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• Shen Cha Gold tea

  I had some Shen Cha Gold tea last night that my girlfriend bought in a japanese supermarket in the East Village. It's good and light and tastes good on the first infusion, although I found this morning that it tastes best when you steep it for maybe 3... Posted Apr 20 2004, 10:15 AM by uber1024 with | with no comments Filed under: Tea

• The difference between green tea and oolong tea

  To make green tea, the tea leaves are harvested and dried in an iron pot over a fire. The Chinese noticed that there were complex oils in tea that were sensitive to air, so they tried allowing the leaves to wilt by using a much slower drying process.... Posted Apr 16 2004, 10:36 AM by uber1024 with | with no comments Filed under: Tea

• King's Tea 913 from Ten Ren

  I bought this amazing Oolong tea called King's Tea from Ten Ren on Mott St in Chinatown here in New York (their website is http://www.tenrenusa.com , and I seem to have lost the ability to write HTML into my blog). It was pretty expensive, on the order... Posted Apr 14 2004, 01:14 PM by uber1024 with | with no comments Filed under: Tea