Simply not just tea – Tea house vs. Tea bar

~Tea house vs Tea bar~

Ok…I was browsing stuff about tea online and came across this tea house

I guess if the tea house that looks what it is in the picture

 picture from Muzi

I will go for it as I am heading to Vancouver in 2 months for a holiday

It looks nice and relax
The most important thing
its website is green
already feeling quite relax by just reading the website

 

So this is the tea house that will be in my plan

but another interesting thing that I saw was - the Tea bar

 
Not bar as in the one you are thinking
I am talking about tea bar

It is chocolate bar but with different tea flavour add into it
Isn’t it interesting

they have:

 match tea bar
rooibos tea bar
Chai tea bar

Sounds great for a tea lover
Wanna to try it out!

Address:

870 west cordova street
vancouver, bc
tel: (604) 689-3188

http://muzitea.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT&Store_Code=MUZI_US

teapigs?

~Finding a perfect one~5

So I am still browsing and looking for a perfect cup for myself
it is either I couldn’t find one or I have found too many cup that I really want to have

So again I browsed online and I find the following one

Look at shape
I love it

I like glass so I can see the tea and the color
Enjoying a cup of tea not only enjoying the taste
but also the visual effect as well

If something doesn’t look good at all
You don’t even want to spend time with it

Also most of the time they are either in glass but in a squre shape or small size

This is a perfect size and I love the shape and the glass
Can’t find anything to resist not to have one

I found this cup from this website:

 http://www.teapigs.co.uk/

Now it is selling in two sets and not only enjoy a cup of tea by yourself
I love the packaging
So cute
Also they come with the tea
Look at the tea bags

I don’t think i can resist it any longer

 

Lychee Black tea

Lychee Black Tea

Picture from flickr – silkway

Went to another friend’s house and she offered me Lychee Black Tea

Even before I took a sip
I could smell the tea already
Very refreshing & Taste really good Just like eating a lychee into your mouth
My friend said it smells like Jasmine though
I guess I like the smell better than the taste coz it feels like Spring…soo sooo nice

Anyway it is a good cup of tea~~

 Little Info:Lychee is a tropical fruit which I thought I can only have in Asia during summer

Surprisingly now they even make it as teaLychee is good for digestion and stop dehydration

however if you eat too much it would cause gum swelling and nose bleeding as well as sore throat
for some people they may suffer from hypoglycemia Have little bit is good
Just don’t eat excess, okay?

I want one more cup of  lychee tea please~~~~

 

Teashirt

I like beautiful things
I like good stuff

This tea maker…..Hm~~

Not only looks good
but also has a special function -

you can choose whether to have tea with tannin or not

 The other thing I like is the teashirt
Yes, not t-shirt but teashirt

The tea shirt is to keep warm but also protect your hands when you pour the tea out

the tea maker as I have read from the website got several awards. WOW

I found that not only the teamaker has a good design but also the products of evasolo are also nice~~

 http://www.evasolo.dk/products-teamaker.html Wanna know how it works, watch this video – http://www.zaccardis.com/eva-solo-tea-maker-set.html

More more tea

Back to blogging today

Didn’t blog last few days
But I still did check out things about tea and tonight went to a friend’s house
my friend bought Stash herbal tea sampler tonight and asked me to try it out

Honestly
So far…other than the English Breafast tea (not the decaf ones) I am not fond of this brand that much yet

Yet something changed my opinion on this brand

I tried the bluebery herbal tea

So nice!!!

1st. Smell really good
2nd. the flavour blueberry is fabulous!!! Taste like I am drinking/eating real fresh blueberry
3rd. the lemongrass really come out
4th. I just love the packaging

My Photop:

 
If I have to quantify how much I love this tea and the most that I could give is 5 
then here  shows how much I love it 

Decaf or not decaf…

Seriously….
You ought to be kidding

DECAF!!!!

When I am frustrated with one of my soci mid term study!!!
I just realised the tea that I bought was DECAF!!
Why would this happen when I need caffeine most!!!
I HATE DECAF!!!

My emotion status:

 –> Can’t believe it
 –> Why there is only DECAF I could choose from Safeway
 –> I am craving for Caffeine!!!

–> Why on earth, there is such a thing called Decaf!!

 –> Wrong decision that I made to change brand (Coz Twining doesn’t have DECAF!)

