chinese teapot

A Hand blown glass tea pot is a unique and cost effective gift choice for housewarming, anniversaries, Mother's Day, wedding presents, or the holidays. Every tea pot is carefully hand finished by experienced glass artisans.

Hand made European tea kettle. Teapots have a real artistic, historical and ethnic value all over the world. Teapots have become great gift items. The first tea kettle was developed in China in the sixteenth Century. The Japanese enjoyed different teas, including green tea. By the eighteenth Century the teapots made at Yixing, China, were being made in forms which had symbolic significances, for example, peach shape for longer life and good luck, pomegranate for many, sound youngsters.

Early teapots, when brought to Europe, inspired potters to produce new variations of teapot culture. England, being more keen on tea drinking than the remainder of Europe, made the tea kettle their own specialism.

Presently, tea drinking is making a comeback in the U.S. Some say Americans are changing from "happy hour" to "tea time." Excessive social drinking is increasingly frowned upon and, with executives facing shrinking expense budgets, the "power lunch" is being substituted by the "power tea." Herbal teas popularized during the 1960s are also earning adoption as other folks try to avoid caffeine.

Today we enjoy an assortment of herbal teas. Many specialized "healthy" teas are now available. Many of these are decaffeinated and organic versions of the various tea types. A selection of tea varieties is ideal for afternoon tea or a simple tea party.

Research with green tea in animals has shown it can repress arthritis. Green tea, already lauded for its cancer fighting ability, may also protect against certain autoimmune disorders, new research indicates. Green teas inhibit the expression of antigens made by the body, substances that can set off an immune response. EGCG, a substance found in green tea is known to suppress inflammation.
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