What? No Spam Matcha? No green tea and Spam?
Have a great time at the Expo and spread the word about TeaChat!
In my cup this morning, T Salon's genmaicha. I don't recommend it. The toasted rice is a bit flavorless and the tea leaves are very broken and bland. It's time to break out the sample of genmaimatcha that inspectoring sent me.
May 27th, '08, 10:05
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I guess I always envisioned you living on a diet of pure Japanese tea!
I vote for spamware, as I love viewing all the teaware porn!
Have a GREAT time at the expo!!! Don't gamble away any expensive tea!!!
Chip, make sure to share what fabulous restaurants you go to as well!!
This morning, I brewed fukamushi sencha in my Den's kyusu. The aroma of the dry leaves is amazing!!! I really want to like this tea. I must be missing something here, because it just tastes too darn astringent and grass-like. These are the parameters another teachatter used with success that I used:
1st - 1 teaspoon, 4 ounces, 175 degrees, 45 seconds
2nd - 20-30 seconds
3rd - 1 minute
Have a GREAT time at the expo!!! Don't gamble away any expensive tea!!!
Chip, make sure to share what fabulous restaurants you go to as well!!This morning, I brewed fukamushi sencha in my Den's kyusu. The aroma of the dry leaves is amazing!!! I really want to like this tea. I must be missing something here, because it just tastes too darn astringent and grass-like. These are the parameters another teachatter used with success that I used:
1st - 1 teaspoon, 4 ounces, 175 degrees, 45 seconds
2nd - 20-30 seconds
3rd - 1 minute
May 27th, '08, 10:41
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Have a good time! Send postcards 
I voted for Spam chawan because I think that Spam makes a surprisingly good clay base, especially when fired at lower temperatures. Raku spawan!
I voted for Spam chawan because I think that Spam makes a surprisingly good clay base, especially when fired at lower temperatures. Raku spawan!
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TimeforTea, I am no expert by any means, but I have success with Fukamushi using lower leaf/water ratio and lower temp.TimeforTea wrote:This morning, I brewed fukamushi sencha in my Den's kyusu. The aroma of the dry leaves is amazing!!! I really want to like this tea. I must be missing something here, because it just tastes too darn astringent and grass-like. These are the parameters another teachatter used with success that I used:
1st - 1 teaspoon, 4 ounces, 175 degrees, 45 seconds
2nd - 20-30 seconds
3rd - 1 minute
I use 4g, 8oz, 170°F, 45s, 30s, 45s, 1:15m, 3m, and get vegetal sweetness, nice viscosity and silkiness. Second steep is certainly more intense, and I sometimes reduce the time to 20sec. I'd say that for Fuka my 4g will be about a level teaspoon, no heap. HTH!
May 27th, '08, 11:26
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Yeah it will be interesting to see if some vendors will be trying to sell pu as vintage stuff to an uneducated consumer.
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May 27th, '08, 12:12
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My gosh, has everyone forgotten the "spam" that used to show up on TeaChat on a daily basis. You guys have grown spoiled.augie wrote:I think it was an inside joke only meant for a handfull of folks. I voted for "Spam Porn" or teaware (I hope anyway). If we're lucky we will see some pictures!Beidao wrote: I'm not sure I got todays poll, but I voted for Aged Spam Pu. I SO long for pu
Salsero good luck with the ice brewing. I just haven't gotten into ice brewing or matcha. Great photo as always.
It's 6:20 and I am finishing my coffee, trying to decide what to brew for iced today!
For our Swedish friend who missed all the spam and may not be familiar with the term...
From dictionary dot com: a disruptive, esp. commercial message posted on a computer network or sent as e-mail.
Spam posting came in all forms including the most vile spam porn which consisted of actual porn pics right on the forum. Fortunately, your Mod Squad (moderators) have pre emptively eliminated spam from the pages of TeaChat.
Thus the spam poll today in honor of adagio who is sending us to Vegas for the World Tea Expo. Just a frivolous and fun poll...
blah blah blah SENCHA blah blah blah!!!
May 27th, '08, 12:19
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Yep, I cannot wait to meet all the adagio peeps. That will be a highlight of the trip.CynTEAa wrote:Looking forward to Chip & Mary joining us! Hope you both enjoy the Expo!
Yunnan Gold as usual, so good might call for a second cup. So much to do today - pre- Expo! Eeek!
I really think I'd stay away from 'aged spam.'
blah blah blah SENCHA blah blah blah!!!
Jack_teachat wrote:Morning All!
My first Tokoname Kyusu arrived today from O-cha (I got the little KI115... http://www.o-cha.com/green-tea/tokoname ... -k115.html)
I am already flabbergasted at how much easier it is to brew in this pot! Also in the box was a packet of the Shincha Uji Kirameki which I'm going to open once I've made my way through the rest of this Yutaka Midori. Have also got some Iced Gyokuro on the go!
I've got an finals exam tomorrow you see so some serious tea is needed for relaxation purposes!
Have a great day everyone, enjoy the exhibition Chip!
Very nice pot Jack! I am seriously drawn to the dark clay.
Congrats, it's beautiful!
Good luck on your finals tomorrow!
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May 27th, '08, 13:07
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My understanding is the the World Tea Expo is a vendors only trade show, so the only consumers there to trick will be vendors themselves, who -- as we know -- are often as uneducated as anyone else on puerh. Congrats on getting invited, mods. I can't think of anyone more qualified to bring it back here and make it real for us. If not a podcast, maybe a thread? Photos, please, please, please!hop_goblin wrote:Yeah it will be interesting to see if some vendors will be trying to sell pu as vintage stuff to an uneducated consumer.
Dang, and I thought it was a Monty Python reference:Chip wrote:My gosh, has everyone forgotten the "spam" that used to show up on TeaChat on a daily basis ...
For our Swedish friend who missed all the spam and may not be familiar with the term...
- Well, there's egg and bacon; egg sausage and bacon; egg and spam; egg bacon and spam; egg bacon sausage and spam; spam bacon sausage and spam; spam egg spam spam bacon and spam; spam sausage spam spam bacon spam tomato and spam
And within that context, I just assumed that our favorite Swedish friend was an instigator:
- Mønti Pythøn lk den Hølie Grailen
Røtern nik Akten Di
Wik
Alsø wik
Alsø alsø wik
Wi nøt trei a høliday in Sweden this yer?
See the løveli lakes
The wonderful telephøne system
And mani interesting furry animals
Including the majestic møøse
A Møøse once bit my sister ...
No realli! She was Karving her initials on the møøse
with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given
her by Svenge - her brother-in-law
