A number of years ago I bought a box of ume tea, in single-serve
envelopes, at buddhist temple in Japan. It contains only powdered ume
(a kind of plum) and some kombu (kelp)--no green tea. It's completely
powdered; you just stir in hot water and it's ready.

I'm running out and have not been able to find any online or locally so
far. Anybody have a source?

On 2014-03-10 19:32:32 +0000, gtr said:

> A number of years ago I bought a box of ume tea, in single-serve
> envelopes, at buddhist temple in Japan. It contains only powdered ume
> (a kind of plum) and some kombu (kelp)--no green tea. It's completely
> powdered; you just stir in hot water and it's ready.
>
> I'm running out and have not been able to find any online or locally so
> far. Anybody have a source?

["http://www.amazon.com/GYOKUROENN-UME-kelp-Tea-85g/dp/B002KFFOMW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1394491877&sr=8-2&keywords=ume+tea"]


Second link on Amazon when the search term is "ume tea."

On 2014-03-10 22:51:52 +0000, Oregonian Haruspex said:

> On 2014-03-10 19:32:32 +0000, gtr said:
>
>> A number of years ago I bought a box of ume tea, in single-serve
>> envelopes, at buddhist temple in Japan. It contains only powdered ume
>> (a kind of plum) and some kombu (kelp)--no green tea. It's completely
>> powdered; you just stir in hot water and it's ready.
>>
>> I'm running out and have not been able to find any online or locally so
>> far. Anybody have a source?
>
> ["http://www.amazon.com/GYOKUROENN-UME-kelp-Tea-85g/dp/B002KFFOMW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1394491877&sr=8-2&keywords=ume+tea"]
>
>
> Second link on Amazon when the search term is "ume tea."

Hmm. I'll may give it a shot for fun, but it doesn't look ume tea in a
dissolving powder, so much as kelp that's been flavored with ume.

On Monday, March 10, 2014 12:32:32 PM UTC-7, gtr wrote:
> A number of years ago I bought a box of ume tea, in single-serve
>
> envelopes, at buddhist temple in Japan. It contains only powdered ume
>
> (a kind of plum) and some kombu (kelp)--no green tea. It's completely
>
> powdered; you just stir in hot water and it's ready.
>
>
>
> I'm running out and have not been able to find any online or locally so
>
> far. Anybody have a source?

http://smile.amazon.com/GYOKUROENN-U...ywords=ume+tea

On 2014-03-10 23:02:20 +0000, ImStillMags said:

> On Monday, March 10, 2014 12:32:32 PM UTC-7, gtr wrote:
>> A number of years ago I bought a box of ume tea, in single-serve
>>
>> envelopes, at buddhist temple in Japan. It contains only powdered ume
>>
>> (a kind of plum) and some kombu (kelp)--no green tea. It's completely
>>
>> powdered; you just stir in hot water and it's ready.
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm running out and have not been able to find any online or locally so
>>
>> far. Anybody have a source?
>
> http://smile.amazon.com/GYOKUROENN-U...ywords=ume+tea
>

As one might logically assume, I looked for it on Amazon myself, and
elsewhere online though my Japanese is quite limited. The stuff is
something more like this:

http://www.lacubic.com/tea_ume_tea.html

Hmm... By searching for "ume cha" I might have found just this at
Marukai, which is nearby in Gardena:

http://tinyurl.com/kxsf9b9

On 2014-03-11 00:09:18 +0000, gtr said:

> On 2014-03-10 23:02:20 +0000, ImStillMags said:
>
>> On Monday, March 10, 2014 12:32:32 PM UTC-7, gtr wrote:
>>> A number of years ago I bought a box of ume tea, in single-serve
>>>
>>> envelopes, at buddhist temple in Japan. It contains only powdered ume
>>>
>>> (a kind of plum) and some kombu (kelp)--no green tea. It's completely
>>>
>>> powdered; you just stir in hot water and it's ready.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm running out and have not been able to find any online or locally so
>>>
>>> far. Anybody have a source?
>>
>> http://smile.amazon.com/GYOKUROENN-U...ywords=ume+tea
>>
>
> As one might logically assume, I looked for it on Amazon myself, and
> elsewhere online though my Japanese is quite limited. The stuff is
> something more like this:
>
> http://www.lacubic.com/tea_ume_tea.html
>
> Hmm... By searching for "ume cha" I might have found just this at
> Marukai, which is nearby in Gardena:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/kxsf9b9

Just picked some up today in Gardena--it's just what I was looking for.
They also have kombu and shitake teas. What the hell, I says, and got
the shitake tea as well.