These three accessories in this set are made from the fastest growing grass in the world. Bamboo is strong, attractive and a great renewable resource. The scoop has been carved to hold a couple of teaspoons of small whole leaf tea. The tongs are designed to grasp much larger, dry, massy tea leaves such as pouchong. They are used in China as part of gong fu tea brewing to pick up the small tasting cups that have had hot water poured over them and are too hot to handle.The strainer is a beautifully simple shape and designed to sit neatly across a large cup or pot.
