Emma's Food for Life

Tea List

Our teas are provided by Marie’s Teas, a small, local business owned by Marie Kwan, originally from Hong Kong and now based out of Beaver Springs, PA. You can find more information about her company by visiting Marie's Teas. Come in and take the time to enjoy one of our selections with your favorite snack, meal, or dessert. You can also shop our supply of loose teas and accessories and take some home today. 

On any given day, we have over 60 teas to choose from. The following represents the typical teas we keep in house, though they are subject to availability. 

Black Teas

English Breakfast: Our blend consists of the finest Assam, Kenyan, and other choice teas. This is one of our strongest teas, making it the perfect start to the day. It has a full malty flavor and a rich dark color. We recommend you enjoy this tea with milk and sugar, but it is also delicious served with a lemon wedge. $2.75

Decaffeinated English Breakfast: A decaffeinated version of our most popular black. $3.75

Earl Grey: Howick Hall, Prime Minister of England in the 1830s, was so delighted with a tea scented with bergamot oil presented to him by a Mandarin Chinese man that he only drank this blend from then on, making Earl Grey the most popular flavored tea in the world. Our Earl Grey is based on a classic blend of black teas that are flavored with natural bergamot oil. $3.00

Irish Breakfast: A very strong, full bodied tea to be enjoyed in early morning or evening. It is a blend of Kenyan teas and 2nd flush Assam. $3.25

Ceylon Black: This delicate tea comes from the Nuwara Eliya district of Ceylon, now known as Sri Lanka, 4,000 feet above sea level. It produces a light, bright liquor and has a flowery flavor. $3.00

Margaret’s Estate Black: This is a second flush Darjeeling, grown at 6,800 feet above sea level. The tea has a distinctive Muscatel character, with a hint of currant and an almost wine-like taste. The liquor is bright and the taste is full and round. $3.00 

Darjeeling India: This tea is light, yet has a distinctive fragrant taste. We recommend this tea be enjoyed hot without milk or sugar. $3.25

Indian Assam: This is a strong tea with a deep red infusion from the state of Assam, India. $3.25

Indian Spiced Chai: This premium black tea from Sri Lanka is blended with cardamom, sweet cumin seeds, curry leaves, lemon grass, and rampe leaves to delight your taste buds. We suggest enjoying this tea with milk and sugar. $3.00 

Kama Sutra Chai: This is the tea of love! It is full-bodied, spiced, and rounded out with floral notes that tempt the taste buds. $4.25

Holiday Spiced Black: Created with warm Christmastime spices, it has notes of cinnamon, orange peel, cardamom, and cloves. Warming in the wintertime, but delicious any time you want to feel cozy. Enjoy with milk and sugar. $3.25

Keemun Panda Black: A winey, fruity tea with depth and complexity. The complex aroma and penetrating character are often compared to burgundy wines. $3.00

Icewine Black: Beguiling sweet pear with hints of berry and caramel, this tea has a very sweet taste like apricot or peach. Made with Vidal grapes, the same grapes that wineries make icewine from. $3.75

Russian Caravan Black: This tea, carried from Asia to Russia on camels, is a delicate liquoring tea with slightly toasty notes. It's recommended you drink it black. $3.25

Lemon Black: Great as a summertime treat, our lemon black tea delivers a fresh lemon character that cleanses the palate. Combined with a refreshing medium black tea, the natural lemon flavor of this tea is great with a little sugar and is absolutely stunning iced. $3.00

Orange Spice Black: A fine black tea mixed with real orange and an assortment of spices, including cinnamon and cloves. This tea delivers a clean, true taste. $3.25

Lychee Congou Black: A wonderful leafy black tea infused with lychee fruit. Lychees are globular fruits with white, translucent flesh. They taste very sensual and sweet, reminiscent of roses and Muscat grapes. This tea has a lovely scent. $3.00

Island Coconut Black: A classic Ceylon tea mixed with fresh coconut. This tea's body has a great floral bouquet. Great hot or iced. $3.25

Lapsang Souchong China: Grown in a nature preserve located in the Wuyi Mountains, this tea delivers a distinctive smoked flavor with the heady aroma of a campfire. This is a very good tea if you like smoky flavor. $3.25

Puerh Black: This tea is famed for it’s medicinal properties. The leaves come from the Yunnan Dayeh variety of tea tree. This is a fermented tea with a musty, earthy character. $3.25

Raspberry Black: A great tea best taken with a little sugar to accentuate the raspberry flavor. Great iced. $3.00

Green Teas

Sencha Decaffeinated Green: Our only decaffeinated green tea, the CO2 process used to extract the caffeine from this tea carefully uses high pressure and temperature to extract the caffeine naturally without chemical solvents. This tea comes from the Hunan Province and is grown 3,500 feet above sea level. $4.25

Sencha Japan Green: Japan produces some of the best green teas in the world. The primary producing area in Japan is the Shizuoka Prefecture, which is south west of Tokyo. This tea is light in color but rich and full in the cup. $3.25

Moonswirl White Tip China Green: Grown in the Hunan region of China, these green tea leaves are swirled by hand. Moonswirl is high in polyphenols and antioxidants. Only the top buds of the early spring flush are plucked, dried, and hand-rolled. When infused, the fabulous cup opens with beguiling notes of grass, wheat, and light honey balanced by a light yet assertive astringency. $4.25

Dragonwell Green: Lung Ching tea, also known as Dragonwell, is produced by hand through a ten step process. Workers only work 6 weeks a year during the spring harvest season. This tea is distinguished by its emerald color and sweet floral character. $4.75

Chai Green: Gunpowder green tea, which is very high in antioxidants, mixed with fresh chai spices. Delicious with milk and sugar. $3.00

