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Thursday, August 31st, 2006

chinese tea ritual
Chinese Tea Ritual


Chinese Tea Set Gift


Chinese Tea Set Gift


$45


Our Chinese Tea Set Gift is evokes what you imagine experiencing at a tea plantation in the Fujian province of China. In the tasting room, they serve you a cup of an exclusive limited varietal tea picked only one day out of the year. Poured from a yixing teapot, the purple clay in the teapot enhances the flavor of the tea the more it is utilitzed. This tea set packed in our signature gift box includes a rare, delicate Organic White Peony loose tea and a yixing teapot handcrafted by master yixing Chinese artisans. The teapot contains a stainless steel infuser, perfect for brewing loose tea. This 15 oz. teapot is microwave safe, provided the stainless steel infuser has been removed. Dishwasher safe.

ML Earl Grey Organic Black Tea Tin


ML Earl Grey Organic Black Tea Tin


$12.95


High-grown Chinese organic black tea leaves blend with a twist of citrusy bergamot for a balanced, full-flavored cup. 3.5 oz Loose tea in tin

ML Aloe Serenity Green Tea Tin


ML Aloe Serenity Green Tea Tin


$12.95


ML Aloe Serenity green tea blends chinese green tea leaves with inulin, rose petals and calming aloe for an antioxidant-rich infusion that aids digestion. 2.7 oz loose tea in tin

ML Marrakesh Mint Green Tea Tin


ML Marrakesh Mint Green Tea Tin


$12.95


ML Marrakesh Mint green tea is made from chinese gunpowder green tea blended with refreshing Moroccan mint leaves for an antioxidant-rich, soothing infusion. 3 oz loose tea in tin

ML Jasmine Mist Organic Green Tea Tin


ML Jasmine Mist Organic Green Tea Tin


$12.95


Layers of Arabian jasmine buds naturally scent these Chinese green tea leaves for an aromatic and gently piquant, rounded cup. Enjoy our take on a classic jasmine tea. 3.5 oz loose tea in tin

ML Pear Caramel Truffle Black Tea Tin


ML Pear Caramel Truffle Black Tea Tin


$12.95


ML Pear Caramel Truffle black tea is made from Ceylon and Chinese black teas blended with sweet pears, bits of caramel and chocolate cacao nibs for a decadent dessert tea. Loose tea in 3 oz tin

ML Leaves of Provence Black Tea Tin


ML Leaves of Provence Black Tea Tin


$14.95


ML Leaves of Provence black tea is made from smooth chinese black tea leaves that mingle with Provençal herbs of verbena, lavender, mild peppermint and distinctive fruits for a continental twist. Looose tea in 2.7 oz tin

ML White Lotus White Tea Tin


ML White Lotus White Tea Tin


$14.95


ML White Lotus white tea is made from smooth delicate Chinese white tea leaves blended with zesty notes of ginger and nuances of citrusy lemon myrtle for a refreshing infusion. 2.2 oz loose tea in tin

ML Yunnan Black Tea Tin


ML Yunnan Black Tea Tin


$14.95


Yunnan Black tea from China is made from the finest chinese black tea that brews up a robust, balanced cup of light malty notes, delicate smoke and a touch of fruit in a red-orange liquor. 2.2 oz loose tea in tin

ML Mandarin Rose Petal Black Tea Tin


ML Mandarin Rose Petal Black Tea Tin


$12.95


ML Mandarin Rose Petal black tea infuses the senses with rose petals and rich black Chinese tea leaves that mingle with the delicate fruit essence of longan fruit. This chinese fruit, reminiscent of lychee, infuses a unique chocolate like flavor for a slightly floral, rich cup. Loose tea in 1.7 oz tin

ML White Orchard White Tea Tin


ML White Orchard White Tea Tin


$14.95


ML White Orchard is made from Chinese Bai Mu Dan white tea and flavored with tantalizing melon and peach fruits. A hint of Chinese green tea is added to deliver a flavorful loose leaf blend. 2.2 oz loose tea in tin

ML Jasmine Downy Pearls Green Tea Tin


ML Jasmine Downy Pearls Green Tea Tin


$26.95


ML Jasmine Downy Pearls green tea is a classic Chinese blend where hand-rolled Chinese green tea leaves form artful pearls that unfurl in your cup, immersing you in the aroma of jasmine. 4.5 oz loose tea in tin

ML Orange Jasmine Black Tea Tin


ML Orange Jasmine Black Tea Tin


$12.95


ML Orange Jasmine black tea is made from Ceylon and Chinese black tea leaves teeming with notes of orange, vanilla and jasmine blossoms. This flavored black tea culminates in a rich infusion reminiscent of a smooth, full-bodied Portuguese port. Loose tea in 2.7 oz tin

ML California Fields Black Tea Tin


ML California Fields Black Tea Tin


$12.95


Savor our ML California Fields black tea made with california fruits and blossoms blended with Chinese black and green tea leaves creating a subtly sweet and buttery finish. A refreshing blend when served as iced tea. Loose tea in 3 oz. tin

