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Korean Tea Set for Two

admin — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:27:40 +0000

Korean Two Person Tea Set

A perfect gift for couples that want to make time for two and tea!

Ready set steep! The perfect cup of tea for two has never been easier or so much fun to prepare. Just add a teaspoon of tea, add hot water, cover and let steep for a couple of minutes.

Then ENJOY YOUR TEA! And then, when you’re ready, do it again, steep another cup and get fresh with your tea. And soon you’ll find yourself in hot water…again!

To Tease your sensations I included two absolutely delicious tea’s: Tung Ting a Green Oolong from Taiwan and the famous: Ti Kwan Yin from Fujin Province, China.

Ti Kwan Yin and Tung Ting Teas

Reminder:

You control the strength of your tea by varying the steeping times, moving from light to strong by giving each infusion more time. I tend to use 2-3 teaspoons and shorter steeping times. This way I make multiple infusions.

Korean Tea Cups

admin — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:50:49 +0000

Tea For Two Starters Kit.

2 person Korean tea cup set

A perfect gift for couples that want to make time for two and tea!

Ready set steep! The perfect cup of tea for two has never been easier to prepare. Just add a teaspoon of tea, add hot water, cover and let steep for a couple of minutes.

Then ENJOY YOUR TEA! And then, when you’re ready, do it again! Steep another cup and get fresh with your tea. And soon enough you’ll find yourself in hot water…again!

tea special teas

To Tease your sensations I introduce you to two absolutely delicious teas: Tung Ting a gourmet green Oolong tea from Taiwan, and the famous Ti Kwan Yin, a classic and elegant Oolong tea from China. These two tea are guarantied to awaken and please your tea sensibilities.

Korean Tea Cup

Simple and easy to use traditional Korean pottery brings out the tea drinking experience wherever you may be.

Reminder: You control the strength of your tea by varying the steeping times, moving from light to strong giving more time for each infusion. I tend to use 2 teaspoons and shorter steeping times.

Iron Goddess of Mercy: Ti Kwan Yin

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:29:38 +0000

Ti Kwan Yin 300 gr bag

Iron Goddess of Mercy: Ti Kwan Yin
The Perfect balance between green and
black teas, these Oolong leaves are specially selected and
expertly baked tea that is 60% green and fermented at 40%.to
give it a smooth finish: Excellent for diets and digestion.

Hand Picked 900 meters
100% pure and natural loose leaf tea
Bought directly from the farmers.
Net weight 300gr. Chine

Use 1-2 Teaspoons per cup.
Pour hot water@ 100 C. Steep for 3 to 5 min. Re-Steep

Ti Kwan Yin infusion

Déesse en Fer de la Miséricorde
Un thé classique OOlong au goût intense et raffiné.
Soigneusement sélectionné et torréfié.
C’est un mélange de 60% de thé vert et de 40% de thé fermenté pour un goût
exquis. Excellent pour les régimes. Améliore la digestion.
Cueilli à la main à une altitude de 900 mètres
Feuilles de thé vert et thé oxydé à 40%, 100% pur et naturel
Provient directement des cultivateurs.
Poids net 300gr.
Provenance: Chine

Servir 1-2 cuillère à thé par tasse
Ajouter de l’eau chaude à 100 C.
Infuser entre 3 et 5 min. Répéter selon votre goût.Fujian

Ti Kwan Yin leaf's steeped

White Tea Farm:China

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:09:15 +0000

Burnt Tea Leaves

Here are some pictures from the ghetto like white tea farms we visited during our tea buying expedition.

Tea Farm China

Ghetto Tea Farm

Tea Picker

Un-healthy Tea Leaves

China’s Markets

admin — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:42:53 +0000

I have always been attracted to photographing Asian public markets. When we walk through we witness how people interact with the producers of their foods, a relationship we’ve lost on a mass scale in North America.There is something very humanistic, and fresh, about shopping and buying from those who are directly associated with your food and community. Such a sharp contrast to the Styrofoam, pre-packed, labeled and marketed products that are distributed here by companies. I traveled to China to buy tea and research the Tea Farms. Thanks to my friends I had the perfect opportunity to travel and photograph both urban and rural outdoor public markets. Here are a few pictures from the trip, including a modern supermarket for contrast. Now if you’re actually shopping in a Chinese Market, and you’re a foreigner, have your Chinese friend do the buying if you want to pay the actual cost. The closer you stand to your Chinese friend the more you pay.

Market,China

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Market,China

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Market,China

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Market,China

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Market,China

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Tea Shopping in China

admin — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:19:28 +0000

Not all the tea in China is good tea. To find a great tea source you have to Live Like Water and know where and how to find the best tea. When we were in Guangzou, China we visited the tea wholesale market. You really had to know how to distinguish between the farmers / brokers / businessmen / employees, to find those who were selling the genuine goods geared for the high end tea connoisseurs; pure, great tasting teas, untainted with chemical residue, additives, or pollution from being exposed to the streets. Here are some pictures that I took.

: Tea wholesale market,China.

Wholesale Tea Market,China

China’s Long Jin Green Tea

admin — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:08:12 +0000

Finding and buying some of the best tea depends on relationships and introductions. Last year when my partner and I were purchasing tea in China, we were fortunate enough to have been introduced to the West Lake region and where the real Long Jin / Dragons Well Green Tea is grown, harvested and produced. Here we met a fantastic tea farmer and his family who indeed had some of the best quality Long Jin Green Tea. Timing is everything during harvest time as the tea quality changes quickly. We were able to buy the 1st and 2nd flush / picking and it was a real treat. Human hands mean love, and we could taste the hard work and pride in his superior green tea.

Tea farmers hand.

After the tea is picked and shade dried, the leaves are baked using this cauldron. Here lies the art of baking the leaves to bring out the full character of this delicious green tea.