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1/13/06

> 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

WOW! I love Laphroaig, and I recently drank a loose leaf sheng pu'erh that
was a little bon fire in a cup. Cool!!

Michael