Time Tea culture is easier to understand as a collection of living habits than as a single ceremony. A quick cup at home, an attentive gongfu session and a conversa… 
How to Learn from a Tea Brewing Video A short brewing video can answer questions that are hard to show in a recipe: how the lid sits on a gaiwan, how quickly a cup is filled and what the leaves loo… 
A Beginner's Map of Chinese Tea Regions A region name can tell you where a tea tradition developed, but it does not describe every cup grown there. Climate, cultivar, harvest and processing all play … 
Caffeine in Tea: Finding a Comfortable Routine Caffeine is one reason the same tea can feel different at breakfast and late in the evening. The amount in a cup is not fixed: the leaf, serving size and brewi… 
Tea and Wellness: Enjoy the Cup, Read the Claims Tea can be a pleasant daily drink, but a cup should not be presented as a treatment. Headlines often turn early research into a promise that the evidence does … 
Your First Gongfu Tea Session at Home Gongfu brewing uses a relatively small vessel and a series of short infusions. It is a useful way to notice how the same leaves change from one pour to the nex… 
Matcha Basics: From Powder to First Bowl Matcha is finely ground green tea closely associated with Japanese tea practice. Unlike loose leaf tea, the powder is whisked into water and consumed with it. … 
Three Easy Ways to Cook with Tea Tea belongs at the table as well as in the cup. Its aroma can add a subtle layer to a recipe without turning the dish into a dessert or a strongly flavoured sa… 
Gaiwan or Teapot? Choosing a Vessel for Your Tea A good tea vessel should make you want to brew another cup. A porcelain gaiwan and a small teapot can both make excellent tea, but they invite slightly differe…
