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Browse our tea information library to find out everything from steps to brewing black tea or green tea the right way, choosing tea accessories, teapots, and tea kettles for making tea or how to appreciate tea like a connoisseur.

How to Brew (Steep) Tea
Steps to brewing black tea or green tea the right way.
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Choosing Tea Equipment
Choosing tea accessories, teapots, tea kettles, etc. for making tea.
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Tea Tasting 101
Tea tasting, like wine tasting, pays attention to similar factors: sight, smell, taste and touch.
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Water, Temperature & Tea
Water quality is very important to a good cup of tea.
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Health Benefits of Tea
Research suggests that antioxidants found in both green and black tea may play a preventative and beneficial role in cases of heart disease, stroke and some cancers.
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Chai, Tea Latte, or Milk Tea?
Milk tea, or the "tea latte" has long been popular in East Asia (the Japanese are nuts about it) is a drink well worth exploring. Before looking at some recipes, however, we'd better first define our terms.
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Iced Tea Secrets
Iced tea is America's contribution to world tea culture. Today, iced tea is the most popular tea in America. Forget about instant iced tea from a jar; it's too sweet and lacks real tea flavor. Because making iced tea is so easy, why not do it right?
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World of Tea: Britain & Europe
The world of tea is rich with variety. In addition to the hundreds of different types of tea, there are innumerable customs found in nearly every country around the world, and with a little familiarity these customs can enrich your life no matter where you're from.
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Chinese Tea Traditions
Understanding Asian tea must begin with an understanding of China. But that's not as simple as it sounds. Let's take a journey.
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World of Tea: Japan
Japanese green Sencha tea is one of the most famous Asian teas, yet least appreciated outside Japan. Here's an introduction to the most important types.
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Dragon Well Tea: China's Most Famous Green Tea
Of the hundreds of green teas grown in China, undoubtedly the most famous is Dragon Well. It's flat, shiny green leaves and sweet chestnut taste has been desired by Chinese people for centuries.
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Keemun Tea: China's Most Famous Black Tea
Although Keemun is famous in Europe, especially in England where it's been a favorite of the monarchy for the past 160 years, most people in China have never tasted this wonderful tea.
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Oolong Tea: One of the World's Great, Under Appreciated Teas
Outside of Taiwan or southeast China, Oolong tea is possibly the least appreciated or understood of Chinese teas. And yet, it is one of the most worthwhile teas that combine the freshness of green tea with the smooth body of black teas.
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The Mysterious World of Pu Er Tea
Just miles from the border of Laos and Burma, is an area known as Xishuangbanna in Yunnan Province. This rugged country is known for producing China�s most mysterious tea: Pu Er.
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The History of Tea in China
Here's a brief outline of the development of tea in China from early times to the present.
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