On Apr 10, 12:02 pm, "Mydnight" > wrote:
> > Hmm. I thought Chinese tea had little additives, if any. Am I
> > wrong? I've drunk my share of Dragon's Well tea after visiting as a
> > tourist the farm where they picked and boxed it. Other teas from
> > China, I've trusted to not have 'additives."
>
> If you want to get into it, a recent report found various heavy metals
> including lead in LongJing (dragon well) tea at market. It also found
> huge quantities of pesticides/herbicides as well as coloring,
> flavoring, and scent additives. The adulteration of tea has caused
> most people to give up drinking the more popular types and simply
> drink "Pu'er" or countryside grown teas.
>
> I visited Hangzhou in 2004 (home to Dragon Well) and was taught by my
> friend's aunt how to pick the better quality leaves. We picked a
> bunch, cooked it up, and drank it fresh there. I think that was maybe
> some of the best Longjing I have ever experienced...but that still
> doesn't count for the pesticides and other stuff that's in the soil.


I read in the Wikipedia about the town where you live.
As a result of your information about China teas, and some little
research I did about them, on a whim, I threw out all my Chinese teas,
even the Pu'er. Today I bought a box of organic Darjeeling tea from
the Tumsong Estate http://www.chamong.com/garden.htm

I'll be turning over a new leaf.
Dee