Black Tea from Japan?

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Black Tea from Japan?

by Araxen » Jan 10th, '09, 21:01

Japan is pretty famous for green tea but is there such a beast as Japanese black tea's?
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by Chip » Jan 10th, '09, 22:08

Several of us tasted this one a year ago...it was actually interesting, very interesting. Image hijacked from Wesli. :twisted:

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by scruffmcgruff » Jan 10th, '09, 22:17

Chip, didn't you have a great timeline about Japanese black tea? It was pretty much the only tea they exported before WWII, wasn't it?
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by Chip » Jan 10th, '09, 22:35

Yeah, I have to look for that again. Forgot all about that. Thanks for the reminder.
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by Wesli » Jan 10th, '09, 23:56

Belated granting of permission. :twisted:
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by Space Samurai » Jan 10th, '09, 23:59

Good stuff, it was better than I expected.

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by Victoria » Jan 11th, '09, 11:39

Hummm I'd like to try that. Interesting.
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