What is in your cup? - Page 844

CWatkinsNash · 06-19-2011, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maianhvk

a traditional food from Korea. made from vegetables, mostly.

specifically, rotten, er I mean fermented, vegetables.

kindlekitten · 06-19-2011, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astra

Sorry, I don't know what is kim chi.

The previous tea contained:

Dang Gui
Bai Shao
Cai Hu
Shen Di
He Shou Wu
Gan Cao
Fang Fen
Chuan Xiong
Huang Qi
Huang Qin
Bai Zi Li

The current one:
Dang Gui
Bai Shao
Shen Di
Shu Fi
Chuan Xiong
Huang Qi
Huang Qin
Zhi Zi
He Shou Wu
Bai Zi Li
Jing Jie
Fang Feng
Gan Cao
Mai Dong
Dan Pi
Xuan Shen
Xiny Ren

Quote:

Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash

specifically, rotten, er I mean fermented, vegetables.

primarily fermented cabbage and chilies and it is WONDERFUL!

CWatkinsNash · 06-19-2011, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

primarily fermented cabbage and chilies and it is WONDERFUL!

You know, it may very well be wonderful. I just can't get my face close enough to taste it. I'm really sensitive about smells.

In my cup: Coke Classic on ice

Poppaea · 06-19-2011, 04:19 PM

Cheapo Zero Coke

Alas, it does not help, I am still overweight

CWatkinsNash · 06-19-2011, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poppaea

Cheapo Zero Coke

Alas, it does not help, I am still overweight

OMG. Your new title...

astra · 06-19-2011, 04:40 PM

The grand experiment goes on.

In the parcel from The Chinese Tea Company I received last week, I had three free samples. One of them was 2006 Nu Er Bing Cooked Puer.
I was very sceptical about it. I was planning to reply to their last email on Monday and I thought I was going to say something along the lines: I have tried many different cooked Pu-Erh. From different sources, including a cake from Tea Smith. More or less it always tastes the same.

After I tried 2006 Nu Er Bing Cooked Puer I decided that my reply is going to be different.
This Pu-Erh tea is rich. I never tried cooked Pu-Erh like that. It is a similar aroma and similar flavour, but only similar. She (the owner) chipped off cake bits. They didn't open after the first 3min/90C infusion, but what a flavour! Aroma is also different, very rich. I cannot think of another word to describe it.
I just finished second infusion and the characteristics stayed 85% the same.
I am going to ask her, how she recommends to infuse it. We made 2 cups and there is enough for one more.
We live and learn every day.

beppe · 06-19-2011, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poppaea

Cheapo Zero Coke

Alas, it does not help, I am still overweight

Quote:

Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash

OMG. Your new title...

Girls, congratulations for your beautiful avatar and exergum.

DrDln · 06-19-2011, 06:49 PM

Tea I just finished.

kindlekitten · 06-19-2011, 07:31 PM

incredibly overly strong iced red rose tea. it's making my tongue try to curl backwards in my mouth and run away!

Stitchawl · 06-19-2011, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astra

A cup of Sencha Uji.
Good cuppa...

Speaking about tea...China...

Have a look at it and guess what it is:

and

It looks like the nest of a Squirrel...

Stitchawl

Stitchawl · 06-19-2011, 08:17 PM

How gentle is the rain
That falls softly on the meadow
Birds high up on the trees
Serenade the clouds with their melodies

How gentle is the rain
That falls softly on the meadow
Birds high up on the trees
Serenade the clouds with their melodies

Oh, see there beyond the hill
The bright colours of the rainbow
Some magic from above
Made this day for us just to fall in love

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJ1AqtTuyo )

Another rainy day to start the week... It seems to rain every day. I guess that's why they call this Rainy Season. Makes sense...

Gentle rain, though. Can't call it a storm. Almost pleasant. I guess the flowers love it. Ducks too.

Lapsang Souchong tea to start off this rainy day. Extra smokey stuff from McNultey's Tea & Coffee in NYC. Potent drink, just right for a rainy Monday. And a hot bowl of muesli with strawberries to go with it.

I'm ready.

Stitchawl

Poppaea · 06-20-2011, 03:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

How gentle is the rain
That falls softly on the meadow
Birds high up on the trees
Serenade the clouds with their melodies

How gentle is the rain
That falls softly on the meadow
Birds high up on the trees
Serenade the clouds with their melodies

Oh, see there beyond the hill
The bright colours of the rainbow
Some magic from above
Made this day for us just to fall in love

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJ1AqtTuyo )

Another rainy day to start the week... It seems to rain every day. I guess that's why they call this Rainy Season. Makes sense...

