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The History of Tea: Video by TED

teasenz — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 12:54:21 +0000

This is a really fun video that explains the history of tea in a nutshell. It covers the full history starting from how Shen Nong discovered tea, how Japanese monks brought the tea to Japan, and how Robert Fortune smuggled tea seeds to India for cultivation. The video offers a very good summary of tea history with a focus on tea trade and how the rest of the world discovered tea. However, it does leave out some important parts of history, especially when it comes to the history of tea in China itself, such as the Ancient Tea Horse Route and how tea culture flourished during the Tang Dynasty.

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Why Jiaogulan is also known as the Immortality Herb: Video

teasenz — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 07:59:02 +0000

Jiaogulan (Gynostemma pentaphyllum) is a plant that grows in Southern China. Japanese researchers discovered this herb while looking for a natural sweetener. Yet, they discovered other more powerful health benefits. Joe Hollis gives a short introduction of this medicinal plant.

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Tea Pets Movie Animation Trailer (2017)

teasenz — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 07:03:20 +0000

“Tea Pets” is a movie made by Gary Wang, who also directed “The Guardian Brothers”. The term “tea pets” refers to Chinese lucky charms, which are loved and collected by tea drinkers in China. Tea lovers who brew their tea in a traditional way, always ‘wake up’ the leaves by rinsing them in the first session. Tea resulting from this brew is always discarded. Because it’s a waste, tea drinkers generally pour them over these little tea pets on their tea table. It’s known that the more often you pour tea over them, the shinier they become! In the Tea Pets movie, these lucky charms come to life and embark on their own adventures.

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The Ancient Tea Horse Road: Official 8 Episodes Video Documentary

Sonia — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 03:44:32 +0000

Watch all the episodes of this historical documentary on the tea horse road by CCTV/CNTV. All episodes are in Chinese, supplemented with English subtitles. Update: the videos with English subs aren’t available at this moment. We’ll update the post once we find online sources that offer English subtitles. The videos are still really worth to watch, we’ve added a description of the content for each video, so it’s better to follow, even without subs. The Ancient Tea Horse Road – Part 1 Resembling the famous Silk Road, the Ancient Tea Road located in southwestern China was an important gateway for transportation and communication between ancient China and West Asia. It was a giant platform for the political, economic, social and cultural intersection of different ethnic groups and a gigantic lifeline stretching on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau […]

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4 Blooming Tea Videos You’ll Love

teasenz — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 09:18:03 +0000

Watch and relax, while you’ll enjoy these beautiful blooming tea videos captured in style.

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Introducing The Teasenz Tea Maker

teasenz — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 06:52:28 +0000

This week, Teasenz has launched a new tea maker. Discover the features below and don’t forget to watch the video.

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This Massive Pu Erh Tea Needs a Sawing Machine To Slice

teasenz — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 08:07:16 +0000

In the past transporting tea from Yunnan to neighbouring regions was a difficult task. Pu erh tea used to be compressed tightly in massive sizes for easy transportation. We discovered this cylinder shaped pu erh during a tea expo, and the merchant was selling them while demonstrating how he gets a slice of it with a sawing machine!

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3 Ways To Brew Loose Leaf Green Tea in a Glass

teasenz — Tue, 31 May 2016 02:42:58 +0000

Steeping a cup of green tea can be done in many different ways. Sometimes you want to take out your full tea ceremony set and perform a ritual, while there are also moments that you just want to steep casually using a straight glass. Traditionally, loose leaf green tea is often prepared in a glass as they benefit from lower water temperatures. The delicate leaves are also hard to over-steep and can be kept in the glass while you sip. Isolation of heat is also a less important factor compared to preparing oolong or pu erh tea. Those types of tea would be better of in an Yixing teapot. Don’t underestimate the potential of simple straight glass though. With some simple tips and tricks you can achieve almost the same quality as traditional teaware. In the video below […]

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2 Chinese Dried Rose Tea Recipes: Low Calories & Lots of Benefits

teasenz — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:55:55 +0000

Rose flower tea is delicious and has lots of benefits such as supporting your digestion, improving the skin, and helping you to de-stress after a busy working day. As it’s caffeine free and near zero in calories, it’s suitable for any time of the day. See the video below showing how you can easily prepare a rose flower tea at home/office with a Teasenz infusion tea mug. This video will be followed by two bonus rose tea recipe ideas! Honeysuckle Rose Tea Recipe To Fight Flu One amazing rose tea recipe is one that combines the dried roses with honeysuckle. A great recipe to enjoy the health benefits of roses with the anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties of Honeysuckle. And did you know it’s great as a natural remedy against a flu or cold as well? What […]

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7 Green Tea Matcha Recipe Videos That You Will Love

teasenz — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 05:30:43 +0000

If you don’t know what Matcha is than you are definitely missing out. Basically it’s a powder made from green tea and it’s a very versatile ingredients for drinks and desserts. Though the powdering processing method comes from China, traditionally matcha it’s made in Japan from Gyokuro leaves in Japan. Today, more and more countries are producing this powder and as a result it’s most likely available in your local supermarket! Watch the cool videos below to discover amazing recipes that are easy to make: 1. Green Tea Baked Donuts Using Matcha 2. Green Tea Matcha Latte Making a smooth latte with matcha powder is definitely one of the most popular recipes out there. 3. Green Tea Matcha Cake What goes well with a cup of green tea? Well obviously a cake made from the […]

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