"Dominic T." > wrote in message
oups.com...
>
> Bluesea wrote:
>> Although you asked for green tea, I got an oolong sample from Special
>> Teas last year that was distinctly (and for me, unpleasantly) fishy. It
>> was
>> #611 Organic Fancy Formosa Oolong, if you're interested.
>>
>> What causes the fishiness? Fertilizer? Was the tea dried around fish like
>> Lapsang Souchong is smoky and wood-scented when dried over a wood fire? I
>> know teas take on a fruit or flowery aroma and flavor if they're grown
>> nearby or if the tea is dried with flower petals, but it never occurred
>> to
>> me that tea would be dried in close proximity to fish.
>
> The "fishy" taste is actually a vegetal flavor but it can be very
> similar. It is actually hit or miss for me, I know that some sencha's
> will be very pronounced while others not so much, but there is no easy
> way to know before brewing... which is why I was hoping someone would
> have a go to green tea for their "fishy" fix. Some oolongs can have
> this taste too... and I will try out the one you mentioned just for the
> halibut. (ooh, bad pun, ready tomatoes.)

Thanks for the explanation. No tomatoes from me!

--
~~Bluesea~~
Spam is great in musubi but not in email.
Please take out the trash before sending a direct reply.