Gentle rain, though. Can't call it a storm. Almost pleasant. I guess the flowers love it. Ducks too.

Lapsang Souchong tea to start off this rainy day. Extra smokey stuff from McNultey's Tea & Coffee in NYC. Potent drink, just right for a rainy Monday. And a hot bowl of muesli with strawberries to go with it.

I'm ready.

Stitchawl

HOT MUESLI???

Funny, now I am not hungry anymore

Thank you for saving me on calorie intake, Stich

astra · 06-20-2011, 04:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poppaea

HOT MUESLI???

Do you use cold milk?

Cuppa #2
Assam Mangalam.

Poppaea · 06-20-2011, 04:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astra

Do you use cold milk?

Cuppa #2
Assam Mangalam.

Yup

I never heard of hot muesli before. There is porridge (hot) and muesli (cold) in my world. Porridge is the cereal without the fruits and muesli with the fruit. Real Bircher muesli is soaked overnight with a bit of water and filled up in the morning with condensed milk, not fresh milk.

pdurrant · 06-20-2011, 05:11 AM

Coke Zero #1

My diet would be going better if I hadn't had an enormous supper last night (Slow roast beef, roast potatoes, parsnip mash, steamed cabbage, carrots, lettuce, followed by coffee & walnut cake with vanilla ice-cream, and then several chocolates.) But the Coke Zero is certainly better for me that full-sugar Coke.

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06-19-2011, 04:19 PM	#12649
Poppaea Lucifer's Bat Posts: 2,577 Karma: 20638583 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earth/Berlin Device: Kobo Libra Colour	Cheapo Zero Coke Alas, it does not help, I am still overweight

06-19-2011, 04:40 PM	#12651
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	The grand experiment goes on. In the parcel from The Chinese Tea Company I received last week, I had three free samples. One of them was 2006 Nu Er Bing Cooked Puer. I was very sceptical about it. I was planning to reply to their last email on Monday and I thought I was going to say something along the lines: I have tried many different cooked Pu-Erh. From different sources, including a cake from Tea Smith. More or less it always tastes the same. After I tried 2006 Nu Er Bing Cooked Puer I decided that my reply is going to be different. This Pu-Erh tea is rich. I never tried cooked Pu-Erh like that. It is a similar aroma and similar flavour, but only similar. She (the owner) chipped off cake bits. They didn't open after the first 3min/90C infusion, but what a flavour! Aroma is also different, very rich. I cannot think of another word to describe it. I just finished second infusion and the characteristics stayed 85% the same. I am going to ask her, how she recommends to infuse it. We made 2 cups and there is enough for one more. We live and learn every day.

06-19-2011, 06:49 PM	#12653
DrDln Banned Posts: 1,527 Karma: 2349214 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Mountain House, CA Device: kindle	Tea I just finished.

06-19-2011, 07:31 PM	#12654
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	incredibly overly strong iced red rose tea. it's making my tongue try to curl backwards in my mouth and run away!

06-19-2011, 08:17 PM	#12656
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	How gentle is the rain That falls softly on the meadow Birds high up on the trees Serenade the clouds with their melodies How gentle is the rain That falls softly on the meadow Birds high up on the trees Serenade the clouds with their melodies Oh, see there beyond the hill The bright colours of the rainbow Some magic from above Made this day for us just to fall in love ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJ1AqtTuyo ) Another rainy day to start the week... It seems to rain every day. I guess that's why they call this Rainy Season. Makes sense... Gentle rain, though. Can't call it a storm. Almost pleasant. I guess the flowers love it. Ducks too. Lapsang Souchong tea to start off this rainy day. Extra smokey stuff from McNultey's Tea & Coffee in NYC. Potent drink, just right for a rainy Monday. And a hot bowl of muesli with strawberries to go with it. I'm ready. Stitchawl

06-20-2011, 05:11 AM	#12660
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,082 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Coke Zero #1 My diet would be going better if I hadn't had an enormous supper last night (Slow roast beef, roast potatoes, parsnip mash, steamed cabbage, carrots, lettuce, followed by coffee & walnut cake with vanilla ice-cream, and then several chocolates.) But the Coke Zero is certainly better for me that full-sugar Coke.