Tea and Dunking: A Long and Honoured Tradition and an Art Form in itself
Monday, January 18th, 2010 Posted in Quirky | 7 Comments »As I sat at my desk this morning, absent-mindedly stirring a chocolate digestive in my hot cup of tea whilst pondering the mysteries of life I was suddenly dragged back into reality as I heard a tremendous splash - my ...
Afternoon Tea with Crocodiles
Monday, December 14th, 2009 Posted in Quirky | 2 Comments »A beautiful way to spend an afternoon; sipping tea surrounded by idyllic country side and, um, crocodiles. A farmer in Cambridgeshire is currently running the world's most exotic tea room. Opened in 2006, the tea room is situated along side a ...
Tea Pill for Soldiers
Friday, December 11th, 2009 Posted in Quirky | No Comments »Indian soldiers look set to become the worlds best equipped troops with the new wonder pill from the Tocklai Experimental Station (TES). Stuck at that chilly check-point or barracks, but forgot to pack the milk? Never fear, with the latest invention from ...
Man arrested for making a cup of tea naked.
Friday, November 20th, 2009 Posted in Quirky | 1 Comment »Springfield, Virginia, USA: A man has been arrested for making a cup of tea naked. He was in his own kitchen, in the dark, at 5.30 am: http://entertainment.stv.tv/showbiz/132093-naked-tea-drinker-arrested/
Ageing population will have to take tea as it comes
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 Posted in Quirky | 2 Comments »Thought you might enjoy this from the always entertaining Daily Mash (not for the easily offended!): Ageing Population will have to take tea as it comes.
25 year old tea still tastes ok!
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 Posted in Quirky | No Comments »I recently received the following email from one of our subscribers, Robert: While clearing up indoors I had come across an old airtight tin of tea labelled 'Rose Congou'. Not knowing a thing about it, I had searched online. I have to ...
Origami Teabags
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 Posted in Quirky, Tea Bags | 1 Comment »Thought you might enjoy this... The Russian designer Natalia Ponomareva has come up with a new teabag design made out of an origami bird. See http://popsop.com/28310
Elephants Rampage in Dam Dim Tea Estate, Dooars
Friday, October 30th, 2009 Posted in Indian Tea Industry, Quirky | 1 Comment »The Dam Dim (or Dumdim) Tea Estate has been ravaged by elephants in a recent incursion. The incident happened 10 Oct 09, when a herd of elephants from the Baikunthapur jungles entered the Dooars tea gardens during the night. The animals ...
Milk and Sugar? No, salt and yak butter for me please.
Monday, October 26th, 2009 Posted in Quirky, Tea Places, Tibet | No Comments »Tibetan Butter Tea, or po cha, is a churned drink made from tea, salt and yak butter. It is a traditional part of life in Tibet and Bhutan, where it is drunk every morning. Nomads are believed to drink around 40 ...
The Baby Leopard – a planter’s tale
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in Quirky, Tea History | No Comments »This story from the early 1990s concerns a young Assistant Manager in Meenglas Tea Estate belonging to the Goodricke Group, located in the Dooars region of North Bengal, India. Let the gentleman, who is now a dignified mid-career planter, remain ...
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