Where can i buy pu erh tea in store?
It's really hard to say. If you have an H-mart you can't be too far away though. Call around - any reputable tea shop should have it. If you have the patience order it online. I have a bunch but I can't drink it cause it makes me really anxious and jittery. inbox me and I'll mail it to you.
Which non-Chinese tea is the most similar to Pu Erh Tea?
There are a couple of other teas within China that follow a similar fermentation process as cooked puer (shou puer). Indeed, there's likely a case to be made for the possibility that cooked puer came about from a clever fella applying the technique (called wodui) used for some of these other teas to puer. These teas include liuan, liubao, and hunan heicha. All are drank for medicinal virtues and arguably has some similarity in taste to shou puer. Further, liuan also has a 'sheng' or green form, which is allowed to ferment over long periods of time just like sheng puer. Aside from this, you can also find puer type tea grown on the Chinese border with Vietnam/Laos. These border teas are similar to puer as well, though with their own characteristics.
Where can I buy quality Pu’erh tea in India?
As far as I know that’s not really something you should do because it would probably lead to unnecessary middle man costs.The reason it’s called Pu Erh is because it’s tea that was grown in the Yunnan Provence in China. There’s actually a village called Pu Er.Good luck with it. I sell mini tuo cha on my site and love them. There’s a lot of snobbery around them and some ‘purists’ won’t go near them but they’re tasty and convenient.
Where can I buy Chinese tea?
Of course if you want to buy Chinese tea, you can buy teas in China. But if you are not in China, or will not go to China. You can buy teas online. Chinese Tea︱Buy Chinese Teas directly from China - Teavivre.com is a nice choice.
Where do they sell Pu-erh tea?
Pu-erh is actually brown or black in color and appreciated for it's mellow aroma and subtle sweetness. You can find it in Chinese or Asian markets, tea speciality shops or Amazon. You might have luck with Whole Foods but grocery store versions won't be as good.
Where is the best place I can find Pu-erh tea in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs?
I highly recommend The Tea House in Naperville, IL which is a suburb of Chicago. [24125 W. 111th St., Naperville, IL 60564 USA tel 630 961-0877 fax 630 961-0817]http://www.theteahouse.com/Owner, Dan Robertson, is a respected importer and educator with some extremely fine teas. One of his most recent acquisitions is a rare white needle puerh that has been well aged and is absolutely delicious. Spending time tasting teas with him is an education. His 'International Tea Cuppers Club' will soon be tasting puerhs, promising to be a great education in this wonderful Chinese tea.
Where are the best places to buy loose leaf tea in China?
If you're looking for good tea you can absolutely find it in China. Silver Needle comes from Fujian province, which is beautiful to visit if you get a chance. However, you'll also be able to purchase Silver Needle tea in the right tea shop in any major city. In Shanghai there are numerous places to buy tea. One huge marketplace that I shopped at was Tian Shan "Tea City" in Shanghai. There is a whole lot of low-quality tea but you always have the chance to taste it before you buy it. If you can't speak the language there's about a 50% chance in my experience in the big cities that one person in the shop will speak enough English to marginally communicate with you. Don't hesitate to taste and compare teas, as long as you are friendly and show respect most tea shop owners will be happy to pour you for extended periods of time, even hours if they're really friendly and nice. I found the Chinese to be extremely hospitable and welcoming to foreigners. If you want a really good handbook for learning about tea and a great guide for purchasing I highly recommend this book by Mary and Robert Heiss. This book served me extremely well in my tea travels through China: http://www.amazon.com/Tea-Enthus...One more point of advice: the Chinese are extremely welcoming and friendly, but since you're a foreigner they will absolutely try to overcharge you. Every price is negotiable, you're actually a sucker if you don't negotiate because they know what their tea is worth and they are assuming you don't. The first price they tell you will probably be 3 or 4 times the price they would give a local and it is at least twice at much as you should consider paying by the end of the bargaining.
How do I select where and which brand of tea to buy while visiting China?
You may want to taste some teas here so you know what kind you want. Maybe visit a local Asian market and get small quantities of some different teas.There are 3 types of processing for tea:Dry the leaves right after picking and you get green teaLet the leaves ferment for a while before drying them and you get black teaLet the leaves ferment partway before drying and you get oolongThe rest of the difference is regional terroir, the size of the leaves, and occasionally some special processing like Pu-erh tea - Wikipedia (which is called bolei in Cantonese). Jasmine tea is usually green tea with some jasmine added for the aroma.My personal favorite is Ti Quan Yin. The Ti is Iron; the iron goddess of mercy tea. You can read about Quan Yin here Guanyin - Wikipedia. The tea named after her is a very nice oolong for serious drinking - no milk or sugar or lemon.After that, I like bo lei/pu-erh with dim sum. The acidy flavor goes well with dumplings stuffed with fatty meat.Everyday western teas, like the mass market tea bag brands and English Breakfast are all black teas.Have a great trip.
Puerhh tea - where to get it? How to brew it? Is it worth it?
You can get pu-erh tea from many internet vendors. If you are new to teas, I would not recommend pu-erh. It is a very peculiar tea with a strong smell and a strange taste. It has been compared to dirt, mud, rotting leaves, wet hay and many other unflattering things. Even so, some people really love it, but as you note, pu-erh is very expensive. Brewing pu-erh is not that different from brewing other types of loose leaf tea, but I would suggest consulting a pu-erh web site for expert advice.
What kind of Oolong or Pu-erh tea do native Chinese /Taiwanese people drink during the meal? Please recommend what to look for great tasting Oolong.
i am in Fujian province now, which is most possible the original of both black tea and Oolong teaPeople here dont take any tea during the meal, but after meal or before mealSeems more Japanese would take Oolong tea during the mealmany Cantonese would use light flavor tea for dim sum, just like all kinds of flower flavor tea, such as Chrysanthemum or Jasmin teaThere are 2 kinds of best Oolong tea, one is Dahongpao, which is very difficult to find the real one in the market; anther one is Tieguanyin, which have 2 season each year: Spring version is good for the taste of water while the Autumn version with great aroma, both version need to keep in low temperature for less than one year. you could goodle the details of Tieguanyin to find the answer