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Old 22-01-2008, 12:34 AM posted to rec.food.drink.tea
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Default my tea turned blue !!!

On Jan 21, 2:16*pm, Alan wrote:
Since no one has responded with an intelligent answer, I'll hazard a
guess...

Perhaps your water is basic (high pH) rather than acidic (low pH). I'm
wondering whether this is the same reaction you see in cooked red/
purple cabbage, which can turn blue if the pH is too high (vinegar is
often added to keep the red color).

Just a SWAG,

Alan



piya wrote:
have been drinking a ?cooked pu-erh... chun ming tuo with blue lettering on
the wrapper....


after brewing, and drinking, the leftover tea turns a blue colour after some
hours...


when drunk, the stuff looks and tastes fine...


why ???? (should I continue to drink it ??)


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His water might be full of iron, makes blue black colors with tannins
 

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