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From ancient China to 20th-century America, the aromatic beverage has undergone a dramatic evolution

A trip to Japan taught me that making—and cooking with—tea can be a form of meditation in its own right.

How Japan Filled America’s Tea Cups Presentation l Conversation l Tea Tasting Friday, January 20, 2023 · 12 PM - 1:30 PM UCI Humanities Gateway 1030 Please register by January 17 to join in person. https://bit.ly/GreenMilk  

Abstract. In the second half of the nineteenth century, the ethnic Japanese (wajin) population of Hokkaido ballooned from roughly sixty thousand residents, prim

Robert Hellyer discussed his book, “Green with Milk and Sugar,” in a talk Monday.

Yeager’s work spanned more than six decades, many styles, and several nations around the world. January 17, 2022….Ira Yeager passed away peacefully at his home in Calistoga, California, on January 5, 2022 at age 83, in the presence of close friends and secure in the knowledge that he was well-loved, much

It’s a little known fact that in the nineteenth century, Americans favored green teas consumed hot with milk and sugar. The teas were imported from China until Japan developed an export industry centered on the U.S. Author Robert Hellyer explores the forgotten American preference and traces the trans-Pacific tea trade from the eighteenth century forward in his book, Green with Milk and Sugar (discount code: cup20).