So my wife wanted tea this afternoon and dragged me to one of those really girlie tea joints. They had pu-erh on the menu which surprised me. I had some.
Disclaimers:
I knew that they weren't going to prepare or serve it properly.
I knew it probably wasn't particularly good quality.
They said to let it steep for 5 minutes. I ignored this bit.
I had it anyway because even if they screw it up it should at least taste *something* like the stuff you guys rave about.
My wife said it was good but tasted like fish. I guess I noticed that but I didn't find it that distracting. Does all pu-erh have a subtle fishy flavor?
On the whole it wasn't bad. I mostly find english teas to be boring and too tannic. I like the japanese green tea I get in sushi restaurants but find it to have little flavor. This had plenty of flavor and was a darkish red color. I suspect this is from the poor prep.
I think I may have to buy a starter kit and try to do this correctly.
Disclaimers:
I knew that they weren't going to prepare or serve it properly.
I knew it probably wasn't particularly good quality.
They said to let it steep for 5 minutes. I ignored this bit.
I had it anyway because even if they screw it up it should at least taste *something* like the stuff you guys rave about.
My wife said it was good but tasted like fish. I guess I noticed that but I didn't find it that distracting. Does all pu-erh have a subtle fishy flavor?
On the whole it wasn't bad. I mostly find english teas to be boring and too tannic. I like the japanese green tea I get in sushi restaurants but find it to have little flavor. This had plenty of flavor and was a darkish red color. I suspect this is from the poor prep.
I think I may have to buy a starter kit and try to do this correctly.