I purchased a small green box of gunpowder tea at the local asian
grocer the other day, thinking that it would be similar to other loose
leaf green teas that I have tried.

I was surprised at how different the consistency is, at how "powdery"
it really is. It seems very strong when steeped in the manner I am
accustomed. I'm guessing that I'm not preparing it properly. Could
someone provide me some tips on the preparation of gunpowder tea? Or,
should I just avoid it altogether?

"Alan Truism" > writes:

> I purchased a small green box of gunpowder tea at the local asian
> grocer the other day, thinking that it would be similar to other loose
> leaf green teas that I have tried.
>
> I was surprised at how different the consistency is, at how "powdery"
> it really is. It seems very strong when steeped in the manner I am
> accustomed. I'm guessing that I'm not preparing it properly. Could
> someone provide me some tips on the preparation of gunpowder tea?

Try giving it shorter steeps at a lower temperature.

> Or, should I just avoid it altogether?

....if the advice above doesn't help.

/Lew
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