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Default Another litterary account... unknown tea

Lewis Perin wrote:
> Ana Vasil > writes:
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>> And it's probably Tieguanyin that he's preparing and serving.

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> Couldn't it be Dancong?


Oh, sure, Lew. It could be anything, really. I was just referring to that
linked Wikipedia article's sole tea reference: "Authentic Teochew
restaurants serve very strong Oolong tea called Tieguanyin in very tiny
cups before and after the meal. Presented as Gongfu cha, the tea has a
thickly bittersweet taste, colloquially known as gam gam...."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiuchow_cuisine