 tea kettle
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Hand blown glass tea kettle is a unique and cost effective gift
choice for
housewarming, anniversaries, Mother's Day, wedding presents, or christmas.
Every teapot is meticulously hand finished by experienced
glass artisans.
Hand
blown Euro tea kettle. Tea pots have a
real artistic, historic and cultural value all over
the world. Teapots have become great gift items. The
1st tea kettle was developed in China in the sixteenth Century.
The Japanese drank different teas, including green tea.
By the eighteenth Century the teapots manufactured at Yixing, China,
were being produced in forms which had symbolic significations,
for example, peach shape for long life and good luck,
pomegranate for many, sound youngsters.
Early
teapots, when brought to Europe, inspired
potters to prepare new variations of tea kettle culture.
Great Britain, being more keen on tea drinking than the remainder
of Europe, made the teapot their own specialism.
Presently,
tea drinking is making a resurgence in the U.S.
Some state Americans are switching 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 realising
acceptance as more people try to refrain from caffeine.
Today
we savor an potpourri of herbal teas.
Many specialized "healthy" teas are now available.
Many of these are decaffeinated and organic variations
of the various tea types. A choice of tea varieties
is ideal for afternoon tea or a simple tea party.
Studies
with green tea in animals has shown it can reduce arthritis.
Green tea, already extolled for its cancer fighting ability,
may also protect against certain autoimmune diseases,
new research indicates. Green teas subdue 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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