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You stoop to enter the traditional japanese tea house. That is the first thing the tea house asks of you, before the tea, before the talk, before anything at all. The doorway is low, deliberately so, and even the tall must bow to pass through it. In that small act of folding the body, something…
One of the most common questions among both new and experienced tea drinkers is surprisingly simple: is tea acidic? The answer is yes, but the reality is far more nuanced than a simple yes or no. Most teas fall on the mildly acidic side of the pH scale, yet they are generally far less acidic…
On certain afternoons in Singapore, when rain softens the edges of the day, I find myself lingering before the water reaches its boil. The teapot rests nearby, waiting. There is always a moment like this before tea (quiet, unhurried) when the world seems willing to pause with you. A teapot set belongs to these moments.…