A fully equipped tea: collectibles and to use
The world of tea is a rich universe. There are the most traditional teas (green tea, white tea, black tea, oolong or jasmine tea, for example) and today's more elaborate tea blends (their names are often peculiar and they combine unctuous flavors, like chocolate and caramel, or fruity, such as orange, lemon or pineapple, to types of green teas or chai). There are also tea accessories.
Basic material, in all its forms
There are tea accessories that you already know, must-haves, if you will. Even a child who has never seen tea in his house will know what a teapot is (only thanks to Alice in Wonderland!) And, of course, a cup. The cups can be printed mugs to your taste, just as they can be tiny or delicate, like the more traditional tea cups. Also, if you buy loose tea instead of tea in a tea bag, you will need an infuser to avoid tea leaves or other components with every sip!
Yesterday and tomorrow
We are more and more used to having tea ready in a few minutes (thanks to powerful electric kettles) which stays hot for a long time (thanks to insulating thermos). With a new way of life comes new equipment, after all! And modern tea accessories are often as practical as they are aesthetic. Light but durable material; sometimes eccentric and delirious forms ... but above all, more control and flexibility in the ways of using and drinking tea.
Traditional accessories, for their part, are often made of heavy materials (tin kettle, for example) or very fragile (glass or porcelain), but they have the irresistible charm of a tea service "à l'au old ", where each object has its function. Using traditional tea accessories also calls for slowness and meditation: drinking your tea thus becomes a privileged experience.