/11/06

> Feed it to a search engine and you'll probably get a host of other things!
>
> "Jujube Flavoured" isn't correct, "Jujube Fragrant" is more accurate and to
> the point.
>
> There is no Jujube - correctly: dates, precisely: dried red dates - leaves
> or fruit in the pu'er. It is much like saying : Camphor Fragrant Pu'er, you
> won't be looking for camphor shavings in the tea, it is all the production
> and 'ageing' method which creates the fragrance of dried red dates.

Danny, I've noticed some distinct sweet flavors in aged Pu'erhs from the
1950's and 1960's that might be described as plum-like or even date-like in
the sense you are describing. Is that it?
>
> If this is foreign to you, Jason F, which I suspect it may not be, talk a
> walk in Chinatown, stop by the asian grocery store, and ask for dried red
> dates. Buy some home - there should be a lot of it now in Chinatown, it is
> close to Chinese New Year and we love this fruit in our cuisine during this
> festive season.

I went down to our Chinatown a year or so ago and picked up some dried plum
to get the feel of what "plum" means in regard to Pu'erh. We have plums all
over our grocery stores here in the States, but the Pu'erh plum essence has
nothing to do with them. I'll repeat the search, this time for dates.
>
> Take a deep sniff of the dates, register the notes and fragrance, and then
> brew the tea, using really hot water.

That's the ticket. By the time you go to all that trouble, it's simply mind
over matter, or in this case, matter over mind. (Just joking.)

Michael