https://omqizen.com/2016/05/14/sanjukta-vikas-cooperative/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/minspr1.jpgminspr1Mineral Springs green tea.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/minspr2.jpgminspr2I bought some tea from the Life & Leaf Fair Trade Shop.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/tealeaf24.jpgtealeaf24A good pluck: two leaves and a bud.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_3251.jpgIMG_3251Steep steps leading up to Passang's homehttps://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/perma1.jpgperma1Advertisement for Permaculture Design Course.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_3196.jpgIMG_3196Behind the mist and the clouds, the immense Mount Kanchenjanga lurks in the distance.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/tatha12.jpgtatha12Restaurant at Tathagata Farm. My homestay host, Passang, is peering through from behind the shelves.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_3231.jpgIMG_3231Getting food for the cows.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_32361.jpgIMG_3236Village home, Mineral Springs.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_3167.jpgIMG_3167Homestay, Tathagata Farm.2020-11-25T18:21:25+00:00monthlyhttps://omqizen.com/2016/04/30/makaibari-organic-biodynamic-tea/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/german1.jpggerman1Germans are among the biggest buyers of organic Darjeeling tea.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/workers223.jpgworkers223Tea pluckers at Makaibari Tea Estate.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3029.jpgIMG_3029Bugs hanging out.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sharad1.jpgsharad1Selfie in Makaibari Mist.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/flower1.jpgflower1Makaibari Tea Estate.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2896.jpgIMG_2896Lemongrass.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/seeds.jpgseedsKotoria seeds release nitrogen into the soil.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2944.jpgIMG_2944https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/banerjee1.jpgbanerjee1Rajah Banerjee chatting with Raj Vable, Founder of Young Mountain Tea.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2793.jpgIMG_2793Weighing and packing.2016-05-14T08:46:50+00:00monthlyhttps://omqizen.com/2016/05/21/zimbas-hand-made-tea/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_3254.jpgIMG_3254Cardamomhttps://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/zimba6.jpgzimba6https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/zimba5.jpgzimba5Mango tree overhanging the road.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/zimba4.jpgzimba4https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_3218.jpgIMG_3218Passang's Tea.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/zimba3.jpgzimba3Oven.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_3214.jpgIMG_3214After rolling.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_3208.jpgIMG_3208Rolling.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_3192.jpgIMG_3192Withering.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/zimba2.jpgzimba2Passang's Home2016-06-13T11:17:44+00:00monthlyhttps://omqizen.com/2016/05/07/tea-with-rajah-banerjee/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sharads23.jpgsharads23https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sharads1.jpgsharads1Having a cup of tea while waiting for Mr. Banerjee to join us.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/office154.jpgoffice154https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/office.jpgofficehttps://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/seeds.jpgseedsMagic seeds.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/rajahb3.jpgrajahb3https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/rajahb2.jpgrajahb2https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/rajahb1.jpgrajahb12016-06-13T12:15:31+00:00monthlyhttps://omqizen.com/2016/04/27/darjeeling-himalayan-railway/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/locoqq.jpglocoqqModel of DHR locomotive at the Cochrane Place Hotel, on the way from Kurseong Train Station to the Makaibari Tea Estate.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/loco6.jpgloco6https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/loco3.jpgloco3https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2011tt.jpg2011ttI took this phothttps://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2686.jpgIMG_2686Railway Museum at Ghum.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2590.jpgIMG_2590Valve on steam engine. I thought about turning the red knob to see what might happen, but I wisely decided to snap this photo instead.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2579.jpgIMG_2579https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2605.jpgIMG_2605https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2635.jpgIMG_2635https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/loco21.jpgloco2Model of DHR locomotive in the offices of the Makaibari Tea Estate.2016-05-01T13:45:47+00:00monthlyhttps://omqizen.com/2016/04/23/darjeeling-tea-garden-communities/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3005.jpgIMG_3005https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/tw11.jpgtw11Tea Pluckers, Makaibari Tea Estate.