How to Make Mushroom Tea

Mushrooms have long been praised for their health benefits. Containing fiber and antioxidants, these fungi have been used in Eastern medicine since ancient times. Drinking mushroom tea has become quite popular, and making mushroom tea at home is an easy and healthy way to get the benefits of mushrooms into your body. What is Mushroom … Read more

How to Get Matcha to Dissolve

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Matcha, a specially prepared kind of green tea, is unique among all teas since preparation is one of the most important aspects to get a rich, creamy drink with lots of flavor. Getting the matcha to dissolve properly can be one of the biggest challenges for newcomers, and there are a lot of factors that … Read more

Should Matcha Taste Fishy?

Matcha Tea from Japan

Uniquely cultivated from specialized green tea powder, matcha tea has a unique and dynamic taste on the palate. Ceremonial matcha especially, when prepared properly, has a sweet, nutty, and floral taste. You should also be able to note the agreeable savory “umami” taste in a good brew, but if you’ve ever taken a sip of … Read more

Favorite Tea-Related Shows & Books

TEA CONTENT TO YOUR HEART’S CONTENT Here’s a list of tea-related shows and books that have brought me much comfort and joy over the years.  As a tea lover, it’s inevitable that any kind of tea-related content jumps out at me. Seeing tea scenes on screen often gets me quite excited, and I’ve somehow acquired … Read more

Welcome Angela Renals – TeaMinded Contributor

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We’re thrilled to welcome Angela as our newest TeaMinded Contributor. Angela is the founder of Destination Tea, the industry’s leading resource and directory for afternoon tea venues across the US. As a tea writer, speaker and educator, Angela brings a depth of knowledge and experience to her audiences, with a focus on such topics as … Read more