For the past three weeks, hubby has had to work later than usual on Fridays, so we have treated ourselves to the Chinese buffet when he finally gets to come home. The sad news is that when I asked what kind of tea they had, they said black.

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IT’S A CHINESE RESTAURANT FOR CRYIN’ OUT LOUD!!

Oh well, my remedy is to have water with the meal and tea when I get home. Tonight I called youngest and asked her to prepare a pot of this and a chocolate bar for me so it would be ready when we got home.

It was the Teavivre Monkey Picked that I drank this week that had me craving this kind of oolong. This one is very good, I mean, if I hadn’t had Teavivre’s I would probably say it was excellent. I am really enjoying it, but it just doesn’t have as much flavor as theirs. So still thumbs up, but this isn’t the very best one I have tried.

It is fun to know that this particular one really truly was picked by monkeys!

K S

Sounds like we have the same Chinese restaurant. No puerh? No green tea? How can this happen?

I find it interesting that you too compare whatever you are drinking to the Teavivre version. Says a lot for them.

ashmanra

Seriously! Every time I hear Asian music I want Asian food. You would think they could keep at least a basic green tea or bagged jasmine!

Once you drink a bit of Teavivre tea, you naturally start to use it as a benchmark!

Jim Marks

Almost all the Chinese restaurants in Houston serve jasmine tea unless you ask for oolong or green, and even then, some don’t have it. It drives me a bit crazy. Especially for dim sum. I mean the whole point of yum cha is the tea! Or at least it used to be.

TassieTeaGirl

Last time I went to a chinese restaurant (and this was a classy, expensive one with fantastic authentic food, mind you), I got green tea, a jasmine green, but they brought the teapot out and it sat over heat with the leaves still in the pot, so my last few cups were bitter. Very disappointing as the first cup was lovely.

ashmanra

TTG: That is so sad! They should have provided a fair cup or pitcher of some kind. If I went back I think I would request a second empty pot to pour the tea into so the leaves wouldn’t get bitter. They could even then bring you hot water to resteep your leaves.

Jim Marks

Odd that they put it over heat…

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K S

Sounds like we have the same Chinese restaurant. No puerh? No green tea? How can this happen?

I find it interesting that you too compare whatever you are drinking to the Teavivre version. Says a lot for them.

ashmanra

Seriously! Every time I hear Asian music I want Asian food. You would think they could keep at least a basic green tea or bagged jasmine!

Once you drink a bit of Teavivre tea, you naturally start to use it as a benchmark!

Jim Marks

Almost all the Chinese restaurants in Houston serve jasmine tea unless you ask for oolong or green, and even then, some don’t have it. It drives me a bit crazy. Especially for dim sum. I mean the whole point of yum cha is the tea! Or at least it used to be.

TassieTeaGirl

Last time I went to a chinese restaurant (and this was a classy, expensive one with fantastic authentic food, mind you), I got green tea, a jasmine green, but they brought the teapot out and it sat over heat with the leaves still in the pot, so my last few cups were bitter. Very disappointing as the first cup was lovely.

ashmanra

TTG: That is so sad! They should have provided a fair cup or pitcher of some kind. If I went back I think I would request a second empty pot to pour the tea into so the leaves wouldn’t get bitter. They could even then bring you hot water to resteep your leaves.

Jim Marks

Odd that they put it over heat…

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I am a music teacher, tutor, and former homeschool mom (25 years!) who started drinking loose leaf tea about fourteen years ago! My daughters and I have tea every day, and we are frequently joined by my students or friends for “tea time.” Now my hubby joins us, too. His tastes have evolved from Tetley with milk and sugar to mostly unadorned greens and oolongs.

We have learned so much history, geography, and culture in this journey.

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