Super easy. Super delicious. Classic Tea Eggs. We love to make a large batch of tea eggs for major Chinese holiday, especially Chinese New Year. The eggs in a pot signify golden ingots. We usually make a minimum of 36 or 48 tea eggs per batch, they get better as they soak and marinate. By […]
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2 oz dried porcini, rehydrated 10 White button mushrooms, rough chopped 1 Portobello mushrooms, scrap off all gill and rough chopped 1 medium cluster of oyster mushroom (if available), rough chopped ½ medium onion, chopped 1 shallot, chopped 4 cloves of garlic (use more or less, depending on your taste) ¼ cup of raw pumpkin […]
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Tagliatelle with Porcini Mushroom 2 Serverings 1 oz dried porcini ½ Lb Tagliatelle or any pasta of your choice 1 small onion, diced 2 Tablespoon butter (salted or unsalted) ¼ cup heavy cream Soak dried porcini in warm water for 5 minutes. Remove the mushrooms from soaking liquid, give them a quick rinse. Discard […]
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There are more and more “Taiwan Oolong” teas out there on the market, and a lot of them have these exotic names like Ali Shan Pearl Drop or Da Yu Ling. We often hear bloggers rave about the flavors and the pretty leaves. We also often see many tea merchants touting how they have traveled […]
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When we first wrote the article in 2017, very few people heard about “cold brewing”. Fast forward to 2021, it seems like every coffee shop is offering some “cold brew” coffee. Cold brewing is nothing new. It has been around for decades. While we knew cold brewing results in a delicious cup of tea […]
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Winter is truly a magical time. We celebrate the falling of the first snow flake with the arrival of Thanksgiving, then the season for eat, drink, and merriment continues through to Christmas and then finally onto Chinese New Year. By the time, we finish, it will be time for Spring! But now that we are […]
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Health Benefit of Oolong Tea Chinese has been drinking tea for centuries, and Oolong is much loved throughout Asia, particularly China, Taiwan, and Japan. Almost every tea producing region has its own varieties of oolong teas. Each oolong is different in taste, color, fragrance and appearance. But no matter how different they appear to […]
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What to do when… What to do when you still have some tea left over at the end of the day? Well, if it is our Honey Red Jade Tea, then you can always just remove all the tea leaves, and drink it cold the next day. Trust us, it is better cold. But what […]
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Boosts your metabolism, causing weight loss. Oolong tea helps you burn fat faster by raising your metabolism for up to two hours after drinking it. Oolong also contains polyphenols that block enzymes that build fat. Hold the sugars! Lowers cholesterol Oolong is known to reduce cholesterol levels and promote heart health. Oolong produces a polyphenol […]
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