 yixing teapot
A
Hand blown glass teapot is a unique and affordable gift
idea for
birthdays, anniversaries, Mother's Day, wedding presents, or the holidays.
Every tea kettle is carefully hand finished by experienced
glass crafters.
Hand
blown European teapot. Tea pots have a
real artistic, historical and cultural value all over
the world. Teapots have become great gift items. The
first tea pot originated in China in the 16th Century.
The Japanese enjoyed assorted teas, including green tea.
By the eighteenth Century the teapots made at Yixing, China,
were being made in forms which had symbolic meanings,
for example, peach shape for long life and good fortune,
pomegranate for numerous, hardy youngsters.
Early
teapots, when imported to Europe, prompted
potters to respond with new variations of teapot culture.
Great Britain, being more keen on tea drinking than the rest
of Europe, made the tea kettle their own specialism.
Now,
tea drinking is making a resurgence in the USA.
Some say Americans are switching from "happy hour"
to "tea time." Excessive social drinking is
increasingly frowned upon and, with executives facing
shrinking expense accounts, the "power lunch"
is being replaced by the "power tea." Herbal
teas popularized during the 60s are also earning
acceptance as more folks try to refrain from caffeine.
Today
we enjoy an assortment of herbal healthy teas.
Many specialized "healthy" teas are now available.
Many of these are decaffeinated and organic versions
of the various tea types. A choice of tea varieties
is perfect for tea time or a simple tea party.
Studies
with green tea in animals has shown it can repress arthritis.
Green tea, already extolled for its cancer fighting ability,
may also protect against certain autoimmune diseases,
new research implies. 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.
See more healthy eating, gourmet food items.
|
|
Browse
our unique glass-within-glass oil and vinegar cruet decanters.
- See our selection of
elegant kitchen gourmet cruets.
- Great for a birthday
gift, mothers day gift, wedding present, crystal
gifts,
- Christmas, housewarming
and/or romantic gifts.
Warning: fopen(http://www.news4sites.com/service/newsfeed.php?tech=rss&id=363) [ function.fopen]: failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
in /home/teapot/public_html/feeds.php on line 88
Unable to open XML file.
|
