hi all

i thought that the compressed tea enjoyed by tibetans was pu-erh, but was
told recently that this is not the case.
so what type of tea do they use, and where can i find it?

thanks,
-ben

"Ben Snyder" > writes:

> i thought that the compressed tea enjoyed by tibetans was pu-erh, but was
> told recently that this is not the case.

I also have heard that it's Puerh. Where did you find this denied?

/Lew
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"Lewis Perin" > wrote in message
news
> "Ben Snyder" > writes:
>
> > i thought that the compressed tea enjoyed by tibetans was pu-erh, but
was
> > told recently that this is not the case.
>
> I also have heard that it's Puerh. Where did you find this denied?

in the Lhasa Moon Tibetan Cookbook, here's a link to it on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...books&n=507846

Great book BTW, but this makes me scratch my head. The author mentions that
the tea used for Tibetan butter tea is not the same as pu-erh beeng cha,
this yields a different flavor. Maybe the difference is in black vs. green
pu-erh?

-ben

"Ben Snyder" > writes:

> "Lewis Perin" > wrote in message
> news
> > "Ben Snyder" > writes:
> >
> > > i thought that the compressed tea enjoyed by tibetans was
> > > pu-erh, but was told recently that this is not the case.
> >
> > I also have heard that it's Puerh. Where did you find this denied?
>
> in the Lhasa Moon Tibetan Cookbook, here's a link to it on Amazon:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...books&n=507846
>
> Great book BTW, but this makes me scratch my head. The author mentions that
> the tea used for Tibetan butter tea is not the same as pu-erh beeng cha,
> this yields a different flavor. Maybe the difference is in black vs. green
> pu-erh?

Maybe it's zhuan cha (tight brick, not loose cake as in beeng/bing
cha.) If so, it would presumably still be Puerh, whether black or green.

/Lew
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Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

Lewis Perin > wrote in message >...
> "Ben Snyder" > writes:
>
> > "Lewis Perin" > wrote in message
> > news
> > > "Ben Snyder" > writes:
> > >
> > > > i thought that the compressed tea enjoyed by tibetans was
> > > > pu-erh, but was told recently that this is not the case.
> > >
> > > I also have heard that it's Puerh. Where did you find this denied?
> >
> > in the Lhasa Moon Tibetan Cookbook, here's a link to it on Amazon:
> >
> > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...books&n=507846
> >
> > Great book BTW, but this makes me scratch my head. The author mentions that
> > the tea used for Tibetan butter tea is not the same as pu-erh beeng cha,
> > this yields a different flavor. Maybe the difference is in black vs. green
> > pu-erh?
>
> Maybe it's zhuan cha (tight brick, not loose cake as in beeng/bing
> cha.) If so, it would presumably still be Puerh, whether black or green.
>
> /Lew
> ---
> Lew Perin /
> http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html


essentially its still pu-erh tea, and mostly come in the form of
compressed shapes, e.g. mushrooms etc are especially common.