"G.Stojakovic" > writes:

> I just picked up a low grade but very inexpensive pu-erh in NYC's
> Chinatown from Kam Man on Canal St.
>
> [...]
>
> The quality of the leaves is coarse and the tea has a strong odor not
> so much of "earth" but of dirt.

Then you might want to give it two quick rinses with boiling water
before brewing it to drink.

/Lew
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