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Default Some surprises in Chinatown

I can across my first commercial packages of BiLouChun and DaHongPao.
Both comes in the glass jars from the couple of Chinese companies
making hard to find Chinese teas more available and affordable. The
DHP was still expensive at 2oz/$10 and BLC at 5oz/$10 which is
ballpark. I also got my first two commercial packages of TenRen
locally available in Taiwan and not export. One was a TungTing at
$6/150g with tart taste and my first green tea from Taiwan. TenRen
called it "non fermented". It wasn't pouchong. It was reasonable at
$6/200g. The local site is MyTenRen. You'll also see some of their
puer. Does anyone know if Taiwan can make puer? I see it availabe
from other Taiwan vendors but I would think it must be imported. I
asked one Chinese owner why she didn't stock more compressed puer. She
said the past year local DimSum restaurants buy her out and charge
outrageous prices to serve. She said everybody gives her phone numbers
to call when she gets some in. I could tell she didn't want another
one.

PS: I came across some more pouchong packaging with the Qing character
previously suggested by Lew. It must be the meaning in Taiwan.

Jim