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Milk Teas in Hong Kong, Taiwanese Outlet: Gong Cha

Posted on September 14, 2010 by chamateablog

Hong Kong’s love affair with milk teas and Taiwan’s modern take on regular tea continues with Taiwanese chain Gongcha now having several outlets in the city. Gongcha specialises in iced teas with a large dollop of thick cream on the … Continue reading →

Nestle launches the Special T… Teapot/Lady Killer?

Posted on September 6, 2010 by chamateablog

After much ado (in France), Nestle has launched its “Special T” its tea version of the super coffee concept, N’Espresso. Costing about US$127 for the machine and looking pretty classy, it remains to be seen if it make a good … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 3, 2010 by chamateablog

A decent review at my favourite HK movie site… Starting” “Here’s an exclamation you probably don’t hear very often: “Tea Fight!” Director Wang Ye-Ming’s Tea Fight is an original creation, though one would be forgiven if they mistook it for … Continue reading →

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Origami tea by Emily Chang

Posted on June 29, 2010 by chamateablog

Wah, too much holiday recently, ignoring my blog… but a friend told me of something sssssssoooooooooooooo nice today… check this out, the tea bag slowly unfolds in reverse origami style while the tea brews…. from http://emilychang.com/

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Hong Kong in the 60s: Retro HK pop…. in London!

Posted on May 19, 2010 by chamateablog

Just discovered this new band in the making, fantastically and wonderfully named Hong Kong in the 60s. Is this band after my heart! ? The UK-based trio apparently has a passion for 1960s Asian music like Teresa Teng and Rebecca … Continue reading →

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iPhone App:Tea Forté Tea Timer

Posted on May 18, 2010 by chamateablog

Every passionate tea drinker should have a tea timer…you should! I’ve tried a few of the tea timers on the iphone, but either they crashed, or they had shortcomings like didn’t allow you to set your own steep time, or … Continue reading →

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White tea and Ginger in Lemon

Posted on May 14, 2010 by chamateablog

On another foodie adventure yesterday on the way back from work i bumped into “the Lemon King” of Hong Kong… He sells dried lemon snacks. Lemon goodies are not only a damn spicy snack (I picked ginger slices soaked in … Continue reading →