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The name loquat derives from Cantonese lou 4 gwat 1 (Chinese: 盧橘; pinyin: lújú; lit. 'black orange'). The phrase 'black orange' originally referred to unripened kumquats, which are dark green in color, but the name was mistakenly applied to the loquat by the ancient Chinese poet Su Shi when he was residing in southern China, and the mistake was widely taken up by the Cantonese region ...
Whether you purchase individually bagged or loose-leaf green tea, remember to look out for brands that use high-quality ingredients. We lay this out for you in our rating of the 8 Best Green Teas .
1912 advertisement for tea in the Sydney Morning Herald, describing its supposed health benefits. The health effects of tea have been studied throughout human history. In clinical research conducted over the early 21st century, tea has been studied extensively for its potential to lower the risk of human diseases, but there is no good scientific evidence to support any therapeutic uses other ...
The bronze loquat (Eriobotrya deflexa) is a tree native to China (Guangdong, Hainan), Taiwan and Vietnam. [ 3 ] Its leaves are used in Taiwanese folk medicine as an expectorant .
24 flavors (Chinese: 廿四老味茶 or 廿四味; pinyin: niàn sì wèi; Jyutping: jaa6 sei3 mei6) is a Cantonese herbal tea, consumed for medicinal purposes.Its name refers to the fact that it is a combination of many different ingredients (around 24, although it may feature as few as 10 or as many as 28 or more).
A traditional Chinese tea set consists of special clay or porcelain teapots, teacups, tea spoons, tea strainers, draining trays, tea forceps (for the leaves), a large forceps (for the tea cups) and occasionally, tea caddies. All of these are kept on a special wooden tea tray with an inbuilt draining arrangement and a holder for the drained ...
Quercus rysophylla, the loquat leaf oak, is a Mexican species of oak in the red oak section (Quercus section Lobatae). It is native to the Sierra Madre Oriental in the States of Tamaulipas , Nuevo León , San Luis Potosí , Veracruz , and Hidalgo in northeastern Mexico.
The Classic of Tea or Tea Classic (simplified Chinese: 茶 经; traditional Chinese: 茶 經; pinyin: chájīng) is the first known monograph on tea in the world, by Chinese writer Lu Yu between 760 CE and 762 CE, during the Tang dynasty. [1]