anyone added sugar, milk etc.... to pu?

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anyone added sugar, milk etc.... to pu?

by heavydoom » Jul 19th, '08, 10:03

yeah so...i want to try and add honey and carnation condensed milk to either green pu or even better, to cooked pu erh. maybe try to score some yak milk or goat milk.

so anybody tried to put anything else into pu?

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by shogun89 » Jul 19th, '08, 10:34

I have not done this, but it sound interesting. Just remember not to do it with anything expensive/rare, you dont want to change the experience.I did read an interesting article that combining milk with tea actually cancels out the antioxidants, so if you are drinking for health, I wouldn't recommend this.

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by Sydney » Jul 19th, '08, 10:39

It has never occurred to me to try this. Let's not speak of it again. :wink:

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by Space Samurai » Jul 19th, '08, 12:31

I wouldn't recommend doing it with a green puerh, but you could have some interesting results with shu.

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by Smells_Familiar » Jul 19th, '08, 12:38

You could always use yak milk as a chaser for ze too young sheng, lol.

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by Wesli » Jul 19th, '08, 12:39

Pass the fermented yak butter!



P.S. This title made me :shock:

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by heavydoom » Jul 19th, '08, 14:02

who the hell sells yak milk?

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Re: anyone added sugar, milk etc.... to pu?

by Smells_Familiar » Jul 19th, '08, 14:34

heavydoom wrote:maybe try to score some yak milk or goat milk....who the hell sells yak milk?
Maybe try to find it locally?? You crack me up man! score some yak milk...lol

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by hop_goblin » Jul 19th, '08, 14:34

heavydoom wrote:who the hell sells yak milk?
HAHAH! Funny Heavy.

I sent my parents some bricks of cooked pu for their health. They couldnt swallow it litterally. However, after a bit of honey and milk, they can't get enough of the stuff. I on the other hand feel there is something terrible wrong with adding it to pu. But then again, I am a purist. :D

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by heavydoom » Jul 19th, '08, 15:41

there is ALWAYS room for change, no? :wink:

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by omegapd » Jul 20th, '08, 04:11

I'm no purist, so always try every tea (sooner or later) with some sweetener. If it's an inexpensive Pu erh, what's it going to hurt? I actually prefer the Adagio Pu Dante with sweetener compared to on it's own.

That said, I usually try a few infusions straight to get a feel for the tea before I add anything.

EW

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