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Did you know: Shou Puerh is a Hong Kong invention!
Did you know: Shou Puerh is a Hong Kong invention
While fermented tea has been around for centuries, the type of Shou Puerh you’re drinking now eme...
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Tea 101: An introduction to Puerh tea
Puerh tea is made from the large leaf Puerh Assamica (Daye Zhong 大葉種) cultivar native to Yunnan, China.
There are two main categories of Puerh te...
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Tea 101: A brief history of black tea
Black tea is called red tea (紅茶) in Chinese, because of its red liquor. In Chinese, the categories of teas are named by the colour of their liquor....
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Ideas for you to shop gift during Chinese New Year
It's almost the time of Chinese New Year! Get some creative and inspiring gifting ideas for the upcoming Lunar New Year festivities, so you can avo...
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5 Christmas gift ideas for tea people
If you’re looking for tea gift ideas for your friends and family this Christmas (or Secret Santa recommendations for yourself), we’ve got you cover...
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Where to find Plantation teas
In fact, we are building a bigger and better tea communities around Hong Kong.
1) Let's join the BUBA REVOLUTION with Mother Pearl
Address: 25 L...
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Let’s travel to Taiwan through tea!
In this September, we’re taking you on a taste tour of Taiwan. While many of us haven’t been able to travel this year, let’s take comfort in the fa...
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New Arrival: Forest Wild White Broom-tea
This is our latest find at Plantation - white tea leaves packed in broom style and collected from wild-roaming white tea trees in a pristine forest...
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Things you should know about in White Teas
White teas in Fujian are classified into 4 main categories according to the size of the leaves:
Silver Needles - only tips and buds, hand-harveste...
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Shapes of White Teas
Ever wondered why teas can look so vastly different from each other despite the fact that they all come from the same plant, the Camellia Sinensis?...
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Japanese Green Teas for the Summer
Green teas are best for summer.
According to Chinese medicine, green teas are in the “cold foods” category. This is not to say that they are cold i...
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How to: Make Hojicha from Expired Japanese Green Tea Leaves
DID YOU KNOW…. you can also make hojicha from leftover, “expired” gyokuro or sencha?
Simply roast the “expired” gyokuro or sencha in a (preferab...
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