Blog Feed: The Black Tea Leaf

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Published on 2011-05-09 05:44:36

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Afternoon Tea is the comeback kid

Published on 2009-11-18 02:54:14

Afternoon tea doesn’t simply mean the beverage of tea. Afternoon tea is rather a light meal, a snack traditionally taken during the late afternoon. > read more

White tea

Published on 2009-10-12 02:22:43

“White tea contains a fairly large amount of antioxidants, compared with Black tea or Green tea. The high concentration of antioxidants provides a higher health value to White tea.” Dilhan Fernando, Marketing Director, Dilmah Tea, A producer of > read more

Green tea and Cancer

Published on 2009-09-14 02:21:22

The beverage Green tea too, as Black tea & Oolong tea, is manufactured from evergreen tea plant Camellia sinensis by a process of oxidation: drying & steaming. Mildly oxidized Green tea contains higher levels of antioxidants (molecules capabl > read more

Tea Ceremony, Zen Buddhism & Samurai

Published on 2009-09-07 01:35:07

Tea & emergence of Samurai The gradual emergence of a new warrior class “Samurai” (8th-19th century) indoctrinated in the concepts of absolute commitment of loyalty unto death to their lords, single minded discipline & superior physical c > read more

Tea, Zen & Shaolin Temple in China

Published on 2009-08-17 00:39:12

Tea and Zen are one “Zencha ichimi” meaning “Tea and Zen are one” in Japanese is an often quoted phrase in Japan. The origin of the phrase owes greatly to the association of tea & Zen Buddhism since the life & times of Japanese Buddh > read more

Black tea from India

Published on 2009-06-17 02:24:30

The history of the delicious beverage of Black tea during the era of British Raj had been one of pioneering enterprise. Since the smuggling of Black tea seeds from China to India Black tea from India has taken the world by storm. > read more

Black tea & recent scientific studies (Part 1)

Published on 2009-06-04 01:06:16

The healing powers of Black tea run back to 2737 BC in China. In ancient Indian Ayurveda medical science, Black tea was identified as a medicament belonging to the class of “Rasayana” promoting good health, raising resistance to diseases & as > read more

Black tea plantations in the hills & Colonial sanitariums

Published on 2009-05-05 05:35:47

Two main forms of Black tea in consumption High quality loose leaf Black tea packed in metal containers comes in two forms: pure teas & blended teas. Paper sachets of Black tea, popularly called tea bags (one bag for cup) packed in light cardboar > read more

Black tea: grading & brands

Published on 2009-04-27 05:26:43

Two main forms of Black tea in consumption High quality loose leaf Black tea packed in metal containers comes in two forms: pure teas & blended teas. Paper sachets of Black tea, popularly called tea bags (one bag for cup) packed in light cardboar > read more

Ceylon tea, Ceylon coffee & United Biology

Published on 2009-04-20 00:48:24

Black tea has been the most consumed & healthiest of the premier beverages including Black Coffee. All right stuff come with a cost & Black tea hasn’t been an exception. Popularity of Black tea in British Empire had the Chinese hooked onto > read more