 –> Fine, I surrendered.

 –> Suck it up, pal!

Caffeine calculator  –> http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/quiz/caffeine/

Caffeine FAQ –> http://coffeefaq.com/site/node/25

Another tea tool

Last time I found the tea tool on the internet and wrote an entry about it

 This time I found another type of tea toolHowever I found this is much better
Becoz it is more elegant… the style

Peweter Tea Leaf Brewing SetIsn’t it nice to give as a gift for someone?Check this out

http://www.spoonsisters.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=56401&Category_Code=1005000&Product_Count=5

Month of Love ~ Are you or are you not my…?

Valentine’s Day just passed

However
this month is still a Month of Love to some people

I was thinking about how tea and love can be related  other than Valentine’s Day (Tea)
This time I saw something really funny/interesting on the internet

There is an idiom in English said, “You are not my cup of tea…”

 Why? Why it has to be tea
not you are not my cup of coffee
or you are not my cup of            … water
            …latte
or …cappuccino?

Sounds negative right?

But some wedding planners from mimigift used this idiom (turn it slightly) for their clients’ weddings 
In a wedding, it is common to give gifts in return to your guests
so here is the gift called, ”We have found our cup of tea”

Isn’t it a great idea?

It is a rose bud tea, even better
From mimigift.hk

Enjoying a cup of tea – tea bag

Picture from Harney & Sons

I remember in order to call a dish as a good dish it requires the following components in it:

Color
Smell
Taste

 So as tea

When you buy tea nowdays, most of the packing looks like the ones above
The first time I have ever seen one like that is from Mighty Leaf; the Vanilla Bean that I tried and mentioned in previous entry

Not only the tea tastes better than with this kind of tea bags
but it also makes the whole experience better

With the look of the tea bag
I enjoyed my tea even better
It is a biodegradable tea bag/infuser
made out of polylactic acid material dervide from cornstarch and
the tea bag is made into a little silken bag

The reason that using these tea bag other than the traditional ones is because
these tea infuser/bags/silken bag can contain a whole, full tea leaf which the traditional cannot
also, it allows all tea leaf to bring out their flavours fully

 Picture from Mighty Leaf

  Picture from Revolution http://www.revolutiontea.com/

 From Tea Forte

To be thankful

Suddenly felt so depress
Staying at home alone today
Don’t want to talk or see anyone today at all

But I know I can’t stay like that for whole day
So I browse online and I find this clip
The pictures teach me different way to think

It is so good that I want to share

so bad that the words are in chinese
 so I typed into English here
enjoy the music and the picture

The simplest way to be happy is to be thankful

I am thankful that

Slide 1: Every night my loved one always fight with me with the blanket, that means he/she is not with someone else

Slide 2: Kids who always watch tv and not doing any household, that means he/she is being good and stay home and not wandering outside

Slide 3: I pay tax means I have a job

Slide 4: The clothes that I wear getting tide, that means I eat well

Slide 5: I see my shadow when I am working, that means I have a sun to enjoy

Slide 6: The grass that needs to be done, the windows that needed to be clean, and the drain that needed to be repaired means I have a home

Slide 7: We have lots of complaints to the government means we have a freedom of speech

Slide 8: We found and parked our cars at the further spot in the parking lots means we can still walk and we are fortunate to have a car

Slide 9: An expensive electricity bill means we are fortunate to own an air conditioners and enjoy using it

Slide 10: I heard a lady behind me who sings out of tune in the church on Sunday, means I have the ability to hear

Slide 11: I got tons of clothes to be washed, means I have clothes to wear

Slide 12: I feel tired and muscle hurting at the end of the day, means I have been working hard and have the ability of working hard

Slide 13: Every morning, I woke up by the alarm clock, means I am still alive

Slide 14: At last, my mail box full of emails, means I have lots of friends that are thinking about me

Look at the positive side!

