One more Pu-Erh mistery

Having spent most of my asian past in Nepal and India I can only agree, and while not too happy about those changes mentioned I´d leave the choice with the locals. The last time in DJ I had my friend, a highly educated head-monk of a very traditional well-known monastery live in my room. He was about to give up his old live [monastery, family, village] in favor of pursuing a western style career. He had no idea as to where, how or what to start, just going somewhere, learn something and make $$. Back in Nepal it all started with the introduction of satellite TV some years back. Once they´ve seen it, they wanted ["needed"] it. Despite all cultural differences among those 80+ people one could understand Nepal as one big family, and the same thing that happened here at the beginning of industrialisation, social security in a big family slowly being replaced by financial security [bio-survival notes] happens big time over there these days with the well known devastating effects and this is but one aspect of the complex changes happening. Go to China to have a look at almost the same story in Fast-Forward mode.

As soon as I´m back there I´ll give it a shot and see what happens. I got some pressing molds waiting, hehe

Dunno about Haitai, never seen it, but I´m partial to "Gewürztraminer" myself, shllllrp...

Karsten ["Thiele silver" Ostfriesen blend]

Well I'm looking forward to the report on DJ Puerh, I'll be in line to buy the first tuo.

As for the Haitai drink, you owe it to yourself:

I love a solid Gewurztraminer myself, but ashamedly I've been loving Elmo Pio Moscato... only ashamedly because it is kept in the isle with the wino gallon jug wines section. But, eh, I'm not too proud.

- Dominic

Hey, thanks for the link. Unfortunately we´re a bit short on Koreans and their supplies over here, I tried some of their non-energy related canned stuff back in Asia. Instead we´ve got Thai and Vietnamese places in abundance and I like their food a darn lot. Snatched some fish for another big pot of Thai fish soup today.

Talking about slow organic decomposition, are you a kimchi man, Dominic ? Any kimchi folks ´round here ?

K ... [ready for the sack]

Yeah I figured it might be tough to locate there, but many asian markets carry it. I figure somewhere in your travels you will come across it and I guarantee you won't be let down.

I love a solid thai lemongrass chicken curry with coconut milk and bamboo shoots and water chestnuts. We have a great place called the Lemongrass Cafe here in the 'burgh.

You bet your life I love the kimchi. Bulgogi, Katsu, Pindaettok, and those little fish I think called mialchi. I was lucky enough to grow up around my mothers friends who were Korean, and my father had been stationed in Korea so I was spoiled with home-made kimchi and pindaettok all the time. The only time I am not a kimchi guy is when it involves strange fermented fish and oysters, but radish kimchi or some such variant is fine in my book too.

Good stuff.

- Dominic