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Author: DogMaDogMa Date: Mar 24, 2008 12:53
I stopped by a neighbor who has a saw mill yesterday to inquire about
large (>14" wide") oak or heart-pine boards for a little furniture
project. That has nothing to do with anything, really, but I read
somewhere that lots of specific detail improves the written word.
Naturally, I steered the conversation toward tea. He said that he'd
recently bought a lot of green tea, and showed me a big bin of
foil-wrapped "Kirkland signature" nylon-mesh bags from Costco, made by
Ito En. (Disclaimer: I buy a lot of pickled herring and English
cucumbers at Costco.) He didn't recall the price exactly, but it was in
the nickel-a-bag range. Wonder if it's the same stuff Ito En sells for
$12/dozen on line?
I was slightly interested, as I always carry a few bags of sencha for
road emergencies, and nylon bags are better for room-temp brewing. I
tried one of his Costco bags; it was nowhere near as good as my usual
Yamamotoyama "premium" or "special occasion" backup greens (about 20 and
35 cents each), but better than their ten-cent basic grade. I wouldn't
drink either by choice, but it was interesting to see this mainstreaming.
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Author: SNSN Date: Mar 24, 2008 13:19
heh, i saw those, but as my only experience with a tub of teabags @
costco was not pleasant in 2005 i didnt really want to try again,
thanks for the info :)
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Author: Lewis PerinLewis Perin Date: Mar 24, 2008 14:58
Why not, when you know you're going to want green tea on the run, fill
a couple of T-Sac or other brand of make-your-own-teabag? That way
you're brewing your favorite tea.
/Lew
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Author: Dominic T.Dominic T. Date: Mar 24, 2008 16:33
On Mar 24, 2:53 pm, DogMa worldnet.att.net> wrote:> I stopped by a neighbor who has a saw mill yesterday to inquire about
> large (>14" wide") oak or heart-pine boards for a little furniture
> project. That has nothing to do with anything, really, but I read
> somewhere that lots of specific detail improves the written word.
>
> Naturally, I steered the conversation toward tea. He said that he'd
> recently bought a lot of green tea, and showed me a big bin of
> foil-wrapped "Kirkland signature" nylon-mesh bags from Costco, made by
> Ito En. (Disclaimer: I buy a lot of pickled herring and English
> cucumbers at Costco.) He didn't recall the price exactly, but it was in
> the nickel-a-bag range. Wonder if it's the same stuff Ito En sells for
> $12/dozen on line?
>
> I was slightly interested, as I always carry a few bags of sencha for
> road emergencies, and nylon bags are better for room-temp brewing. I
> tried one of his Costco bags; it was nowhere near as good as my usual
> Yamamotoyama "premium" or "special occasion" backup greens (about 20 and
> 35 cents each), but better than their ten-cent basic grade. I wouldn't
> drink either by choice, but it was interesting to see this mainstreaming. ...
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Author: SNSN Date: Mar 24, 2008 17:23
in supermarkets have you noticed that they don't put the Yamamotoyama
boxes with the tea? they usually put it in the asian food section next
to soysauce and noodles...
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Author: DogMaDogMa Date: Mar 24, 2008 20:02
Lewis Perin wrote:
> Why not, when you know you're going to want green tea on the run, fill
> a couple of T-Sac or other brand of make-your-own-teabag? That way
> you're brewing your favorite tea.
I'm right with you on principle, but travel randomly and often on short
notice (ahead of the revenooers). Better grades of YMY are good enough,
and their packaging is excellent. I have bags banging around in my
briefcase half a dozen years old that are still *much* better than
anything generally available at restaurants and hotels.
If I have time to plan, I use a cute little zip-cased
gaiwan/fair-pot/cup set (available at Yunnan Sourcing, though this one a
generous gift from a venerable crow) and pack five or six assorted teas
to share with clients and friends. Makes quite an impression in business
meetings.
Truthfully, I usually drink the bags by cold-brewing overnight in the
hotel room to have a suitably bittersweet libation to greet the dawn.
Loose tea works too, but messier.
-DM
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Author: Stefan GoetzingerStefan Goetzinger Date: Mar 26, 2008 09:07
SN wrote:
> in supermarkets have you noticed that they don't put the Yamamotoyama
> boxes with the tea? they usually put it in the asian food section next
> to soysauce and noodles...
Well, the catchphrase on their website ( http://www.yamamotoyama.co.jp/)
is "Yamamotoyama's tea and nori", so maybe what you see there is seaweed?
(Just kidding, unless they put nori in teabags nowadays ;-))
Stefan
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Author: Dominic T.Dominic T. Date: Mar 26, 2008 12:10
On Mar 26, 12:07 pm, Stefan Goetzinger wrote:
> SN wrote:
>> in supermarkets have you noticed that they don't put the Yamamotoyama
>> boxes with the tea? they usually put it in the asian food section next
>> to soysauce and noodles...
>
> Well, the catchphrase on their website ( http://www.yamamotoyama.co.jp/)
> is "Yamamotoyama's tea and nori", so maybe what you see there is seaweed?
>
> (Just kidding, unless they put nori in teabags nowadays ;-))
>
> Stefan
Actually I love Yamamotoyama tea because it has that fishy (kelpy:)
flavor I crave sometimes. I do also like their nori when I can't get
better stuff or don't have the time to go to a real market for the
good stuff. I've never thought to try to brew some nori, but I may
now... not the salty stuff but some of the finer sushi grade nori.
Kinda like a wakame miso soup without the miso.
- Dominic
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Author: SNSN Date: Mar 26, 2008 18:57
have not seen YMY nori before ! but now i'll look !
their website also shows they make bottled tea, wonder if those make
their way over here
haven't had seaweed in a while.... mmm, crisp, "lightly" salted...
i'd be surprised if seaweed "tea" hasn't been produced
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