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Default Interesting article on black tea in Taiwan

Two more Products of Taiwan from this company I saw in a store over
the weekend, Jasmine and green tea, a black tea of assamica and
ceylon. Both 600g vacuum pack.

Jim

Space Cowboy wrote:
> The packaging does say a Product of Taiwan. Before I just chalked
> that up as a redundant export requirement. The pinyin on the
> packaging says Assama with the Chinese characters for Assam. I found
> it in a Chinese grocery store which has a good selection of commercial
> Taiwan teas. It tastes more like an Indian assam than not but a
> little more smokey and pungent.

...talking to myself again...