Umi Tea Sets Blog

One of the world's largest producers of tea, with more than 13,000 gardens. A Dutch explorer who sailed round the Cape of Good Hope to Goa on India's west coast...

Quality of tea varies according to the altitude and plucking standards. German settlers were the first to grow tea at Amari and Rungwa in Tanzania in about 1905, but commercial...

Zulu tea has found a niche market in Europe and the U.S. The first tea plants in South Africa,brought from Kew Gardens in England, were planted south of the Limpopo...

A recent program of clonal replanting has led to an improvement in quality. Malawi is Africa's second most important tea producer after Kenya .The first tea was introduced, to what...

Quality teas grown in the lush Kenya highlands. The first tea bushes were planted at Limuru in Kenya in 1903 and production increased slowly in the highlands of Kericho and...

Interesting teas for connoisseurs who are looking for something a little eccentric. Between 1884 and 1914, German planters cultivated numerous crops which included coffee, oil palm, tobacco, kole nuts, and...

Africa CameroonThree estates produce three very different teas - one clonal, one high-grown, and one low-grown—all of very good quality. KenyaCTC teas grown here are normally sold as Kenya blends...

Serves 4 • 4 sprigs fresh mint • freshly squeezed juice of 2 oranges and 4 lemons • 4 cups freshly brewed strong Ceylon tea • 1 small piece fresh...

Tea is a gourmet beverage that pairs very successfully with all types of food. Just as wines are selected to enhance the flavor of certain foods, so teas may also...

1 Use loose leaf tea that has been carefully stored and a suitable teapot. Fill the kettle with freshly drown cold water from the faucet or filter jug and bring...

The advantages of tea bags are: • ease of brewing one cup of tea at a time.• speed and lack of fuss in brewing.• ease of removing the tea from...

JapanIn Japan the preferred tea is still the traditional green leaf (particularly in the morning and as a digestif drink after a meal), and thousands of men and women attend...