It's All About Tea — tea traditions

While butter tea usually causes confusion in most not familiar with it, it actually has a rich and interesting history. It has been a staple for people living in the Himalayas for centuries and continues to be so.

Butter tea has many names in different languages, but is commonly known as po cha. It originated in the Tibetan Himalayas but is now commonly enjoyed throughout Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, India, western China, and Mongolia. To make butter tea, four ingredients are needed: tea leaves, butter, water, and salt. (Read more)

For any tea enthusiast out there, an essential part of the tea discovery journey is visiting an authentic tea house. In a Chinese style tea hut, we can experience tea the way it has been traditionally enjoyed for centuries. Whether you’re a seasoned drinker, or someone just getting into the vast world of tea, it is important to know about some of the etiquette of tea drinking when you are visiting a tea house. (Read more)

It is true that Taiwanese tea culture is rapidly changing to suit the economy and the environments of the new generation. However, we remain grateful that we are still able to sit down and enjoy a long, peaceful gong fu cha tea ceremony with some of Taiwan’s finest Alishan Oolong. The serene environment of Taiwan’s tallest, foggy mountain remains unchanged. While sipping our tea, we acknowledge the hundreds of years long journey that tea went through, as well as the hard work of the tea farmers and their dedication to quality and tradition. (Read more)

No matter where in the world you go to, tea has spread far and wide. In the past few centuries, tea traditions have become so intertwined with local culture that sometimes refusing a cup of tea from a friend or stranger is considered the biggest insult you can inflict on both the person and the culture...  (Read more)

We have already discussed Chinese tea tradition and Japanese tea tradition, but how about the rest of the world?

Granted, most tea we find in other countries around the world once came from China through the Silk Road, and then slowly developed their own traditions and drinking practices. (Read more)