Tasseography – The Reading of Tea Leaves
Tasseography, also called Tasseomancy, is the art of divinations that is associated with the reading of the future from the patterns of tea leaves. Tea…
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Hibiscus Green Tea – The Chayi’s New Delight
The Chayi’s latest addition to its exquisite collection of teas after Chamomile and Jasmine Tea is Hibiscus Green Tea. Laden with carefully handpicked whole tea…
Jasmine Green Tea: Twining aromatic Jasmine with the ever-beneficial Green Tea
Jasmine Tea was one of the first flavoured teas to be exported outside of China, which is where it is believed to have originated. No…
Escalating Tea Trends in India – A New Record
Specialty Tea It is not an uncommon fact that though Assam has been a land of tea gardens, the tea most people of Assam, and…
Turmeric Tea and its Benefit
A small slice of turmeric a day can save you from a number of ailments. The use of turmeric in India goes back thousands of…
Breakfast Blends and Assam Tea
“Breakfast tea” is a term that spelled royalty. As if, all the tea that went into its making were dressed in special flavor, texture, color,…
International Tea Day – A Day Dedicated to Tea
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), on December 21, 2019 decided to celebrate the 21st of May as the International Tea Day. Isn’t it quite…
Single Estate Tea Versus Blends
The tea we are accustomed to drinking are mostly blends. There are some well-adjusted flavorings that blends have to offer, the precise reason why most…
Tandoori Tea – An Inimitable Way of Making Tea
The trending variation to tea is the new Tandoori Tea (though it has been around for quite some time now). The best-tasted teas in India…
Kombucha – A Peek Into This Unique Concoction
There is one advantage of being a tea aficionado. You get to learn about the varied forms, texture, and taste that tea comes in. Here’s…
Chanoyu- The Japanese Way of Tea
As I study more and more on tea, the boundaries to which its concept was limited in my mind imperceptibly extends. It seems that every…
Tea, Winters and Railway Stations
The Fall is over. The weather changes color from greens and yellows strewn on the ground to what some might call a sullen grey. Winter…
TEAS AS IMMUNITY BOOSTERS
It is time for the winters. No matter how much I love winters, there is one thing I dread. And that is cold. Cold as…
Tea Sommeliers – The Experts in Tea
The importance of questions is what I would like to start this article with. For some reason, I found it to be an important point…
Asomi Tea Garden: A Small Tea Grower’s Indigenous Dream
The Start of a Journey The number of independent small scale tea growers are on a rise in the northeastern states of India, particularly in…
On India’s very own Masala Chai
Amidst the din and bustle of a crowd in constant motion, the roaring of motorbikes and moving autos and the tinkering bells of the rickshaws…
Cold Green Tea – A Savory Delight
The benefits of green tea have been reiterated many times. Less processed, rich in nutrients, and most importantly in anti-oxidants, green tea is a prescribed…
Blue Tea – A Blue Tisane
The first thing that is mesmerizing about the blue tea is undoubtedly its colour. I watched starry-eyed when I first saw this blue liquid that…
Mint Green Tea
The popularity of Green Tea and its variants is widely escalating in the commercial forums. One such variant is the Mint Green Tea. When I…
Tea Strainers and Infusers
‘Sekoni’ (Assamese- চেকনী) -a tea leaf strainer with a semi-spherical sieve and a handle attached to it is a common word in every Assamese household.…
Silver Needle Tea – A Significance of the Place of Origin
What intrigues me about the concept of tea as seen by the Chinese is how infused it is in their philosophy and religion. The Taimu…
Tea Timings: Right time to consume green tea
Like the whole world, even I have been swept by the green tea revolution. Who had heard of green tea until a few years back?…
Pu-erh Tea: Another one from the Folds of Yunnan
There is almost a mystical nuance to ‘gong fu cha’, the traditional Chinese custom of brewing Pu-erh tea. In Chinese tradition making of tea is…
So What Does Tea Mean to You?
(International Tea Day 2020 Special) So what does that smoking hot cup of tea mean to everyone? Imagine a bustling office, a very serious business…
HOW ARE GREEN TEA PROCESSED?
