Bluesea wrote:
> Although you asked for green tea, I got an oolong sample from Special
> Teas last year that was distinctly (and for me, unpleasantly) fishy. It was
> #611 Organic Fancy Formosa Oolong, if you're interested.
>
> What causes the fishiness? Fertilizer? Was the tea dried around fish like
> Lapsang Souchong is smoky and wood-scented when dried over a wood fire? I
> know teas take on a fruit or flowery aroma and flavor if they're grown
> nearby or if the tea is dried with flower petals, but it never occurred to
> me that tea would be dried in close proximity to fish.
>
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The "fishy" taste is actually a vegetal flavor but it can be very
similar. It is actually hit or miss for me, I know that some sencha's
will be very pronounced while others not so much, but there is no easy
way to know before brewing... which is why I was hoping someone would
have a go to green tea for their "fishy" fix. Some oolongs can have
this taste too... and I will try out the one you mentioned just for the
halibut. (ooh, bad pun, ready tomatoes.)

- Dominic