A cup of tea?

A simple blog for sharing my fondness of tea.

[wanderingtealady]

Welcome to my tea-blog

Hi there, and welcome to my little corner of the web. On this blog you will find all kinds of posts related to tea and tea-culture, history and so on... So take a look around, ask some questions if you'd like to, and I would love to share a cup of tea, or two with you.

And if you want to share some knowledge, stories or anything related to tea you're welcome to submit them here

If you want get to know me more, here is my main blog:

My own little world - here I post whatever I find, and it's quite random at times, so enjoy!

And with tea - I mean the liquid form, the magical brew or whatever we choose to call it, not the gossip type of tea. So if any tea is spilled, we better find the mop and clean it up. ;)

[maevewritesthings]

Admire my teapot 🍵 thrifted for five bucks!

(Pls I want more 😭 is teapot collecting a thing?)

[salvadorbonaparte]

me, five minutes after finishing my tea: what if I drink another tea 🤔

[koreanling]

Different Types of Tea in Korea

Here are some of the local teas that are grown in Korea and a little about them!

녹차: Green tea

green tea is one of Korea’s most traditional and popular teas

보리차: Barley tea

made from roasted barley, it can be served hot or cold

옥수수차: Corn tea

brewed with roasted corn kernels, the tea is popular hot in winter. also served in restaurants alike barley tea

유자차: Citron tea

made from yuzu fruit, this tea is used to help fight colds during winter

대추차: Jujube tea

made from Korean dates, this tea is sweeter and soothing

생강차: Ginger tea

a classic often paired with honey to make it sweeter. I know I like it when I’m feeling a bit sick, also with a good amount of honey for my throat

쌍화차: Ssanghwa tea

traditional tea, made from a blend of medicinal herbs; drank for good health

오미자차: Five-Flavor tea

specialty tea, which has elements of sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and spicy flavors.

인삼차: Ginseng tea

a favorite of mine! Made directly with ginseng root (pictured above) or with a powdered form, this tea is touted as being a huge health benefit.

매실차: Plum tea

brewed from fermented plums, it has a slightly tangy and refreshing flavor

국화차: Chrysanthemum tea

floral tea made from chrysanthemum, often said to be calming

연잎차: Lotus leaf tea

focusses on detoxing, using the leaves of the lotus plant for this tea

감잎차: Persimmon leaf tea

known for its high vitamin C content, it’s made from dried persimmon leaves.

[huariqueje]

Tea with Sugar - Liane Bedard

Canadian, b. 1958 -

Watercolour , 19 x 14 in.

[whatthefoucault]

Sometimes you’ve just got to live your enchanted forest-core dreams one cup of soothing herbal tea at a time, you know?

[viejito-at-heart]

Quotes from my tea tasting journal with no context

“I keep saying ‘it’s not my favorite’ and then taking bigger, greedier sips like a fucking liar.”

“…with a very strong aftertaste that lingers in my throat so long I should ask it to start paying rent.”

“Safe to say I will definitely NOT be gifting this to anyone.”

“I’m burping orange peel flavored burps right now, though.”

“I am drinking goddamn tree bark right now. I definitely can’t say I hate it, though…”

“How the FUCK do they put these flavors into literal leaves?”

[iloveliifee]

i love tea!

[refinedtaste]

[fatchance]

Tea time.

[plotsjotsandespressoshot]

It’s the perfect ❄️ day for a personal pot of tea.

Something about pouring tea out of a pot makes it so much better than a cup.

I love making my morning tea a ritual and not just something I’m drinking. A tea pot it’s the best way to start that.

Jewelry @theceramicshop

266g @standardclaycompany

Carved & trimmed @diamondcoretools

#ceramics #pottery #teapot #romanticism #tea

[curiocoffin]

[reemillustrated]

[salvadorbonaparte]

I think we need to standardise the definition of a "fog" as a tea latte, typically but not necessarily flavored, with a brown-ish or grey-ish color. I'm sorry but a matcha latte is not a fog. It's bright green.

I also think there need to be more variations so I looked some up online and also tried to come up with some, which still need to be tested.

London Fog (earl grey vanilla latte) ✅

Lavender London Fog (earl grey lavender latte) ✅

Dublin Fog (Irish breakfast vanilla latte, occasionally with Irish Cream) ✅

Cork Fog (Irish breakfast hazelnut latte)

New England Fog (earl grey salted maple latte) ✅

Tokyo Fog (earl grey yuzu latte) ✅

Kyoto Fog (spiced hojicha latte) ✅

Wellington Fog (earl grey mānuka honey latte)

Frisian Fog (Assam tea sea buckthorn honey latte)

Portland Fog (black tea and peppermint latte) ✅

Valencia Fog (black tea honey almond latte)

Fujian Fog (Lapsang Souchong latte)

Bangalore Fog (spiced black tea vanilla latte) ✅

Darjeeling Fog (Darjeeling latte)

Taipei Fog (milk oolong vanilla latte)

Seoul Fog (buckwheat or barley brown sugar tea latte) ✅

Jeju Fog (earl grey tangerine latte)

open for suggestions, variations and feedback.

[huariqueje]

Lemon Tea -  Yue Zeng , 2021.

Chinese , b. 1976 -

Oil on canvas , 11 x 14 in.

[whatpennymade]

☕️🫖☕️

[balkanparamo]

The Art of Tea: Matcha Chanoyu

Migo Kamandag