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A Port Jefferson man recently opened a bubble tea store of his own after experimenting with it at his parents’ tea shop. The new shop will feature classic bubble tea options as well as a new “bubble tea latte”, a hot version. The shop is open from either 1-9 or 1-10 most days.
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Put yourselves in the shoes of Ian Johnson, a self-proclaimed ‘tea-snob’ as he travels to the Northern German region of East Frisia and drinks a cup of traditional East Frisian tea. While he is initially repelled by the visual characteristics of the tea, he tries it and comes to learn of the fascinating history surrounding it.
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In San Francisco, California, Naomi Most successfully brewed a new type of fermented tea called kombucha. Although kombucha does not have pleasing aroma and appearance, it is gaining popularity among people who favor organic beverages and some companies are expecting it to become extremely profitable in the near future. “It’s become incredibly trendy lately in the 20-to-30-something, foodie, intelligentsia set,” said Dr. Daphne Miller, a family practitioner and professor of nutrition and integrative medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. “Kombucha is like their Coca-Cola.”
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Tea has plenty of health benefits. It contains antioxidants, nutrients, and even helps improve blood sugar. Although it is a custom to drink milk with tea, people aren’t aware of how adding milk to tea could reduce some of its health benefits. As stated in this article, one of the downsides to this is that milk could destroy antioxidants.
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While Baruch students differ tremendously in culture and background, people can agree that Baruch students have one thing in common. They all LOVE tea! Tea is one way for the Baruch community to bond and relieve stresses with fellow undergraduates. Whether it be a fancy tea party for a prospective sorority sisters in Theta Phi Gamma, or laughing with friends over a cup of Taro bubble tea from Coco Fresh Tea & Juice, tea ensures that our student body can bond now and establish friendships that will last forever. Grab your fellow Bearcats for a relaxing cup of tea!
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Menghai County is a rural town in Southwest China who gained a substantial portion of its revenue from its popular Pu’er tea brand. While the tea has obtained a significant amount of fame amongst Chinese natives in the past decade, its recent decline in demand left the small county frenzied and unsure of what they’ll do next for profit. “Most of us are ruined,” said Fu Wei, 43, one of the few tea traders to survive the implosion of the Pu’er market. “A lot of people behaved like idiots.”
