Journal
Tea
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Black Tea: The Fully Oxidised Leaf, and What That Changes
The most altered tea in the shop is also the most misunderstood. Oxidation changes the chemistry, the colour,…
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White Tea: The Least Processed Tea There Is
One bush, one bud, one leaf, and a processing method that mostly consists of leaving things alone. A…
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Citrus Blossom: The Flower That Comes From the Same Fruit as the Peel
Dried citrus blossoms are the perfumed waste of the citrus harvest — the part that never becomes fruit.…
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Building a Tea Blend: Ratios That Work
Blending is arithmetic, not intuition. A base, a modifier, an aromatic and a sweetener — in fixed proportions…
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Mulberry Leaf: The Tea That Became a Diabetes Research Subject
Sang Ye contains the same compound that underlies a prescription diabetes drug. That makes it genuinely interesting —…
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Dried Lemon: How Much of the Lemon Survives the Drying
Vitamin C does not survive. The aroma mostly does. What a dried lemon slice is actually good for,…
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