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Anyone Looking For LuYu's Tea Classic??? - One Available Now
A while ago someone was searching for a copy of LuYu's Tea Classic - Origins and Rituals. There's one on eBay right now - 0161406107&ssPageName­ME:B:SS:US:1123Good luck! Shen
 
If big companies use 'the best tea' in their tea bags, ...is it true?
mostly referring to tea bags...the really chopped up stuff... I think everyone claims they use the best tea leaf etc, but is it true? do they really go out and buy the best? or do they grow their own...
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Asian Marts and tea selection
Hello, I'd like to know your experience with Asian Grocery stores / Asian marts and their tea selection. In my area (midwest US), there are several Asian grocery stores that have limited selection of...
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matcha
Who would be the best online source for matcha? Also, is it absolutely necessary to have a special matcha bowl and whisk? Thanks in advance for the enlightenment!
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Steeping of Oolong
About a year ago I started to drink tea more seriously, and mostly I've been drinking oolongs that I've purchased online from places like and I'm getting a little bored with their offerings and I'm...
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Interesting tea
A tea store here sells this tea, look at ingredients. They call it White moon. Green tea, fog tea, gunpowder, roasted rice, Pai mu tan, green tea with jasmin, white Silver pearls tea, Chun Mee, green...
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Tea from china - how long?
How long does it take to ship from China on average? How much cheaper is it, again, on average? I was recently tempted to order something from a chinese site but I ended up ordering from imperial tea...
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Need a reputable online tea source
I hope I don't turn this thread into advertisement for online tea websites, but I'm looking to buying my loose leaf teas online. I just can't trust the tea and herbal shop near me since the turnover...
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Mysterious SF tea
On my recent trip I got some tea described by the herbalist as 'forever young green tea'. He said it was similar to LongJing. The leaves are flat with indentation marks. I made sure he wrote the...
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Dealing with a new box?
Yo-Yo Ma! I know it is getting late to bring this up, with the very last DVD box coming out soon. I have all (nearly), episodes on VHS since years, and have watched them many times. But since the...
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Oriental Beauty, last chance
Sorry, I don't understand. Why *wouldn't* the tea look this way? /Lew
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Earl Grey Recommendation?
I'm searching for a high quality Earl Grey, which is available in th States. I recently went to the market and picked up a box of Re Rose...terrible. Even after five minutes it tasted like water....
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Bian Cha
Hi to you all, Some years back I remember a very nice tea that posters at that time got from Jings. Bian Cha. Everyone raved about it. I bought some and it was pure music. I also bought an autumn...
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