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/3003.jpg3003Community Library, Makaibari Tea Estate.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2179.jpgIMG_2179https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/hmaq.jpgHMAqDrawings by Students of Hannah Memorial Academy, Dooteriah Tea Estate.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dhs.jpgDHSHigh School on Dooteriah Tea Estate.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2179.jpg2179https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2142.jpg2142https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2122.jpgIMG_2122Hindu Temple on Dooteriah Tea Estate.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2131.jpg21312016-05-01T13:35:12+00:00monthlyhttps://omqizen.com/2016/04/10/thurbo-tea-estate/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2444.jpgIMG_2444The Bokar Tibetan Monastery, just up the hill from the Glenmore International School. Zen and tea are good friends.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2480.jpg2480Thurbo 2016 first flush black tea.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2429.jpgIMG_2429View of the lake from Glenmore International School.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2474.jpgIMG_2474Mirik's small but pretty lake.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2403.jpgIMG_2403Thurbo Tea Factory.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2420.jpg2420Tea pluckers returning home after a long day's work.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2410.jpgIMG_2410https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2396.jpgIMG_2396Thurbo Tea Estate, Mirik, Darjeeling District.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2385.jpgIMG_23852016-04-12T15:34:15+00:00monthlyhttps://omqizen.com/2016/03/31/happy-valley-tea-estate/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/23431.jpg2343Tea plucker, Happy Valley Tea Estate.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2343.jpg2343Tea plucker, Happy Valley Tea Estate.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2335.jpg2335Flowers in front of village home at Happy Valley Tea Estate.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2330.jpg2330Village dog, Happy Valley Tea Estate.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2327.jpg2327https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2342.jpgIMG_2342https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2324.jpgIMG_23242024-02-26T23:13:14+00:00monthlyhttps://omqizen.com/2016/03/27/tea-tasting-in-darjeeling/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/djtea9.jpgdjtea9Trying the Pussimbing and Rohini teas together, for comparison. https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/djtea8.jpgdjtea8Rohini Estate first flush tea.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/djtea7.jpgdjtea7Pussimbing Estate "certified bio-organic" first flush tea.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/djtea4.jpgdjtea4A tray of tea at Nathmull's, waiting to be packed.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/djtea3.jpgdjtea3Gopaldhara Estate's "Emperor" second flush tea.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2270.jpgIMG_2270Gopaldhara Estate's "Emperor" second flush tea.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/djtea2.jpgdjtea2Goomtee Estate's "Spring Exotica" first flush tea.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/djtea1.jpgdjtea1At Goodricke's House of Tea.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/djlogo7.jpgdjlogo2016-03-27T16:34:03+00:00monthlyhttps://omqizen.com/2016/03/17/dooteriah-tea-estate/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1746.jpgIMG_1746Students at Hannah Memorial Academy, in their new uniforms.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/doot3.jpgdoot3Hannah Memorial Academy. Workers are sprucing up the school with a new coat of paint.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/doot2.jpgDoot2Darjeeling tea gardens grow the China "jat" or variety of tea, Camellia sinensis var. sinensis.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1945.jpgIMG_1945Tea is pruned every three to four years, to encourage new growth and maintain the "plucking table." These bushes recently had a haircut!https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1922.jpgIMG_1922Dooteriah Tea Estate, in the Darjeeling mist.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1972.jpgIMG_1972Dooteriah Tea Estate.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/doot9.jpgDoot92016-03-27T09:13:04+00:00monthlyhttps://omqizen.com/2016/03/12/darjeeling/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/darj9.jpgDarj9A steaming brew at Glenary's, a Darjeeling landmark for years.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/darj8.jpgDarj8New buds and leaves growing on the Dooteriah Tea Estate.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/darj7.jpgDarj7A very bold name for a tea shop!https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1699.jpgIMG_1699Packing tea at Nathmulls.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1704.jpgIMG_1704Misty view from my hotel room.