"Ferris92" > wrote in message
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> This is of course very broad, and incomplete because there are teas
> that come from neither India or China, but I think it'd be interesting
> to discuss the differences between these two primary tea sources.
> Being a dilettante, I'll start with a generalization: Indian tea is
> stronger than Chinese (generally). Usually, I've found, Indian tea is
> one teaspoon per cup and Chinese is more like a tablespoon (if not
> more).
>

Ferris92, I admire you for being a dilettante. Well done! Your question is a
superb one.

As a child I was constantly fed dark Indian tea on a cold and damp island in
the North Atlantic. These days, every cell in my body aches for the dark
brew. I like it strong, dark, and manly. But is it a good thing? Like you, I
have decided to do the decent thing and try Chinese tea, but where to start?
For me, it has to be strong, full-bodied, forthright, upstanding, stern
even. I know some of you, here on this esteemed group, have refined
palettes and probably refined sensitivities, too. But I need to start with a
proletarian or plebian tea. I need a tea that riff-raff like me can feel at
home with.



You, the wise of the tea world, I need your wisdom. Which Chinese tea should
I start with?



Oh! This is such a salacious subject. I am helplessly brewing a pot after
only reading ten messages.



Christopher

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Slightly true stories of tea drinking.