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Alnedra, this blog is wonderful! Be sure and let me know when you start selling tea!
I have one suggestion. Many of us have no clue on the right way to brew tea. I remember when you sent me a lovely tea gift and, in my need to try the real thing, I got out the good pot, rinsed it out with hot water, put in leaves and water that was just at the small bubble stage - all stuff I’d read here and there over the years. But them, I overfilled the pot with water, dumped some out, and then worried that it wouldn’t be at the exact temperature and added a bit more quietly bubbling water. While I was to ashamed to tell you that I probably ruined your gift, the tea was incredible. I can still taste it in my mind.
Later, I read something, somewhere on the internet, that indicated I sort of fell into a Chinese method by accident. So tell me, is there A way, or Other ways to make tea?
Oh,and, if you decide to make some moolah selling moon cakes in September, I’ll buy a bunch.
Posted by path on 07/12/12 at 07:35 AM -
You did quite well, path! Especially for the Teochew and Taiwanese way of brewing tea, it is important to warm everything up, and subsequently rinse the tea leaves once with hot water. The leaves mustn’t steep too long for the first pot; in fact, try to pour it out as fast as you can after pouring in the water. And as long as you liked the tea, that’s all right (^_^) There is really no such thing as an ironclad rule for making tea, only general guidelines.
Mooncakes, well… I’d be glad to send you some next year, dependent on how much stock the teahouse makes. It varies wildly due to the availability of good quality ingredients that they buy from Japan and Hong Kong.
Posted by Miss Neddy on 07/12/12 at 08:41 AM
