In a previous discussion Seb said Áù±¤ LiuBao is from Guangxi and
Áù°² LiuAn is from Anhui and both come in basket form. However I got
a basket of LiuAn labeled as such that taste sweet and nutty. I have
an older unlabeled LiuAn that just taste nutty. The sweet and nutty
brews black leaf and the older green leaf. Both look like the same
leaf when dry. I would like to find LiuBao also labeled as such.

Jim

samarkand wrote:
> Hi --k
>
> Chinese agricultural dept sometime back in the 1970s under the new govt
> lumped pu'er as black, and most vendors since then have considered in a
> twists of definitions, pu'er is black tea and black tea is pu'er.
>
> So when the owner told you it is black tea, he might meant pu'er. Since he
> said true black tea, I assume that he meant it as 'not' Pu'er...the black
> tea that enjoys almost equal fame as Pu'er amongst chinese immigrants is Liu
> Bao, dialectally known as Lok Poh.
>
> This black tea has a nutty and sweet taste to it.
>
> But confirm with the owner again the next time you visit.
>
> Danny
>
>
> "Konrad Scorciapino" > wrote in message
> ups.com...
> > Yesterday, I was having my lunch in a Chinese restaurant that had a
> > very interesting tea, like nothing I've tried before. It was close to
> > Pu-erh, but without the earthy flavor. Actually, for some reason, it
> > reminded me of confectioner sugar.
> >
> > The owner was busy, so I couldn't keep a conversation, but he said that
> > the tea was a true black tea from China. Anybody has any idea about
> > what that thing could be?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > --k