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# teanamu chaya teahouse, london, w12

teanamu chaya teahouse in shepherd's bush, london, w12

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- [TEAHOUSE STIRRINGS BLOG](https://www.teanamu.com/teahouse-stirrings-blog/)
- [Mistake Tea: Emperor's Golden Monkey](https://www.teanamu.com/2011/06/mistake-tea-emperors-golden-monkey/) - Great things come from accidental discoveries, penicillin, champagne & now my own new v modest addition. Chinese character for 'vinegar' combines 3 characters for 'wine', '21' & 'days': wine that's been left to go off for 21 days! How I 'discovered' Emperor's Golden Monkey and found it was surprisingly delicious! Red tea is really 'black' and black tea is actually 'red' - an accident of history, or a misunderstanding. Emperor's Golden Monkey tea liquor is red/mahogany, tastes malty, earthy, caramel, marmalade & sweet longan.
- [Bubble Teas](https://www.teanamu.com/2011/06/bubble-teas/) - Bubble tea has become a 'fast food' kids drink from disposable plastic cups with an extra wide straw. Bubble tea's called 'bubble' cos of the chewy pearls/boba of yam, tapioca, sago or jelly, or else the foam topping. Original bubble tea consisted of hot Taiwanese black tea, tapioca pearls, condensed milk, syrup or honey but are now mainly a mixture of coloured syrups. Delicious Dragon Well bubble tea caught my eye at a Hangzhou street stall & recreated in London with purple yam mochi. Recipe for Singaporean Nonya ice dessert called Chendol.
- [bright tea dim cloth](https://www.teanamu.com/2011/07/bright-tea-dim-cloth/) - Beijing's ritzy Qianmen district was home to 2 very special shops little over 100 years ago, a teashop & a silks shop. 2 Beijing shops c1900 used very advanced marketing principles including Ming Cha An Bu 明茶暗布 ('bright tea dim cloth'), Mary Portas would be proud! Fine teas should be viewed in good lighting as Zhang Yi Yuan Teashop showed back in 1908. Tea requires light to view whilst silks/cloths are best viewed in subdued natural light as at Beijing's Rui Fu Xiang founded 1893. The fine Beijing teashop Zhang Yi Yuan was famous for its aromas because teas were scented onsite.
- [the 7 essentials of life: fats](https://www.teanamu.com/2012/02/the-7-essentials-of-life-fats/) - This is the 3rd blog post from 'Open Door Seven Items'. Bah chok mee (minced pork noodles) or char kuay tiao (fried flat noodles with sweet soy sauce) are infinitely better with pork lard! My grandma used delicately flavoured caul fat, a membrane from the pig's abdomen, slowly rendered the oil & kept the crispy sprinklings. The ancient Chinese used soap made from the pig’s pancreas as they knew it secretes enzymes to break down starch & fats. If you're irritable, with a Yang body, only eat chicken if gently poached with Yin ingredients like tofu or mushrooms. Lamb pieces poached with Chinese angelica root & fresh ginger are very good for keeping winter colds away. Oils like sesame oil are best extracted by crushing: it is the impurity that makes it so aromatic & healthy! The Chinese say, 'hui jia chi fan', have a meal at home!
- [Robert Fortune: tea thief or hero?](https://www.teanamu.com/2011/07/robert-fortune-tea-thief-or-hero/) - One Victorian traveller brought rhododendrons, jasmine, azaleas, peonies, magnolias, kumquat (and tea) from the far east. The story of tea thief Robert Fortune, a botanist who served the British Empire by snatching tea to India. Robert Fortune (the Scot who stole tea from China) travelled in Chinese dress (& pigtail) to avoid unwelcome attention. How tea thrived in India/SriLanka only after Robert Fortune stole 20,000 teaplants and all the secret knowhow. Download Robert Fortune's book 'Journey to the Tea Countries of China' free of charge.
- [Lu Yu: Classic of Tea Chapter 5](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/10/lu-yu-classic-of-tea-chapter-5/) - A humble attempt at translating Chapter 5 of Lu Yu's Classic of Tea which lays out the guidelines for the proper preparation of tea. Lu Yu talks about toasting tea before adding it to salted boiling water. The assessment of water temperature by looking at the air bubbles is also mentioned here.
- [Lu Yu: Classic of Tea Chapter 6](https://www.teanamu.com/2011/08/lu-yu-classic-of-tea-chapter-6/) - In Chapter 6 of Lu Yu's Cha Jing, he wrote about the mythical ShengNong said to have crystal stomach so he could see tea cure 72 poisonous herbs at once in own belly! He describes fascinating issues about tea including history and typology. Tea was sometimes drunk with dried ginger, cinnamon and scutellaria in China far back as 2nd century AD. He said we drink alcohol to remove stress/sadness, but tea for a clear head and he advised to not use water source that’s too fast flowing or stagnant agmonst various things.
- [mom's new year cake recipe](https://www.teanamu.com/2012/01/moms-new-year-cake-recipe/) - Nian Gao cake is a gorgeous glutinous health-conscious Chinese New Year rice snack. Eat it with fresh grated coconut or in a yam or sweet potato sandwich, deep fried. It's sticky & sweet to seal up the mouth of the tittle-tattle Kitchen God. This is my Mom's recipe using her mom's own caramel recipe. At Chaya teahouse we're pairing it with intenser, darker oolongs & Chinese fruits. We wish everyone 'Nian Nian Gao Sheng': Increasing Prosperity Every Passing Year!
- [thank you for a wonderful first year at chaya teahouse](https://www.teanamu.com/2012/03/thank-you-for-a-wonderful-first-year-at-chaya-teahouse/) - Last weekend we celebrated the FIRST ANNIVERSARY of Chaya Teahouse by bringing back the same menu we served when we opened our doors. We take our inspiration from the Japanese ‘ichi go ichi e‘ (一期一会) : ‘Treasure each encounter, for it will not recur!’ We try to create a pleasant calming interlude whose memory our tea friends will treasure.
- [old clay tea stand](https://www.teanamu.com/2012/03/old-clay-tea-stand/) - A 16th century poem about teas in Fujian written by Zhou LiangGong containing a lively description of changes in Fujian tea attitudes, production and appreciation since the Song Dynasty. The 6th line of the poem can be seen inscribed on an old clay tea stand at chaya teahouse.
- [Enter Stage Right: Tea Garments and the Opera](https://www.teanamu.com/2012/04/enter-stage-right-tea-garments-and-the-opera/) - A fabulous evening of Beijing and Kunqu Opera, & an exhibition of the costumes, inspired me to learn about 'tea garments'. In Chinese opera costume symbolism an embroidered phoenix represents the Empress, peonies mean beauty, waves & clouds mean a character's important. 'Clown' or 'fool' characters in Chinese opera get the accompaniment of drums, clapper, gongs & cymbals just for them. The 'cha yi' or 'tea garment', usually blue, was worn by clowns & innkeepers in Chinese opera, with at least two main designs. In the Water Margin, Lin Chong, head of the Imperial Army, suffered betrayal, exile, a snowstorm, then attempts on his life. Tea garment-wearing characters are usually ugly but amusing; a blob of white paint over their eyes and nose symbolises quick wittedness or else 'nature'.
- [how to hold a chinese tea cup](https://www.teanamu.com/2012/05/how-to-hold-a-chinese-tea-cup/) - [Video] Many tea friends who visited chaya teahouse marvel at the size of the tea cups we use to serve tea here and wonder how one holds the cup. Now, these tasting cups are designed to be small so as to slow you down. Despite being small, one can drink quite a lot of tea while whiling the time away with good company at chaya teahouse.
- [an unusual infusion - cold brew tea](https://www.teanamu.com/2012/06/an-unusual-infusion-cold-brew-tea/) - In this video, I am going to show you how to make lemon tea using the cold brew and the hot brew method. Include recipe: "Cold Brew Golden Monkey".
- [aromatic spring onion oil](https://www.teanamu.com/2013/09/aromatic-spring-onion-oil/) - Mom's recipe for spring onion oil has shallots, rendered pork lard & spring onions. There's also a vegetarian recipe for spring onion oil without lard. Just add spring onion oil to 'thick' noodles eg egg noodle, udon, soba or spaghetti together with soy sauce, spring onions, rocket, peanuts and chilli oil. Street hawkers in sweltering Changsha sell Liang Fen, aromatic tossed noodle salad. Liang Fen has noodles, coriander, cucumber & mouth-numbing red chilli oil. In Yunnan Liang Fen is a cooling jelly topped with crushed peanuts, fresh fruit, sweet syrup, brown sugar & lime juice.
- [the 7 essentials of life: rice](https://www.teanamu.com/2012/01/the-7-essentials-of-life-rice/) - The second part of 'Open Door Seven Items' concerns 'grains'. Wheat, millet, sorghum, rice & pulses are rich in 'qi' core energy, as the ancient Chinese wrote in their medical texts. To which we should add seeds and nuts. Ancient Chinese wisdom says: nutritional needs depend on our origins, our ancestors and our body type. A southern Chinese person moving to western China might find the rice too acidic or Yin, so they should add a little Yang cumin or cinnamon. Traditional Chinese Medicine explains some doughs need fermented ingredients or micro-organisms added to give them life and aid digestion. Thus Chaya Teahouse's Hunan noodle sauce! The characters 'Ji Er' indicate 2 kinds of hunger: 'er' is the kind that comes from filling up on lots of the wrong foods. An aromatic bowl of steamed rice with a little vegetable, fermented bean curd or natto dish, is simple and satisfying.
