"lubarsky" > writes:

> Somewhat snipped
>
> "> No kidding. A baozhong (also "pouchong") was my first really good
> > Chinese tea also. It can be just astonishing in flavor and taste if
> > it is good. The downside is that prices of good pouchongs are pretty
> > high.
> >
> > My introduction was from a colleague of mine. His Taiwanese student
> > gave him a can of good baozhong from Wen Shan County. He is a good
> > English breakfast tea type, which this definitely wasn't, so he gave
> > it to me surreptitiously. I honestly can't tell you the brand because
> > it doesn't appear in English or, according to students, in Chinese.
> > Just "Wen Shan Pouchong". I show the can to other students and they
> > get their mothers to buy me more (several mothers have apparently
> > approved of my taste). But other good Taiwanese pouchongs match it.
> >
> Boazhong = Pouchong?

Yes, if you make that "Baozhong".

> I have had several Pouchongs from TEN REN and UPTON but nothing
> tastes like this.

I've had Ten Ren's cheapest Pouchong, and I agree, it's nothing like
that, but believe me, good Baozhong is gorgeous.

/Lew
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