Michael Plant wrote:
> [Alex]
> >> Can any of you New Yorkers recommend a dim sum place with decent tea?
> >> And no, I'm not getting my hopes up, I just determined to get dim sum
> >> tomorrow and would just as soon have OK tea with it.
>
> [Lew}
> > A year or two ago, I had a nice experience at Sunrise 27 (27 Division
> > St.) by convincing them we'd be happy to pay for good tea with our dim
> > sum. It was a green tea that I *think* the waiter called Loong Tseng.
>
> [Michael]
> Alex, if you are in NYC, you might try the restaurant
> on Mott Street on the corner of something or other
> on the right as you walk south from Canal Street. The
> restaurant is more than halfway down Mott. I remember
> neither the name nor the cross street, since I find my
> way there through some sort of homing device. Perhaps
> it is not the best Dim Sum place around, but it is my
> place, and I like it. It's been there for many years,
> decades in fact. Tea will not be spectacular. Always
> bring your own, anyway. That's my advice.
> Michael, a day late and a dollar short

As it turned out you were all too late, but that was my fault for not
logging on on Saturday morning. Thanks all for the great advice
though. Next time I go out for dim sum I will definitely bring some
pu'er.

For the record, one of my companions had a strong preference for
Sichuan food so we ended up going to the excellent Szechuan Gourment
(duoyi shifu) on 39th at 5th. The tea was crappy (I asked if they had
better stuff and the answer was no) but the food was very good, as
usual.

Any thoughts about what tea goes well with very spicy food?