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Post by straylight on Dec 2, 2008 19:17:49 GMT -5
i need to get into tea.. embrace my asian side. heh. i'm just a coffee fiend. the best i know about tea is this crazy sweet stuff from "Bill Miller's Bar-B-Que".  |
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Post by Altan on Dec 2, 2008 20:22:44 GMT -5
^^Ling Chi was pretty strong (mushroom taste)...I drank about three cups of it and than put the rest in with the Turkey Stock.
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Post by avax on Dec 3, 2008 11:12:39 GMT -5
And what did the ling chi and turkey combination taste like? All the descriptive details! I've had duck smoked with tea. It only tasted smoked, very tender. A curious aftertaste but very subtle. Tea fiends, enjoy. www.teachef.com/ |
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Post by Altan on Dec 6, 2008 4:57:40 GMT -5
^Finding and ID'ing Ling Chi wasn't really hard but I must admit it really was a minor component with the shiiitake I put in the pot. I had a cold and I must attribute the Shiitake with getting me on track.
What I am in need for right now is finding the "power mushroom," that they make tea out of.
Tea smoked duck is pretty tasty if it is roasted slowly with the tea leaves....for six hours or so.
Yunnan is a great land...not just for the tea...or the Chai also for the mushrooms that come from there...I would say that is the true Middle Kingdom.
Another point go with the True Tea I feel..you know what the true price is ...don't do crazy sums for markups with leaves that are bitter....leave that supplier. If diamonds don't match with their carats than leave the source...they are false...liars ...their words are like brittle paper to a flame.
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Post by Altan on Dec 9, 2008 0:17:47 GMT -5
^It's easy...tea smoked duck is an easy one....but time is the essence. Put one/two ozs. tea leaves in large wok...(you can use modern flavored stuff as well) put flame on low....6 hrs later you got a tender tea smoked duck. Tender and all tasty.
Green tea is all about the quality of the leaves. That's where price comes in...for it is quality.
But I was wondering if quality is beneficial for isn't the beneficial qualities in the bitter qualities?
Yeschl Chai.....mountain people tea. The strong drink without sugar.
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Post by avax on Dec 12, 2008 2:38:36 GMT -5
There is origin, and there is preparation.
Steeping the leaves inadequately or for abnormal lengths of time may give off bitter qualities. Green tea should generally not retain drastic bitterness. If you are anything like me, this means very little - it's offensive to remove the leaves from pot or cup until all is consumed.
An aside, I have difficulties understanding the complexity of a teabag. The string and tag become wet from drawing up moisture during steeping (and sipping). The most preposterous puddles of tea and water form at the base of the cup, wetting everything in a 50 mile radius.
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Post by Altan on Dec 16, 2008 19:04:17 GMT -5
You know I have been wondering about the bitter qualities they perhaps might be beneficial.
And the quality leaves to my experience never give any bitterness.
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Post by Paddy on Dec 23, 2008 19:52:31 GMT -5
So the affects of coffee are greater in men than in women?
That's prolly cos most men are half asleep most of the time.
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Post by penguinopolipitese on Jan 5, 2009 3:42:21 GMT -5
i think i drink every tea in existence from time to time.
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Post by saeka on Jan 6, 2009 4:18:46 GMT -5
I love tea  (mostly the cheap normal ones though haha) |
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(mostly the cheap normal ones though haha)