this morning i wrote a blog on the simple joy of tea drinking.that is somewhat a lie. see, it is true that i find drinking tea to be a simple joy, but my love of tea is anything but simple. i am, in fact, a tea snob. i drink loose leaf teas. only. if someone offers me a teabag i respectfully decline. i am annoying. i am a tea elitist.
i own two cast iron teapots. one is blue with lotus and cherry blossoms on it, symbolizing beauty, purity, and enlightenment. the other is charcoal with a hobnail design signifying strength. yes...i know what my teapots mean.
i have four loose-leaf teas that i drink right now:
- MateVana - is a "diet tea" that curbs hunger; is a tea equivalent to coffee, though the caffeine is balanced with other natural elements within the tea
- Pu-erh - is a medicinal tea that is known to slow aging; it is low in tannins
- South African Rooibos - is the highest USDA approved rooibos tea from Cape Town, South Africa. i first had rooibos tea in Cape Town, so having it in America is amazing; it is filled with vitamins and minerals
- Dragonwell Green Tea - is an ancient tea from China; it is said to boost mental alertness and fend off disease
2 comments:
Nothing at all wrong with tea snobbery.
I am a coffee snob.
I only buy 100% organic free trade (well most of the time) coffee beans which I coarsely grind in my coffee grinder and then brew the freshly ground coffee in my Bodum Orignial French Press to enjoy the full-bodied flavor brought on by the natural coffee bean oils that do not get absorbed into the paper filter like they do in drip coffee makers.
Now how's that for a run on sentence? : )
Hello! I stumbled upon your blog while researching blogs and loose leaf tea. My husband owns am on-line loose leaf tea company www.drinktheleaf.com. We love travel, and tea. Good luck with your travels. I enjoyed reading your post. Wife of a tea drinker.
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