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What is the Best Tea Pairing for Apple?

By: D.O. Rothenberg October 22, 2021August 3, 2022

Major Types & Sub-Types, Tasting & Quality Assessment, Tea Culture, Tea Education, Tea Plant Biology & Cultivationfood and beverage pairing, Fruit and tea, Tea connoisseurship, Tea pairing, Tea Science2 Comments

In honor of apple season, and my formative years in an apple-cropping region of New York State, we will embark on an exploration of the ultimate tea to pair with apple. That’s right – bite an apple, then sip some tea, or perhaps even sip then bite – but the two flavors must promenade the palette together. Our goal here is to explore the flavor profile of apple (Malus domestica) according to its known aroma and taste characteristics, then see which tea (Camellia sinensis) type might provide the best companion for this gallant fruit.

The Complete Guide to Oolong Tea Craftsmanship: Distilling the Art and Science of Flavor Formation

By: D.O. Rothenberg November 22, 2020August 3, 2022

Major Types & Sub-Types, Processing, Tasting & Quality Assessment, Tea Culture, Tea Education, Tea Plant Biology & CultivationCultivation, Oolong, Tea Art, Tea Processing, Tea Science, WulongLeave a Comment

A 34-minute deep-dive into Oolong tea craftsmanship, including interviews with Oolong Tea Masters, a review of the scientific literature on Oolong tea flavor formation, and plenty of clips taken over years of traveling out to tea farms and producing tea alongside the professionals.

Farm to Fashion: Soil Samples and Designer Tea-Shirts, All in a (strange) Day’s Work

By: D.O. Rothenberg December 15, 2019August 3, 2022

Living in China, Tea Culture, Tea Plant Biology & CultivationAdventure, Chinese Tea, Tea Art, Tea Science1 Comment

Dyl travels to an organic tea farm to collect soil samples and ends up eating rat. Mere hours later, he partakes in a tea-themed fashion show. He does not know which made him feel more uncomfortable.

Winning a Guangzhou Photo Comp. Thoughts on Tea Culture. Finally, Wasps.

By: D.O. Rothenberg November 5, 2019August 3, 2022

History & Culture, Living in China, Tea CultureChina, Film, Guangzhou, Photography, Tea, Tea Art, WaspsLeave a Comment

Traveling across Guangdong province, reflecting on a recent photo competition won, and on trials and errors in recent attempts to document tea culture. Also, Wasps.