Tag: tea
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How Do You Gongfu: The Perfect Cup
The Gongfu tea brewing method is a traditional Chinese method that involves brewing tea leaves in a small teapot, typically made of clay or porcelain. This method is designed to extract the maximum flavor and aroma from the tea leaves.
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Hibiscus and Black History: From Sorrel to Jamaica
Hibiscus tea is pretty popular nowadays. This is probably because it’s packed with potential benefits like reducing blood pressure, lowering cholesterol, and even possibly preventing cancer. But hibiscus drinks have actually been used around the world for a long, long time. They began in Africa, traveling around the world via the slave trade. Today, they…
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Chicago Artisan Market
Don’t forget to visit us at the Chicago Artisan Market! We’ll be in Ravenswood 10-4 this Saturday and Sunday! This is the perfect place to pick up any last minute valentine’s day gifts you may have forgotten to get…. or grab something for the super bowl (hey, we’re not judging…)
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Tea Cakes: A Celebration of Black History
February is Black History Month! While we celebrate black people year round, we’re still using this as an excuse to educate about black history! Today we’re writing about a piece of black history in the form of a food. This treat is quintessential to black history in the United States – tea cakes!
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Why We don’t Make Lunar New Year Teas
For the past few weeks you might’ve seen some of the teas released by various tea companies to celebrate Lunar New Year. From luxury brands to blends by Adagio, it seems like everyone has a Year of the Rabbit inspired offering. So, why not Moody Teas? While we’ve posted about the holiday, we haven’t released…
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A Brief History of Tea
Tea has a long and complex history, beginning in southwestern China and traveling across the globe via colonization. The first steps towards decolonizing the tea trade are to acknowledge the people who brought (and still bring) us tea, despite the colonization, racism, and abuse they have been subjected to. One of our missions as a…
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Detox Teas: Spilling the Tea
We’ve all seen them – an ad for detox teas that claim to rid your body of toxins. Sound too good to be true? That’s because it is!
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Try a Tea Cappuccino on National Cappuccino Day!
If you’re a coffee lover, chances are you’ve tried a cappuccino. The smooth, creamy milk foam gives this drink its signature texture and is what differentiates it from many of it’s similar coffee based counterparts. If you haven’t tried one, no worries – now is the perfect time! Coffee drinker or not, did you know…
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Stone-fruit Caprese Salad
It may be September, but summer isn’t over yet! This time of year makes us want to relax outside on a beautiful warm evening with a light dinner and a refreshing cup of green tea. Our favorite green tea for enjoying the last of summer is a bright Green Earl Grey, and this Stone-fruit Caprese…
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Moody Simple Syrup: Tea-fusions 2
Tea lover or not, you’ve probably heard of simple syrup. Just mix sugar and hot water and you’ve got a basic, unflavored sweetener. But did you know it’s just as simple to make flavorful infused syrups at home? Using your favorite blend, you can use your custom Moody simple syrup to enhance all kinds of…