Teaware: The Teapot
Although the teapot may be the most popularly used piece of teaware in this world,...
Tea Guardian Fine Tea Commentaries and Reference Guide
Teaware: The Taster’s Mug
Referred to also as the Taster’s Brewing Mug, this is one of my favourite piece...
Teaware: The Gaiwan
The Gaiwan (gài-wǎn, literally lid bowl) is perhaps the most versatile piece of teaware. It...
Teaware: The Incredible Chahai
When Lu Yu wrote the Tea Classic (Chajing) a millennium ago, he probably would not...
Major Health Constituents in Tea
As the “average” earthling is getting fatter, older, and threatened by more diseases, some people...
Tea Polyphenols: Tastes and Tea Choices
The taste of flavonoids Catechins are colourless. They are associated with the bitterness in tea....
Polyphenols in green and black teas
Main Flavonoids of a Living Tea Leaf Flavonoids are secondary metabolites (a group of naturally...
Polyphenol Content: Not All Teas are Created Equal
Which products offer the most flavonoids? Not all teas are created equal. Between a mass...
Tea Polyphenols: Powerful Health Guard
Plants’ gift to human health Polyphenols are naturally occurring biochemicals found mostly in plants. Of...
Fluorides in Tea: Good or Bad?
3.5 mg Fluorides are said to help strengthen teeth and bones. However, findings by independent...