Puerh Brooklyn Review: A Hidden Tea Shop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
A spontaneous stop in Williamsburg led me to discover Puerh Brooklyn, a calm and thoughtfully curated tea shop with an excellent puerh and maté selection.
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Knowledge | News | Tea history
Tea vs Cha: Why the World Says Tea, Cha or Chai (Map)
First published September 2018. Updated October 2026 with a new map, the story behind each word, the exceptions, and books for going further. Tea and cha are the same word. Both come from the Chinese character 茶, which is pronounced te in the Min Nan dialect of coastal Fujian and cha in Mandarin and Cantonese….
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How to properly store you tea
When you start “collecting” different loose teas, you’ll wonder where and how to store it. Tea’s life, quality and flavor depends on quality storage. Tea will absorb odors, humidity and any sort of toxins in the air. Actually, that is also why I use my infused tea leaves to absorb bad odors in my fridge. Then I through them…
