Posts Tagged ‘Tea’

15.09.2009

Turmeric. In curry, yes, but as tea?

there's a lot of turmeric in there

Last night and this morning I made ginger tea laced with turmeric. I would like to say I am drinking it for its wonderful flavour, as I do with regular tea and my beloved sencha, but it is not really so–I’ve been trying it primarily for its purported health benefits. Though, I must say, it makes a very pleasant drink. The fresh ginger overwhelms the overall taste, though the turmeric is certainly responsible for the colour, as well as the earthy body of this tisane. (more…)

Tags: Books, Japanese, Tea
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26.08.2009

Summer Drinks, or what to swill on a sweltering day

an iced tea drink, a window view

It’s no longer very hot here in Montreal: the week of summer we were blessed with this year has already passed us by. Nights are now cool and breezy, though afternoons are still warm-to-hot, provided the sun is out. This was a fizzy drink I made for myself a few times last week, during the height of the heat. Mine was pretty and refreshing, though not sweet. I’m not a great fan of sweet drinks. If you are, please add as much sweetener to this as you like, to suit your tastes. (more…)

Tags: Seasons, summer, Tea
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14.08.2009

Boricha, or summer’s last (& first) hurrah

ice-cold boricha, ahhh...

It’s really hot here in Montreal today.
No big deal, it is summer, right?
I mean really hot. The sort of hot where everything looks hazy. And where I (who normally walk fairly quickly) am forced to walk as slowly as possible (especially while carrying groceries… I hate carrying things) just to keep from sweating through my clothes…ewww. (more…)

Tags: Japanese, Korean, musings, Seasons, summer, Tea
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13.08.2009

New books and free tea

Disclaimer: this turned into a long, rambling post. If you’ve no interest in books, tea, or rambling… consider yourself warned.

loot

Several weeks ago I ordered some tea from Hibiki-an, a tea producer in Japan. I have ordered tea from them several times before and am always happy with my order. This time, though, I misjudged how long the tea would take to arrive. It was in no way the fault of Hibiki-an, my tea always arrives promptly, but it caused me no small amount of stress, actually. I placed my order only four or five days before Pants and I were planning to leave for Nova Scotia. Generally it takes seven to twelve days for a package to arrive from Japan. (more…)

Tags: Books, Haruki Murakami, Tea
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13.08.2009

A new teacup

I found this little darlin’ in the junk bin at Frenchy’s, a used clothing shop in Nova Scotia. At first glance I thought it was ugly. But in the next few seconds it grew on me, and I decided that for the price (maybe 50 cents?) I couldn’t just leave it there.

So now I have a new teacup.

I like the size, and it has a false bottom, I guess you’d call it. I mean that it has two distinct layers, so it doesn’t get too hot to hold when it’s full of tea. I’m not convinced that the gold accents aren’t coming off into my tea (and body) little by little, but I still find this cup endearing.

Let’s meet her, shall we?

wabi-sabi cracked 'celadon' green

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Tags: Japanese, pottery, Tea
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09.06.2009

2009 Farmer’s Shincha

farmer's shincha

This spring I ordered shincha (new tea) from Japan for the first time. I have been drinking loads of sencha (at least a pot a day) for the past few years, and was excited to try the first tea of the year this May. I ordered from Hibiki-an, and chose their ‘aracha’ or ‘farmer’s shincha’. I chose this tea mainly because of the amount offered– a lot of the other new tea was sold in very small quantities. Buying 40g of tea at a time really doesn’t do me a lot of good, because I go though it very quickly. (more…)

Tags: Japanese, sencha, spring, Tea
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19.05.2009

It’s oh so quiet!

Hmmm… the possibilities of a blank page.

It is oh-so-quiet in here. I like it.

I think I’ll grab a cup of tea and stay awhile.

Welcome to my world– where libraries are edible, and food can be read.

If I were one to write a thesis, I would mention that I hope to use this space to give myself a place to write, and share that writing with others. I will focus my writing here on food and reading, two of my dearest loves.

Welcome, indeed.

Meaghan

Tags: musings, Tea
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