Two of the world’s most popular blenders are made by marketing segment rivals Vitamix Corporation, headquartered in Olmstead Township, Ohio, and Blendtec, Inc., based in Orem, Utah. Blendtec is a subsidiary of a larger firm,… Read More
After a long slide in popularity, from the 1980s until the early 2000s, sake is now making a huge comeback in Japan. (In modern English, the word is no longer written with an accent mark,… Read More
Keemun is one of the few tea varieties that boast not only an impressive health profile but a gorgeous look. Its reddish hue is often served in Asia and the West as a colorful addition… Read More
Millions of people are ditching the daily soda and soft drink routine and replacing them with healthy teas. It doesn’t take a PhD in nutrition to figure out that empty-calorie, sugary, chemical-laden drinks like “diet-this”… Read More
Japanese furniture has been a popular home décor theme in Western design since the 1960s. One of the main reasons for this enduring popularity is sheer simplicity. The Zen Buddhist tradition that brought tea ceremony,… Read More
In Asian tea culture, the chawan bowl, or simply a chawan, is the name given to a large category of tea bowls used on many different occasions. Whether for informal gatherings or highly ritualized tea… Read More
Bubble tea is now officially a global trend in the beverage market. Even though the world’s love affair with the drink began in China during the 1980s, Bubble tea exploded into international consciousness between 2000… Read More
Whole grain brown rice is a nutritious favorite of people all over the world, but particularly in Asian cultures. For rice to be edible, its outer hull must be removed. In fact, the difference between… Read More
T’ai Chi Ch’uan, often abbreviated to its shorter, more common spelling, “Tai Chi,” is one of the best known Chinese martial arts, practiced all over the world for both health and combative purposes. There are… Read More
No kitchen is complete without a blender. In our review of the top five blenders on the market, we take many key factors into account. In just the past decade, consumers have gotten comfortable with… Read More
