Afternoon Tea Party

Gunpowder tea (珠茶; pinyin: zhū chá) is a form of green Chinese tea produced in Zhejiang Province of China in which each leaf has been rolled into a small round pellet. It is believed to take its English name from the fact that the tea resembles gunpowder pellets used for cannons (see Etymology, below). This […]

This is a relatively low grade variety of Chinese green tea. One of the world’s oldest tea brands, the “Twinings Tradition” began in the early 1700s and over the centuries its popularity and influence have grown with the rising popularity of tea. Steeped in history (a pun!), today Twinings offers a range of recognizable brews, […]

Mugicha ist ein japanisches Getränk.
Mugicha wird außer Oolong Mugicha (Oolong Tee mit gebratener Gerste) völlig aus gerösteter, ungeschälter Gerste zubreitet. Hierzu wird die Gerste, ähnlich einem Tee, mit heißem Wasser aufgebrüht.
Das entstehende Getränk kann heiß oder kalt genossen werden. Es hat eine hellbraune Farbe und ein leicht süßes, herbes Aroma, mit einem deutlichen Gerstengeschmack im […]

Mugicha (麦茶) is the Japanese name for a type of tisane made entirely from roasted barley (except Oolong Mugicha). Next to green tea it is one of the most popular beverages in Japan. It is popular in Korea, too. (Where it is called bori cha, 보리차). It is regarded as a summer beverage, and […]

Green Tea Extracts: Short Article
    What makes green tea extract such an important nutrient are the large volumes of published scientific findings that validate its multiple biological benefits. The most significant findings involve studies showing that green tea extract helps maintain cellular DNA and membrane structural integrity. Decades of research shows that green tea inhibits the […]

The Chinese Influence
    Tea consumption spread throughout the Chinese culture reaching into every aspect of the society. In 800 A.D. Lu Yu wrote the first definitive book on tea, the Ch’a Ching. This amazing man was orphaned as a child and raised by scholarly Buddhist monks in one of China’s finest monasteries. However, as a young […]

    Hōjicha is set apart from other Japanese green teas because it is roasted over charcoal. The tea is fired at high temperature, altering the leaf colour tints from green to reddish-brown. The process was first performed in Kyoto, Japan in the 1920s and its popularity persists today. The main types of Hojicha are light and […]

Fruit-Cooler
Teegetränk für 1 Glas
Zutaten

3 cl Zitronensaft frisch
2 cl Erdbeersirup
5 cl Orangensaft frisch
10 cl Früchtetee, kalt (Sorte je nach Geschmack)
5 cl Ginger Ale
Orangenscheibe,
Cocktail-Kirsche,
Minzzweig zum Garnieren

Zubereitung

Zitronensaft, Erdbeersirup, Orangensaft und Früchtetee im Shaker mit viel Eis kräftig shaken, dann in ein Longdrinkglas mit 3-5 Eiswürfeln abseihen und mit dem Ginger Ale auffüllen.
Vorsichtig umrühren.
Am Glasrand mit Orangenscheibe, Kirsche […]