- [the 7 essentials of life：heat](https://www.teanamu.com/2011/08/the-7-essentials-of-life-heat/) - Firewood is the first of 7 essentials for living in a traditional Chinese home. Keeping warm is deemed important: insomnia is a sign of a hot ‘yang’ head with a cold, ‘yin’ condition in the rest of the body. To keep warm wrap salt crystals in muslin cloth, heat gently & apply to any aching part of the body. Or warm yourself by soaking feet in cold water, then gradually add warmer water till sweat appears on tip of your nose. Modern long-haul travel confuses the body, so I fall sick every time I go between tropical Singapore & chilly London. Traditional Chinese Medicine tells us to dress appropriately (if you don’t dress warmly in winter you grow extra fat to compensate!) The ancient Chinese used healthy underfloor or under-bed heating, better than our dry radiator or electric heat. Heating with the use of mugwort goes direct to the body's core, prevents having cold hands and feet even in summer. At Chaya Teahouse we often use mugwort incense to cleanse the room & create a gentle warmth. Fuel choices are important in cooking too. In ancient China the wealthy brewed tea in water over a fire of pine cones, and duck is roasted over wood from fruit trees, and rabbit over peanut shells. Poaching, stewing, steaming are better than stir-frying, especially as meat's already ‘yang’ or full of heat by nature. Traditional fuel materials like firewood and utensils like claypots are best, creating a gentle heat, not too 'yang'.
- [teanamu 2.0](https://www.teanamu.com/2013/09/teanamu-2-0/) - Our exciting new website launches today, with lots more recipes, health tips & gorgeous new teas like Cantaloupe Oolong, Moonshine Green Pu 2011 vintage tea cake, San Hua (3 Flowers) tisane & Ba Bao (8 Treasures). Let us know what you think!
- [year of the steady horse](https://www.teanamu.com/2014/01/year-of-the-steady-horse/) - teanamu chaya teahouse wishes you a prosperous, peaceful and meditative new lunar year of the steady horse with a new year painting from a Japanese Tea Master and a haiku.
- [Nourishing Oriental Infusions Part I - Floral Tisanes](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/03/nourishing-oriental-infusions-part-1-floral-tisanes/) - Following my previous blog about Eight Treasures Tea, I have shared a few herbal infusion recipes with @goodshoeday and @aforkful on Twitter and thought I would put them in this blog so that there is a searchable copy. Before I list the herbal infusion recipes, I would like to say that you should always check
- [Nourishing Oriental Herbal infusions Part III – Han-Herbal Brews](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/04/nourishing-oriental-herbal-infusions-part-iii-han-herbal-brews/) - In this third part of Nourishing Oriental Herbal infusions, I will talk about Han-Herbal Brews. Just like Qigong and acupuncture, Han-Herbal brews are part of traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Chinese people have relied on TCM for thousands of years to help prevent and cure illnesses. It is very much a part of our lives as
- [Nourishing Oriental Infusions Part II – Five Grains Brew](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/03/nourishing-oriental-infusions-part-ii-five-grains-brew/) - Following my previous post about “Floral Tisanes”, I am going to talk about “Five Grains” brews in this second part of the “Nourishing Oriental Infusions” series. Five Grains is a term referring to a range of wholesome grains that can be consumed by humans. The term was first mentioned in Compendium of Materia Medica (written
- [Oxidation of Tea 101](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/05/oxidation-of-tea-101/) - During our tea drinking session with Aeyal (@aeyalgross), Ofer (@oferg) and Katherine (@teamancipation) on last Friday, a question came up about the oxidisation process. Before I go on to talk about the question, I just need to chat very briefly about "Oxidation of Tea". We all know that the cut side of an apple is
- [Nourishing Oriental Herbal Infusions Part IV – Chinese Teas](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/05/nourishing-oriental-herbal-infusions-part-iv-chinese-teas/) - In this last part of the “Nourishing Oriental Herbal Infusions” series, I am looking at the use of Chinese tea as medicine. The earliest record of this is in the Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Herb-Root Classic) compiled towards the end of the Western Han Dynasty (206BC). Shennong, a mythical character, is credited with
- [Empress Dowager’s Royal Eight Treasures Tea](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/03/empress-dowagers-royal-eight-treasures-tea/) - Each of my annual Chinese New Year pilgrimages to Singapore brings me something new or evokes an old memory. What most struck me this time, was the prevalence of Babao Cha “Eight Treasures Tea”: it’s definitely in fashion back home! The very auspicious name aside, recipes for this sweet “tea” are as varied as all
- [The Right Speed](https://www.teanamu.com/2009/03/the-right-speed/) - Some processes can’t be rushed. We shouldn’t even attempt to rush them. Carl Honore, celebrated author of “In Praise Of Slow”, advocates doing everything at ‘just the right speed’. Savouring the hours and minutes rather than merely counting them. Doing tasks as well as possible instead of as fast as possible. For about eight years,
- [‘China Lates’ at The British Museum](https://www.teanamu.com/2009/03/touched-by-responses-at-the-british-museum/) - Through sheer luck or fate, a tiny ad I placed in Time Out London led to a massive tea adventure that lasted the best part of a year. I had been conducting tea appreciation sessions and cooking with tea workshops and my ad was intended as a way to spread the word. I had no
- [Two Very Important Ladies](https://www.teanamu.com/2009/03/two-very-important-ladies/) - Before I start my tea culinary experimentation, I think it’s high time I share with you the identity of two very important ladies, without whose support and contribution my dishes, cakes and desserts would not taste anywhere near as nice. Their names are Aretha and Martina. Aretha’s the fusspot, with a certain queenly arrogance, and
- [Sofa-Inspired Mousse Cake](https://www.teanamu.com/2009/04/matcha-dreaming/) - It was a sofa that inspired this mousse cake! I saw it in the window of a shop in Singapore selling chic modern Chinese furniture and clothing. It was my recent fixation on the bamboo green colour that attracted me to this sofa. As I stood there admiring it, my mind translated the green cushions
- [Tea-Spiced Marbled Eggs (Cha Ye Dan)](https://www.teanamu.com/2009/04/tea-spiced-marbled-eggs-cha-ye-dan/) - My two layer hens Martina and Aretha have obliged me by providing delicious fresh eggs for this Easter weekend, and it's time for me to share with you my version of the traditional Easter egg. I'm going to talk about probably the most famous dish in the entire repertoire of Chinese tea cookery. For Chinese
- [2009 Spring Tea Study Tour in China](https://www.teanamu.com/2009/05/2009-spring-tea-study-tour-in-china/) - Map of Tea Tour 2009 showing Shanghai, Hangzhou, Houkeng, Huangshan, Tangmo, Tunxi, Qimen and Hongcun.I’m just back from a tea study tour of eastern China, where I had the privilege of visiting all sorts of tea farms and speaking to ‘tea heroes’ about their lovely teas and, along the way, I got to enjoy unforgettable
- [Hangzhou Speciality - Dragon Well Green Tea Shrimps](https://www.teanamu.com/2009/06/hangzhou-speciality-dragon-well-green-tea-shrimps/) - The grand entrance to the Lou Wai Lou restaurant. Dragon Well Green Tea Shrimps are one of Hangzhou’s most famous specialities, so it’s amazing how hard it is to track the dish down when you’re actually in Hangzhou. However, we did find it eventually at Lou Wai Lou (‘Pavilion Beyond Pavilion’), a 150 year old
- [240-year old shipwrecked tea](https://www.teanamu.com/2009/06/240-year-old-shipwrecked-tea/) - Götheborg - the vessel that capsized in 1745 with 370 tonnes of Chinese teas including Songluo green tea. On the way back from her third journey to Canton on 12 September 1745, the Swedish East India Company vessel "Götheborg" capsized just 1 mile away from the harbour of the Swedish port of the same name.
- [Back To School, With Tea](https://www.teanamu.com/2009/06/back-to-school-with-tea/) - Gongliuzi Tea Institute 公刘子 in Hangzhou I have been blogging about my recent month-long journey to Hangzhou, Huangshan and Anhui province in eastern China. My main objective on this trip was to obtain the demanding Tea Artisan and Tea Assessor qualifications of China’s Labour Ministry. After years of private study and research, the thought of
- [When the clock strikes four, everything stops for tea](https://www.teanamu.com/2009/06/when-the-clock-strikes-four-everything-stops-for-tea/) - I came across the phrase 'The clock strikes four and everything stops for tea' (in Mandarin) when I was studying black tea in Hangzhou. Now I've tracked its origin to this wonderful song (from Jack Buchanan's 1935 comedy film "Come Out Of The Pantry") and I just can't get the tune out of my head!
