Re: Green Tea Vendor Topic
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 5:00 pm
@faj, those sound like solid points! Ditto the use of 'blanching' term. Sorry, but i'm rather low on data to derail this topic any further with .
+1 - also I enjoyed reading that article. Thanks for sharing it, I had not looked at the structure of a tea leaf in so much detail before.polezaivsani wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2020 5:00 pmfaj, those sound like solid points! Ditto the use of 'blanching' term. Sorry, but i'm rather low on data to derail this topic any further with .
I would say I am spreading my confusion rather than making arguments.
So am I! That is a subject I really am curious about, and I could not resist commenting on. Thanks for sharing the article.polezaivsani wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2020 5:00 pmi'm rather low on data to derail this topic any further with .
This link seems to work http://www.lifeinteacup.com/wildisthewind wrote: ↑Wed Nov 09, 2022 3:59 pmTrying to order from lifeinteacup.com. Their email address is bouncing back, but the website is still up - does anyone know if they're still in business?
I don't know if pests can be washed out by rinsing but it is used in gong fu style brewing for cleaning the dust and awaking the leaves.faj wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2020 6:30 pmSorry for being off-topic, but the question of rinsing is one that puzzles me. While you hear people describing how they tried various temperatures and steeping time to get the most of a tea, I do not remember reading about people testing a given tea with and without rinsing. It is like it is so obvious that you either should rinse or not (for a given tea type) that it does not even warrant testing the preconception.polezaivsani wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2020 2:40 pmFor a small aside, while trying to research them, i found an interesting article on blanching leaves on the sister information outlet, shedding light at the moment of very first drops of hot water hitting the leaves - https://www.teaguardian.com/tea-hows/to ... to-blanch/.
Any justification that is based on the idea of "getting rid of something" (dirt, pesticides, bits and pieces, easily soluble but detrimental aromatics, etc.) I can understand. If one likes the result better when rinsing first, that is fine with me. Using the rinse as a way to preheat the vessel? That can be done without the leaves, but yes, it does that. If one were to rinse the leaves with hotter water, and then infuse at a lower temperature? Yeah, I see the argument this achieves something different compared to a single infusion.
But often it seems to me it is considered a performance-enhancing technique that works across the board (for a given tea type) regardless of any other infusion parameter, and something is to be "scientifically justified" rather than experimented with and judged as a matter of preference. Is that an incorrect perception of how rinsing is usually approached?
As an aside I do not understand the use of the term "blanching" in the article. I am not much of a cook, but it seems to me blanching is not a short dip into hot water prior to cooking in hot water. I know about blanched potatoes for french fries. Blanched mashed potatoes... Is that a thing and I do not know?
Yep, that's the email address I used. Bounced back.mael wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 9:46 amDid you try this e-mail adress : admin@lifeinteacup.com ?
My last order was in june 2021 using this adress e-mail, I enjoyed their green teas too
Hello,
I am wondering why I can no longer pay in yen with a usa address? When i pay in yen through pay pal, i am eating the cost of currency exchange. I prefer this because my rate of exchange is much better than the one offered by your website.
Thank you,
Leo
Dear Leo,
For technical reasons this scheme is no more possible with the new version of the site.
We are very sorry for that.
Best regards.
Eric GOGUY.
Shop Owner.
www.thes-du-japon.com
Hi Eric,
Thank you for letting me know. I will share this information with my tea community. Please note that many will see this change as an extra "foreigner" fee, which may impact their decision to purchase from your company.
Best wishes
Leo