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Saturday, July 23, 2005

For all and sundry, but particularly for those who like the way good tobacco smells, a recommendation: get your hands on some Iron Goddess of Mercy Oolong. The name is weird but the taste is amazing. I think it's quite possibly the thickest, richest, most complex tea I've ever had. Very unusual, and very different from most teas.

If you can't find it nearby, it can be obtained at Cha Fahn, my favorite spot for green tea.

P.S. Expect to hear more about tea. I'm gearing up for a rather complicated tea party in the late summer/early fall which I want to a) be an educational experience in re tea for my guests and myself, b) pair foods with appropriate teas (this is where I'm going nuts), and c) be a sort of family reunion and fun for all involved. Ergo lots of tea thoughts and articles and papers flying. Bear with my mental construction.
Posted by: TeaLizzy / 11:54 PM | 8 comments

8 Comments:

I guess this would be a bad party to mix like Godiva chocolate and like Hershey chocolate or like you know the crazy stuff.

;-)

By Anonymous Anonymous, at 2:22 PM, July 24, 2005  

Au contraire! I'm going to be mixing quite a lot of crazy things. Such as, for example, very likely serving some serious black teas (like Irish breakfast, with maybe a Darjeeling for the lighter side) alongside of green teas (possibly including a very delicate sencha). They'll be served to go with different foods, naturally, but in the same course, since I'm planning to offer some widely varying desserts. With those options on the table, you never know what kind of crazy mixing might go on!

By Blogger TeaLizzy, at 9:34 PM, July 24, 2005  

I am sorry I can't be there. Down a cup of lipton for me ;-)

By Anonymous Anonymous, at 4:07 AM, July 25, 2005  

LOL, Pete.

For that comment, you get to join the Muslims in the corner. ;)

By Blogger Fr. A, at 11:16 AM, July 25, 2005  

Sorry, Pete. Lipton's is anathema in this house. We feel about it like we do about Hershey's. We will not refuse it if offered, out of politeness, and in desperation we will make do with it. But we certainly never purchase it. We are also feeling royal today.

By Blogger TeaLizzy, at 8:18 AM, July 26, 2005  

How about white tea and rooibois (sp?)

By Blogger Xana Ender, at 9:10 AM, July 26, 2005  

Well...it's pretty out there...but I'd try it once. I just had my first cup of rooibos with some sort of fruit mixed with it and iced. It was delicious.
I do have to say, though, that I'm very displeased with the unscrupulous way that some people are taking advantage of the white tea fad to overmarket white tea. It's very delicate and shouldn't be served with strong flavors. Jasmine goes OK, and I've got some pear that I'm hopeful about (haven't had a chance to try it yet). But blueberry? And then they put sugar in it. I wonder if you can taste the tea at all. And, unfortunately, it's often very inferior tea.
It's worse than Hershey's.

By Blogger TeaLizzy, at 8:46 PM, July 26, 2005  

Awh...man I gota sit in the corner...I don't wana sit in the corner... ;-)

By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:33 PM, July 29, 2005  

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