- [Qimen Black - a queen of teas](https://www.teanamu.com/2009/07/qimen-black-a-queen-of-teas/) - Qimen county where the famous Qimen Black tea (aka "Keemun Black") is grown.Catherine of Braganza was the Portuguese princess who played a key role in initiating the British love affair with tea. After being offered by her royal father as a prospective wife to a number of European monarchs, she was eventually married off at
- [Calm-a-Sutra Entries](https://www.teanamu.com/2009/07/calm-a-sutra-entries/) - I love these creative ways to get across the benefits of tea drinking, all video submissions for the Calm-a-Sutra of Tea Scholarship, a competition sponsored by the Tea Council of the USA. They make me smile every time I watch them. Put the kettle on and enjoy! The Break Up Just an ordinary day in
- [Reminiscences of Mung Beans, Hun Kwee cakes and jellies](https://www.teanamu.com/2009/07/reminiscences-of-mung-beans-hun-kwee-cakes-and-jellies/) - Reminiscences of two childhood treats - Almond syrup and desserts made from mung bean flour.I got a phone call from Mom telling me to keep healthy in the current swine flu pandemic. She said that one of the things I should do is to brew a green mung bean ‘tea’ and drink it every day
- [Teh Tarik aka "Pulled Tea"](https://www.teanamu.com/2009/07/teh-tarik-aka-pulled-tea/) - A frothy cup of teh tarik at the Makan Cafe in Portobello RoadI’m sitting in Makan on Portobello Road as I write these words, sipping contemplatively at my glass of teh tarik, and feeling I could almost be back at my late grandfather’s coffee shop in Pontain Kechil (Johore Bahru, Malaysia), whiling away a dreamy,
- [teanamu's top 10 UK tea rooms](https://www.teanamu.com/2009/07/teanamus-top-10-uk-tea-rooms/) - I am a big fan of the English afternoon tea, invented by Anna Maria, 7th Duchess of Bedford, in 1865. The whole concept of the mid-afternoon pick-me-up while socialising is very appealing to me indeed. I was delighted when I was recently asked by Rhiannon Batten of The Independent for my Top 10 UK Tea
- [Is this tea?](https://www.teanamu.com/2009/08/is-this-tea/) - Bright eyes and alert mind - the sweet and nutritious Goji Berry 'tea' The past week or so has been very challenging for me. I’ve been very busy preparing for teanamu's first market stall in Covent Garden on 20 August (Thursday). Working out what the crowd at the market would like: the sweet pastries for
- [meet teanamu @ covent garden 20 aug](https://www.teanamu.com/2009/08/meet-teanamu-covent-garden-20-aug/) - matcha and goji berry cupcake We are hugely excited to announce the launch of teanamu e-store on THURSDAY AUGUST 20 and we are celebrating that day with a public appearance at Covent Garden Market. Come taste some delicious tea pâtisserie and tea cuisine and have a chat with us. MENU FOR COVENT GARDEN MARKET STALL
- [tea & gusty winds at covent garden](https://www.teanamu.com/2009/08/teanamus-first-public-appearance/) - teanamu first market stall at covent garden piazzaWe have just done teanamu's first market stall at Covent Garden Piazza, and it was a blast! We met people from all over, students from Spain, families from Australia, couples from Taiwan, Italians, Croatians, it felt like being at the cross-roads of the world! I brewed several teas
- [kaiseki - tea ceremony cuisine at Umu](https://www.teanamu.com/2009/10/kaiseki-tea-ceremony-cuisine-at-umu/) - Arashiyama is like a bento box consisting of an assortment of appetizers, a seasonal simmered dish, chef’s selection of raw fish, rice, and a choice of grilled fish or poultry of the day or tiger prawn tempura This week I had the privilege of lunching at my favourite restaurant of all time, Umu, which is
- [Kombucha: The Health Giving Fermented Tea](https://www.teanamu.com/2009/10/kombucha-the-health-giving-fermented-tea/) - Carpe Diem Kombucha in a bottle. In my latest tea adventure in New York, I discovered that bottled cold tea is much more popular there than it is here. Most chiller cabinets in shops have both soft drinks and an assortment of drinks made from tea combined with other ingredients - even asparagus! Snapple -
- [pause for health](https://www.teanamu.com/2009/11/pause-for-health/) - I went to a fabulous demo and workshop on Japanese Buddhist Temple Cuisine (shojin ryori) and the Temple tea ceremony led by Master Mari Fijii, and I have started my blog about it, only to succumb to awful headaches, so I’ve taken to my bed and frustratingly the blog will have to wait a little
- [chrysanthemum dragonwell green tea](https://www.teanamu.com/2009/11/curing-my-headaches/) - A simple herbal brew consisting of Dragon Well Green tea and Chrysanthemun flowers that will help to balance the excessive Yang in your body. My night-time ‘cluster’ headaches seem to have subsided in the past few days. In Chinese Traditional Medicine, occurrence of headaches is thought to be caused by the body becoming overly yang
- [tea open house - escape from the Xmas madness!](https://www.teanamu.com/2009/12/tea-open-house-escape-from-the-xmas-madness/) - teanamu announces its first Winter Warmer Tea Open House with free entry and participation. Come and meet me and other tea enthusiasts at an authentic Chinese tea ceremony in a lovely venue a stone's throw from Portobello Road market in London’s Notting Hill! You will have a chance to sample our delicious new ranges, such
- [making friends with tea at tea open house](https://www.teanamu.com/2009/12/making-friends-with-tea-at-tea-open-house/) - Talking tea, making friends through friends.After months of planning and anticipation, we hosted our first Tea Open House on 12 December. All the hard work paid off as we had a great time sharing and talking about tea and forgot the clock, ending the Open House nearly 2 hours late! Although this event reminded me
- [making yet more friends with tea at tea open house](https://www.teanamu.com/2009/12/making-yet-more-friends-with-tea-at-tea-open-house/) - Enjoying teanamu's second Winter Warmer Tea Open House and forgetting all about the cold outsideWe were in Le Mans last Thursday and Friday to attend the funeral of a dear friend who had passed away suddenly. Our plan was to drive back to London taking the 9.45 pm EuroTunnel from Calais to Folkestone on Friday,
- [snow tea?](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/01/snow-tea/) - Chapter 5 of Lu Yu's Classics of Tea talking about water sources and why some sources are better than others.The recent heavy snowfalls across the UK have inspired me to think how nice it would be to use fresh snow to make some really excellent tea. However, London snow being way too polluted, my thoughts
- [a chinese new year snack from the Tang dynasty](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/02/a-chinese-new-year-snack-from-the-tang-dynasty/) - Deep Fried Sweet Potato Balls filled with Red Bean Paste - a delicious street food best enjoyed with a strong oolong tea like teanamu's Wuyi Shuixian.It is that time of the year again when I am packing my bags to get ready to go to Singapore in time for the Chinese New Year. As I
- [safely back in London with tea treasures!](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/04/safely-back-in-london-with-tea-treasures/) - Two of the fresh green teas that I have brought back with me from China; Pre-Qing Ming harvested Dragonwell (L) and Taiping Houkui (R). They look and taste great despite the bad weather.After being stuck in Beijing for several days because of volcanic ash, I finally made my way back to London 2 days ago!
- [world's oldest tea trees](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/05/worlds-oldest-tea-trees/) - An exhausted but elated Pei at the top of Big Snow Mountain (Yunnan) by the 2800 year old tea tree - a living fossil! Big Snow Mountain (Da Xue Shan 大雪山) stands near Mengku in the Shuangjiang area of Yunnan province in southwestern China. Shuangjiang means ‘double rivers’ and refers to the Rivers Lancangjiang and
- [tea with loving kindness](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/06/tea-with-loving-kindness/) - Serene and fragrant tea entices with promise of rapture in store I recently saw a facebook posting by The Orchid Tea Room of a poem from "Tea Life, Tea Mind" written by Grand Tea Master Sen Soshitsu. I was utterly touched by how the poem succinctly portrays how I feel when I prepare for any
- [tea appreciation masterclass at bea's of bloomsbury](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/06/tea-appreciation-masterclass-at-beas-of-bloomsbury/) - teanamu tea masterclass at Bea's of Bloomsbury on selected Wednesday evenings.I met Bea (of Beas of Bloomsbury) a few months ago when we celebrated "Kavey's Eats" blogiversary. I have heard about her but it is only when I spoke with her that I realised that she is so very passionate about food and a great
- [hot tea for hot days](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/06/hot-tea-for-hot-days/) - It may sound counter intuitive but on a hot summer’s day, the best way to cool down is to drink hot tea. The hot tea stimulates our blood capillaries to expand slightly and making you feel cooler. As you sip your tea and allow yourself to calm down and achieve a certain degree of stillness of your mind, your body will naturally feel cooler.
- [tea and camphor smoked duck](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/07/tea-and-camphor-smoked-duck/) - Eat Tea: Tea and Camphor Smoke Duck - an umptious involving curing, blanching, smoking, steaming and then deep-frying. also listed are eat tea recipes for Dragon Well Tea Shrimps and Tea Spiced Eggs.
- [Review: Cha Dao by Solala Towler](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/07/review-cha-dao-by-solala-towler/) - Solala Towler's "Cha Dao" is an inspiring read, and, like a Zen master, it offers little teasers which urge one to find out more about the ideas behind the humble cup of tea. The Chinese art of tea is an amalgam of Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism. Towler aims to lay out Daoism’s influence on this art. This book brings this ancient Chinese philosophy closer to non-Chinese readers.
- [Lu Yu: Classic of Tea Chapter 1](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/07/lu-yu-classic-of-tea-chapter-1/) - Tea saint Lu Yu's Classic of Tea Chapter 1 in its original text.I have been toying with doing a series on the famous Classic of Tea (Cha Jing 茶经) because I want to make the riches of this ancient treatise accessible to my non-Chinese-speaking tea friends, a sort of easy-reference. (To view the Chinese characters
- [Lu Yu: Classic of Tea Chapter 2  (Part I)](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/07/lu-yu-classic-of-tea-chapter-2-part-i/) - A humble translation of Chapter 2 of Classic of tea by Lu Yu (760 - 780AD). This is the first of a 2-part blog post detailing tea making tools number 1 - 8.
- [Lu Yu: Classic of Tea Chapter 2 (Part II)](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/07/lu-yu-classic-of-tea-chapter-2-part-ii/) - A humble translation of Chapter 2 of Classic of tea by Lu Yu (760 - 780AD). This is the second of a 2-part blog post detailing tea making tools number 9 - 16.