The pictures are done by a Taiwanese artist whose pictures and stories become so famous in Asia and some of them have made into movies, check his website out

http://www.jimmyspa.comI’m thankful that I could taste different kind of tea
I’m thankful that I found something to cheer me up when I am depressed
I’m thankful that able to have time to enjoy the story while I am having a cup of lemon tea

Stash tea

Well I didn’t notice that the tea that I bought is from Stash tea
even though I drink everyday when I go  for lecture (if I don’t bring my own one)
I quite enjoying this cup of tea

My usual drink is English Breakfast
the reason that I kind of enjoy this cup of tea is because I just realised that the tea still taste good after one hour even though it is cold

I was surprised because the one I got Twining at home
you don’t even want to taste or drink it if you leave it for long
Still, the Stash English Breakfast tastes really good
Have a strong taste of the tea 

So i decided to check out the Stash teaStash English breakfast vs Twinning English Breafast

	Twining	Stash
Ingredients	-          Kenyan -          Assam	-          Ceylon Tea (Sri Lanka) -          Malty Assam -          Smooth Nilgiri -          Full bodied Keemun

as it said on the website – distinctive, strong rich tea I totally agree

Here is the website of Stashtea
www.stashtea.com

Mighty Leaf

 

My first attempt to this tea was in year 2006
It is Vanilla Bean, and it is a black tea beverage
This company is from Canada
It tastes so good and I love the packaging
First time to see this kind of tea bag though
Wanna to buy this tea
However it comes with a price
Also it is not easy to go and find it
Only can buy it in Calgary and Edmonton in their shops can`t buy it at other stores or places
Oh well…

Black tea
Benefit:
- protect body by combating harmful free radical activity
- lowering cholesterol
- strengthening the immune sys
- promote healthy blodd vessel functionality
- protect teeth and bones
- Give nutrients; magnesium, managanese, potassium, calcium and Vitamins C and K

Vanilla bean bits
Benefit : promotes calm by easing anxiety and tension

Best tea ever, not sweet at all, but taste soo good
I will recommend to try it, if you haven`t
`Not matter what I do, I always forget to forget you`

 
Check it out! http://www.mightyleaf.ca

Valentine’s Day Tea

Happy Valentine’s Day!!!

 So, how’s everyone’s Valentine’s Day?
Hope you have a sweet and happiness Valentine’s Day
I was thinking can tea relate to Valentine’s Day at all
So I was searching online
Cant’ believe that there is Valentine’s Day tea
It is Chocolate Tea!!
No doubt about it, because Valentine’s Day is all about sweetness
So I also tried a chocolate tea today; Coco Truffle from Tea Forte

Smell so sweet from outside already without opening the package
It tastes even better when shared with loved one
There are different meanings for each type of chocolate
Dark chocolate – To share joy and sorrows together
Milk chocolate – passionately in love
Mint chocolate – Puppy Love
White chocolate – Deeply in love
Coffee chocolate – I love you
Vanilla chocolate – crush
Peanut chocolate – Friendship forever
Chocolate liquuor – in love with you
Hazelnut chocolate – My love won’t change
Chestnut chocolate – Break up
Caramel chocolate – Forget me not                                                    Here some tea brand that sell Valentine’s Day tea 
http://www.adagio.com/flavors/valentines.html?SID=49d85d3a2c76d926f70eabfa8bea1981 http://www.harney.com/promo.html              

Hope you have found a tea for today

A song for today while enjoying your cup of tea

Simply not tea – 1

Yuanyang is simply not tea
Because it is a mixture of tea and coffee
it can serve as hot or cold

Love it! becoz I am a person who cannot drink hot coffee (becoz I will have stomache or headache, but I really love the taste and smell of coffee)

this drink not simply coffee, it is mixed with tea, so while enjoying the tea, it still allows me to have a taste of coffee
just little bit
Yum yum, tasty!

This drink is from and very popular in HKNow, I could have it on campus as well, becoz it is also a kind of tea that serve in Tai Wan as well
So good, the only bad thing is just a little bit too sweet

 One more day ’til Valentine’s Day

Do you know 2 – Where you come from?

I just realised that now I am absorbing more info and reading more about tea, so I decided to open another category which is more about general fact of tea, “Do you know 123?”

So another question that I had for tea is, “Where do the tea are produced or come from?”
I was reading the book about Tea at Chapters one day, I was amazed where do tea come from.
But the book is too expensive for me to buy, and now I just able to find the map in the internet

Of course, the book has a little bit more info…but I guess the one is good enough for me to start. 

Of course, it is obvious when I think abou tea, first two countries that pop into my mind is China, (Chinese tea), and Japan (Green Tea), I was amazed there are more countries produce tea except North and South America….(WOww!!)

Check this website out, more info about the tea that each country produce.

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