Tea News - It's Tea Time!

Singaporeans love travelling to Thailand for a number of reasons: cheap and good food, extremely affordable massages, beautiful beaches, vibrant nightlife and ever-growing cafe/coffee scene. I personally am guilty as charged especially for the awesome massage and local food. I would never ever refuse a massage session unless I’ve had two sessions the day before, terrible I know. Beyond all the goodness mentioned above, in the last year or two, I’ve really started looking forward to visiting Bangkok for a new reason - to check out the local tea scene. No, not our not-so-secret-favourite Thai milk tea, but their specialty and artisanal...

Craving for something sweet and healthy that goes super well with tea?  From the official Prana Chai cookbook, here is a tried and tested recipe that you'll love! Ingredients: 2 tablespoons of Prana Chai, Masala Blend 200ml of milk 2 cups of self-raising our 1 cup of brown sugar 2 eggs 100ml of olive oil 200g of diced poached or tinned apples 15g / 1 tablespoon of butter, melted 1 tablespoon of raw sugar 1⁄2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon Instructions: 1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Place muffin liners in a muffin tin. In a small saucepan, place the...

When we think of Chinese New Year  ("CNY") traditions the first thoughts that come to mind is probably giving out and / or receiving red packets 红包 or indulging in all the festive snacks e.g. Pineapple Tarts and Bak Kwa.  What you may not know is that tea is also present in many CNY traditions.  For example, on the first day of the traditional CNY celebrations, guests are welcomed with tea and sweet fruits and treats to sweeten the upcoming year. It is not unusual for the treats to be arranged in eight units for each tray (for auspicious reasons).  In China, every region has...

Recently one of our tea loving customer reached out to us via Facebook messenger and us asked for some green tea recommendation for brewing Junbucha. A little on Junbucha ... also known as Jun Tea - a ferment made with honey and green tea instead of black tea and sugar (which is what Kombucha is made of). Fun fact: Jun Tea is also known as the “Champagne of Kombucha”! We recommended Annie the Bi Luo Chun from our Pure Tea collection as we felt that it was a very delicate but yet flavourful green tea and based on it's flavour profile, it would...

Pure teas refer to any tea that comes from only one tea estate or garden. Also known as single-estate teas. In the words of Mary Lou & Robert J. Heiss, “Single-estate teas are the “single-malt Scotches” of the tea world – unblended.” -------- For those of us who have been around in the world of tea recently, we have taken note that the pure tea (a.k.a single-estate tea) movement is spreading fast in Singapore.  How Is Pure Tea Different? Pure tea (a.k.a single-estate tea) is different from blended tea (e.g. Earl Grey / Breakfast Tea) because pure tea leaves come from only one...