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by There is no self
Fri Aug 02, 2019 3:51 am
Forum: News, Publications, & Research
Topic: How much tea is too much tea?
Replies: 41
Views: 17000

Re: How much tea is too much tea?

Beyond just sheer volume of tea being consumed all of the previous stories I've seen of someone in the US or UK poisoning themselves this way also ended up being that they were brewing the tea in an unusual fashion as well, using multiple bags per cup(and probably enough sugar it's surprising that ...
by There is no self
Mon Jul 22, 2019 5:15 am
Forum: News, Publications, & Research
Topic: How much tea is too much tea?
Replies: 41
Views: 17000

Re: How much tea is too much tea?

Assuming by cup they mean 240 ml, the man would've been drinking 3,8 l of tea daily. Now that's definitely too much tea. Whether quality matters or not is uncertain. The article says oxalate is found in black tea, meaning it's not naturally present in C. Sinensis leaves (as it is in spinach and berr...
by There is no self
Wed Jun 19, 2019 11:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Where Do You Go For High Quality?
Replies: 35
Views: 17073

Re: Where Do You Go For High Quality?

Back to your quest. You can talk on the phone with some vendors to help you decide whether you should try some of their products that they "are trying to sell". I believe one good man has listed his phone # once. I know much less than he does but do offer a few of the best teas & could put together...
by There is no self
Tue Jun 18, 2019 1:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Where Do You Go For High Quality?
Replies: 35
Views: 17073

Re: Where Do You Go For High Quality?

On the topic of names: right now the only people employing a correct (and most of all, consistent) translitteration system are linguists; everyone else does at they please. Changes in voiced/voiceless consonants (d/t, b/p) and open/closed vowels (o/u) shouldn't bother you: Bi Luo Chan and Pi Lo Chan...
by There is no self
Tue Jun 18, 2019 12:43 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Show Off Your Pets
Replies: 59
Views: 27026

Re: Show Off Your Pets

I always get a tad anxious when I see a cat so close to teaware. He must be really well behaved. :shock:
He's cute, though. I'm sure he gets plenty of cuddles!
by There is no self
Tue Jun 18, 2019 12:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Specialist or Generalist (Tea Enjoyment)
Replies: 6
Views: 3620

Re: Specialist or Generalist (Tea Enjoyment)

I started with Japanese greens, Hojicha and Sencha in particular, and I drank nothing else for a year. I then moved to Chinese greens and from there to wulongs and then BAM! the whole tea world exploded in front of me! Greener wulongs for a while, then shu pu'erh, then sheng, and then everything in ...
by There is no self
Sun Jun 16, 2019 5:59 am
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: For Shui Ping lovers with small pockets...
Replies: 65
Views: 33000

Re: For Shui Ping lovers with small pockets...

pantry wrote:
Thu May 30, 2019 12:14 pm
.m. why stop at gold?

http://www.thejewelleryeditor.com/jewel ... pot-world/
Looks like those weapons European nobles used to gift to each other: gold axes, silver shields, gold-plated guns. Completely useless but hey! it's expensive!
by There is no self
Sun Jun 16, 2019 5:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: tea when you travel
Replies: 22
Views: 16873

Re: tea when you travel

I usually bring a gaiwan and a cup - more than one cup and a fairness pitcher if I'm travelling with people who enjoy tea.
If I know I won't have time to boil water, I bring a chawan and a nice Japanese green I can cold brew. Admittedly, it works better during summer.
by There is no self
Mon Jun 10, 2019 4:02 am
Forum: Repair & Cleaning
Topic: Wanted: Kintsugi ware
Replies: 4
Views: 4275

Re: Wanted: Kintsugi ware

Or you can look on French kintsugi artisan Miryam Greff, she has a black kintsugied chawan at the moment: https://kintsugi.fr/ Ooh, some lovely pieces there! Good thing I have a limited budget, otherwise I would buy one for myself as well. Also, thank you pedant and bok. I realised late in the nigh...
by There is no self
Sun Jun 09, 2019 2:34 pm
Forum: Repair & Cleaning
Topic: Wanted: Kintsugi ware
Replies: 4
Views: 4275

Wanted: Kintsugi ware

This may be an odd request, but does anyone know artisans who sell chawans or yunomi repaired with the kintsugi technique?
I wanted to gift one to a friend for a special occasion, but I don't have enough time (not to mention the stomach) to find a nice chawan, break it, and have it repaired.
by There is no self
Sun Jun 09, 2019 2:27 pm
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What Pu'er Are You Drinking
Replies: 2052
Views: 932274

Re: What Pu'er Are You Drinking

Victoria wrote:
Fri Jun 07, 2019 12:43 pm
Oh, nice to see your hygrometer and beautiful Shiboridashi. Pu’erh sound good too :) Looks like summer is around the corner in northern Italy.
Summer lasts longer for me - say from april to mid-october - but yeah, most people would say it's coming. A good time to stock up on pu'erh. :mrgreen:
by There is no self
Fri Jun 07, 2019 10:55 am
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What Pu'er Are You Drinking
Replies: 2052
Views: 932274

Re: What Pu'er Are You Drinking

photo_2019-06-07_17-37-50.jpg Welcome to Northern Italy. 26°C, 67% humidity. Time for pu'erh! photo_2019-06-07_17-37-44.jpg 2018 Jing Mai Mountain from Yunnan Sourcing. A nice shu, smooth and full-bodied. Also featuring the last of Stefan Andersson's shibos from puer.sk. I was lucky enough to catch...
by There is no self
Sat May 18, 2019 3:54 pm
Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
Topic: Anyone ever bought Chinese greens from Tea Trekker or Seven Cups?
Replies: 23
Views: 12353

Re: Anyone ever bought Chinese greens from Tea Trekker or Seven Cups?

I had a nice Da Fo Longjing from Seven Cups, although it was nearly six years ago. Never ordered from Tea Trekker.
by There is no self
Thu Apr 11, 2019 1:10 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Tea junkie
Replies: 7
Views: 4738

Re: Tea junkie

Might as well post this one too:
https://youtu.be/eELH0ivexKA
by There is no self
Sat Mar 30, 2019 5:43 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Tea junkie
Replies: 7
Views: 4738

Re: Tea junkie

A friend of mine once told me that to her certain rolled wulongs looked kind of like weed. And I remember someone on Teachat who went through customs at the airport and then remarked: "long jing and long hair, not a good combo".
So there you have it. Tout se tient.