Hello all!
Does anyone know anything about Taiwanese pomfong tea which is
supposed to be some particular type of wulong? I have heard somewhere,
that what makes this pomfong (?) special, is the fact that the tea
leaves ar being sucked by some "tealeaf hoppers" during summer before
the leaves are picked. This should lend some particular kind of aroma
to the tea, but production is very limited because only these kind of
basically "inferior" leaves are used. Does anyone know something more
about this treasured tea? Are the leaves sucked by the adult tealeaf
hoppers or by their larvae (or caterpillars)?
Just curious, Yugen.

I didn't know this. I just did a quick Google search.

PongFong tea is Taiwanese for 'puff tea' and AKA BaiHao or White Hair
or Oriental Beauty.

See http://english.www.gov.tw/index.jsp?id=135&recid=100584

Jim

Yugen wrote:
> Hello all!
> Does anyone know anything about Taiwanese pomfong tea which is
> supposed to be some particular type of wulong? I have heard
somewhere,
> that what makes this pomfong (?) special, is the fact that the tea
> leaves ar being sucked by some "tealeaf hoppers" during summer before
> the leaves are picked. This should lend some particular kind of aroma
> to the tea, but production is very limited because only these kind of
> basically "inferior" leaves are used. Does anyone know something more
> about this treasured tea? Are the leaves sucked by the adult tealeaf
> hoppers or by their larvae (or caterpillars)?
> Just curious, Yugen.

On 2 Mar 2005 10:40:31 -0800, Space Cowboy wrote:

> PongFong tea is Taiwanese for 'puff tea' and AKA BaiHao or White Hair
> or Oriental Beauty.

Thanks for doing the research for the rest of us, Jim.

--
Derek

"Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to
make mistakes." -- Mahatma Gandhi

Anothter link with the name of the grasshopper:
http://www.sogang.ac.kr/~anthony/Taiwan.htm

I'm out of Oriental Beauty. I never did notice if the leaves looked
knawed. Only the East can sell the West a bug decimated leaf as
something special. I'll be sure to add some Puer the next time so I
can get rid of the gimp.

Jim

Derek wrote:
> On 2 Mar 2005 10:40:31 -0800, Space Cowboy wrote:
>
> > PongFong tea is Taiwanese for 'puff tea' and AKA BaiHao or White
Hair
> > or Oriental Beauty.
>
> Thanks for doing the research for the rest of us, Jim.
>
> --
> Derek
>
> "Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to
> make mistakes." -- Mahatma Gandhi

On 2 Mar 2005 11:58:47 -0800, Space Cowboy wrote:

> Only the East can sell the West a bug decimated leaf as
> something special.

Kopi Luwak springs to mind.

--
Derek

"Tolstoy? Tolstoy not cookie. Tollhouse - dat cookie." -- Cookie
Monster

When I get backed up I'll drink a cup at the local BurgerKing and hope
I don't run into traffic congestion on the way back home.

A picture of the oriental beauty grasshopper:
http://digimuse.nmns.edu.tw/NDAP/Mod...homo0301920004

Jim

Derek wrote:
> On 2 Mar 2005 11:58:47 -0800, Space Cowboy wrote:
>
> > Only the East can sell the West a bug decimated leaf as
> > something special.
>
> Kopi Luwak springs to mind.
>
> --
> Derek
>
> "Tolstoy? Tolstoy not cookie. Tollhouse - dat cookie." -- Cookie
> Monster

When I get backed up I'll drink a cup at the local BurgerKing and hope
I don't run into traffic congestion on the way back home.

A picture of the oriental beauty grasshopper:
http://digimuse.nmns.edu.tw/NDAP/Mod...homo0301920004

Jim

Derek wrote:
> On 2 Mar 2005 11:58:47 -0800, Space Cowboy wrote:
>
> > Only the East can sell the West a bug decimated leaf as
> > something special.
>
> Kopi Luwak springs to mind.
>
> --
> Derek
>
> "Tolstoy? Tolstoy not cookie. Tollhouse - dat cookie." -- Cookie
> Monster

On 2 Mar 2005 10:40:31 -0800, Space Cowboy wrote:

> PongFong tea is Taiwanese for 'puff tea' and AKA BaiHao or White Hair
> or Oriental Beauty.

Thanks for doing the research for the rest of us, Jim.

--
Derek

"Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to
make mistakes." -- Mahatma Gandhi