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/darj4.jpgDarj4Tea on the terrace of historic Keventer's.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/darj3.jpgDarj3Second flush tea from last year. Still very good.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/darj11.jpgdarj12016-03-25T16:47:01+00:00monthlyhttps://omqizen.com/2015/11/17/tea-in-delhi-india/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0039.jpgIMG_0039Hipster hangout.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/streetfood1.jpgStreetfood1A snack to go with that chai.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0127.jpgIMG_0127Boiling up some chai for the passersby.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/chaiwalla1.jpgchaiwalla1Old Delhi Chai Walla.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0079.jpgIMG_0079Who knew that you could find Darjeeling and Assam white tea?https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/chai1.jpgchai1Chai!https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0363.jpgIMG_0363https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/indiaflag1.jpgindiaflag1The Indian flag flying over Connaught Place, Delhi.2020-05-12T05:57:11+00:00monthlyhttps://omqizen.com/2015/07/16/thu-16-july-2015/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_9038.jpgIMG_9038Mossy Forest.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_9159.jpgIMG_9159https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_9147.jpgIMG_9147https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_9134.jpgIMG_9134https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_9145.jpgIMG_9145https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_9014.jpgIMG_9014https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_8991.jpgIMG_8991https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_8964.jpgIMG_8964https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_8975.jpgIMG_8975https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/jim-thompson1.jpgJim Thompson1Jim Thompson disappeared in the Cameron Highlands many years ago.2016-03-15T03:11:46+00:00monthlyhttps://omqizen.com/2016/02/09/bir-and-tea/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1580.jpgIMG_1580https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1559.jpgIMG_1559Paraglider landing site, Bir.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/bir32.jpgBir3https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1533.jpgIMG_1533Well-crafted wall of a barn in Upper Bir.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/bir2.jpgBir2Notice the women tea workers on the lower right, wearing red. They are trimming the bushes to prepare them for the plucking season.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1418.jpgIMG_1418Tsering Jong Monastery, Bir.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_15001.jpgIMG_1500A stroll through the tea gardens.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/birteafact1.jpgBirTeaFact1https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1445.jpgIMG_1445Tea flower.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1377.jpgIMG_1377Bir Cooperative Tea Factory.2016-03-13T14:23:56+00:00monthlyhttps://omqizen.com/what-is-tea/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_20160116_145954865.jpgIMG_20160116_145954865https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/camellia_sinensis_drawing.jpgCamellia_sinensis_drawing2016-01-27T16:42:10+00:00weekly0.6https://omqizen.com/why-tea/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/india_1835_2_mohurs.jpgIndia_1835_2_MohursThe tea trade so enriched the British East India Company that it even minted its own coins!https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/le99986e7bebde88cb6e7bb8f2.jpgL陆羽茶经https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/le99986e7bebde88cb6e7bb8f1.jpgL陆羽茶经https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/le99986e7bebde88cb6e7bb8f.jpgL陆羽茶经https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/371px-le99986e7bebde88cb6e7bb8f.jpg371px-L陆羽茶经https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/kanc58d_osanobu_71_utaiawase.jpgKanō_Osanobu_71_utaiawasehttps://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/teaeye.jpgTeaEye2016-01-26T15:54:58+00:00weekly0.6https://omqizen.com/2016/01/12/the-zen-of-tea/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_3369.jpgimg_3369https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_4365.jpgIMG_4365Wabi-Sabi.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/kopan11.jpgkopan11Kopan Monastery, Nepal.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/bowls1.jpgbowls1Tibetan "singing" meditation bowls.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/water1.jpgwater12016-01-13T02:22:23+00:00monthlyhttps://omqizen.com/2016/01/05/how-green-is-our-tea/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cow1.jpgcow1Our dear cow is a carbon culprit! Maybe she is trying to turn the prayer wheels to gain some karmic carbon offsets.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/teaforest11.jpgteaforest1Tea is an evergreen plant, so its leaves keep their color, even in December. Tea garden near Fatehpur, Himachal Pradesh, India.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/teaforest1.jpgteaforest1Ancient tea forest near Xishuangbanna, in Yunnan, China.