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  • Ten Ren Oolong

    Well, it’s not the first time I mentioned this place (Ten Ren). Someone form Twitter recommended to me once, and I decided to take a look at it, and bought these 2 Oolongs. Pouchong on the left and Basic Green Oolong on the right. They don’t have that much of a choice, just a couple…

  • Kawanecha Meicha by Mariages Frères

    This Green Tea is available at Mariages Frères. I am not sure about where to find it in the U.S but I got mine in Paris near Place des Ternes, on the 260 Rue Fbg St Honoré location. Their store is super cute, it was the only one i was going to. At this link you can…

  • A cup of Pouchong

    I got this one at Ten Ren, in Chinatown, New York City. On Steepster, Ten Ren is saying these few words on this Pouchon Tea, 3rd grade: Ten Ren’s Third Grade Pouchong consists of quality tea leaves from northern Taiwan. Pouchong along with Tung-Ting Oolong tea are among Taiwan’s famous teas. Pouchong tea originated in…

  • Sharing some Yixing Passion

    [vimeo http://vimeo.com/19355038] The first time I’ve heard of Yixing Clay and Yixing teapots, it’s was like “Love at the first sight”. I know it sounds kind of extreme. But, if I was a collector of anything, that would be ‘THE’ thing for me to collect and decorate my entire house with. Yes this is a…

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