My second-ever sampling of pu-erh. This is loose leaf from my current favourite tea shop – still on a gentle introduction to this kind of tea – but it’s a step up from the tea bag pu-erh I tried previously. It most definitely has the characteristic scent and taste. Makes me think of old wooden furniture, it’s earthy, mushroom-y. After this sample is finished it is probably time to step up a notch and try a pu-erh in cake form. I am still intrigued and want to see what all the fuss is about. :-) I know of at least one Asian grocer around here that sells the circular ones. No idea of the quality tho. Either that or aliexpress. :-)
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Japanophile, mother of one
Loves:
Tuna sashimi
Cherry blossom
Plum wine
Furikake
Anything chilli …. And of course tea!
TEA I like:
- oolongs
- dessert teas
- matcha
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I dabble a bit in photography, cooking, playing piano, like to travel (last trip was to Singapore), swimming and love a good massage.
Dormant hobbies include baking, sewing, scrap booking, bento making, hiking, Latin dancing, pencil drawing of faces.
I have a very wide appreciation of music.
Location
New Zealand
did you rinse it? twice for shou and once for sheng. Ignore if you know this ;-)
Oh I forgot but it’s just dry loose leaf this one.
Sounds like a shou. Maybe a loose “maocha” shou?