tea and sandwiches?

Hi. Any suggestions what sort of tea I could drink along with a couple of sandwiches in my lunch break? Until now, I've been drinking orange juice to my lunch, but I'd much rather find a tea that would go nicely with - and after - my meal. Thanks in advance

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Ole Kvaal
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Ole KvaaluwvTb.1171$ snipped-for-privacy@news2.e.nsc.no2/2/04 12: snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com

A green tea or a white tea would undoubtedly be overwhelmed by your sandwich. The fruit and flower of most oolongs (and most likely Darjeelings too) would clash and compete. A black tea would do nicely. Since most "common" teabag teas are some combination of Assam and/or Ceylon tea, why not try a Keemun, a Yunnan, or another Chinese black tea? That's my suggestion....

....which reminds me of my Trondhjem story....

I left my rucksack, tent, and sleeping bag tied to the back of the motor scooter (friend's motor scooter) parked on the street, and when we returned to it three days later the stuff was safe and sound and untouched, as expected. Try to do that in the middle of New York City, and see what happens.

Michael

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Michael Plant

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Ole Kvaal

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Sorry, I was too surprised to remember to say thanks for your reply :-) I didn't even imagine someone abroad (I suppose) would know the name Trondhjem for Trondheim. . . . . .

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Wow. Thanks for your second response. I actually thought you were mad with me. I wonder if my story could be told today. (It was from the 1960's.) BTW, I'm drinking Bamboo Fragrance Green Pu-erh. (Some might say, "uncooked pu-erh.") Very very nice. From Silk Road Tea. There, that's for relevance.

Michael

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I very much doubt so. The railway station area is probably one of the least thinkable places to leave your stuff. I mean, now you even have to watch your pockets (now THAT'S a bit more like New York City, I suppose). Glad to hear you've got those happy memories, though.

BTW, I'm drinking Bamboo Fragrance Green Pu-erh. (Some might

Did Pu-erh just once, and it was - eh - very special. Don't expect much from the local teastore anyway. Later this month I'll start online shopping, so perhaps I'll find something out there.

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From Michael's story about the "unstolen" gear on the motorbike and his use of "Trondhjem," it was apparent to me that Michael's experience was quite some time in the past. Crime has come to Norway with a vengeance principally from all the immigrants that have been allowed in the country. The Norwegians are never satisfied with their language and have had about five shifts in "approved" spellings and grammar. Ny Norsk (New Norwegian) is an attempt to resurrect the earlier Norwegian language prior to the Danish and Swedish influences. School children are expected to be accomplished in both. Sort of like learning Spanglish or Ebonics along with a test in English.Reminds me a bit about the French and their efforts to retain linguistic purity!

mhv,

Leif Thorvaldson Eatonville, Washington, USA

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Leif Thorvaldson

Hi,

With sandwiches you should drink a tea, which taste and flavour isn't to fragile. So, every high qualitiy tea would be too good for it. In the contrast, all every day quality but tasty tea (black or green) you like will go well with sandwiches, although the tea has some edges, which will be a nice thing, going with a meal. You have to find out for yourself. If your sandwiches are a bit stronger (maybe a hearty bred with a dark crust and / or with a good cheese or a nice (Italian) salami) try to make the tea a dash stronger too ;-). BTW, after lunch I would prefer an Earl Grey. In the early afternoon you can enjoy a cup of a high quality tea of your choice, just to relax and to explore the taste, but with a meal, a standard quality with some edges is IMHO the best.

Dieter

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Dieter Folz

Thanks in advance

Hello Ole:

It's all depending on, what is inside your sandwiches. I think black tea is always best. My suggestions are:-

Chicken or turkey sandwiches- Lapsang Souchong or any sweet, smokey keemun, Russian Caravan blend Egg Sandwiches- Darjeeling, Keemun Mao Feng, Golden monkey or red peony Beef or Pork sandwiches-Yunnan, any afternoon blend( Assam, Kenya, Ceylon or Bangladeshi blend) Vegetable Sandwiches-Gunpowder green or Darjeeling silver tips Sea food sandwiches- any good Oolong or peppery Keemun Custard sandwiches- a strong malty assam or Bangladeshi orthodox tea or Keemun Hao Ya A or B not delicate Keemun Mao Feng

Without milk and sugar. That's my way to enjoy my sandwiches with tea.

Ripon (Dhaka, Bangladesh)

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Ripon

Hi Ole,

Depends on your tastes and habits...

A personnal choice : Ti Kuan Ying Oolong teas (average quality, light brew, hot or cold) goes well with about all sort of food. Except maybe smelly cheese, but I don't think any tea would. For the rest, that depends what you put in your sandwiches, and of course your tastes. In general, if it's rich (fat), Jasmine tea and Puer tea, during or after, they favor digestion, but I don't think that's so pleasant with a cold meal. If it's lighter, and contains few dairy or meat, simple green teas are a good match. Black teas, fruit flavored teas, etc, especially if you add something (sugar, milk, lemon, spices...) go better with sweet stuff, or after the meal as a dessert.

