Happy International Tea Day!

May 21 is International Tea Day, as designated by the United Nations General Assembly. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has led the annual observance since May 2020. The celebration promotes the sustainable production, consumption, and trade of tea, and offers an opportunity for actors at global, regional and national levels. This year's theme of …

Tea tasting: Ise Shouseikan (Jikonka)

Chinese tea drinkers would know this type of tea, known as 'xiao qing gan' (literally, little green citrus) in Mandarin. It's made with tea leaves stuffed in little tangerine, and usually involves pu'er tea. I read somewhere before that 'xiao qing gan' is really equivalent to pu'er tea stuffed in tangerine, and any other tea …