by Charlotte Couse | Aug 5, 2022 | Chinese Dietary Therapy, Herbs, Tea
I bought a gong fu tea set from Facebook marketplace and started doing tea ceremonies. I bought high quality tea, brewed it several times in a minature clay teapot, then poured it into a tiny ceramic cup. Once of my favourite teas is Chen Pi and pu’er. Chen Pi...
by Charlotte Couse | Apr 8, 2020 | Chinese Dietary Therapy, Tea
I recently bought a Chinese tea ceremony set (known as Gong Fu) after seeing it on offer on facebook. I’d recently been to Mei Leaf/Acumedic in London (a Chinese medicine supplier and tea shop) and my interest had been piqued. The set comprises a gaiwan (where...
by Charlotte Couse | Jan 29, 2019 | Chinese Dietary Therapy
Rhubarb is growing in my garden. I usually make crumble with it. It probably grows so well here because it orginates in the Himalayas. My partner, who is Tibetan, says it grows wild in Tibet and they cook it in dri’s whey. (The word yak is only used for the male...