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George

I just watched the episode of Bizarre Foods (http://
travel.discovery.com/tv/bizarre-foods/bizarre-foods.html) on the
Travel Channel where Andrew goes to Taiwan. He went to a restaurant
that prepares many dishes using tea leaves. For example, battered and
fried fresh tea leaves, and other dishes in which mostly fresh leaves
are used similar to how spinach might be used. It was only a few
minutes of an hour-long program, but interesting nonetheless.

Alan

Alan wrote:
I just watched the episode of Bizarre Foods (http://
travel.discovery.com/tv/bizarre-foods/bizarre-foods.html) on the
Travel Channel where Andrew goes to Taiwan. He went to a restaurant
that prepares many dishes using tea leaves. For example, battered and
fried fresh tea leaves, and other dishes in which mostly fresh leaves
are used similar to how spinach might be used. It was only a few
minutes of an hour-long program, but interesting nonetheless.

Alan


When I was in Taiwan, I spent a lot of time in Chiufen which is loaded
with teahouses on the mountainside overlooking to ocean, a beautiful
(though touristy) place. But, I remember the proprietors of a particular
teahouse taking my spent Dung Ding tea leaves and baking them into a
shortbread-like cookie (in a pouch, like ravioli) and bringing them out
for us to finish off the afternoon. They were actually quite good, and
the leaves, while a bit tough, were perfectly edible (I munch on them as
I drink my Dung Dung gongfu style all day too). I never thought twice
about eating the leaves in the cookies, and have sought in vain for a
recipe for the dough. But it's interesting to see that they can be used
in a myriad of ways, even after being steeped.

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"Alan" wrote in message
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I just watched the episode of Bizarre Foods (http://
travel.discovery.com/tv/bizarre-foods/bizarre-foods.html) on the
Travel Channel where Andrew goes to Taiwan. He went to a restaurant
that prepares many dishes using tea leaves. For example, battered and
fried fresh tea leaves, and other dishes in which mostly fresh leaves
are used similar to how spinach might be used. It was only a few
minutes of an hour-long program, but interesting nonetheless.

I love tea leaves. Here's what I do twice daily.
I put enough green tea leaves (sometimes orange
pekoe) for two large cups of tea in a microwave
bowl with about 16 ounces of boiling water. I then
put the bowl in the microwave and bring the water
to a simmer. I then reduce the power to level 2 and
simmer the leaves for 3-4 minutes. I add about a
cup of vanilla Soy Slender to the bowl and my wife
and I split the infusion and the tea leaves. I love it.
What a shame to through away the leaves! I'll never
make tea the conventional way again. To me, tea
is a flavorful plant FOOD.

George