Imagine me and you, I do
I think about you day and night, it's only right
To think about the girl you love and hold her tight
So happy together
Good morning, all! We're starting the day with 'his and her's' cups of Ahmad English Breakfast tea, and bowls of miso soup and rice. Bright and sunny outside, not too awful cold and the streets are dry so we'll take a ride today. There is a small museum of Japanese tea bowls that I last visited about 20 years ago, and would like to re-visit. The lasting impression I had from the first visit was that most of these priceless tea bowls looked exactly like the clay bowls young children make in summer camps! I have one my son made for me with he was about 8 years old... looks quite like the ones they sell here for $200,000.00 Something is not right...
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I am using this tremendous Japanese cup.
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Beppe, my friend... I'm not exactly sure how to tell you this...
The writing on your new 'Japanese' cup.... it's Chinese. I had my wife double check for me, as the Japanese do use many Chinese characters that they 'borrowed' when making their written language, but the one's on your new cup are definitely Chinese. Sorry.
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Will the demons of tea take over my simple me?
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They already have!
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Originally Posted by astra
Sounds very much like NBTea.
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Yes, it is from NBT. They were the first tea importer to show up in my search when I went looking for Georgian Old Gentleman.
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I am surprised that both Georgian Old Lady & Georgian Old Gentleman are in black teas on NBTea. As far as I know they are white teas....and IIRC they used to be in white tea section. I tried both of them a few years ago. I liked Lady more than Gentleman.
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Having never tried anything from NBT I thought a general spread would be fun to try. I've tasted a few before, but never as imported by NBT.
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Do you know that you are not supposed to drink from this type of drinking bowls? You should sip tea in small amounts with an audible sound. That way tea entering your mouth properly washes all of taste buds. It is almost like drinking whisky 
This sound might be considered rude in some societies but I think in Japan and China it is an norm and the way to drink tea? Anybody?
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Noisy eating and drinking are the norm in many parts of Asia. Loudly 'slurping' noodles as you suck them up from out of the bowl cools them down. Sloshing tea around your mouth, as you said, coats the taste buds as well as cools down the water.
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I hope I am back to...be able to type. My head didn't try to explode today.
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Wonderful news! I'm glad that's over!
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Have drunk a lot of black tea. I am disappointed in Twinings loose tea English Breakfast. Dull.
Off to make a cup of blaaaaaack tea Taylors of Harrogate's Tea Room Blend
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I think most of Twinings is pretty dull in comparison with other Tea Houses. The only one I still enjoy is their Prince of Wales, and even that is just a 'second shelf' tea. Tastes good in the mouth, but has no lasting flavor.
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Why don't you remember the taste? Wait, did you let KK flavor it with something...?? |
That's fine... as long as you like almonds.
Anyway... don't make her angry at you. Is it 'almond' or is it ?
Stitchawl