Comments on: The art of making tea oil http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/01/the-art-of-making-tea-oil/ commentary on all things Taiwanese — Taiwan Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:43:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shi-ru http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/01/the-art-of-making-tea-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-4196 Shi-ru Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:54:11 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/01/the-art-of-making-tea-oil/#comment-4196 yes, the name in Chinese is 千層樹 and thank you vfor letting me realize that the essence oil for the skin is made from that!!! yes, the name in Chinese is 千層樹 and thank you vfor letting me realize that the essence oil for the skin is made from that!!!

]]> By: David Reid http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/01/the-art-of-making-tea-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-4140 David Reid Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:33:32 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/01/the-art-of-making-tea-oil/#comment-4140 Shi-ru, thanks for the information. Tea tree oil comes from Australia. It is used as an anti-septic or topical medicine. The name tea tree is something of a misnomer. It actually comes from a Melaleuca species. The common name for this type of tree is paperbark. You can find this kind of tree in Taipei. In Chinese I think it is called 千層樹, but it is a different species to the one used to make the oil. Thanks to everyone for their interesting comments and questions in this post. Shi-ru, thanks for the information. Tea tree oil comes from Australia. It is used as an anti-septic or topical medicine. The name tea tree is something of a misnomer. It actually comes from a Melaleuca species. The common name for this type of tree is paperbark. You can find this kind of tree in Taipei. In Chinese I think it is called 千層樹, but it is a different species to the one used to make the oil.

Thanks to everyone for their interesting comments and questions in this post.

]]> By: Shi-ru http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/01/the-art-of-making-tea-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-4103 Shi-ru Fri, 19 Jan 2007 09:12:28 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/01/the-art-of-making-tea-oil/#comment-4103 這個中文是茶仔油（一般都是念台語）！但什麼是tea tree oil? 指按摩用的茶樹精油嗎？ 這個中文是茶仔油（一般都是念台語）！但什麼是tea tree oil? 指按摩用的茶樹精油嗎？

]]> By: Shi-ru http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/01/the-art-of-making-tea-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-4102 Shi-ru Fri, 19 Jan 2007 09:09:25 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/01/the-art-of-making-tea-oil/#comment-4102 It just the same as the oliver oil but since it's much rare so the price is much more expensive thus in my family we seldom use it as the cooking oil. Instead, we usually dress it on the rice noodles(茶油麵線). It just the same as the oliver oil but since it’s much rare so the price is much more expensive thus in my family we seldom use it as the cooking oil. Instead, we usually dress it on the rice noodles(茶油麵線).

]]> By: Bryan http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/01/the-art-of-making-tea-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-4090 Bryan Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:20:57 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/01/the-art-of-making-tea-oil/#comment-4090 Nice pictures, and what an interesting topic! What type of dishes are prepared with tea oil? Or can it be used to replace regular oils like corn, vegetable and olive oil? Nice pictures, and what an interesting topic!

What type of dishes are prepared with tea oil? Or can it be used to replace regular oils like corn, vegetable and olive oil?

]]> By: David Reid http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/01/the-art-of-making-tea-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-3572 David Reid Mon, 15 Jan 2007 13:40:32 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/01/the-art-of-making-tea-oil/#comment-3572 It is used for cooking. It shouldn't be confused with tea tree oil which is made from <i>Melaleuca alternifolia</i>. It is used for cooking. It shouldn’t be confused with tea tree oil which is made from Melaleuca alternifolia.

]]> By: miao-ah http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/01/the-art-of-making-tea-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-3543 miao-ah Mon, 15 Jan 2007 04:58:15 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/01/the-art-of-making-tea-oil/#comment-3543 This is a stupid question but what is tea oil used for? This is a stupid question but what is tea oil used for?

]]> By: Ada http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/01/the-art-of-making-tea-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-3538 Ada Mon, 15 Jan 2007 03:49:41 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/01/the-art-of-making-tea-oil/#comment-3538 A simple process, before putting into machine, they sun, hull the seeds in the machine, bake, masticate to cake, press oil, leach (日曬、脫殼、加熱焙炒、粉碎製餅、壓榨、過濾) The dregs can make soaps to clean body,hair! A simple process,
before putting into machine, they sun, hull the seeds
in the machine, bake, masticate to cake, press oil, leach
(日曬、脫殼、加熱焙炒、粉碎製餅、壓榨、過濾)
The dregs can make soaps to clean body,hair!

]]> By: Noodles and Rice - Noodles and Rice from b5media http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/01/the-art-of-making-tea-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-3509 Noodles and Rice - Noodles and Rice from b5media Sun, 14 Jan 2007 14:05:35 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/01/the-art-of-making-tea-oil/#comment-3509 [...] Update: David Reid has pictures of the process, although not cold-pressed. Gina Cacho has recipes here. dong people, kam people, oil tea, republic of tea, sur la table, tea oil January 13th 2007 | Permalink | 0 Comments » [...] [...] Update: David Reid has pictures of the process, although not cold-pressed. Gina Cacho has recipes here. dong people, kam people, oil tea, republic of tea, sur la table, tea oil January 13th 2007 | Permalink | 0 Comments » [...]

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