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Da Hong Pao from Harney & Sons
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When teas are fired over three hundred degrees, the Maillard reaction occurs… and what that simply means is that there will be nutty and sweet undertones which will make your life that much better.

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fcmonroe
fcmonroe 2010-02-01 16:33:27 -0500

Is this the same reaction that causes meats to brown?

Jillian
Jillian 2010-02-02 00:41:33 -0500

That sounds more like it would turn it to ash – Wait, are we talking three hundred celcius or farenheit?

Harney & Sons The Store
Harney & Sons The Store 2010-02-03 07:21:32 -0500

@fcmonroe- Generally speaking, yes it is!

@Jillian- We’re talking about Farenheit! That’d be a hot hot furnace otherwise.

Jillian
Jillian 2010-02-04 22:34:20 -0500

LOL, I figured that was the case, otherwise you’d be steeping tea cinders. ;)

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