http://www.sevencups.com Seven Cups is one of the leading American authorities on Chinese Tea, including green tea, oolong tea, puer tea (puerh), white tea, scented tea, and black tea. Seven Cups focuses on artisanal organic teas.Seven Cups is a grass roots company that sources tea directly from traditional producers. Fri, 02 May 2008 20:12:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ALL Video Podcasts Welcome to our weekly video podcast with Andrea Serrano and Zhuping Hodge, Tea Master of Seven Cups. Today we join Zhuping for Part 2 of her special tea tasting of this famous tea. Today's topic: Jun Shan Yin Zhen Yellow Tea Part 2 Thank you all for your comments regarding ... http://www.sevencups.com/2008/05/02/famous-yellow-tea-tasting-with-zhuping-part-2/ ALL Video Podcasts Welcome to our weekly video podcast with Andrea Serrano and Zhuping Hodge, Tea Master of Seven Cups.  Today we join Zhuping for Part 1 of her  special tea tasting of this famous tea. Today's topic: Jun Shan Yin Zhen Yellow Tea Thank you all for your comments regarding our video ... http://www.sevencups.com/2008/04/24/famous-yellow-tea-video-podcast-with-zhuping/ Heres an article that urges us to do the unusual - to stop digesting our green tea in the name of preserving half of its antioxidant quality. I'd rather just drink twice as much. "The anti-cancer effects of green tea was cut by 50 per cent when the extracts were digested. ... http://www.sevencups.com/2008/04/18/dont-digest-that-tea/ What do you do with used tea leaves? Chairman Mao ate them, my dad likes to compost them, and Japan's green tea giant has a new suggestion. Andrew ITO EN, Ltd., a major manufacturer of green tea and tea beverages, and the Pack Corp., a package manufacturer, issued a joint statement that ... http://www.sevencups.com/2008/04/16/green-tea-reincarnated-as-green-paper/ At last, I feel more secure against terrorism. I think you coffee drinkers are still at risk, at least according to researchers in the UK. Hmmm, do I detect a bias towards English breakfast tea? [From Is a cup of tea the answer to everything - even anthrax? ... http://www.sevencups.com/2008/04/14/is-a-cup-of-tea-the-answer-to-everything-even-anthrax-laboratory-news/ It's spring time and the early green tea has been harvested. Although the crop is very good, prices will be up this year for a number of reasons. The winter in China was a long and cold with a lot of snow. While the snow was welcome in some ... http://www.sevencups.com/2008/04/14/spring-tea-cold-winters-currency-fluctuation-labor-reform/ ALL Video Podcasts Welcome to our weekly video podcast with Andrea Serrano and Austin Hodge, owner of Seven Cups. Look for more video podcast with Austin entitled "The Business of Tea" Today's topic: The Business of Tea- "How We Buy Our Tea" -organic, traditionally made and high quality Thank you all ... http://www.sevencups.com/2008/04/11/the-business-of-tea-how-we-buy-our-tea/ Yes, even more anti-cancer research related to tea. This is a note worthy article, not simply for the research it details but for the way the news writer handles the terminology involved. Note how "EGCG", the darling antioxidant compound, barely receives a definition. As tea and health research continues ... http://www.sevencups.com/2008/04/10/antioxidant-found-in-green-tea-suppresses-breast-cancer-growth-in-female-mice-april-10-2008-ahn/ ALL Video Podcasts Welcome to our weekly video podcast with Andrea Serrano and special guest Keiko Naito, manager of Seven Cups teahouse. Today's topic: Tea Makers Thank you all for your comments regarding our video podcasts. We would like to create future podcasts on topics you all are interested in, so please contact ... http://www.sevencups.com/2008/04/04/tea-makers-with-keiko/ ALL Video Podcasts Welcome to our weekly video podcast with Andrea Serrano and special guest Keiko Naito, manager of Seven Cups teahouse. Today's topic: Gong Fu-Oolong Tea Ceremony (short version) Thank you all for your comments regarding our video podcasts. We would like to create future podcasts on topics you all ... http://www.sevencups.com/2008/03/24/gong-fu-tea-ceremony-with-keiko/