The Dutch in Taiwan: 17th century Chinese tea trade at Fort Zeelandia in Tainan
READ about the often overlooked 17th century history of the Dutch starting the European tea trade and Taiwan’s role in colonial tea history.
It’s Time to Decolonize Tea
everything I’ve wanted to say and have been thinking for the last 10 years about regarding tea, its colonial history, and the legacy of that still today for Whetstone Magazine’s Online Journal.
Tea Retreat at Moganshan, Zhejiang
View photos from a unique place where you stay amongst tea fields in Moganshan in Zhejiang Province a formerly glamorous getaway for the glitterati of Shanghai in the 1920’s and 30’s.
Geography of Tea Interview on KCRW
Listen to me discussing the differences of tea-growing regions and especially how they manifest in Chinese vs. Japanese styles of green tea production on KCRW’s Good Food radio show and podcast.
KCRW Interview on Decolonizing Tea
Listen to the conversation I had with Evan Kleinman on her public radio show and podcast "Good Food” on KCRW.