cc wrote:

> I don't know if your tea is made the same way as the "sakura shincha" we get
> here (about anywhere in Kansai) during the hanami season. Here, it's simply
> flavored with an essential oil (like earl grey). It's not "sweet" at all and
> the flavor doesn't last long. Even if you don't open the package, in June,
> all the flavor is already gone. I wouldn't drink some regularly, but one or
> two cups in season, that's refreshing.
>
> The "sakura" flavor is that of a sort of "pickled cherry blossom".
[...]

Sounds odd. I wonder if this is a Kansai specialty, then. I never
encountered it in Kyushu, where I lived. Given Kyushuers' fondness for
sweetness, Jim's local version might have a better chance of catching on
there...

--crymad