- [Lu Yu: Classic of Tea Chapter 3](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/08/lu-yu-classic-of-tea-chapter-3/) - A humble translation of Chapter 3 of Classic of tea by Lu Yu (760 - 780AD). This chapter details the recommended procedures for the production of tea cake and expels some myths about tea assessing that still exist today!
- [bak kut teh (pork bones "tea")](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/08/bak-kut-teh-pork-bones-tea/) - Bak Kut Teh - a traditional Singaporean pork ribs soup served with you-tiao dough sticks, chilli dipping sauce & a strong pot of Wuyi Shuixian tea. Vegetarian recipe also included.
- [Lu Yu: Classic of Tea Chapter 4 (Part I)](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/08/lu-yu-classic-of-tea-chapter-4-part-i/) - A humble attempt at translating Chapter 4 of Lu Yu's Classic of Tea. This chapter describes twenty five items used in the brewing and drinking of tea. Part 1 describes in detail the first item.
- [Lu Yu: Classic of Tea Chapter 4 (Part II)](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/08/lu-yu-classic-of-tea-chapter-4-part-ii/) - A humble attempt at translating Chapter 4 of Lu Yu's Classic of Tea. This chapter describes twenty five items used in the brewing and drinking of tea. Part 2 describes items number 2 to 9. It is in this chapter that we learnt about how tea was being boiled. This is the era of "boilded tea".
- [Tearoom Etiquette in Happy Brighton!](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/09/tearoom-etiquette-in-happy-brighton/) - A review of The Tea Cosy Tearoom that enforces a strict English tearoom etiquette. Also include a review of The Brighton House B&B and various other fabulous shops discovered over a 3-day in Brighton.
- [fish and goat makes umami](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/09/fish-and-goat-makes-umami/) - A quick look at umami by its Chinese character components of "fish" and "goat". Also includes a 4,300 years old recipe of cooking fish with goat and a technique which extracts umami from tea used by Chinese scholars to compete with each other's tea.
- [fly me to the moon](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/09/fly-me-to-the-moon-2/) - Matching tea with the various moon cakes - a delicacy of the much celebrated Mid-Autumn festival. Includes a recipe for traditional moon cakes with red bean paste. And Win a Tea Appreciation Master Class by answering 3 lantern riddles!
- [Lu Yu: Classic of Tea Chapter 4 (Part III)](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/09/lu-yu-classic-of-tea-chapter-4-part-iii/) - A humble attempt at translating Chapter 4 of Lu Yu's Classic of Tea. This chapter describes twenty five items used in the brewing and drinking of tea. Part 3 describes items number 10 to 25. See how modern day items like the cheese grater and coffee table may be inspired from this ancient tea classic!
- [drunk on tea?](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/10/drunk-on-tea/) - It is possible get drunk on tea by drinking excessive amounts of strong tea or drinking tea on an empty stomach. Tea is not a good beverage to relieve the effects of drunkenes contrary to popular belief in the Orient.
- [romance of the three kingdoms](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/10/romance-of-the-three-kingdoms/) - Fabulous scene in John Woo's film Red Cliff (Part II) where the beautiful Xiao Qiao uses the tea ritual to entice the evil Cao Cao to delay his attack ships.
- [The most difficult thing about brewing tea](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/10/the-most-difficult-thing-about-brewing-tea/) - "What temperature should I brew this tea at?" is one of the most frequently asked questions. This blog attempts to explain how the ancients "read" the temperature of water without a thermometer.
- [Masala Chai - India's Eight Treasures Tea](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/12/masala-chai-indias-eight-treasures-tea/) - Buddhist pilgrimage tour of India & Nepal where I fell in love with Masala Chai. Learn all about tea as the ordinary Indians make it, spicy, hot & sweet. Amazing "green" little clay masala tea cups known as chullarhs. Masala Chai tea recipes & tea culture in India. Ingenious portable tea kettles from my Buddhist tour of India.
- [Lychee Black: a very Christmasy Tea](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/12/lychee-black-a-very-christmasy-tea/) - Recipe for a non-alcoholic Lychee Black tea "mulled wine" that is perfect for Xmas. Recipe for Lychee Vibes - a cocktail with lychee black tea and vodka. Recipe for Consort Yang's Deep Fried Lychees - a quick and easy delicious festive dessert. Learn how Consort Yang's favourite fruit Lychee has inspired the great lychee black tea! Natural sugars in Lychee black tea caramelised during roasting giving it an opulent, mahogany hue & fragrant aroma. From a Chinese traditional medicine perspective, Lychee Black tea can relieve fatigue and is Yang in nature so is very suitable for drinking during autumn and winter as an antidote to the Yin season.
- [random acts of kindness](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/12/random-acts-of-kindness/) - A little year end thanksgiving blog post to usher in the fantastic brand New Year! Year 2010 was filled with many, many chanced meetings made possible through random acts of kindness and meeting people from all walks of life at the tea open houses, despite rain or heavy snowfall, who enjoys tea or want to know more about teas.
- [la ba tea: an historical winter congee](https://www.teanamu.com/2011/01/la-ba-tea-an-historical-winter-congee/) - The festival of La Ba where a sweet congee is prepared to usher in the Chinese new year. The Koreans also has a similar dish made with 8 ingredients eaten around 3 weeks to the new year. Includes recipes for a sweet and savoury La Ba congee. The La Ba congee can nourish the spleen, enhance qi energy, clear the lungs and eyes and has calming, restorative effects.
- [nourishing winter brews](https://www.teanamu.com/2011/01/nourishing-winter-brews/) - 4 Nourishing brews to tide over this persistent winter chills. The Oolong Sweet Potato Congee with light oolong tea that is colourful and packed full of vitamins A and C. Roasted Rice Cha that is nutritious and very warming to the body. The Onion, Carrot, Potato and White Pepper Soup is a delectable peppery soup which sweet onions and carrots that is perfect with rice. Black Glutinous Rice with Matcha Coconut Milk Black that isbelieved to build up blood and strengthen the heart.
- [Cha Guan Teahouse - a play by Lao She](https://www.teanamu.com/2011/01/cha-guan-teahouse-a-play-by-lao-she/) - Raise a respectful cup to Lao She's play "Cha Guan" Teahouse serialised on Phoenix TV Europe! A moving, hilarious epic tale of Beijing life centred on a teahouse. The panorama of China in the decades before communism, in Lao She's "Cha Guan" Teahouse. "Cha Guan" Teahouse: a Chinese drama about adapting in dangerous, ever-shifting times. Revolution, pigtails, westernisation, wisecracks and Chinese tea ritual: a true epic drama
- [happy new year of the golden rabbit!](https://www.teanamu.com/2011/01/happy-new-year-of-the-golden-rabbit/) - teanamu wishes you a very prosperous new year with a Chinese New Year haiku ||| As tiger slinks off ... Spring draws a golden rabbit ... Brings year of bounties ||| Gong Hei Fa Choy!
- [Chinese New Year Tea](https://www.teanamu.com/2011/02/chinese-new-year-tea/) - Celebrating year of Golden Rabbit @ home in boiling hot Singapore & mom makingg Taoist offerings to gods & demigods (inc Tie Luo Han tea!) Helping my mom prepare New Year dinner but the numerous rituals she does on her own. A god 4 everything & each must get a gift from us! Mom offering sticky caramel glutinous rice cake to Zhao Sheng kitchen god so he can't "tell tales" about our family to the Heavenly Emperor! Mom is burning gold paper to Cai Sheng, Taoist god of fortune, to ensure that we have prosperous New Year of the Golden Rabbit. Mom making New Year offerings to the Earth God of a nutritious sweet soup, glutinous rice cake & steamed cake that splits like a happy laugh! Neat little parcels of single portion Tie Luo Han oolong tea.
- [timeless time of tea at teanamu chaya teahouse](https://www.teanamu.com/2011/02/timeless-time-of-tea-at-teanamu-chaya-teahouse/) - teanamu chaya tea house is opening on 26 February. Every table at the Chaya Teahouse will have its own gongfu cha tea set to allow you to have a meditative tea drinking experience – a little time to heal and to restore. As humble as I can be, I hope Chaya Teahouse will allow my tea friends to visibly enter the timeless time of tea where they can forget their problems and be enveloped in the slow, depthless moments of the Way of Tea.
- [chaya teahouse is now open](https://www.teanamu.com/2011/02/chaya-teahouse-is-now-open/) - A heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped us inaugurate chaya teahouse this weekend, after such a long gestation period! Here is a review by tea lover Erin in yelp.co.uk. And here are a few of the pictures.
- [women and tea rituals](https://www.teanamu.com/2011/03/women-and-tea-rituals/) - A blog post to mark the International Women's Day by referencing the Bai Cha tea banquet ceremony which brings the village women happily together, with no men around! Many Chinese tea customs specifically involve women. Tea plays an important role for a woman at every stage of her life, in Chinese culture. Chinese bride must move in with husband's family. On the 3rd day her parents pay a visit, with tea gifts for groom's parents. Wives traditionally serve special sweet & salty teas during the 15-day spring festival.
- [teahouse culture](https://www.teanamu.com/2011/03/teahouse-culture/) - Ancient legend of teaseller accused of being witch! She flew from her cell in dead of night tkg her tea urns with! The Tang dynasty capital was chockfull of teahouses, tea pavilions, tea societies. A wonderful era! The Song dynasty saw beautifully decorated tea houses with calligraphy hangings & bonsai plants. Singers & storytellers in Ming teahouses told gripping tales of the 108 heroes from the Water Margin. Some Qing teahouses reserved a table 4 a wise old sage to whom people wd bring grievances & disputes.
