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Wisteria Tea House was built in 1921. Prior to 1945, it was a high official residence of Taiwan during the Japanese Colonial Era. In 1950, it was given to Mr. Zhou Dewei, the director of custom. It was named for “Wisteria Tea House” in 1981 and operated by Mr. Zhou’s son-Zhou, Yu. Wisteria Tea House was a cultural landmark that played an important role in the history of the opposition movement of the government in the 80’s. Now it is a place for art exhibition, local seminar, and gathering friends. We arrived there after the sunset, did not take pictures of the exterior, but only the interior. There are a several rooms available inside- a room with sitting chairs and tables, a large room with the Japanese Tatami flooring, and small private rooms with Japanese Tatami flooring to be reserved for a larger party. We selected a corner table on the Tatami flooring in the larger room. The minimum cost per person is NT 250 ($8 US) with a selection of your favorite tea. We selected Onlong tea and also ordered a plate of Green Bean Cakes for the snack.

There are variety methods in making tea. Tea can be made in a glass or a porcelain cup. Tea can also be made in a tea pot, which is the restaurant serving style. However, the Lao Ren Tea (老人茶) was what we had in Wisteria Tea House. Lao Ren Tea represents an art which means taking time to prepare, smell, and drink. A tea set includes a small tea pot, tea mug, short and tall tea cups, and wooden tea spoon….etc. A glass pot for water and an alcohol lamp are also needed. Onlong tea is better to prepare in a clay pot, and green tea in a porcelain tea pot, since clay pot has pores that can absorb the tea flavor. Pouring hot water from the glass pot into a small clay pot and then pouring out the water into the Cha Hai (茶海) (black tall mug) Pouring out the hot water from Cha Hai to the Wen Xiang Cup (文香杯) (the taller white cup for us to smell the fragrance of the tea) and Rukou Cup (入口杯) (the shorter white cup for us to drink the tea). The processes above are to warm up the clay pot, black tall mug, and two small cups.

Adding Onlong tea leaves by using the wooden tea spoon into the clay pot. Pouring hot water into the pot with 90% full and letting it sit for 5 seconds to make tea. Pouring the tea out completely into Cha Hai (black tall mug), and then pouring the tea from Cha Hai to Wen Xiang Cup (the white tall cup). The lady told us to pour out the tea completely to avoid bitter taste in the next cup. thermal curtain linings john lewisNow we were asked to smell the Wen Xiang Cup when it was full with tea. willerby vacation curtainsAfterwards, pour it into the Rukou Cup to drink. john lewis curtain track extension bracketsNow we were asked to smell the empty Wen Xiang Cup. curtains talgarth

The Wen Xiang Cup indeed had the fresh tea leave fragrances before and after the tea! Repeat all these processes to make more cups of tea. She told us that if we needed to maintain the temperature of the clay pot, the “Lin Hou” (淋壺) process would be needed, which was to pour the hot water directly over the closed lid tea pot. It’s not easy to make a cup of good tea, isn’t it? mothercare beige star curtainsThere are still more in-depth skills and knowledge I need to learn. bay window curtain track dunelmNow, we just wanted to enjoy the tea and green bean cakes with reading a couple of good books!walmart hookless shower curtains Wisteria Tea House Website (in Chinese)The term “work spouse” has entered the vernacular to describe a couple who spend so much time together at work they know each other as well as if they were married.

What happens when work spouses are actual spouses, spending 24-7 together? Meet some couples who share two kitchens, one at home and one at work. They are the restaurateurs behind some of the Cape’s most successful restaurants (and marriages). It’s practically hidden behind wisteria so if you’re not careful, you’ll overlook it. You can’t make reservations, so if you’re not there on the early side, you may not get one of the 12 tables until 9 p.m.  But – and this is the important thing – once you’ve planted yourself at a table at Peddler’s Bistro, you are in for a treat. Unlike other restaurateurs who seek high turnover of their dinner tables to maximize guests, Alain and Beth Hasson want each customer to feel like a member of the Peddler’s family. They won’t rush you because they don’t want to be rushed themselves. Alain says, “I’m a perfectionist. So is my wife. We want to make sure that the food is right, that everything is right. Our regulars will come at 5:30.

That table is their table for the evening.” A native of France, Alain learned to cook there. Then, he had experience owning a restaurant and working for hotels all over the United States. Throughout those years, Alain and Beth spent their summer vacations on Cape Cod, just as Beth had done when she was a little girl growing up in upstate New York.  When it came time to semi-retire, Alain asked Beth to “find him a little place on Cape Cod.” She found the charming property just off Route 6A in Brewster. They moved in – the restaurant in front, the home in back – and began transforming the space to resemble a little French bistro with an old Cape Cod vibe. Beth brought in lace curtains, plants and candles to create a cozy space where you’ll want to spend the evening. French music plays in the background. Customers tell the Hassons they feel like they’re in France. Fifteen years later, they are achieving exactly what they hoped to do. Except for occasional help with dishes in the summer, they run the restaurant entirely on their own.