Chubby Cat Tea Pet
Chubby Cat Tea Pet
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The Chubby Cat Tea Pet is a small Yixing clay figure shaped like a round, contented sitting cat, designed to sit on your tea tray and absorb tea over time. Pour leftover tea over it during each gongfu session, and the porous clay gradually changes colour, developing a smooth patina. Available in orange tabby and black — $30.
Cats in Chinese tea culture represent independence and contentment. They're one of the more popular tea pet shapes, partly because of the symbolism and partly because people just like having a small cat on their desk or tea tray. This one has a subtle expression — more "just had a good nap" than anything dramatic.
Product details
- Material: Yixing purple clay (Jiangsu Province, China)
- Size: 4.6cm high × 6.5cm wide
- Weight: Approximately 90g
- Colours: Orange tabby or black
Handmade, so slight variations in size and colour are normal.
This works well for
- Cat lovers who also drink tea (a lot of our customers fall into this category)
- A desk companion — it works on a tea tray or just sitting next to your cup
- A small, thoughtful gift that's a bit different
- Pairing with the Resting Cat if you want a cat collection going
Joanne's tip
The black one changes colour in a more subtle way than the orange — you'll notice the sheen before the colour shift. If you want to see faster visible change, the orange is a better pick. I feed mine with oolong and the amber tones that develop are worth the wait.
How to care for your tea pet
Pour leftover tea over it each session. Oolong and pu-erh show the fastest results. Let it air-dry after use. Don't use soap. Read our tea pet guide for the full breakdown, or browse the full tea pet collection.
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So lovely to drink a peaceful cup of tea in such good company. Purrrrfect!
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from 140 reviewsHighly recommended cute tea pets! Puppy and kitty love them toooooooo!!!
Aged White Tea 2012 (Lao Bai Cha)
A good quality chen pi at a great price. Much better than the chen pi found in supermarkets.
I’m really enjoying this tea. Very smooth, an incredible tea to taste. Highly recommend. Will definitely repurchase and continue to try other teas you recommend. Thankyou
This is seriously a lovely tea. Smooth flavour and no bitterness at all. I usually like milk with my tea but no problems without milk at all. Will definitely purchase again. Thanks
This is a really handy little flask. Just the right size and the temp gauge is a great addition so you know how hot the contents are . Not too big or small just right😄
I love smokiness in most things so when I saw this Lapsang Souchong Original Smoked I grabbed a sample to try and I was blown away.
From the moment you open the packet the aroma of the smokiness hits front and centre.
With smallish leaves I eagerly brewed up. I was presented with a beautiful full amber liquid and the smoke hitting my nose was welcoming.
The only way I can describe this tea is it brings back memories of camping down by the creek on our farm burning pine cones. It’s like a warm hug being able to taste the smell. It reminds me of the smokiness in your clothes once you walk away from that fire.
Full bodied and lovely mouth feel.
I want to write this because I am genuinely impressed with the service I received.
I had an issue with one of the teas I purchased and I emailed A Moment of Tea about it. That morning I received a email back from Zachary profusely apologising about the mishap. In the email Zachary thanked me for the email because they actually found an issue in the OS supplier and worked towards a solution with them that day.
Zachary took the time to explain to me the process as to how this tea was produced and why the issue occurred and what’s happening to fix the issue.
To say the least I was blown away and again would like to thank Zachary for the communication through email. I highly highly recommend anyone with a Chinese Tea love to purchase from here as the teas I have tried so far are top notch. Tea reviews coming.
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Shou Mei White Tea - very refreshing and bright white tea
So delicious, and a nice touch
I am very impressed with both the service and products. This is my first time I have ordered anything, and will definitely be returning. Many thanks, and congratulations.
I'm very happy with the samples sizes in the Sampler pack, as it enables me to share cups with friends and family to find out what their particular preferences are. Many thanks.
Purchased these at a market on holidays in Tassie several years ago, having been ordering ever since! My whole family love the dragon pearls, beautiful green tea and pretty to watch open up.
Mandarin Pu-erh Post-fermented Tea
Very satisfying flask.
Aged Mandarine Peel 2016