Happy 4th of July to those celebrating ...
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Today's TeaPoll and discussion topic. What tea will fill your TeaDay with fireworks this Independence Day? Please share with us.
I am looking forward to sharing this TeaDay with everyone. Bottoms up.
Jul 4th, '09, 01:54
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Black! They didn't dump no fancy green tea in Boston Harbor, ya know!
Yunnan Gold in the pot, still steeping.
So I was in WM yesterday, doing the grocery shopping. The tea aisle there now carries Twinings English and Irish Breakfast, and Earl Grey. There are also several varieties of herbal, bagged green, Stash, and Tazo teas. As I stood there the woman behind me was muttering in annoyance that she didn't understand why "you couldn't just get plain tea anymore."
I didn't answer.
Jul 4th, '09, 16:51
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Sencha the Ultimate from Zencha set off fireworks for me this morning. Excellent. SweeTea saw the fireworks as well while Koi was being as much of a pain as possible.
Later at a family picnic I tried Zencha's sample teabag that they include with orders. Very good, but O-Cha's still reigns supreme!
Later at a family picnic I tried Zencha's sample teabag that they include with orders. Very good, but O-Cha's still reigns supreme!
blah blah blah SENCHA blah blah blah!!!
Jul 4th, '09, 17:10
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No celebrations obviously(wishing those among you that do celebrate a happy day) but there's been a LOT of tea today.
Two pots of Ceylon to start off, I decided to dedicate the weekend to Shugo Chara! streaming on CR so I've been in for most of the day-just as well since the weather could make anyone think it's April =O -
Then another pot of mystery tea from a Korean restaurant I like, I'm not even sure if it's supposed to be oolong or black...
Bit of shopping in the early afternoon(why is it that you alway run out of shampoo/shower gel/washing up liquid etc at the same time? It never fails) after which I took my kyusu to my parents' and made two pots of asamushi. partly to find some brewing parameters to recommend to my Mum since it's her tea, partly to get to taste it myself.
Pretty good even though I'm not totally sure of how it's really supposed to taste.
Two more pots of shincha when I got home, then I decided I had to lay off the tea for a little while but now I feel about ready for a cup of something or other. Decisions, decisions...
Two pots of Ceylon to start off, I decided to dedicate the weekend to Shugo Chara! streaming on CR so I've been in for most of the day-just as well since the weather could make anyone think it's April =O -
Then another pot of mystery tea from a Korean restaurant I like, I'm not even sure if it's supposed to be oolong or black...
Bit of shopping in the early afternoon(why is it that you alway run out of shampoo/shower gel/washing up liquid etc at the same time? It never fails) after which I took my kyusu to my parents' and made two pots of asamushi. partly to find some brewing parameters to recommend to my Mum since it's her tea, partly to get to taste it myself.
Pretty good even though I'm not totally sure of how it's really supposed to taste.
Two more pots of shincha when I got home, then I decided I had to lay off the tea for a little while but now I feel about ready for a cup of something or other. Decisions, decisions...
Jul 4th, '09, 17:15
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May all our TeaChatter friends in the States enjoy MAGNIFICENT fireworks today!
This morning was tea ceremony class. We're doing kinindate again. That's a procedure for serving matcha to a "nobleman", and it requires the use of a tenmoku chawan - tenmoku in this case referring more to the conical shape of the teabowl than to its glaze:
It's challenging to pour the rinse water out, though, because of the very flat and shallow koudai (foot) that is characteristic of this teabowl type. I'm always terrified that it'll slip, fall, and crack against the waste-water container. Luckily that hasn't happened yet!
This morning was tea ceremony class. We're doing kinindate again. That's a procedure for serving matcha to a "nobleman", and it requires the use of a tenmoku chawan - tenmoku in this case referring more to the conical shape of the teabowl than to its glaze:
It's challenging to pour the rinse water out, though, because of the very flat and shallow koudai (foot) that is characteristic of this teabowl type. I'm always terrified that it'll slip, fall, and crack against the waste-water container. Luckily that hasn't happened yet!
Jul 4th, '09, 17:22
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Beautiful bowl, chamekke!
Today, started with just a sip of coffee (as usual. Hubby makes a 1/2 pot, and leaves me a 1/2 cup because I LOVE the taste, but too much coffee gives me hot flashes. I know, TMI!) Then, on to oolong, because I had some iced oolong left - a cold-brewed bai hao that Shuiwen at Floating Leaves Tea roasted herself. Yummy!
Next was matcha. Pictures might appear soon in other sections of teachat. (New bowl.)
In a few minutes, I'll make more iced oolong to go with our bbq chicken. Yay!
Happy Independence Day!
(This made me giggle.)
Today, started with just a sip of coffee (as usual. Hubby makes a 1/2 pot, and leaves me a 1/2 cup because I LOVE the taste, but too much coffee gives me hot flashes. I know, TMI!) Then, on to oolong, because I had some iced oolong left - a cold-brewed bai hao that Shuiwen at Floating Leaves Tea roasted herself. Yummy!
Next was matcha. Pictures might appear soon in other sections of teachat. (New bowl.)
In a few minutes, I'll make more iced oolong to go with our bbq chicken. Yay!
Happy Independence Day!
(This made me giggle.)