Pantyhose Milk Tea

Right off the top of my head, I can't think of too many things less appealing sounding than pantyhose tea. But, as I mentioned in an earlier entry, it's not nearly as weird as it sounds.

Reuters recently wrote about this concoction, which is apparently quite popular in Hong Kong. As the article notes, it's "brewed in a long cotton 'sock' or filter resembling a beige pantyhose, rather than a female undergarment itself." Well, that's a relief.

Here's an old article about pantyhose tea, from South Africa's Independent Online.

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Tea Auction, Festival & Topiary

Artdaily.org reports that Christie’s is opening the series of Asian Art Sales at Rockefeller Center with Art for the Way of Tea, a unique sale completed devoted to tea-ceremony related items. There will be 40 lots auctioned off and the total tab is expected to top out at around 3 million dollars. In other words, this is not an auction for the faint of wallet.

If you missed the recent tea festival in Hangzhou, in East China's Zhejiang Province, don't despair. People's Daily Online recently posted a selection of excellent photos here.

Speaking of tea photos, here's a larger version of the tea-shaped topiary shown here. The Lipton Tree was designed by an Egyptian agency called JWT Cairo, who won the Outdoor category at the Dubai Lynx Middle East & North Africa Advertising Awards.

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Tea Treats

Prefer your tea in solid form? How about some Tea Candy Lollipops from Verithe? Or you might want to check out Ten Tea's assortment of flavored tea candies. They've also got tea flavored chocolates, cookies, plums, peanuts and pumpkin seeds. It's all here, tea treat fans.