- [yuan yang: mandarin ducks of coffee-tea](https://www.teanamu.com/2011/03/yuan-yang-mandarin-ducks-of-coffee-tea/) - Yuan-Yang tea-coffee is the 'Mandarin duck' of Hong Kong beverages, i.e. a solid tho unlikely pairing! Mandarin Ducks symbolise conjugal affection & fidelity & the name's bn gvn 2 this tea-coffee-combo concoction! HongKongers appreciate the oomph of Yuan-Yang tea-coffee. I tried it out in Birmingham! Yang (warming) coffee mixed with Yin (cooling) creamy is a delicious HongKong drink: here's the recipe! I'm intrigued by Yuan-Yang, complex, nuanced, East-West fusion of tea and coffee!
- [silk stocking milk tea](https://www.teanamu.com/2011/04/silk-stocking-milk-tea/) - Strong black tea with a big dollop of condensed/evaporated milk would fill & warm my tummy as a kid. My Hainanese Grandpa used traditional cotton conical sieve & woodfired stove 2 mk smooth sweet creamy tea! 'Gou cha' is the typical Hainanese way of brewing thick creamy black tea I remember from childhood. V calming! My Grandpa sold his own special blend of delicious milky tea in Malaysia. Lovely with kaya toast!! HongKong has a milky black tea called 'silk stocking' after the cotton sieves used to make it.
- [tea: a living expression of eastern philosophy](https://www.teanamu.com/2011/04/tea-a-living-expression-of-eastern-philosophy-2/) - Chachan Yiwei 茶禅一味 (tea zen one flavour) is the motto of teahouses like teanamu Chaya, now open Sat/Sun 12-6. At our new Chaya teahouse, we're using the Gongfu Cha ritual - it lends a Zen quality to our tea drinking. Fill the tea cup, empty the mind and getting out of your own way. Restoring the natural function of mindfulness, imagining swaying bamboo in a gentle breeze, tea-drinking for the soul! 'Let our tea cup be an extension of our hand': a touch of Zen mindfulness.
- [connubial tea : a celebratory post about the Royal Wedding](https://www.teanamu.com/2011/04/connubial-tea-a-celebratory-post-about-the-royal-wedding-2/) - Tea since Ming era integral to weddings: bride & groom 'respectfully offer tea' to guests/elders & perform 3 symbolic tea rituals ('sancha'). Bride & groom eat date/lotusseed soup in setting-tea ritual to 'stick together' their hearts & drink 'hehuan cha' for life of conjugal bliss. On 3rd day of marriage new couple serve tea to wife's parents & receive gifts including a cockerel and hen as pets (plus tea & jewellery!) Candied winter melon, candied persimmon or dried longans signify sweet, mellifluous marriage & red fruits are auspicious at weddings. Dropped teacups at wedding are very inauspicious. Good matchmaker immediately says luo di kai hua (hit the ground and blossom) to make it ok!
- [conjugal tea – Peranakan wedding tea ceremony](https://www.teanamu.com/2011/04/conjugal-tea-peranakan-wedding-tea-ceremony/) - Peranakans are a mix of Malay & Chinese. I love their 12-day weddings, 'nonya' food & gorgeous costumes! For days before a peranakan wedding, rice flours are made, veg chopped, sambal fried. All the women folk get involved! Bridesmaids on the peranakan wedding night serve pig trotters, roast pork, pig’s kidney, heart, liver & tripe. Peranakan newlyweds ritually kneel & bow before their elders serving them a sweet 'tea' of Chinese red dates, longans etc. A Nonya bride must be serious, not show her excitement, while the groom's friends try to force her to laugh! Recipe for Bak Wan Kepiting (crab and pork ball soup), a must have for traditional Peranakan wedding night.
- [odd jobs: meet the tea artisan](https://www.teanamu.com/2011/05/odd-jobs-meet-the-tea-artisan/) - I've just been interviewed, along with Britain's Tea Poet Liz Darcy Jones at Chaya Teahouse for World radio. Listen to this clip of the tea artisan being interviewed at Chaya Teahouse for Deutsche Welle Radio.
- [t – video profile of a tea artisan](https://www.teanamu.com/2011/05/t-video-profile-of-a-tea-artisan/) - Profile of tea artisan Pei Wang, at teanamu chaya teahouse, explaining how he has made the sensual gong fu cha tea ritual central to his lifestyle. Brewing tea is pressing a pause button in a stressful life, taking a few minutes to be in the present, attend to the tea leaves 'dancing' in their tea pot and enjoy the calm, focused, meditative state that we need for social, emotional, physical, spiritual and mental wellbeing. Pei takes the tea ritual out into unlikely, busy, spaces: an unusual tea event in Trafalgar Square promoting mindfulness. Teanamu chaya teahouse is in Notting Hill, London (www.teanamu.com).
- [tea and meditation at kyoto garden](https://www.teanamu.com/2011/05/tea-and-meditation-at-kyoto-garden/) - Nine of us gathered with our own tea-sets in a silent & serene tea-sharing circle round the Kyoto Garden's stunning lake. I spent a restorative, meditative 45 min at Holland Park enjoying a simple ritual of sharing tea with eight amazing people! Rain stayed away and the sun came out for last Sunday's 1st open-air medTEAtation in beautiful Kyoto Garden Holland Park! The ducks, squirrels and tourists were curious & bemused as we sat in the park to brew our teas for medTEAtation. Holland Park medTEAtation went so smoothly, all were delighted, & we came back to Chaya Teahouse for more tea & chitchat.
- [happy new year!](https://www.teanamu.com/2011/12/happy-new-year/) - We're grateful for a thrilling 2011 at teanamu. We launched Chaya Teahouse - filled at weekends with friends taking pleasure in fine, properly brewed tea, pâtisserie & dim sum - ‘medteatation’ circles & tea poetry books by Elizabeth Darcy Jones & Lorraine Mariner, & created Tea Poet's Tisane for Elizabeth. We plan new teas in 2012, menus, events, classes, a newsletter, even a study trip to China!
- [happy new year of the auspicious dragon!](https://www.teanamu.com/2012/01/happy-new-year-of-the-auspicious-dragon/) - teanamu chaya teahouse wishes all tea friends a very happy and prosperous year of the water dragon with a Chinese New Year haiku "peace and fortune -- fumes through nostrils of -- a water dragon!".
- [distinguished leaves - book review](https://www.teanamu.com/2012/02/distinguished-leaves-book-review/) - 'Distinguished Leaves' by Britain's Tea Poet Elizabeth Darcy Jones simply oozes charm and is very British! She writes 'poetea'. Her verses are jewel-like: a gorgeous, original gift! 'Distinguished Leaves' imagines 37 teas as characters with their own personalities. With a foreword by Nigel Havers! These tea poems are sensual, witty, clever, musical, charming, quirky, and graceful. For Elizabeth Darcy Jones we created Tea Poet’s Tisane, Organic Emperor Pu Erh 2008 vintage with whole rosebuds. Hear her read from 'Distinguished Leaves' at Chaya Teahouse, 2pm on Sunday 11 March!
- [happy new lunar year of the water snake](https://www.teanamu.com/2013/01/happy-new-lunar-year-of-the-water-snake/) - Chaya Teahouse wishes you a prosperous, peaceful and meditative new lunar year of the water snake with a new year haiku!
- [Gaiwan  -  Empress Dowager’s favourite teacup](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/10/gaiwan-empress-dowagers-favourite-teacup/) - Gaiwan - the quintessential tea-drinking utensil in Chinese tea culture. The Chinese use the gaiwan teacup to symbolise "Man standing firmly on the Earth and holding up the Heaven". Learn how to use a gaiwan tea cup and find out how the gaiwan tea cup was invented!