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/teafactory11.jpgteafactory11https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_9023.jpgIMG_9023Workers spraying pesticide on a monoculture tea plantation I visited in 201.2016-01-06T01:03:55+00:00monthlyhttps://omqizen.com/2015/12/15/yak-butter-tea/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_0618.jpgIMG_0618Tibetan prayer flags on Kora circuit in Mcleodganj.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_0750.jpgIMG_0750This thing is used to churn the butter for the tea. https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/tingmo1.jpgtingmo1Tingmo.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/zhuan_cha.jpgZhuan_chaTea brick of the traditional shape used for ease of transport along the ancient tea route by horse caravans.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_0996.jpgIMG_0996Momos before steaming.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/tibetmap11.jpgtibetmap1Map of Tibet, at The Tibet Museum, Mcleodganj.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_0182.jpgIMG_0182Modern version of butter tea, with steamed milk.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/tibetmap1.jpgtibetmap1Map of Tibet, at The Tibet Museum, Mcleodganj.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_2486.jpgimg_2486"I don't make butter."https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_0441.jpgIMG_0441Tibetan butter tea. No yaks needed, thank you.2015-12-23T16:33:51+00:00monthlyhttps://omqizen.com/2015/12/22/tea-bags-or-loose-tea/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_0596-edit.jpgIMG_0596-EditContents of a common black tea bag.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0570.jpgIMG_0570The Tea Bag.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/assam_ctc_hanamizuki_2009.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABlack tea produced using the CTC (crush-tear-curl) method. https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tealeaves2.jpgtealeaves2Tea leaves after steeping. Note that this tea is "broken leaf," not whole leaf.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/loosetea1.jpgloosetea1Whole tea leaves of a black tea from Nepal. https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tealeaves1.jpgtealeaves1Oolong tea leaves, opened up after steeping.2015-12-29T17:56:45+00:00monthlyhttps://omqizen.com/2015/04/13/mon-13-apr-2015/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/xishtrek21.jpgxishtrek2https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/xishtrek2-e1429539499765.jpgxishtrek2Village residents.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/xishtrek1.jpgxishtrek1Growing orchids on the roof of this village home.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_8336.jpgIMG_8336Sara managed to pull down one of these fruits. Tasted a bit like a mango, but very tart. Probably not ripe enough.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_8343.jpgIMG_8343In a patch of cultivated tea bushes, Xishuangbanna.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_8353.jpgIMG_8353The "white flower" was actually a string of these tiny white insects! https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_8351.jpgIMG_8351I thought this white thing was a flower, but it's not!https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_8250.jpgIMG_8250Finally the leaves are dried.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_8227.jpgIMG_8227Usually two leaves and a bud are plucked together. https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_7903.jpgIMG_79032015-12-14T09:14:55+00:00monthlyhttps://omqizen.com/2015/12/01/kangra-tea/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/kangrasign2.jpgkangrasign2A little marketing help for the Kangra tea farmers.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/teafactory3.jpgteafactory3Tea leaf rolling machine.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/teafactory2.jpgteafactory2Workers putting tea leaves into dryers.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/teafactory1.jpgteafactory1Workers putting tea leaves into dryers.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0684.jpgIMG_0684Kangra "Green Gold" black tea.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0630.jpgIMG_06302016-02-10T06:19:58+00:00monthlyhttps://omqizen.com/2015/11/24/mcleodganj-tea-shops/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/monktea1.jpgmonktea1Tibetan monk having tea in McLeodganj.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0613.jpgIMG_0613McLeodganj.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0301.jpgIMG_0301In the pine forest near McLeodganj.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0529.jpgIMG_0529Mountain view, around the corner from the Himalaya Tea Shop.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/teashop8.jpgteashop8It has wheels...but it doesn't look like it's going anywhere!https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/teashop7.jpgteashop7https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/teashop4.jpgteashop4https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/teashop3.jpgteashop3https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/teashop10.jpgteashop10https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/teashop11.jpgteashop12015-12-12T13:03:37+00:00monthlyhttps://omqizen.com/2015/12/08/kangra-tea-2/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/greengold1.jpggreengold1Green Gold: a black tea produced by the Palampur Cooperative Tea Factory.