Other Teas Visited

I’ve been inactive in posting during the last (busy) week. I was in Los Angeles for the weekend and spent time with my girlfriend while taking care of school related stuff. However, my girlfriend and I did experiment with some teas.

I decided to purchase my first starter Oolong Tea (Tung Ting/Dong Ding) loose leaves. I do not have the proper materials needed to brew Gong-Fu style, so I brewed my tea using a standard Chinese porcelain tea-pot (can be used for oolong and black teas).

I will talk about my experiences in subsequent posts, so stay tuned!

Along with the “oolong,” my girlfriend and I also created our own Chai spice mix for some yummy Chai tea. Nothing better than grinding the spices yourself instead of buying pre-mixed stuff! I will also talk about this in a bit.

I will try to get the following pages up by the end of this week:

• Matcha Brewing (Usucha and Koicha)
• Suggested brewing parameters for various teas (using my defined taste as a guideline)
• Short page on brewing other teas (other than green teas)
• The Girlfriend and I, Chai Tea Recipe

~ by Bryan P on August 3, 2008.