(The Immoral Mr Teas) writes:

I watched Olivier Assayas' film "HHH - A Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien"
yesterday. The film crew visit a cafe in a town where HHH had
previously shot "A City of Sadness", somewhere in the south of Taiwan.
They have a pot of oolong re-roasted or smoked in a charcoal oven. Not
sure that I really like the sound of this, but it sparked my interest.
There was no mention of the style of oolong used. The cafe owner
herself said that it was a "rare & old fashioned" method of
preparation. It was then made in a 2 cup Yixing pot, tray and all.
Anyone come across this method of oolong prep, either in Taiwan or
elsewhere?

I've heard of it but not tasted it. I believe the charcoal roasting
method is called "tampei" in Taiwan.

/Lew
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