http://www.teatime.polyomino.com All about Tea: what to choose and how to make it. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:55:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is the traditional way of making tea in the Australian Outback. The drover with his herd of sheep or the itinerant shearer with his swag would have to drink water wherever he could find it. Tea is a good way to drink the water and the billycan reduces tea ... http://www.teatime.polyomino.com/2007/03/making-tea-4-making-billy-tea-the-australian-way/ The Chinese method for making tea depends on a lengthy brewing period, by which a pot can be made to last an hour or longer. It is ideal for making tea to go with a meal (such as Chinese food!), or to share with friends along with some activity like ... http://www.teatime.polyomino.com/2007/03/making-tea-3-the-bottomless-cup-of-chinese-tea/ When the Victorian era English ladies invited you for tea and cucumber sandwiches, they had in mind a refined and delicate black tea such as highland Darjeeling, a blend such as Russian Caravan or a flavoured blend such as Earl Grey. These teas do not have the raw power of ... http://www.teatime.polyomino.com/2007/03/making-tea-2-getting-the-best-out-of-darjeeling-or-earl-grey/ It is amazing how few people know how to brew the kind of refreshing, invigorating tea enjoyed by the English-speaking world for a couple of centuries. This is by far the best way for strong black teas such as Assam from India, Ceylon from Sri Lanka and blends like English ... http://www.teatime.polyomino.com/2007/03/making-tea-1-how-to-brew-a-great-cuppa/ Did you know there are over 3,000 distinctly different teas? There’s little chance you’ll get to try all of them, but luckily there are just a few basic types. If you can figure out what type of tea it is, at least you’ll know how to brew it and what ... http://www.teatime.polyomino.com/2007/03/know-your-teas-drink-them-right/