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Please help identify ring shaped green tea



 
 
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Old 08-11-2004, 03:41 AM
Ulf Jonsson
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Default Please help identify ring shaped green tea


Dear Tea Experts,

My Mother brought some fantastic Jasmine flavored green pearl tea and also a
bag of a green rolled tea that she said it was an Oolong. It was very good
and I like to know what it is and where I can find something similar here in
the states. I uploaded some images of the bag at my web site:

http://members.cox.net/jonssouj/tea/tea0001.JPG
http://members.cox.net/jonssouj/tea/tea0002.JPG

I can't find any Oolong tea shaped like this on any of the sites I looked at
but I am no expert in tea even if I been drinking tea the last 30 years
growing up in Sweden. I have come to the realization after tasting these two
that there is someting worth learing about. I ordered a bunch of samples
from https://www.specialteas.com that I hope will help me get some basic
understanding. I use to buy english style teas and also various flower and
fruit flavored black teas in Sweden from local tea shops and grocery stores.
Until now I been buying over there whenever I got a chance. I also have had
people bring tea when visiting since there is nothing I can find in the
supermarkets here in the Hartford, CT area and I don't know of any local tea
shop. I am really looking forward to the shippment. I might need to get a
Gaiwan to acompony my old Bodum glass teapot and my clip/ball infusers.


Thanks for your help,

Ulf



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Old 08-11-2004, 04:46 AM
Alex Chaihorsky
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4 characters read Tian Fu Ming Cha. Last two characters mean "Tea tea" -
i.e. tea made from C. sinensis leaves". The first one, Tian means "heavens"
both in direct (sky) and indirect (forces of nature, forces of gods)
senses. The second one means "luck". In Wen Yan (literary Chinese) and, if I
remember right, Japanese these two characters mean "Heavenly blessing" and
read (if I remember right) "tempuku". I do not know if they have a two
character meaning in spoken Chinese, but the meaning is pretty clear (Heaven
+ Luck) and altogether something like "Heavenly Blessing Tea" or "The Tea of
Heavenly Luck".

Sasha.

"Ulf Jonsson" wrote in message
news:NkCjd.9272$ep3.949@lakeread02...

Dear Tea Experts,

My Mother brought some fantastic Jasmine flavored green pearl tea and also
a
bag of a green rolled tea that she said it was an Oolong. It was very good
and I like to know what it is and where I can find something similar here
in
the states. I uploaded some images of the bag at my web site:

http://members.cox.net/jonssouj/tea/tea0001.JPG
http://members.cox.net/jonssouj/tea/tea0002.JPG

I can't find any Oolong tea shaped like this on any of the sites I looked
at
but I am no expert in tea even if I been drinking tea the last 30 years
growing up in Sweden. I have come to the realization after tasting these
two
that there is someting worth learing about. I ordered a bunch of samples
from https://www.specialteas.com that I hope will help me get some basic
understanding. I use to buy english style teas and also various flower and
fruit flavored black teas in Sweden from local tea shops and grocery
stores.
Until now I been buying over there whenever I got a chance. I also have
had
people bring tea when visiting since there is nothing I can find in the
supermarkets here in the Hartford, CT area and I don't know of any local
tea
shop. I am really looking forward to the shippment. I might need to get a
Gaiwan to acompony my old Bodum glass teapot and my clip/ball infusers.


Thanks for your help,

Ulf





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Old 08-11-2004, 04:46 AM
Alex Chaihorsky
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4 characters read Tian Fu Ming Cha. Last two characters mean "Tea tea" -
i.e. tea made from C. sinensis leaves". The first one, Tian means "heavens"
both in direct (sky) and indirect (forces of nature, forces of gods)
senses. The second one means "luck". In Wen Yan (literary Chinese) and, if I
remember right, Japanese these two characters mean "Heavenly blessing" and
read (if I remember right) "tempuku". I do not know if they have a two
character meaning in spoken Chinese, but the meaning is pretty clear (Heaven
+ Luck) and altogether something like "Heavenly Blessing Tea" or "The Tea of
Heavenly Luck".

Sasha.

"Ulf Jonsson" wrote in message
news:NkCjd.9272$ep3.949@lakeread02...

Dear Tea Experts,

My Mother brought some fantastic Jasmine flavored green pearl tea and also
a
bag of a green rolled tea that she said it was an Oolong. It was very good
and I like to know what it is and where I can find something similar here
in
the states. I uploaded some images of the bag at my web site:

http://members.cox.net/jonssouj/tea/tea0001.JPG
http://members.cox.net/jonssouj/tea/tea0002.JPG

I can't find any Oolong tea shaped like this on any of the sites I looked
at
but I am no expert in tea even if I been drinking tea the last 30 years
growing up in Sweden. I have come to the realization after tasting these
two
that there is someting worth learing about. I ordered a bunch of samples
from https://www.specialteas.com that I hope will help me get some basic
understanding. I use to buy english style teas and also various flower and
fruit flavored black teas in Sweden from local tea shops and grocery
stores.
Until now I been buying over there whenever I got a chance. I also have
had
people bring tea when visiting since there is nothing I can find in the
supermarkets here in the Hartford, CT area and I don't know of any local
tea
shop. I am really looking forward to the shippment. I might need to get a
Gaiwan to acompony my old Bodum glass teapot and my clip/ball infusers.


Thanks for your help,

Ulf





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Old 08-11-2004, 11:22 PM
samarkand
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Hi Ulf,

The brand as Sasha has pointed out is Tian Fu (Ming Cha just means tea, or
what the shop specialises in). Tian Fu is a China subsidiary of Ten Ren, so
you may want to try TenRen's online store www.TenRen.com. Or you may know
of one in your area.

Or, just click on www.tenfu.com !

:") Have fun shopping!

BTW, it's a green tea, not oolong. Sorry, but mothers aren't always
right... :"P

Samar

"Ulf Jonsson" wrote in message
news:NkCjd.9272$ep3.949@lakeread02...

Dear Tea Experts,

My Mother brought some fantastic Jasmine flavored green pearl tea and also
a
bag of a green rolled tea that she said it was an Oolong. It was very good
and I like to know what it is and where I can find something similar here
in
the states. I uploaded some images of the bag at my web site:

http://members.cox.net/jonssouj/tea/tea0001.JPG
http://members.cox.net/jonssouj/tea/tea0002.JPG

I can't find any Oolong tea shaped like this on any of the sites I looked
at
but I am no expert in tea even if I been drinking tea the last 30 years
growing up in Sweden. I have come to the realization after tasting these
two
that there is someting worth learing about. I ordered a bunch of samples
from https://www.specialteas.com that I hope will help me get some basic
understanding. I use to buy english style teas and also various flower and
fruit flavored black teas in Sweden from local tea shops and grocery
stores.
Until now I been buying over there whenever I got a chance. I also have
had
people bring tea when visiting since there is nothing I can find in the
supermarkets here in the Hartford, CT area and I don't know of any local
tea
shop. I am really looking forward to the shippment. I might need to get a
Gaiwan to acompony my old Bodum glass teapot and my clip/ball infusers.


Thanks for your help,

Ulf





 




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