You may be familiar with the Chinese saying, “Firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea are the seven necessities to begin a day.” Even though tea is listed last, it is still obvious how important the tea is for the Chinese.
Thousands of Chinese tea varieties exist. ...
Every fan of the show “Seinfeld” will remember the episode where Kramer decided to write a coffee table book about coffee tables. The fact that a whole type of literature is devoted to the coffee table shows just how popular this piece of furniture is.
A coffee table is the...
Going back thousands of years, green tea has been enjoyed in both Japan and China, both as a wonderful tea to drink and for all its herbal healing properties. In recent times, green tea has also caught on in the West for the same reasons. Many scientific studies have been done to determine...
Wine is an alcoholic drink that is made from the fermentation of untouched grape juice. Red and white wine are the most popular types. Dry white wine has only a small amount of remaining sugar in it, yet sometimes has a habit of tasting sweet when in fact it is not.
The most popular white...
Coffee has been around a long time, but did you know that coffee makers have been too? The oldest one we know is the ibrik, a copper container used in ancient Turkey. It had a long handle with a grooved tongue and produced a very strong coffee, since there is no filtration involved. It is still...
Interestingly enough most people picture expresso machines steaming away next to coffee makers either in the comfort of a kitchen or at the local coffeehouse. Ethiopia gave birth to the coffee craze that has flooded across worldwide borders. It still produces coffee from wild treed forests its...
Red wines have been very popular lately, thanks to medical reports about their antioxidant and heart-protecting properties. It’s true that red wines are amazing, but that doesn’t mean the other less noticed kinds of wine are bad. White wines are in fact divine, when it comes to their...
To many people, if you say you want a white wine, they think Chardonnay. And while the Chardonnays of many vineyards are delightful, light and tart presenting a rich body and smart nose, many others are awkward, sour or overpowering. These latter ones, and the somewhat unpredictability of the...
Like a fine wine, gourmet chocolate is the thing to which our palates instantly respond ruining us forever for the average store-sold candy bar. While its true that chocolate of any variety will surely bring joy to the consumer, gourmet chocolate delivers a special treat for the taste buds....
Do you remember that old television series about cooking called Iron Chef which ran from 1993 to 2002? Since over 300 episodes of that show have been aired (and are still actually in syndication today), Im pretty sure that anyone remotely interested in the culinary arts will remember that show....
Coffee is a big money maker in the world and has changed the way that people approach life all over the world. There billions of people who use coffee for various reasons, but mostly either for a pick me up or because they really do enjoy the taste of the coffee. You will find that the legends...
Blueberries have a number of health benefits, with their high level of antioxidant pigments being among the most important. According to research, antioxidant pigments can potentially help reduce the risk of developing a number of different types of cancers. In fact, research that took place...