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Jason F in Los Angeles Jason F in Los Angeles is offline
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Default Ku Ding Cha

use very, very little. if you bought the "spiral pole" shape, use 1-2
leaves per 6oz water.

otherwise, ick.

~bears³

Dominic T. wrote:
> Wow. Not what I was expecting. I have been wanting to pick up some Ku
> Ding Cha for a month or so now, and this weekend I bought a box. Now I
> knew it was going to be bitter, and I enjoy things like Guiness
> Draughts and other similar drinks... but this was altogether different.
> The bitterness hits you like a suckerpunch. It is supposed to have all
> kinds of health benefits (which may or may not be true and not of much
> concern to me either way) and I found out today that it really is not
> tea at all but a sort of evergreen leaf.
>
> Has anyone experiences this "wonderful" tea, and is there any way to
> make it more palateable? I struggled to make it through about 6-8oz. of
> it last night.
>
> - Dominic
> Drinking: Yunnan green Pu-Erh