User Comments - mickeytoon
mickeytoon
Posted on: Tea Tasting
May 29, 2009 at 9:49 AMHi Pinkjeans
I stand corrected! Obviously I come from lower stock than the 'high society' you refer to! :)
I must look up thermal shock resistance data for the various grades of China to help judge my social standing.
Cheers!
Posted on: Would You Like a Drink?
May 28, 2009 at 9:29 PMI wish I'd had this lesson a few years ago when I went for ages finding myself unable to refuse well meaning daily offers of pearl (or bubble) tea in Taiwan... The horror!
Posted on: Tea Tasting
May 28, 2009 at 8:36 PMZhenlijian,
Traditionally, in the UK milk was added (room temp) to the cup prior to pouring the tea.
I did buy some 'Milk Oolong' tea a while ago - wasn't impressed with the over sweet taste compared to a good old Taiwanese Alishan Oolong.
Sebire,
I read that the residues you get using 'bag in the cup method' of milky tea brewing is caused by release of oils from the small leaves used in teabags. This is exacerbated by hard water. Try using filtered water, or better still I'd follow RJ's advice and get some decent loose leaf green tea.
I wouldn't recommend taking the scissors to PG, Tetley or Yorkshire teabags :)
Posted on: Tea Tasting
May 27, 2009 at 11:13 PMThe UK tradition of serving tea (preferably weak with lots of milk) at any opportunity is still going strong. In fact this trait is used as the basis for a unique variant of a popular student drinking game in which participants watch a common soap opera and are expected to 'see off' their (alcoholic) drinks whenever a member of the cast drinks tea or uses the phrase "I'll just put the kettle on"
Posted on: Tea Tasting
May 27, 2009 at 8:51 PMAre you surprised? After all, the best tea is grown in Yorkshire..... if you believe my office mate!
Posted on: Tea Tasting
May 27, 2009 at 7:28 PMTie Luo Han 铁罗汉 Iron Buddha Oolong for me. Great first drink of the morning.... epecially when a tedious meeting looms!
Posted on: Tea Tasting
May 27, 2009 at 12:29 PMHi Sebire,
Although nowhere near as big as wine tasting, there is a large tea tasting community in the UK. When I can't get tea direct from Asia I buy online from these UK based online tea outlets. The quality is good but the price is somewhat high. I can recommend the Oolong range. They also sell teaware and accessories. No PG tips though!
http://www.pekoetea.co.uk/?pagename=Tea
Posted on: Lao Wang's Office 11: Wang in the Doghouse
May 23, 2009 at 9:40 AMHa Ha - Lao Wang's losing / lost the plot! When is he going to do the "right thing" (Manager Li style) and call in the Ninjas to solve his problems? :)
Posted on: Podcast Language 1
May 23, 2009 at 9:09 AMExcellent Qing Wen! A true 'missing link' lessons for me, filling in so many understanding gaps.
Thanks
Posted on: Tea Tasting
May 29, 2009 at 4:09 PMSebire,
Fascinating, but I can't help wondering who on earth has the time to do this sort of research? Still it's better than the world saving investigation into rates of milk absoption in breakfast cereals I read about some time ago.
BTW anyone checked out
http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/
a frighteningly quaint website....