- [teaism - a way of life](https://www.teanamu.com/2010/06/teaism-a-way-of-life/) - In 1906, Okakura thinks that industrialism is making true refinement more and more difficult all the world over. So a hundred years on, do you not think that we need the tea ritual more than ever? ... (Also get a FREE copy of "The Book of Tea" from this blog)

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- [medTEAtation](https://www.teanamu.com/medteatation/) - Pressing The Pause Button Of Life Mindfulness with Tea All through the ages, sharing and drinking tea together has been appreciated as a restorative, meditative, and calming experience. In a medTEAtation circle, we sit silently and brew tea which we pass to our neighbours, in a simple ritual that embodies the qualities of beauty, equality
- [PRESS AND REVIEWS](https://www.teanamu.com/press-reviews/) - Our Tea Friends Say In Press, Publications and Reviews About Teanamu Chaya Teahouse In The PressIn Books & MagazinesIn BlogsIn The Press Five of the best Tea & Coffee Subscriptions By Financial Times Weekend Magazine, 28 January 2017 Like a Local – London’s Top 10 Tea Houses by TravelMag, 13 November 2016 One of 19
- [TEAS IN THE CLOUDS TEA MASTERCLASS FAQS](https://www.teanamu.com/teashop/gifts-ideas/teas-in-the-clouds-tea-masterclass-faqs/) - Redeeming Your「Teas in the Clouds Brew-Along Tea Masterclass」eGift Card If you are fortunate enough to receive a Teanamu Teas in the Clouds Brew-Along (online) Tea Masterclass eGift Card, here is how can you redeem it: In the eGift Card email that was sent to you, there is a unique code that you can use to
- [TEAHOUSE STIRRINGS NEWSLETTER](https://www.teanamu.com/teahouse-stirrings-newsletter/) - A Quarterly Publication TEAHOUSE STIRRINGS NEWSLETTER With Latest Tales Of Teas & Tips For Being In Sync With The Seasons Newsletter Sign Up Yes, Sign Me Up! [The necessary bit about General Data Protection Regulation. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.] Δ Newsletter Archive LET’S
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- [WEDDING FAVOURS & CORPORATE GIFTS](https://www.teanamu.com/teashop/wedding-favours-and-corporate-gifts/) - Treat your guests to special tea gifts Wedding Favours & Corporate Gifts Party FavoursRequest For QuotationParty Favours Mark your a special occasion with a sachet of tea for your guests! Be it wedding favours or corporate gifts, we can personalise the tea or tisane and add your desired wordings or logo on the packaging. Let
- [TEA SHOP](https://www.teanamu.com/teashop/) - serene and fragrant TEA entices with promise of rapture in STORE Teanamu Chaya Teahouse Tea Store Seasonal FavouritesOur Tea EthosTea CeremonyWhat Is Tea?What Is Oxidation?Tea MasterclassesSeasonal Favourites WHAT WE FANCY THIS SEASON Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
- [BLACK TEAS](https://www.teanamu.com/teashop/black-tea/) - Perfect With A Slice (Or Two) of Cream Cake Black Teas Black TeasTea MasterclassesWhat Is Oxidation?Black Teas Artisanal, whole-leaf black tea is the stunning product of centuries-long effort and study. Traditionally grown in southern China and usually harvested throughout the year, black tea is of bold character and ranges from light- to full-bodied. Full oxidation
- [TEA SCHOOL](https://www.teanamu.com/teashop/masterclasses/) - Appreciate The Finer Nuances Of Teas Like A Connoisseur Tea Masterclasses Tea MasterclassesTeas In The CloudsThe ExperienceTea CeremonyTea Masterclasses Our unique tea masterclasses emerged from our experience of putting on regular, large-scale tea tastings at the British Museum during the First Emperor Terracotta Army exhibition in 2007-8. What we’ve created is an experience where you
- [TEA DISCOVERY & TASTINGS](https://www.teanamu.com/teashop/discovery-collections/) - Tea Tastings In The Comfort Of Your Home Tea Discovery & Tastings Tea DiscoveryTea MasterclassesWhat Is Oxidation?Tea Discovery Discovery Collections are selections of our favourite teas and tisanes. These collections can be an introduction for those discovering our loose leaf teas for the first time but we’re sure they would please even the tea connoisseur.
- [RED TEAS](https://www.teanamu.com/teashop/pu-erh-tea/) - World Of The Tea Sages Red Teas Red TeasGreen Pu Erh TeasRipened Pu Erh TeasOther Red TeasTea MasterclassesWhat Is Oxidation?Red Teas Red teas is a very interesting tea category. It comprises mainly of Pu Erh Teas (from Yunnan, South of China) and other similarly vintage teas from Central China. Red teas are post-oxidised and fermented
- [RARE & VINTAGE TEAS](https://www.teanamu.com/teashop/rare-and-aged-tea/) - Like Wise Old Zen Monks Rare & Vintage Teas Rare & Vintage TeasPu Erh TeasTea MasterclassesWhat Is Oxidation?Rare & Vintage Teas Crafted by artisanal hands, available only in small quantities, these are teas we have come upon by chance, that we have received as precious gifts from kind tea masters or that we have made
- [OOLONG TEAS](https://www.teanamu.com/teashop/oolong-tea/) - Discover A World Of Black Dragons Oolong Teas Oolong TeasFormosa OolongsAnxi OolongsPhoenix OolongsWuyi OolongsTea MasterclassesWhat Is Oxidation?Oolong Teas Oolong teas, also known as ‘wu long’, blue teas, ‘black dragon’ teas, combine the fresh flavour and aromatic quality of green tea with the smooth body and rich, dark roastiness of black tea. Fine oolongs are produced
- [WHITE TEAS](https://www.teanamu.com/teashop/white-teas/) - Tasting The Flavours Of No Flavour White Teas White TeasTea MasterclassesWhat Is Oxidation?White Teas White tea traditionally grows in only three specific areas in northern Fujian province, though some is now produced in Anhui, Yunnan and Zhejiang. It rejoices in simplicity, with light infusions of sweet subtlety and flavour tones of honey, chestnut and peaches.
- [TEA WARES](https://www.teanamu.com/teashop/teaware/) - Making Your Tea Rituals Flow Smoothly Tea Wares TeawaresTea PotsGaiwansInfusersTea CeremonyTea MasterclassesTeawares As well as being beautiful to look at and to handle, our teaware enhances not just the tea’s flavour but the whole experience of brewing the delicate leaves, gazing at their slow unfurling dance, and enjoying the fragrant aromatics as they evolve. Every
- [MORE OXIDIZED TEAS](https://www.teanamu.com/teashop/more-oxidised-teas/) - For The Days You Needed A Bit More Oomph More Oxidized & Vintage Teas More Oxidized Oolong TeasBlack TeasRipened Pu Erh TeasTea MasterclassesWhat Is Oxidation?More Oxidized Oolong Teas All tea starts off green. For oolongs, the tea leaves are given the “black tea treatment” to achieve the desired oxidation levels and then they are given
- [HERBAL INFUSIONS & TISANES](https://www.teanamu.com/teashop/herbal-infusions/) - Like A Floating Garden In A Tea Pot Herbal Infusions & Tisanes Herbal TisanesCaffeine & TheanineTea MasterclassesHerbal Tisanes At Chaya Teahouse, we use many kinds of flowers, fruits and leaves to make our gorgeous herbal teas, also known as tisanes. We use whole ingredients, not chopped. While they are not properly speaking ‘tea’ because they
- [COLD BREW TEAS](https://www.teanamu.com/teashop/cold-brew-teas/) - Refreshing Brews Come To Those Who Wait Cold Infusions Brewing with Cold Water?Tea MasterclassesWhat Is Oxidation?Brewing with Cold Water? Who says a perfect cuppa has to be pipping hot? Like cold brewed coffee, you can also infuse tea leaves in cold or room temperature water for a longer period of time. Teas infused this way
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## Products

- [Puffer Fish Gongfu Tea Ceremony Set](https://www.teanamu.com/product/puffer-fish-gongfu-tea-ceremony-set/) - An elegant interpretation of the traditional tea ceremony ensemble of a teapot, a serving pitcher and two teacups. Perfect for brewing all types of teas and tisanes.
- [Wandering Songstress Tea Set For Two](https://www.teanamu.com/product/wandering-songstress-tea-set-for-two/) - This tea set reminds us of the golden days of elegant songstresses singing soulful tunes in the teahouses. Allow this elegant yet compact tea set to add a little calmness in your day.
- [Big Snow Mountain Green Pu Erh 2011 Vintage](https://www.teanamu.com/product/big-snow-mountain-green-pu-erh-2011_vintage/) - A rare 2011 Spring Green Pu Erh harvested from 2000-year old tea trees. It is refreshingly mellow and full-bodied. Perfect for enjoying now or for vintaging.
- [Travel Chinois Tea Set](https://www.teanamu.com/product/travel-chinois-tea-set-for-two/) - A stylish and compact Gongfu tea set to brew teas at home, in the office or on the go.
- [Tea Club Membership for 2 Seasons](https://www.teanamu.com/product/tea-club-membership-for-2-seasons/) - Receive two deliveries of personalised tea and tisane to help you sail through the seasons and be in tune with nature. As featured in FT Weekend 28 Jan 2017
- [“Four Black Dragons” Discovery Collection](https://www.teanamu.com/product/four-black-dragons/) - An Oolong discovery pack with one tea from each of the four oolong producing regions. Choose to include one of our beautiful Gongfu teawares.
- [“Gifts from Goddess” Discovery Collection](https://www.teanamu.com/product/gifts-from-goddess/) - A selection of three completely different styles of Iron Goddess of Mercy oolong teas. Choose to include one of our beautiful Gongfu teawares.
- [Iron Goddess of Mercy](https://www.teanamu.com/product/anxi-iron-goddess-of-mercy/) - A light and delicious Anxi Oolong, with notes of honey and the aromas of orchid and osmanthus. As cooling as whispering bamboos in the valleys.
- [Longan Iron Goddess of Mercy](https://www.teanamu.com/product/longan-iron-goddess-of-mercy/) - A rare, naturally sweet and fruity Formosa Oolong from Taiwan, which you can enjoy straightaway or keep as a 'vintage' tea for enjoying in later years.
- [Gyokuro](https://www.teanamu.com/product/gyokuro/) - The connoisseur's green tea, light and delicate, perfect to enjoy on its own or paired with simple sweets.
- [Tea Club Membership for 4 Seasons](https://www.teanamu.com/product/tea-club-membership-for-4-seasons/) - Receive four deliveries of personalised tea and tisane to help you sail through the seasons and be in tune with nature. As featured in FT Weekend 28 Jan 2017
- [Mandarine Oolong](https://www.teanamu.com/product/mandarine-oolong/) - Sweet Taiwanese mandarine orange filled with 'red' Formosa oolong tea then dried in a unique and highly skilled process. Definitely worth vintaging.
- [Cantaloupe Oolong](https://www.teanamu.com/product/cantaloupe-oolong/) - A stunning innovation, sweet Taiwanese cantaloupe filled with 'red' Formosa oolong then dried. Worth vintaging if you can.
- ['Flight of Tasting' Event](https://www.teanamu.com/product/flight-of-tasting-event/) - If you're on a quest for a complete 'time out', this tea tasting is perfect for you! Fragrant, aromatic teas and a fascinating tea ceremony. This class is by reservation only. Please drop us an email.
