The temperature of the water one uses to brew tea is much more important than simply a matter of boiling. For black teas, boiling water is fine. I know an elderly British woman who simply refuses to contemplate the brewing of tea with anything except freshly boiled water. Green and white teas on the [...]
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The Way of Tea: Water
Posted in Random Thoughts, tagged how to, tea on April 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Label Your Flashdrive
Posted in Technology, tagged flashdrive, hacks, how to on April 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sick post at Lifehacker about how to label your flashdrive. Incredibly easy to do, too. It’ll take you 5 minutes to do. And just in case you need an icon maker.
Here is mine, and no I didn’t really name it that.
Recipe: Okayu
Posted in Random Thoughts, tagged cooking, home remedy, how to, Japan, recipe on April 2, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I was introduced to Okayu almost 10 years ago when I got a cold while I was in Japan. It was explained to me at the time as the Japanese equivalent of “chicken noodle soup” and has a number of varieties.
Known as “congee” in other parts of Asia, okayu is in fact really only watered [...]
