Shi Feng Long Jing

[debunix]

Most of the people involved in this discussion have also tried puerh, or joined in discussions about puerh. Most of us here enjoy variety in tea, whether we mostly stick to one general class of tea and occasionally dabble in others, or are more dedicated 'tea omnivores' like me.

Sometimes I want my Long Jing, and sometimes I need that puerh!

[bagua7]

...I kept the pack in a metal container, then wrapped with plastic bag. I guess its freshness has gone down quite fast upon opening.

Please store your green tea (wood energy) in anythng that is not either metal (metal energy controls wood energy...axe chops wood) or earth (trees grow on earth), or you will diminish its energy and shorten its lifespan (qi/spirit).

[Chip]

...I kept the pack in a metal container, then wrapped with plastic bag. I guess its freshness has gone down quite fast upon opening.

Please store your green tea (wood energy) in anythng that is not either metal (metal energy controls wood energy...axe chops wood) or earth (trees grow on earth), or you will diminish its energy and shorten its lifespan (qi/spirit).

Rock Paper Scissors ...

Why not your guys to have a try of Pu'er tea? I think it is better than Longjing. I'v just taste it and like it every much as well as for its beautiful legend.

Long Jing may be the most pop tea on the planet ... why recommend Pu over LJ in a green tea topic? Mystery to me.

[auhckw]

...I kept the pack in a metal container, then wrapped with plastic bag. I guess its freshness has gone down quite fast upon opening.

Please store your green tea (wood energy) in anythng that is not either metal (metal energy controls wood energy...axe chops wood) or earth (trees grow on earth), or you will diminish its energy and shorten its lifespan (qi/spirit).

Are you trying to intoxicate me with the exuberance of your bombasticity ?

[bagua7]

Chip =

auhckw =

OK, I try again:

http://www.kheper.net/topics/eastern/wuxing.html

[AdamMY]

Samsara as interesting as that is, a lot of things must be taken with a grain of salt. And some things make no sense at all, while I understand why these things were created to try and explain "science" before science was firm.

For example in the conversation on cherry wood you talked about how you could make a container suitable for storing a tea simply by tying a red ribbon around it. I almost mentioned something then, because from a science viewpoint simply tying a ribbon around something should by no means alter by any significant amount the ability of the container to actually store the tea adequately or inadequately.

Though to adopt a Chip phrase slightly, I am a big supporter of "Believe what you like, and like what you believe" but I find comments pertaining strictly to the elemental theories, and wuxing as somewhat pointless, unless you choose to elaborate on why it might be that way from a viewpoint other than "it is because its made of metal and metal does not behave well with green tea."

[woozl]

very busy converting some stale oolong into gold...
errm maybe silver....

[gingkoseto]

About Wuxing, I think... Science always recognizes unknown territories. What humans can use theories to explain is still very little. There is much of the Wuxing and other traditional wisdom that has been gained from experience and other ways that can hardly be explain by current physical science system. The scientific attitude toward some seemingly mysterious subjects is not just using available theories to judge an unknown territory. On the other hand, it's also scientific attitude not to take just any mysterious saying as truth just because it's "traditional".

I personally believe Wuxing is so big that it can solve all problems in one's life if one truly understands it. But just because it's so big, I don't expect myself to understand it in my life time and keep cautious that many Wuxing theories we see and hear may not be true at all. According to historical record, as sagacious as he was, The Confucius claimed he would never talk about gods, ghosts, mysteries or supernaturalism. This was not because he didn't believe in them or thought they were not important, but because these are extremely hard for most people to understand and misunderstanding could easily lead to superstition or frustration.

That's a lot of babbling for morning hours About tea, I agree that I would feel more comfortable not leaving green tea in a metal can (but I think a layer of plastic bag helps to certain degree). But this opinion of mine is not because of Wuxing or conflicts of metal and wood (although I do believe in some sense they conflict )

[bagua7]

Putting differences in opinion and practice aside, let's keep on enjoying our teas, will ya!

Still, I wouldn't store green tea in a metal container.

[entropyembrace]

The plastic bag in contact with tea creates more conflict in my mind than the metal can!

[The]

Putting differences in opinion and practice aside, let's keep on enjoying our teas, will ya!

Still, I wouldn't store green tea in a metal container.

What would be the most proper way to store green Tea when you keep it at home? Any links to such beauties? Thanks for sharing these informations

[qaymar23]

Just had this 'Shi Feng Long Jing'... and I have to write the joy I had.


*Picture not mine

At the shop, before tasting Long Jing, I was tasting few puerh which was very good. The aftertaste in my mouth and throat was with the puerh.

But after tasted Long Jing... I have a new definition of what is call good tea. It basically overwrites the puerh I had earlier. If Gyokuro is good, Long Jing to my definition is one step above. It has some 'similarity' taste of Gyokuro, but stronger flavor and sweetness. Not to mention stronger and longer aftertaste.

First 5 brewing has strong flavor and tasted sweet in mouth and throat. Then we continue to brew for another 5+ times, the flavor goes down per infusion, but the sweetness remains.

I was then told not to waste the Long Jing leaves. It can be used to make soup, or mixed with other drinks. So, I was then given to try Coffee with the used Long Jing. There is some slight improvement in the taste of the coffee but not much.

Actually, by then anything I drink is actually with the Long Jing sweet aftertaste. I tasted the earlier puerh again, it was diff. The puerh tasted sweeter. I tried plain water, it was also sweet.

The good sweet aftertaste lasted about 3 hours+ The joy...

Now for the ouch part...
50g = 380.00 MYR = 121.939 USD
Per serving at about 3g@150ml = 25.00 MYR = 8.02233 USD

Ah, I did not realize you were referring to Hojo's LJ. Wow, it sounds amazing.

[TwoPynts]

Just curious, what about wax paper for tea storage

[bagua7]

I use one of those thick vacuum sealed bags (as long as it doesn't have anything related to metal in direct contact with the tea) tightly closed using a bull peg and stored in the fridge.

Wax paper should be fine.

[The]

I use one of those thick vacuum sealed bags (as long as it doesn't have anything related to metal in direct contact with the tea) tightly closed using a bull peg and stored in the fridge.

Wax paper should be fine.[/quote]

So plastic material is fine you would say? And way better than a metal box/can ? Then there' s the PVC and phtalate issue related to plastic and food?