- [Discover Black Dragons](https://www.teanamu.com/product/discover-black-dragons/) - The range of Oolong teas is amazing and will delight you, explained by our expert, friendly tea master performing an age-old ritual. This very popular class has been converted to our Teas in the Clouds Brew-Along Tea Masterclass which includes a set of teas and a tea ceremony set for two people. Click here for more details.
- [Tea Lovers Masterclass](https://www.teanamu.com/product/tea-lovers-masterclass/) - The most serene and calming experience, never was learning more delightful. Start on the journey to become a true tea connoisseur! This very popular class has been converted to our Teas in the Clouds Brew-Along Tea Masterclass which includes a set of teas and a tea ceremony set for two people. Click here for more details.
- [Oriental Beauty 2011 Vintage](https://www.teanamu.com/product/oriental-beauty/) - Summer harvested, naturally honey-like Formosa Oolong, made into unusual tea cakes perfect as a gift or for easy vintaging.
- [The Sacred Peony White](https://www.teanamu.com/product/the-sacred-peony-white/) - This 2018 vintage white tea harvested from ancient tea trees is the wise old gentlemen of white teas. Full of flavour and sweetness. Very smooth.
- [Sencha Miya](https://www.teanamu.com/product/sencha-miya/) - A naturally sweet, delicate Japanese green tea from Shizuoka, cultivated under the 'chakusaba' system which is deeply respectful of the environment.
- [Ba Bao Eight Treasures](https://www.teanamu.com/product/ba-bao-eight-treasures/) - A stunning mix of whole, uncut fruits and flowers, to enjoy sipping for hours as the flavour profiles subtly evolve.
- [Snow Chrysanthemums](https://www.teanamu.com/product/snow-chrysanths/) - A precious flower from distant Tibetan mountains infuses into a beautifully amber liquor with a distinctive tartness.
- [Kumquat Peony Thins](https://www.teanamu.com/product/kumquat-peony-thins/) - A rare vintage white tea sealed with kumquat peels giving a mellow, subtly sweet and delicately perfumed infusion reminiscent of floating clouds and dreamy days.
- [Lychee Red](https://www.teanamu.com/product/lychee-red/) - A refreshing, high quality, naturally sweet black tea from YingDe in Guandong province, with a natural 'lychee' aroma.
- [Yu Gui Oolong](https://www.teanamu.com/product/yu-gui-oolong/) - From the crevasses of Wuyi mountain, this Wuyi Oolong tea has a notable hint of buttery pie crust and a sweet finish that echoes the crisp caramel on a crème brûlée.
- [Mao Feng](https://www.teanamu.com/product/mao-feng/) - This green tea from Yellow Mountain, eastern China, has delicate, 'sparrow tongue' leaves and a fragrant sweetness with echoes of sweetcorn or lentils.
- [Lemon Drops](https://www.teanamu.com/product/lemon-drops/) - Exquisitely sweet black tea leaves sit snuggly inside a whole baby lemon fruit peel. Perfectly delicious infused as a hot or cold beverage.
- [Organic Dragon Pearl Jasmine](https://www.teanamu.com/product/organic-dragon-pearl-jasmine/) - This organic scented white tea, certified organic, is naturally sweet and has a strong fragrance of real jasmine blossoms.
- [Organic Snow Bud](https://www.teanamu.com/product/organic-snow-bud/) - Light and refreshing white tea with notes of almond and apricot. Crafted like a green tea with each downy leaf bud just barely withered and roasted.
- [Honey Orchid Phoenix](https://www.teanamu.com/product/mi-lan-honey-orchid-phoenix/) - This Phoenix Oolong has long, dark, slender, slightly twisted 'single bush' leaves that render a lovely, popular tea with the aroma of honey and fresh peaches.
- [Sakura Sencha](https://www.teanamu.com/product/sakura-sencha/) - This gorgeous, refreshing Japanese green tea sprinkled with real sakura petals is so sweet and floral, we just fell in love with it!
- [Wuyi Shuixian](https://www.teanamu.com/product/wuyi-shuixian/) - This Wuyi Oolong is a luxuriously smooth, aromatic and roasty brew, that is floral and naturally sweet.
- [Voucher for Ichi-Go Ichi-E Afternoon Tea](https://www.teanamu.com/product/voucher-for-ichi-go-ichi-e-afternoon-tea/) - Treat someone special to a unique Chaya Teahouse experience with our ICHI-GO ICHI-E set menu and Chinese tea ceremony.
- [Voucher for Tea Lovers Masterclass](https://www.teanamu.com/product/voucher-for-tea-lovers-masterclass/) - Treat someone special with a gift voucher for Chaya Teahouse Tea Lover's Masterclass. Choose between our Tea Lovers Masterclass or Discover the World of Black Dragons Masterclass.
- [Houjicha](https://www.teanamu.com/product/houjicha/) - A wonderfully calming brew with a distinctive roasty full-bodied aroma and a delicious, settling flavour.
- [Organic Golden Monkey](https://www.teanamu.com/product/organic-golden-monkey-black-tea/) - A gorgeous blend of first-harvest, organic black leaves and golden leaf buds hand-twisted and curled to resemble the silhouette of a golden monkey.
- [Tea Artisan Training Course](https://www.teanamu.com/product/tea-artisan-training-course/) - A one-day intensive Tea Artisan Training Course based on the Beginners' and Intermediate Tea Artisan certifications conducted by the Ministry of Education and Labour in China. Please contact us to arrange a date.
- [Genmaicha](https://www.teanamu.com/product/genmaicha/) - Jade green, steamed Japanese tea blended with highly aromatic, fire-toasted rice kernels. Soothing, sweet, simply sublime!
- [Teas in the Clouds Brew-Along Tea Masterclass](https://www.teanamu.com/product/teas-in-the-clouds-brew-along-tea-masterclass/) - Brew-along online tea masterclass with teas and tea set designed for this class. Choose between the「Teas Lover’s Masterclass」or the「Discover the Black Dragons Masterclass」below:
- [Rikyu Sencha Green Tea (Cold Infusion)](https://www.teanamu.com/product/rikyu-sencha-green-tea-cold-infusion/) - A high quality, fragrant Japanese green tea in quick and convenient tea bags. Makes a really delicious, ice cold refreshment.
- [Hawthorne Fruits](https://www.teanamu.com/product/hawthorne-fruits/) - A healthy and long-lasting, light yellowish infusion, deliciously sour, tangy and sweet, and a very popular refreshment in the Far East.
- [San Hua Three Flowers](https://www.teanamu.com/product/san-hua-three-flowers/) - Beautiful, healthy and delicious whole flower infusions with such delights as chrysanthemum, forget-me-not and honeysuckle.
- [Fragrant Gardenia Phoenix](https://www.teanamu.com/product/huang-zhi-fragrant-gardenia-phoenix/) - Brilliant Phoenix Oolong varietal, light, barely roasted, with a hint of citrus and the floral aroma of fragrant gardenias.
- [Pouchong Oolong](https://www.teanamu.com/product/pouchong-oolong/) - A light, sweet, refreshing Formosa Oolong, it slows and gently soothes as it delights you with its floral aroma.
- [£50 eGift Card](https://www.teanamu.com/product/50-egift-card/) - Give the gift of delectable teas, tea connoisseur’s expertise or tea utensils with a Teanamu eGift Card to that special person!
- [eGift Card for Teas in the Clouds Brew-Along Tea Masterclass](https://www.teanamu.com/product/egift-card-for-teas-in-the-clouds-brew-along-tea-masterclass/) - Give the gift of delectable teas and tea connoisseur expertise with a Teanamu「Teas in the Clouds Brew-Along」(online) tea masterclass
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- [£20 eGift Card](https://www.teanamu.com/product/20-egift-card/) - Give the gift of delectable teas, tea connoisseur’s expertise or tea utensils with a Teanamu eGift Card to that special person!
- [Heavenly Buds 2004 Vintage](https://www.teanamu.com/product/rare-and-aged-tea-heavenly-buds-2004-vintage/) - An outstanding red tea from Anhua in Hunan province, vintaged in Changsha city, very soothing for digestion.
- [Emperor Pu Erh 1998 Vintage](https://www.teanamu.com/product/emperor-pu-erh-1998-vintage/) - Like a wise old zen monk, this is a mellow vintaged tea from Yunnan, skillfully fermented and with earthy, digestive qualities and a robust, malty aroma.
- [Big Snow Mountain Green Pu Erh 2010 Vintage](https://www.teanamu.com/product/big-snow-mountain-green-pu-erh-2010-vintage/) - A rare 2010 Spring Green Pu Erh harvested from 2000-year old tea trees. It is refreshingly sweet and full-bodied. Perfect for enjoying now or for vintaging.
- [Shining Moon Green Pu Erh 2011 Vintage](https://www.teanamu.com/product/shining-moon-green-pu-erh-2011-vintage/) - Beautiful tea cake, blending green Pu Erh with silver-tipped white tea, for vintaging or drinking straightaway.
- [Qizhong Oolong](https://www.teanamu.com/product/qizhong-oolong/) - A lightly roasted Formosa Oolong from Wenshan on the beautiful island of Taiwan, naturally sweet, floral and fruity.
- [Lishan Oolong](https://www.teanamu.com/product/lishan-oolong/) - This notable high mountain tea from Taiwan delights with refreshing sugar cane sweetness, creamy texture and a persistent floral finish.
