Christopher Richards wrote:
> "Ferris92" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>
>>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?

Lapsang Souchong - smells of bonfires and Laphroaig

anne
>
>
>
> Oh! This is such a salacious subject. I am helplessly brewing a pot after
> only reading ten messages.
>
>
>
> Christopher
>
> www.teamadness.com
>
> Slightly true stories of tea drinking.
>
>