What is a Flowering Tea?
Flowering teas are tea leaves that have been sewn together into buds which open when the tea is brewed. Different designs are available that include dried flower leaves sewn into the center or trailing from the center bud.
Tea flavors are available including white, green and black teas sewn together with flowers [...]
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Health Benefits of Matcha Tea
The health benefits of green tea are now well known and accepted. Matcha tea is green tea, only the tea leaves are finely powdered and are consumed with the tea, increasing the antioxidant and polyphenol content by at approximately ten fold.
According to current research, brewed Matcha tea contains nearly 10 times the polyphenols and antioxidants [...]
The Japanese Tea Ceremony
This video illustrates and explains the Japanese Tea Ceremony. This ceremony was performed at the Enunkan, a home where the ceremony has been practiced for many generations. The narrator explains the utensils and the process.