Wednesday TeaDay 11/11/09 TeaWARE Green Card?

[Chip]

Greetings and welcome to TeaDay. I hope you will stop in and share what is in your cup throughout the day.

Yesterday we discussed "green card teas." You can still vote and discuss yesterday's topic.

Today's TeaPoll and discussion topic. Simple yes or no, answer this question ... Have you purchased TEAWARE directly from another continent? Please share what prompted this seemingly bold move with us.

I am looking forward to sharing this TeaDay with everyone. Bottoms up.

[olivierco]

I quite often (perhaps too often) buy teaware from Japan and I bought also once from Taiwan.

Keemun Mao Feng Imperial this morning.

[Drax]

I've bought a couple of pieces directly from Japan. On the Chinese teaware side, most of my purchases also came from China, but I'm pretty sure most of them came through eBay. The rest came from vendors based in the US who had already imported the items.

Today is a day off (Happy Veteran's Day for those in the US!!), and so I get to enjoy tea all day. I'm wrapping up with the shui xian I started the other day, and I will move on to a couple, I hope, by the end of the day!

[thirtysixbelow]

I've bought a kyusu and a chawan directly from Japan. All of my other teaware I purchased from an American company... which may have come from a different country. I made the purchases because I trusted the company and wanted authentic equipment.

[brad4419]

Yes, I have bought all of my teabrewing stuff from Yunnan Sourcing LLC based in Kunming, in China.

Im having some Jiu Hua Fo Cha as my birthday tea this morning.

Happy Veterans Day!

[brlarson]

Happy Birthday Brad.

I don't have a lot of teaware but most of it was shipped from China and Japan. Accumulated TeaChat wisdom gave me the tools that I needed to decide what to buy. (Where did all of that Hagiyaki come from?)

I've been in a dark mood lately, so zao bei jian congou is in my cup again this morning.

[JBaymore]

Yes...... Japan (surprise surprise! )

best,

.....................john

[depravitea]

Yep, just once though. I got a gaiwan from Dragon Tea House (China.) The post mark on the box said Hong Kong.
I kept it because I really like the way it looks. lol

I definitely plan on getting more teaware from China, hopefully soon.


Reading through the posts, it looks like China is definitely second to Japan in this topic.
It's ok China, I'll still get stuff from you!

[leiche2]

Nope, but I plan to! Student budget.

Moments away from some Assam Melody to go with my lunch.

[clareandromeda]

Artistic Nippon and O-cha. Both are great! I got 2 banko kyusu's from Artitic Nippon, one for sencha and one for gyo and they are amazing. One broke in shipping and it was immediatly and easily replaced. I got a non banko kyusu (I use it for other teas) with matching cups white interior ciups that I use for gyo. I got those from o-cha. I have quite a few chawan, all of which I got through American artists that I saw in the artisan threads. I'm pretty much done with teaware. Of course I'd like more but I have everything I need. All funds go to tea or to be saved for my Yankee tickets for next year and xmass! If I had more disposable income I would def buy more teaware, but alas that is not the case
Den's Zuiko and Yame Fukamushi for an awesome teaday. Organic Matcha from Den's soon!

[Janine]

Keemun Mao Feng Imperial this morning.

Hi olivierco - which Keemun Mao Feng do you like, if I may ask? (Which company is this from?)

As with tea, I rarely order directly from another continent because I have so many places that import for me first. Although I would like to try this ...

Today I am drinking Den's Zuiko and Yame Fukamushi. These are really outstanding.

[Victoria]

Happy Veteran's Day USA!!

Yes I order frequently teaware from Japan and some from China and yes, also the UK and France!

In my cup this morning Red Tea - Ying De from Jing Tea Shop.

I hope may of us here in the USA have the day off today! Nice to have a day off mid-week! Enjoy!

[Intuit]

Several times (more than a few but not many): UK, China, Japan.

Ceylon Estate (Kandy region) to start. And now Den's Organic Matcha, will have some of their Zuiko shortly.

[Dr. Eel]

yixing -> china
hagiware -> japan

unmarked chinese green in my cup today.

[silvermage2000]

I had a great cuppa of Yame Fukamushi from Den's and am looking forward to Yame Fukamushi.