i enjoy korean greens the best-i usually purchase mine from shan shui teas
or franchia
joanne
"The Laughing Rat" > wrote in message
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> Melinda wrote:
>> Do people who like green tea here find themselves tending to like those
>> from Japan more than those from China or visa versa? (Or maybe someone
>> has a real liking for a green from somewhere else..Korea, Vietnam,
>> Ceylon, Assam even I think.. I have tried sencha and gyokuro multiple
>> times and for some reason they just don't satisfy me as much as Chinese
>> greens of almost any type do, right now. But I like Genmai cha, which is
>> a bit different...
>>
>> I'm interested in hearing what others' experiences are.
>>
>
> Hi Melinda--
>
> I tend to gravitate towards Chinese greens too. There seems to be a
> broader range of flavors available in Chinese teas, and in my limited
> experience they usually are more forgiving. I usually find they're less
> expensive, too...bad sencha is cheap, but I can get a nice Chinese tea for
> a low price. There's very expensive Chinese teas out there too, but you
> know what I mean.
>
> I do like keeping a nice sencha on hand. I find myself especially drawn
> to it right now, when my instincts are waiting impatiently for Spring to
> come. Right now I'm also craving salads and other fresh foods that I
> haven't wanted all winter, and I'm guessing that's related to my sencha
> cravings.
>
> Jennifer