Don't forget to drink at least as much water as tea, or you can feel tired when you're deshydrated (bread is dry + cafeinated drinks accelerate deshydratation). To avoid that, I often pack water or cafeineless cold cereal decoctions (barley, buckwheat or corn) to drink during the meal, for hydratation and as nutty taste goes well with sandwiches. Later, back at work, I have a cup of hot green or fragrant oolong.

Kuri

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Yes, I think in the case of Pu-erh you especially want to get quality. I recommend -- not that you asked me -- starting with a vendor you can talk with -- by e-mail at least -- and discuss the specific qualities of the teas. This afternoon I drank a thirty year old "cooked" pu-erh, which was a wonderful tea. One of its special qualities was that in the first few "steeps" it was earthy and bold. Around the fourth steep it started to become sweeter and sweeter without losing the earthiness; more balance and style came in later, in other words. BTW, this is a tea from a local merchant who doesn't sell beyond her little shop and tea drinking place. Pu-erhs of this quality are available from many places. Mike Petro, Livio, and others can guide you to European vendors. Hope you find a good one for yourself.

I'm drinking Wu Dong Bai Yie Dan Cong this morning and I feel as though I've been forged and reborn. I'm listening to Zaire popular music from 30 years ago. This is, as many know and all should, the best music the world has yet produced. It goes perfectly with Phoenix Oolongs of any stripe.

Michael

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Yeah, Norway is one of the more amusing exponents of language purity, but certainly not the only one that offers entertainment. In a way, it's a bit of a shame to move your language into a realm where only you can understand it. After all, Old Norwegean (Gamel Norsk?) is/was pretty assessible to Danes and Swedes. But, hey, whatever you speak, if you're drinking tea, all is well. (I'm not sure this applies to Liptons; I'll leave that to ya'll.)

I have pretty strong opinions aboiut "Ebonics". Perhaps this isn't the place....

Michael

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Michael Plant

OK Michael, quit teasing ;-)

Tell us more about this 30 year old black, and the cool local shop. I am culture challenged in that my little town offers nothing beyond teabag peddlers. Hence my affinity for online sources... The nearest Chinatown is about 800 miles and the nearest Asian community is about

60 miles away but they offer little more that just an Asian market and teabag style puerh. Whenever I travel I always go out of my way to visit tea shops when I can. When I lived in Somerset MA I would go into Boston's Chinatown but never had a lot of luck finding the really good stuff.

I would appreciate any local shop recommendations, particularly those that know about puerh, that RFDT readers could offer. Maybe I can work one of them in to my next vacation...

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The teashop in question is called "Big Apple." It is in Manhattan, New York City, on Howard Street one little block north of Canal Street, and between Broadway and Lafayette Streets. It serves most tea rather professionally, but friendily in gungfu style. Gaiwan service is also available. They carry only two pu-erhs, one of which I'm referring to. When you come to NYC, we'll take you on the grand teahouse tour. We have several of different styles, well worth visiting. Big Apple Tea House is a Lew Perin find.

I have nothing but the owner's word that the pu-erh in question is actually

30 years old. But, the tea's behavior suggests that this is true.

Michael

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Michael Plant

While not a big fan of Limburger-type stinkers, I am addicted to Stilton. Have found it difficult to get the stuff here in the US - what's for sale generally started as low-quality production, or (almost universally) has been mis-handled and tastes awful.

I had the good fortunate recently to have a friend bring over a whole 18-lb Cropwell Bishop Stilton. It's one of the top makers, and was absolutely fabulous. I served it at several parties, gave away a bit, and ate most of it myself (burrrp).

Although the texture falls apart, hard cheeses generally freeze OK. So I put by a pound or so for emergencies. My first pu-erhs seemed to qualify, so I pulled out a block and thawed it.

I can now report: really smelly $1.79 tuo-cha pu-erh and Stilton does NOT work. The powers do not cancel, merge, blend gracefully or transform magically into something else. It was awful!

But at least I tried.

-DM

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Dog Ma 1

A lot of good suggestions already, but definitely black. I have fond memories of en arm av sognefjord med bygdene Aurland, sitting in a snow bank with a beautiful Norwegian girl and drinking hot black tea with our salmon roe and cheese sandwiches. Last I heard she was working on a sheep research station somewhere near where you are.

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On Tue, 03 Feb 2004 17:20:35 GMT, Michael Plant

Quite a few, apparently, and here's one more Scandinavian from Finland. I've been to Norway once (traveled from Mo i Rana to the Lofoten islands), but unfortunately I don't speak the language. I do speak a bit of Swedish, though.

To keep this even a little bit tea-related, I'd like to add that most of the time you folks talk about teas I've never even heard of. Finland is, sadly, a coffee-nation. Although the tea-situation here has improved tremendously in the last 10-15 years or so, the shops still tend to sell only the usual as-cheap-as-possible Twinings and Lipton varieties and some flavored Assam-Ceylon blends. Fortunately, loose tea is almost as readily available as the bags.

Very nice newsgroup, by the way, I've been following it for a few months now.

Jarmo Louet Replace # in my email address by @ to reply. Vaihda osoitteen risuaidan tilalle @-merkki.

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