Pu-Er in DC/MD

Feb 10, 2006 1 Replies
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Does anyone know of a respectable Pu-Er vendor in the DC area or (preferably) the MD suburbs of DC? I am on the cusp of venturing into the world of Pu-Er and although I have read about Pu-Er online, I would like to see and smell and touch (and taste!) the tea in person before plunking down the considerable amount of change that is required to purchase even the most basic of beengs. I have tried TenRen's loose leaf version, from a Rockville, MD shop, but I am interested in cakes, golden melons, bricks, tuochas and all of the other compressed varieties--plus I am most interested in tasting a green Pu-Er and I am not sure it is available in loose leaf.



Any information would be appreciated!



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I don't think there is one. The Da Hua market used to occasionally carry some lower grade pu ehr teas, but they have now closed up like everything else in Chinatown. Da Hsin is the only shop still left in Chinatown, and they only have trash pu ehr in bags.

Ten Ren's take on pu ehr is very much nontraditional. You might try, however, the Chinese grocery across the parking lot from Ten Ren, which occasionally has some better teas now and then. If the Masim market is still open, they are worth trying as well (but be careful... much of their stock is very old).

There used to be a number of good tea shops in Chinatown, but since the MCI center was built pretty much everything in Chinatown has folded because of the increased rents. I am surprised not to see anything going up in the suburbs to replace them, but I have not seen anything eyt.

--scott

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