Acai Black Tea


Acai Black Tea


$8.95


Chinese black tea leaves blend with Brazilian superfood Açai (ah-sigh-ee) berries for a fruity, full-bodied brew. With a flavor reminiscent of blueberries and notes of chocolate, açai berries come from the Amazon rainforest and are known for being rich in omega fats and possess more antioxidants than pomegranates or blueberries. 4 oz loose tea in bag

ML Vanilla Bean Black Tea Tin


ML Vanilla Bean Black Tea Tin


$12.95


ML Vanilla Bean black tea is made from Ceylon and Chinese black teas that blend with Madagascar vanilla beans and caramel to create a full-bodied and fruity cup. 3.0 oz. loose tea in tin

ML Jade Organic Green Tea Tin


ML Jade Organic Green Tea Tin


$12.95


ML Jade Organic green tea is made from Chinese dragonwell tea leavess that are artfully prepared by hand in a classic wok-firing process. This cup offers a rich and nutty character with a smooth, buttery finish. 2.7 oz loose tea in tin

Au Chocolat Gift Tea Set


Au Chocolat Gift Tea Set


$34.95


Our Au Chocolat Gift Tea Set is decadence defined. Au Chocolat means of chocolate, reflecting the inspiration and passion behind our gift tea set that includes Chocolate Truffle tea blends. Individually-crafted by hand, by artisans, our handmade Abaca Box comes enclosed with six mini tins of our Truffle Teas: Pear Caramel Truffle, Chocolate Orange Truffle, Mocha Pu-Erh Truffle, Chocolate Mint Truffle, Masala Chocolate Truffle, and Mayan Chocolate Truffle. Also enclosed in this gift set are six squares of Scharffen Berger bittersweet chocolate and a stainless steel loose tea infuser*. This gift set turns an everyday ritual into a delectable indulgence. Set includes: 6 mini tins (6oz/169.8g), tea infuser, 6 chocolate squares (1.06oz/30g) Learn about Abaca & Sustainable Sponsorship . *Note: infuser style may change.

California Fields


California Fields


$8.95


Chinese black and green tea is blended with California sunflowers, cactus flowers, and rhubarb creating our signature California Fields black tea blend. A lovely fruity tea that is subtly complex. California Fields makes a delicious iced tea with its black and green tea base. Loose Tea in 4 oz. bag

White Orchard 3 Pack Saver (3-15 pouch boxes)


White Orchard 3 Pack Saver (3-15 pouch boxes)


$23


Made with white tea from China and a hint of green tea, our White Orchard white tea is a harmonious blend of mouthwatering fruits of melon and peach and pure chinese tea. Pack of 3 (15 Count Tea Pouch Boxes)

chinese tea ritual

My family has never really on. Our plums are more vulnerable sweetness of mango nectar or smart box. Apple barely cooked. Of course this may be because I come from a place not too much to sell. plums.

Plums are not actually all good – dry or many people still call them. prunes sold for any price at all. More appropriate. And live in homes where many Chinese still working my dry. Sweet plums in their sales. Small shops with flavor. plums real significant change by drying and ginger and salt. But the young people I have. Never have the opportunity to actually bite the best at relatively cool way, I had thought that all fruits should be appreciated first.

So it is not very honest with my first experience of plum is associated with constipation. – When I have a problem with you – know what my mother would invite me in large bags. prunes and we will be until midnight to watch. Old movies and talk about the past. Prunes, whether known or if I eat them very much. Older than I actually was. And I know that fruit should not make people feel.

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Saturday is courageous. When I was fresh from college and still. mooching off my mother everything possible to survive the suburbs of my trip. The fruit of hope in the search. fresh plums. have any words to describe what I felt when I discovered that. This weekend, they offer special. plums – mark down the price for. plums imported from California. They use pieces of samples. But I have to meet a beautiful purple fruits and purchased eight of them use what remains my allowance.

I am of course very important. These plums will not measure consumption directly. plums choose. but I understand that I am. May move to another country if I want to do that if I refuse to complain. So instead I close myself in my room. Lisa Loeb place, and pampas grass is her word. "I used plums wild, wild plums and agrimony" I closed my eyes and severe words of plum smooth. In my hands.

A word which describes how Paul is feeling the bite. It is, some sense of it. cons between my teeth like the apple or that of grapes. However, while not as painful in apples or grapes. – Surface of the apple is not as easily as with plum and grape skin is too thin to need this miracle fruit. Within the fruit is. Also quite unique in my experience, no teeth and tongue:. Her firm but juicy and sweet flavors to mix the very hot. Much better than the kind I like to enjoy apples.

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I took another bite. Then another and then another. I completed all eight of the last. plums, and their water staining perimeter of my mouth at some of them. Drawing a line between the skin of my teeth. And I felt the first time since I graduated as if I have a life.

The first bite from a fresh plum I really love to. plums in every issue – the reduction and dry. May be because I know the fruit as it was intended to have minimal human interference. Any reason is a type of eating plums ritual for me. – On my weakness I want more for the benefit of the lock themselves in. Close eyes and bite my room with my expectations of any hunger.

Elea Almazora, contributor to Plums.Com

Elea Almazora currently works as a contributor to many information-based websites, writing about many subjects ranging from culture to sciences.

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