What tea would you start with to make Tibetan style tea?

I wondered myself if $400 tea from the 60's was really the right thing to be mixing with rancid butter.

Well, that's about $133/kg or $13 for 100 grams. Not too bad. I probably wouldn't drink it (or anything else) with butter though...

Stefan

So, umm... just how much would it cost to get your own yak?

--scott

Less than $400. I seem to remember being quoted something in the $200 range for a healthy adult water buffalo in Guizhou.

"Alex" wrote in news:1148504676.422039.141180 @i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

Yes, but the whole thing is to simulate Tibetan tea *over here*, right?

Well, this is a sign that I'm too tired to be computerizing, but DELYAKS, a Colorado outfit , just told me that their prices range from a "green calf" starting at $1000 (hardly a milk source) up to (I believe) $11,000 -- "depending on the quality of the animal". Honest. :)

Ozzy

OMG thank you so much!! I'm ordering some yak meat tomorrow. No joke. I've been craving this all week!

Now where can I f>Well, this is a sign that I'm too tired to be computerizing, but DELYAKS, a

Different animal altogether, though. Water buffalo steak is pretty good, but you can't get yak milk without a real yak.

--scott

Talk is cheap.

Rick.

That was just for the sake of comparison - what is the going rate for large, hooved ungulates in rural China?

Water buffalo milk is probably pretty good, actually - it's super high in fat and makes great mozzerella.

I gather the problem is going to be postage.

I can believe that, although I am not personally a fan of dairy products.

--scott

No problem and "thanks" for the comments regarding the page design. I, actually, got that javascript code from one of those javascript sites (forgot which one - try hotscripts). Anyway, if you know anyone who's interested in some old black tea let me know... thanks.

Dan

I, also, prefer my tea w/o butter... ;)

I'm not sure what the current exchange rate is, but most likely it's a carton of cigarettes, a kidney, 3 goats, or some silly putty, a 6-pack of Coke and the Sunday funnies.

- Dominic

"Tibetan Relics" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@38g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

Hi Dan,

Thanks for the coding resource -- looks good. Don't think I can help you w. your main problem, though -- the Cantonese Chinese I know prefer Oolong or Green; those of my other friends whom I have convinced to try brick tea are pretty much like myself in budgetary restrictions.

I'm sure you've thought about it, but have you seriously thought of Ebay? I just remember a news piece in the last year or so where a ghost (actually it was a cane or some article believed to be haunted) was actually listed for sale there.

Good luck.

Ozzy

I don't know, but I _did_ find some chinese black brick tea in the closet if you want some.

--scott