Let's talk about teapots

It is raining.
Let this book therefore be, before all else, a book about ordinary rain

Louis Althusser

It's so cold. Let this entry therefore be, before all else, an entry about iron teapots.

Like any initiate in the tea world knows, while there's a wide tea range available for its consumption (such as tea powder, tea bags, tea pyramids), the option that provides the most natural and aromatic infusion is the loose leaves tea. Among this specific variety, there are also several possibilities for the preparation; the most common ones include spherical filters, filter paper or (why not?) even kitchen strainers. The point is that, for a bunch of reasons (space for the leaves to separate and get hydrated, heat and humidity conservation), there isn't a better way to prepare a good tea than with a teapot, something that become essential if you have the intention to prepare tea for more than one person, or if you wish to take more one cup.

If there is a place in the world where people know about teapots, that is definitely Japan. The now famous tea ceremony has always been, for the Japanese nation, a fact of enormous cultural significance, which carries a depth that can't be appreciated from the standpoint of a mere tourist. The tea ceremony has become an important part of novels, poems and movies, and all the elements of the ritual are surrounded with an aura of mysticism and tradition. Between all these elements there are, of course, the teapots.

The most traditional Japanese teapot is a handmade ceramic teapot the surface of which is sprayed repeatedly with tea, so it acquires a rusty color before being varnished. However, another kind of Japanese teapot is the iron one. Naturally, iron teapots are much more resistant to hits than ceramic ones, and they can also support much heat (they can withstand fireplaces, ovens, kitchen stoves...), and also have some ornamental value, with their vintage Japanese looks.

The Lacor cast iron teapots that we sell in Webmenaje represent a high-quality, economic option for getting into the world of tea, with three available models which designs are inspired by Japan and its traditions. Perhaps nobody will ever write verses about our teapots, but we will treat your orders with much more love and care than any poet could ever imagine.