Gyokuro Green: A very fine tea from Japan, it is full flavored with a light and refreshing character. This tea is pleasantly vegetative with a brisk flavor. $5.25

Japan Genmaicha & India Chai Green: This tea boasts a light, golden yellow liquor with a unique, toasty rice flavor that tends to be slightly sweet. $3.00

Sencha Kyoto Japanese Cherry Rose: A stunning tea flavored with sweet cherry and subtle morning rose. Senchas are have a more vegetal flavor and are darker and more bitter than Chinese green teas. Delicious hot or iced. $2.75

Cinnamon Sibu: A cinnamon flavored green tea with the smooth flavor of sweet cinnamon complemented by rose. $2.75

Herbal Mint Green: Sri Lankan Pekoe Gunpowder green tea blended with herbal mint. The intense flavor of the mint blends well with the tea’s mellow, smoky profile. $3.50

Jasmine Flower: This tea has a pleasant floral bouquet and a satisfying, delicate flavor. This tea comes from the Fujian Province in China and is made with exotic jasmine flowers. $2.75

Lychee Fruit Jasmine: Shanghai lychee fruit blended with Hunan Jasmine green tea brews a golden yellow tea with a fruity, flowery finish. Very high in antioxidants. $3.25

Lemon Green: This is a mellow combination of tart and tangy lemon and smooth, sweet green tea. Great iced! $2.75

Green Apple Green: Lightly astringent like a Granny Smith apple, this tea boasts luscious apple hints with sweet caramel undertones. Great iced. $3.25

Long Island Strawberry Green: This Sencha tea, grown in the Hunan region in China, releases a light, sweet flavor. It is mixed with real strawberry and papaya pieces for a refreshing flavor. $2.75

Blueberry Green: This Sri Lankan Pekoe gunpowder green tea is infused with blueberries to produce a very aromatic tea. $2.75

Lavender Green: A blend of soothing French lavender and Chinese green tea. This tea promotes relaxation and is a great way to relieve stress. $3.00

Oolong Teas

Orange Blossom: Wildly exotic with a toasty roundness and fruity jasmine flavor. $2.75

Organic Ti Kuan Yin Slimming: A light, sweet tea with a fragrant orchid aroma, this tea is known for promoting weight loss. $4.00

Formosa: A special oolong grown in Northern Taiwan, this tea is very smooth and slightly sweet. $3.00

White Teas

Crested Crane Pai Mu Tan: This Kenyan white tea offers layers of malty and peachy notes. It is very high in polyphenols and antioxidants, giving it many health benefits. $4.25

Sowmee: Delicious toasty character with a body reminiscent of oolong tea. This tea has a high antioxidant level and low caffeine. $3.50

Pai Mun Tan: This tea has a clear, slightly pale color with a fresh aroma and a smooth, velvety flavor. A calming and detoxifying tea with great benefit for the skin. $4.25

Rooibos Teas

Rooibos: This tea brews like a black tea with a similar color and a smooth flavor. $2.75

Lemon Rooibos: Tangy yet sweet, lemon flavor gives this rooibos a fresh, lively character. $2.75 

Chocolate Herbal Mint: Dramatic tea with strong mint flavor and a hint of chocolate. $2.75

Strawberry Tingle: A fruity, refreshing tea. Great for summertime. $2.75

Tuscany Pear: Sweet, ripe pear notes blend well with rooibos. Great iced or with honey. $3.25

Georgia Peach: Superb, mouth-watering sweet peach blended with calendula, blackberry leaves, and rooibos create a taste symphony. Great iced. $3.00 

Rooibos Masala Chai: A wonderful mix of caffeine-free Rooibos and freshly ground cardamom and spices from India create this lingering, subtly spiced tea blend. $3.00

Florida Orange: A fresh orange flavor with lively character. Terrific hot or iced. $3.00

Herbal Teas

Organic Honeybush: Native to the Cederburg District of South Africa $2.75

Hibiscus: Hibiscus is rich in vitamins A and C, as well as beta-carotene, making it an excellent antioxidant. A deep red infusion similar to grenadine with a lemonade-like taste. $2.50

Peppermint: Soothing for the belly, this tea calms the digestive system and sweetens the breath. $2.50

Spearmint: Recently, spearmint was discovered to have excellent antioxidant properties. It also makes a refreshing, calming cup of tea. $2.75

Lavender: A soothing tea best enjoyed with honey. $3.25

Ginger Pieces: Ginger has a number of health benefits, and is great mixed with other herbal teas. $3.25

Organic Lemon Balm: Helps fight insomnia and digestive problems. $3.00

Lemongrass: A very astringent brew, great for warming the body. $2.50

Egyptian Chamomile: The best quality chamomile comes from Egypt. This is a very relaxing herb that promotes restfulness and calms the nerves and stomach. $4.50

Cherrybana: This tea has a delicious, mild, and sweet banana finish. $3.25

Green Yerba Mate: Yerba Mate is rich in mateine and was used as a morning beverage in Latin America before the advent of coffee. $2.75

Tropical Fruit Cocktail: A mixture of apples, hibiscus, rosehip, pineapple, and papaya, this blend is high in both vitamin C and flavor! $3.25

Fruity Mix: A delightful blend of hibiscus, apple, rosehip, orange, calendula, raising, cornflower, currants, and roses. $3.00

Berry Herbal: A delightful blend of hibiscus, apple, rosehip, orange, calendula, raisins, and currants. $3.00

Organic King Tut Lemonade: Sun-dried lemon peel from Egypt that can be served hot or cold. $2.75

Calendula: Very mild, but slightly pungent. Add a dash of sugar to bring out the flavor. $3.50

Mercedes Apple Spice: Apple, hibiscus, ginger, and a number of warming spices come together to form this sweet, exotic tea. $3.50
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