Monday TeaDay 7/26/10 Key words for TEAshirts?

[Chip]

I sense a great TeaDay coming! May today's be great for you. Regardless, please share it with us, and share what is in your cup throughout the day.

This past weekend we discussed how pleased we were with our tea aquisitions. You can still vote and discuss yesterday's topic.

Today's TeaPoll and discussion topic. Interactive TEAshirts, we are looking for key words used on the forum, will you help by offering up some words? The words would be used for en masse things we discuss on TC, for possible TEAshirt designs!

Here are possible categories, now offer key words discussed for these categories! I offer an example or two for each ... spelling is important! THANKS!

Tea- general types - Black

Tea-specific types - Long Jing

TeaChat.com - TeaDay,

Tea nations/regions - Kagoshima

Teaware (think in and out of the box!) - Kyusu, etsy

Techniques - Chado

Words that are TC created, originals - gaiwanesque

Other - ?

POST your words in TeaDay!

[brandon]

Granny Style...

[JBaymore]

Tea

Yunomi

Chawan

Chaire

Chanoyu

Tea Master

Chajin

Brew

Steep

Cha

Bancha

Sencha

Matcha

Chasen

Whisk

[Skippyandjif]

Pu-erh

Sheng

Shou

Tuo-cha

Beeng

Heicha

Shou-mei (white tea)

Chunmee (green tea)

Mugicha

Also, here's the kanji for tea: 茶

[jazz88]

These are all cool. Don't' shy away from adjectives or even phrases:

ex. sweet cocoa notes, malty, mild, light, full bodied, astringency, aromatic, first-flush, naturally sweet, pearl-like shape, wonderfully delicate flavor, finest grade tea, rich golden liquor, whispering fruitiness, the perfect afternoon tea, simply sublime, smoky highlights, clear golden yellow, sweet and hypnotic aroma, herbal overtones.

No tea today yet but my daughter is taking me today to a matcha food/tea truck I think in SoHo but not sure. In any case I'm really exited about that.

[artmom]

gong fu
Darjeeling
First Flush
Second Flush
huhin
steep
kettle
dragon pearls


Black Dragon Pearls today with breakfast.

[Victoria]

Oolong! Feeling tired from a long evening at the fair, I started my day with coffee.

Now for my first oolong of the day!

[Chip]

Come 'n TeaPeeps, help a TeaBro' out! Needz TeaWordz!

And I guess hardly anybody is drinking tea today either.

I have a list going, but don't want to jade anyone's replies ... will post them later.

Began the TD with O-Cha's Yutaka midori, SweeTea natually knew it was YM but Pyrit and Fuji just stopped by for snacks.!!!

Next up, that anon asa shincha from a TC friend.

[brlarson]

Who's UMAMI

[brlarson]

yan cha rocks!

[brlarson]

Rishi Wuyi organic oolong for breakfast and Zencha's Fuji Premium shincha with lunch. Just taste-tested a sample of Ban Tian Yao from Jing which was surprisingly savory -- my mouth is watering again just thinking about it.

[JBaymore]

Who's UMAMI

[brlarson]

Or, put some TC-related wisdom on front of the T, with `` I heard it on TeaChat'' on the back.

Or, list temperatures in the form ``shrimp eyes'' ``crab eyes'' ... along with a tea that should brewed at that temp. On the back perhaps ``TeaChat 2010''.

[entropyembrace]

looooong nap today not sure why but I´ve had no energy the last few days. had some Bukhial Estate Assam when I woke up

[DoctorD]

Who's UMAMI

Oh yeahhhh! Makes me just feel asamushi all over...

Back, briefly, from the far country. Lately have been drinking down a forgotten backlog of persnickety Huangshan Maofeng during the daytime and floating blissfully in a sea of amazing shincha at night, oh my. It's all Chip's fault.