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_0622.jpgIMG_0622View of the Himalayan Dhauladar Range, from McLeodganj.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/kangratea8.jpgkangratea8Kangra tea...from a tea bag. It surprised me!https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/kangratea7.jpgkangratea7Kangra broken leaf green tea. https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/kangratea4.jpgkangratea4Kangra broken leaf green tea. 2015-12-12T12:58:43+00:00monthlyhttps://omqizen.com/2015/11/02/tea-in-new-york-city/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9777.jpgIMG_9777Having an Assam tea at Cafe Serai, Rubin Museum of Art. https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9688.jpgIMG_9688Gourd tea strainer, Tea Drunk.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/t-drunk-1.jpgT Drunk 1Tea leaves, Wu Liang Shan Sheng Puerh, at Tea Drunk. Owner Shunan Teng sources small batches of famous Chinese teas and her staff serves them Gong Fu style.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/fangtea.jpgFangteaMy oolong tea leaves at Fang Gourmet Teas, a traditional Chinese tea shop in Flushing, Queens. https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9747.jpgIMG_9747Bellocq Tea Atelier, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Located a bit off the beaten path, Bellocq offers a wide selection of teas with a designer presentation. I appreciated the chance to learn a few things from Ravi, Bellocq'ls expert tea buyer.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/mcnulty-1.jpgMcNulty 1Samovar at McNulty's, a fixture in the West Village for decades.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9646.jpgIMG_9646https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9759.jpgIMG_9759https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9654.jpgIMG_9654https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9637.jpgIMG_96372015-12-12T12:42:23+00:00monthlyhttps://omqizen.com/2015/04/03/fri-3-apr-2015/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_8097.jpgIMG_8097https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_8124.jpgIMG_8124Tea...made into elephant shapes!https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_8098.jpgIMG_8098https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_8079.jpgIMG_8079A cake of Yunnan Pu'er tea. In ancient times, tea was compressed into cakes or bricks for easier transport over the long journey to Tibet. Just break off a piece, brew and drink!https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_8096.jpgIMG_8096These days Pu'er tea is often pressed into fancy shapes. I think people buy these shapes to display as artwork rather than to actually break off pieces to brew tea.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_8105.jpgIMG_8105https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_8068.jpgIMG_8068Lijiang.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_8065.jpgIMG_8065Lijiang.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_8044.jpgIMG_8044Rooftops of Lijiang.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_8039.jpgIMG_8039The Old Town of Lijiang, Yunnan, China.2015-11-12T20:38:42+00:00monthlyhttps://omqizen.com/2015/03/31/tue-31-mar-2015/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_7992.jpgIMG_7992Honey at the market.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_7988.jpgIMG_7988The Friday Market at Shaxi.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_7917.jpgIMG_7917https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_7970.jpgIMG_7970What we call black tea, the Chinese call "red tea." The above is Chinese black tea: an aged Pu'er tea.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_7900.jpgIMG_7900https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_7889.jpgIMG_7889https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_7862.jpgIMG_7862Shaxi.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_7857.jpgIMG_7857https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_7794.jpgIMG_7794I found the sky in my Yunnan tea.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_7858.jpgIMG_78582015-11-04T21:25:26+00:00monthlyhttps://omqizen.com/2015/02/09/mon-9-feb-2015/https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_6430.jpgIMG_6430Looks like a fascinating book!https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_6437.jpgIMG_6437Tea vessel at Ong's Tea Shop, Bangkok.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_6433.jpgIMG_6433A Fujianese Oolong about to be consumed (by me). https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_6431.jpgIMG_6431Tea set at Ong's Tea Shop in Bangkok.https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/japanese-tea-3.jpgJapanese Tea 3https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_6418.jpgIMG_6418https://omqizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_6408.jpgIMG_6408Teapot Art at the Bangkok Art and Cultural Center.2015-10-30T01:36:35+00:00monthlyhttps://omqizen.com/blog-posts/2015-10-28T19:43:44+00:00weekly0.6https://omqizen.comdaily1.02024-02-26T23:13:14+00:00