All the Tea in China

06/04/2022

Whether your participating in or attending the Dragon Boat Race, enjoying some zongzi, or spending time with friends and family, we wish you all well this Dragon Boat Festival.

Thanks to all who joined us on our travels today for some outdoor tea and some board games.

08/14/2021

We always strive to find new ways to help people dive deeper into the world of tea. We're happy to announce that we've made some friends over at West China Tea who have one of the widest and best selections available and have a Tea of the Month club to help you explore their collection. Feel free to check out their website and use the coupon code "ALLTHEWESTCHINATEA" to get 10% off purchases

www.westchinatea.com

A Gong Fu Cha Tea House and Importer of Artisan and Farm Direct Chinese Tea. Owned and operated by So Han Fan. So Han is the host of Gong Fu Tea|chA, the popular Gong Fu Cha show on Youtube.

01/06/2021

Happy New Year, everyone. We hope everyone was able to celebrate happily and healthily. Do you have any New Year's resolutions? Ours is to be more consistent with our (supposed to be) monthly tea book reviews.
The first book reviewed this year is "Yixing Pottery - The World of Chinese Tea Culture" by Chunfang Pan and it briefly explores the history behind this amazing teaware craftsmanship.

Reviews of books about tea, tea culture, tea history, tea's impact on socioeconomics, and any all other things tea-related

09/01/2020

This month's book review is "Tea is for Everyone - Making Chinese Tea Accessible" by Chan Sin Yan. It's a great read and perfect for people who want to start diving deeper into the world of tea.

Reviews of books about tea, tea culture, tea history, tea's impact on socioeconomics, and any all other things tea-related

08/01/2020

Sorry for missing last month's scheduled review. Here's our review for August on "The Ultimate Guide to Chinese Tea" by Bret Hinsch. For those of you who just want a TL;DR version: Don't buy it. It's terrible.

Reviews of books about tea, tea culture, tea history, tea's impact on socioeconomics, and any all other things tea-related

07/20/2020

Looking for another good way to cool down this summer? Then maybe you'd be interested in trying a layered strawberry matcha latte. It's a bit more involved than the previous recipes posted, but it's worth the effort.

-Whisk 1½ teaspoons matcha powder with 3½ tablespoons of water heated to about 75°C / 170°F.
-Puree 2-3 strawberries with 1⁄4 cup water and pour into glass.
-Fill glass with as much ice as possible
-Pour 1⁄4 cup whole milk into glass
-Pour matcha tea into glass
***When pouring milk and tea into glass, pour slowly and try to hit the ice as much as possible to help create the separated/layered look (Clearly, we still have some more work to do on that front.)

*Optional: boil some tapioca pearls and place them in the glass before anything else to convert this into a boba/bubble tea.

06/19/2020

Another scorcher out there. Looking for a delicious beverage to cool down with but want something a bit fruitier than regular boba tea? Then try this blueberry-infused green boba/bubble tea (this recipe provides about 3 pints of boba tea):

⅓ cup tapioca pearls boiled until black and chewy

3 cups green tea (strong cold-brewed) [Recommended tea: Dragonwell Green Tea]
½ cup blueberries (frozen preferred)
1⁄4 cup whole milk
3-6 ice cubes

Mix the tea, milk, blueberries, and ice together in a blender. Place the tapioca pearls in the glass and pour the tea mix in.

*Optional
Add used tea leaves to the blender mix(provides proteins, antioxidants, and vitamins that aren't water soluble)
Sugar to Preferred Taste
Top with Additional Blueberries

06/10/2020

What's better on a nice summer's day than boba tea? Boba/Bubble tea is a simple recipe and really hits the spot on those warm afternoons. This recipe provides about 3 pints of boba tea:

⅓ cup tapioca pearls boiled until black and chewy.

3 cups black tea (strong cold-brewed) [Recommended tea: Yixing Black Tea]
¼ cup whole milk
3-6 ice cubes (depending how cold you want it)
Mix the milk, tea, and ice together in a blender or mix the tea and milk together and pour over ice. Place the tapioca pearls in the glass before adding the rest of the mixture.

*Optional*
Add sugar to preferred taste

06/02/2020

Our new book review is up with the aptly named book "All the Tea in China." We'll be back with another book review on July 1st.

Reviews of books about tea, tea culture, tea history, tea's impact on socioeconomics, and any all other things tea-related

05/17/2020

We're starting a book club. Well, not really. We are going to begin reviewing books about tea, though.

Reviews of books about tea, tea culture, tea history, tea's impact on socioeconomics, and any all other things tea-related

03/21/2020

Wishing everyone the best of wishes and thanks to everyone for their support over the last year. Today marks the first year anniversary of our store, and we are celebrating with the launch of our new website and a sale of 10% off all goods and services. Thanks for a year of great support and thanks for your continuing patronage.

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