 yixing teapot
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Hand blown glass tea pot is a unique and cost effective present
selection for
birthdays, anniversaries, Mother's Day, wedding presents, or the holidays.
Every tea pot is carefully hand finished by experienced
glass journeymen.
Hand
blown European tea pot. Teapots have a
real artistic, historical and ethnic value all over
the world. Teapots have become great gift items. The
first teapot originated in China in the sixteenth Century.
The Japanese enjoyed various 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 extended life and good luck,
pomegranate for numerous, healthy children.
Early
teapots, when brought to Europe, inspired
potters to prepare new variations of tea pot culture.
Britain, being more keen on tea drinking than the rest
of Europe, made the teapot their own specialism.
Now,
tea drinking is making a comeback in the America.
Some say Americans are switching over 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 more folks try to stay away from caffeine.
Today
we relish an potpourri of herbal teas.
Many specialized "healthy" teas are now available.
Many of these are decaffeinated and organic variations
of the different tea types. A choice of tea varieties
is ideal for tea time or a simple tea party.
Research
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 trigger
an immune response. EGCG, a substance found in green
tea is known to suppress inflammation.
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