Recent Posts Tagged With 'oolong tea'

• Types of Tea: White Tea

  Posted on Tuesday April 8th, 2008 at 19:20 in Yunnan, Sri Lanka, green tea, black tea, white tea, oolong tea, ceylon, fujian, puerh

  By William I. Lengeman III Of the five major types of tea - black, green, oolong, puerh and white - it's the last two that are probably the least well known to tea drinkers in North America. Of these, white tea has been gradually gaining in popularit...

• Health Benefits of Tea: Tea for Your Teeth

  Posted on Thursday March 27th, 2008 at 11:55 in green tea, teeth, dental, black tea, polyphenols, cavities, oolong tea, caries

  By William I. Lengeman III A cup of tea a day may help keep cavities at bay. No, you shouldn't rush to replace your toothbrush with a tea cup, but research indicates that green, oolong and black tea might play a role in contributing to dental health,...

• Tea Leaf 101 - A Brief Overview of Tea Types

  Posted on Monday March 17th, 2008 at 18:06 in green tea, black tea, white tea, oolong tea, camellia sinensis, yellow tea, puerh

  By William I. Lengeman III No one can say with any certainty exactly how many varieties of tea there are. By some accounts the number runs into the thousands. The number of plants from which tea - in the strictest sense of the word - is derived from ...

• Getting the Most Out of Your Tea With Multiple Infusions

  Posted on Wednesday March 12th, 2008 at 19:39 in green tea, black tea, steep, oolong tea, infusion, tea leaves, puerh, multiple infusion, resteeping, gongfu

  By William I. Lengeman III How do you make a cup of tea? The details may vary, but in general the fundamentals of the process consist of heating water, pouring it over a teabag or loose leaf tea and steeping for a specified amount of time. To make an...

• Green. Black and Oolong Tea May Play a Role in Fighting Diabetes

  Posted on Thursday March 6th, 2008 at 09:33 in diabetes, green tea, blood sugar, polyphenols, oolong tea, insulin, glucose, american diabetes association, epigallocatechin gallate, (egcg)

  By William I. Lengeman III The American Diabetes Association estimates that there are 20.8 million people just in the United States who have diabetes, a number that represents seven percent of the population. With that in mind, a recent study that fo...

• Ceylon: Distinctive Black Tea From the Island Nation of Sri Lanka

  Posted on Tuesday February 26th, 2008 at 19:07 in coffee, Sri Lanka, green tea, black tea, white tea, oolong tea, ceylon, tea museum, tea tourism

  By William I. Lengeman III Sri Lanka is a small island nation located off the southeastern coast of India. Once a British colony, it was known as Ceylon until it became a republic and changed its name in 1972. For nearly a century before that Sri Lan...

• Twinings Weekly Blog Report: How to Brew Dan Cong; Shizuoka Koucha; Tea Review: Lotus Ancien; Book Review - Tea: Aromas and Flavors Around the World

  Posted on Friday February 15th, 2008 at 19:28 in tea, green tea, black tea, vietnam, oolong tea, twinings tea blog, dan cong, lotus ancien, shizuoka koucha

  This is a selection of recent popular blog articles from the Twinings Tea Blog, where you will find the best tea blogs from tea lovers from around the world. How to Brew Dan Cong If you're looking for a primer on brewing Dan Cong, a prized Chinese o...

• American Liver Foundation Study Show Green Tea May Aid in Keeping Fatty Liver Disease at Bay

  Posted on Friday February 15th, 2008 at 14:07 in Fat, green tea, liver disease, obesity, oolong tea, liver, american liver foundation, fatty liver

  By William I. Lengeman III According to the American Liver Foundation, fatty liver occurs when the build-up of excess fat in liver cells accounts for more than ten percent of the organ's weight. The condition may lead to more serious complications an...

• Brewing the Perfect Cup of Tea

  Posted on Monday January 14th, 2008 at 17:06 in green tea, black tea, white tea, loose tea, oolong tea, tea brewing, tea steeping, bagged tea, water filtering

  By William I. Lengeman III For some, the perfect cup of tea can be an elusive creature, though it really doesnt need to be. If you're looking to settle in with a truly excellent cup of tea, keep these few simple instructions in mind. The primary f...