- [Matcha](https://www.teanamu.com/product/matcha-green-tea/) - As revered in the Japanese tea ceremony, but also a great ingredient for cakes and desserts, this is high quality Japanese green tea in natural powder form.

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The options may be chosen on the product page Japanese Green Teas Japanese green teas are renowned for their umami sweetness, suggestive of the ocean and refreshing spring greens. Along with an abundance of other fresh, clean and complex flavours, The sweetness of Japanese green teas is not “sugary” but subtle. This umami sweetness is really pronounced, especially on second and third tasting. Umami sweetness is apparent at different intensities depending on the tea and is directly related to how the tea was cultivated and processed. Some higher grades Japanese Green teas (such as Gyokuro) undergo weeks of under-shade (open-air) cultivation, which inhibits astringent (bitter) tannin formation and promotes theanine, the amino acid which we experience as umami. It is a testament to the extraordinary care applied in the making of Japanese green tea, to see huge screens of rice straw or synthetic netting erected to cover entire tea fields, then dismantled after two or three weeks to once again allow direct sunlight on to the young, vitamin-rich tea plants. Steaming is the archetypal Japanese tea-manufacture process. It serves to fix the vivid, dark, emerald colour of the leaf and preserve the natural enzymes packed with flavour. Standard steaming last for less than a minute, while deep steaming imparts a deeper colour and stronger flavour. OUR JAPANESE GREEN TEAS Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket This product has multiple variants. 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Each region possesses its own traditional styles of tea making, though even within a region there are variations between villages and producers. OUR CHINESE GREEN TEA Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page Tea Masterclasses Take part in the beautiful Chinese ‘gongfu cha’ tea ceremony while we shares with you our love of tea. You’ll discover how to appreciate the finer nuances of tea like a true connoisseur, yet in a light and relaxed setting. You’ll be introduced to gorgeous teas with fascinating, evocative names like ‘snow buds’, ‘honey orchid phoenix’ and ‘dragon well’. The incredible range of flavours and aromas will amaze you. ~~ Whilst we patiently wait for the effective control of COVID-19 pandemic, our popular tea masterclasses are held online via our “Teas in the Clouds - Brew-along Masterclass”. ~~ More about tea masterclasses OUR TEA MASTERCLASSES Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page What Is Oxidation? Oxygen. Wonderful stuff. But it also oxidises things: think iron rusting or copper coins going that weird green colour and the cut side of apple turning brown. Fresh tea leaves, like apples and other plants, have an enzyme called polyphenol oxidase. It is capable of oxidizing polyphenols which are very important molecules for protection against infections to giving them their pigments. Polyphenol oxydase and the polyphenols themselves are stored in the plant’s cells, but when the cells are damaged, say by slicing an apple or dropping and bruising it, the cells are ruptured and the enzyme comes into contact with air. With the help of oxygen in the air, the polyphenol oxidase initiates a series of chemical reactions, transforming the polyphenols and eventually producing melanins (brown pigments). The general name for this process is “enzymatic browning,” and the fabulous thing (for tea at least) is that it doesn’t just change the appearance of produce: it also alters flavour, scent, and nutritional value.
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The options may be chosen on the product page Lightly Oxidized White Teas White teas are made from withering picked tea leaves under the sun and then dried in oven. As the leaves are so simply processed, white tea is considered the most natural forms of tea. The minimal processing meant the white teas tend to have a more humble but pure flavour profile. White teas are typically allowed oxidised to no more than 10% – 15%. Some white teas are also roasted to give it a bit of oomph. More about white teas OUR WHITE TEAS Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page Lightly Oxidized Oolong Teas All tea starts off green. For oolongs, the tea leaves are given the black tea “treatment” to achieve the desired oxidation levels and then they are given the “green tea treatment” to halt the oxidation process. They can then go to a charcoal roasting process. Light oolong tea leaves are given less of the “black tea treatment” first to get to the desired oxidation levels (typically No more than 40%). They then go through the “green tea treatment” to fix the oxidation level. The liquor of light oolong tea can vary from floral to sweet sugar cane. They can also be very lightly toasted. There is no better way to brighten your day than to enjoy a pot of light oolong tea. More about oolong teas OUR LESS OXIDIZED OOLONG TEAS Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket This product has multiple variants. 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Think of it as a vintage white wine. Green Pu Erhs are usually compressed into the form of cakes or bricks. They are perfect for current consumption and for vintaging. The base green tea leaf is picked and processed in much the same way as if green tea is going to be made, plucked, roasted and left to dry in the sun. But after that the leaves are skillfully encouraged to oxidized and ferment and then they are typically compressed into round tea discs or bricks (a.k.a. ‘Cha Bing’ 茶饼 literally ‘tea cakes’) and stored for vintaging. This produces the characteristic earthy, autumnal flavours and aromas. Green Pu Erhs are herbaceous, smooth, sweet, bright, brisk, clean, soft and slightly woody. There is a hint of roastiness, and they can be frisky if young. They have a lingering finish. The colour of the liquor is bright clear, from pale wheat-yellow to amber depending on the age of the tea. 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The incredible range of flavours and aromas will amaze you. ~~ Whilst we patiently wait for the effective control of COVID-19 pandemic, our popular tea masterclasses are held online via our “Teas in the Clouds - Brew-along Masterclass”. ~~ More about tea masterclasses OUR TEA MASTERCLASSES Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page What Is Oxidation? Oxygen. Wonderful stuff. But it also oxidises things: think iron rusting or copper coins going that weird green colour and the cut side of apple turning brown. Fresh tea leaves, like apples and other plants, have an enzyme called polyphenol oxidase. It is capable of oxidizing polyphenols which are very important molecules for protection against infections to giving them their pigments. Polyphenol oxydase and the polyphenols themselves are stored in the plant’s cells, but when the cells are damaged, say by slicing an apple or dropping and bruising it, the cells are ruptured and the enzyme comes into contact with air. With the help of oxygen in the air, the polyphenol oxidase initiates a series of chemical reactions, transforming the polyphenols and eventually producing melanins (brown pigments). The general name for this process is “enzymatic browning,” and the fabulous thing (for tea at least) is that it doesn’t just change the appearance of produce: it also alters flavour, scent, and nutritional value.
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The options may be chosen on the product page Black Teas Whole-leaf black tea has a bold character and ranges from light, almost floral to full-bodied. Full oxidation results in the blackened appearance of its leaves and the tea’s dark, rich quality. The harvested leaves undergo hours of withering, twisting and rolling to develop high levels of oxidation. This creates black tea’s familiar dark and rice nature. Lesser grades may be chopped. Long, aggressive rolling makes for a robust tea, while lighter treatment leaves to a more delicate profile. In China and Japan, black tea is known as ‘hong cha’ (红茶) and ‘kou cha’ (紅茶) respectively. Both words mean “red tea” because of the amber liquor it produces when infused. More about black teas OUR BLACK TEAS Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page Ripened Pu Erh Teas Ripened Pu Erhs, also know as ‘shu pu erh’ (熟普洱) or ‘cooked pu erh’, are teas that have undergone an accelerated vintaging process that involves the very careful, skilled control of storage temperature, humidity and light conditions. Processed as green tea or ‘mao cha’, plucked, roasted and dried under the sun, they are then gathered into large warm piles, where they sit for months fermenting, though sometimes the vintaging is done in just 20-40 days. The process is called ‘wet storage’ (渥堆, ‘wo dui’, literally ‘wet pile’). Ripened Pu Erhs can be loose-leaf or compressed into cakes or bricks or even sometimes into bamboo baskets or citrus peels. They are full bodied, with character and a lingering finish. The flavours are biscuity, fuearthy, woody, herbaceous, smooth, with somethting of the gentlemen’s club! The liquor is a beautiful amber, burnt sienna or tinged copper colour. The Chinese say, ‘Some grandpas make Pu Erhs for their grandsons to enjoy, but others want to drink it straightaway’. That is the dilemma, unfortunately – whether to enjoy the delicious brew right now or save it for further vintaging! More about pu erh teas OUR RIPENED PU ERH TEAS & RED TEAS Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page Tea Masterclasses Take part in the beautiful Chinese ‘gongfu cha’ tea ceremony while we shares with you our love of tea. You’ll discover how to appreciate the finer nuances of tea like a true connoisseur, yet in a light and relaxed setting. You’ll be introduced to gorgeous teas with fascinating, evocative names like ‘snow buds’, ‘honey orchid phoenix’ and ‘dragon well’. The incredible range of flavours and aromas will amaze you. ~~ Whilst we patiently wait for the effective control of COVID-19 pandemic, our popular tea masterclasses are held online via our “Teas in the Clouds - Brew-along Masterclass”. ~~ More about tea masterclasses OUR TEA MASTERCLASSES Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page Quick view Add to wishlist add to tea basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page What Is Oxidation? Oxygen. Wonderful stuff. But it also oxidises things: think iron rusting or copper coins going that weird green colour and the cut side of apple turning brown. Fresh tea leaves, like apples and other plants, have an enzyme called polyphenol oxidase. It is capable of oxidizing polyphenols which are very important molecules for protection against infections to giving them their pigments. Polyphenol oxydase and the polyphenols themselves are stored in the plant’s cells, but when the cells are damaged, say by slicing an apple or dropping and bruising it, the cells are ruptured and the enzyme comes into contact with air. With the help of oxygen in the air, the polyphenol oxidase initiates a series of chemical reactions, transforming the polyphenols and eventually producing melanins (brown pigments). The general name for this process is “enzymatic browning,” and the fabulous thing (for tea at least) is that it doesn’t just change the appearance of produce: it also alters flavour, scent, and nutritional value.
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