Hey tea drinkers!

[Guest guest]

I took a break today and walked over to the Shang Tea Co. store across the

street from my office in Kansas City, Missouri. I have never had loose leaf

tea, but my Grandma got me a tea maker that works with loose leaf tea, and

my best friend has been telling me for years that loose leaf is better than

bags. This place is very cool.

 

The lady working was really nice, brewed some white tea for me to taste, and

told me all about the tea and the company. All of the tea they sell (with

the exception of the Wulong or Oolong) is organic, and comes from one

particular tea farm in China. Shang Tea Co. also supplies tea to Whole Foods

(maybe it's just the Kansas City stores, not sure).

 

I got their best-selling white tea, White Peony King, and the Iron Goddess

Wulong, just because I love Oolong. Their oolong blend is very good, and

this white tea is almost sweet, it's so nice and mild. I did not know that

white tea has the least amount of caffeine and most antioxidants of any tea

-- which is nice (personally, I think green tea tastes like dirt)!

 

Their only physical store in the US is the Kansas City one, but they do sell

online: http://www.shangtea.com/. They have a nice selection and I think

their prices are reasonable.

 

Trying to wait til morning to make some white tea -- because even that tiny

bit of caffeine might keep me awake!!

Audrey

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Thank you for the tea link. I love the names of the teas too.

I will place an oder in the middle of January.

Thank you for sending the link in Audrey

I start my day off with tea, I usually have a cup of oolong or jasmine green

tea.

 

Cin

[Guest guest]

I want some of the iron goddess tea. Sounds like a great way to start the day

off

 

Isis

[Guest guest]

I had to pass the link along because this employee was so sweet and helpful

-- and because the tea is really that good!

 

Audrey

 

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> Thank you for the tea link. I love the names of the teas too.

> I will place an oder in the middle of January.

> Thank you for sending the link in Audrey

> I start my day off with tea, I usually have a cup of oolong or jasmine

> green tea.

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> Cin

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[Guest guest]

please let us know how the white tea is

[Guest guest]

I have already had some today -- it was excellent. Very mild, almost sweet.

None of the bitter taste you get from some tea. The White Peony King is the

one I got, she told me that was their best-selling tea.

 

Audrey

 

On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 9:03 PM, echolike <seeryusly wrote:

 

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[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/30/09 8:47:54 PM, AudeeBird writes:

 

 

> took a break today and walked over to the Shang Tea Co. store across the

> street from my office in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed visiting their site.

 

Wishing all a Healthly and Blessed New Year.

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I drink tea, I order on-line from Teavana and I sometimes go the there

store.

I usually drink a mixture of silver needle, some kind of Mate tea, papaya

oolong tea and either super fruit unity green tea or strawberry pu-reh. My

daughter gave me this great travel mug with a tea strainer in it.

 

 

In a message dated 12/30/2009 10:00:37 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

circular_hallway writes:

 

 

 

 

Thank you for the tea link. I love the names of the teas too.

I will place an oder in the middle of January.

Thank you for sending the link in Audrey

I start my day off with tea, I usually have a cup of oolong or jasmine

green tea.

 

Cin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Here's a recipe for something I call Morning Tea, although I have no idea

why I named it that, as I don't have it strictly in the morning. Hey...

never said I was normal.

 

Jan's Morning Tea

 

Ingredients:

1) Splenda or Honey, amount to taste (use any sweetener you prefer, but

Equal tends to break down under all the cooking and does nothing much in the

end-sweetener is optional, anyway. You can just leave it out if you

prefer.)

2) Strong Black Tea, English or Irish Breakfast is good, Earl or Lady Grey

is also good, but any decent black tea will do. 4-6 tea bags depending on

strength of the tea chosen

3) Milk, fat-free, low-fat, or whole, cow's milk or soymilk, to taste

4) cinnamon sticks and/or mint leaves (optional)

5) You'll also need a quart-sized Pyrex measuring cup with handle and

spout

 

Directions:

Put sweetener of choice and the tea bags in the Pyrex cup. Fill with

water. Put it in your microwave. I can't tell you how long to steep the tea

because every microwave is different. However, you need to cook it down

until you have a reduction; that is, the liquid should be down to only 1/3 to

1/2 of the quart cup. Then fill the cup back to the top and do it again.

You want to repeat this procedure at least three to five times until you

have a black tea syrup at the bottom of your cup (no more than 1/3 to 1/2 of

your quart cup) and the tea bags are filled with nothing more than straw.

Remove the pathetic remnants of your valiant tea bags and fill the Pyrex

cup with hot milk. Mix well. Serve in big comfy mugs and garnish with

cinnamon sticks and/or mint leaves.

For the feint of heart, this can be prepared with decaf or herbal tea, but

really... what would be the point? LOL

Happy New Year to All!

 

In Vino Veritas,

*´¨) Janis Abbe

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