It is a matter of fact that black tea and green tea are the derivatives of the same plant- Camellia sinensis. The Assamica variety is…
Chamomile Tea – A Herbal Remedy
Herbal Remedy? Now you might ask, “A remedy to what?” The most important answer would be “INSOMNIA.” Not many variety of tea is known to…
The Chayi’s Lemongrass Green Tea: An Underscored Feature
If you are a tea lover, then you too must be eager to try different savours of tea. Tea to me is a revitalizer, a…
Assam Tea in the Time of COVID-19
It is the time of the first flush. Ordinarily, around this time of the year, tea gardens in Assam are bustling with activities. But this…
Lemongrass Tea and Its Revitalising Effects
Lemongrass is a kind of herb grown mostly in Sri Lanka and in the Southern part of India, though nowadays, due to its growing demand…
Yum Cha – Keeping the Traditions Alive
Yum Cha, literally translating to ‘drink tea’, is an ancient Cantonese tradition of breaking bread with friends and families in tea houses. Cantonese are the…
White Tea In The Making
Tea has made its way into the hearts of every Indian. From the compulsory evening tea in almost every household to every small tea-selling joints…
Phalap: A Singpho Bequest
When I first heard of the town Margherita, I wondered how the town came to be known by such an unusual name in a place…
Assam Tea – From Where It Came And Where It Stands
In some little corner of a long winding road snaking its way amidst hilly slopes sits a ramshackle wooden cabin, almost like an open crate.…
The Tea Pluckers of Assam
Assam Tea! Known for its aromatic enigma and delectable taste, it is not just a mere blend of soft green foliage dried and contoured into…
Assam Tea: 5 Things You Didn’t Know Could Do to Your Health
Assam tea is one of the most sought after tea all over the world. The green tea leaves from the tea gardens of Assam are…
The Chayi Time Review: Organic Assam Green Tea
Today, the demand for Green Tea has gone up all over the world. People have replaced it with coffee, regular tea, energy drinks and other…
Does Organic Green Tea Provide Anti-ageing Benefits? Let’s find out
Organic green tea has recently gained popularity as the magic health drink that provides a plethora of benefits to the mind and body. It has…
What Makes The Chayi’s Assam Green Tea Better than Any other Tea?
Green tea is a healthy beverage that is increasingly becoming a substitute for coffee and regular tea. The health-conscious crowd is moving to pure, Assam…
Organic Green Tea: Four Ultimate Benefits You Didn’t Know
Whether we admit it or not, most of us drink organic green tea for the benefits it provides and not the taste. That brilliant cup…
Does Replacing Coffee with Organic Green Tea Affect your Body
Organic Green Tea is an excellent alternative for coffee, and it offers a variety of benefits to the body. Here are three significant benefits of…
Green Tea Tales: Making Organic Green Tea Flavorful with Amazing Ingredients
Even though it originated in the east, organic green tea is now popular worldwide because of its health benefits. It is one of the best…
Green Tea Tales: The Story Of Organic Green Tea Leading To Weight Loss
For long, Green Tea has been considered as the wonder drink for the body. Since ancient times, organic green tea has served as a healing…
Why Organic Green Tea is the Magic Elixir for a Soothing Winter
Organic Green Tea has always been considered as a magic beverage for the winter season. Some of the best green tea in the world boasts…
Singpho Tea (Phalap)
A popular folklore among the Singpho tribe talks of two brothers out hunting in the forest and chewing on some wild leaves when they got…
Monkey Tea Pluckers of China
According to a Chinese legend, the earliest tea pluckers were monkeys. The rarest and best teas came from bushes growing in cliffs and other such…
The Origin and History of Tea
The Chinese philosopher, Lao Tzu called it “the elixir of life”. It has been hailed as “the drink of the gods and of men”. Rituals…
How to Make the Perfect Cup of Tea
There is nothing like a cup of perfectly brewed tea. While preparing tea is a simple process, brewing that perfect cup requires attention and knowledge.…
