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16 years ago I was in Hong Kong and it suddenly started raining so I ducked into a little tea house and sat down at this large stone table where a very kind man brewed cup after cup of tea for me. He didn't even seem all that intent on selling the tea he just wanted to talk about it! He was so excited "do you see the difference? The hint of camphor? the contrast between the scent of the dry leaves and the brewed?"
The windows of the shop were steamed up.
I have never been the same.
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That sounds like an amazing experience.
2024-11-24 DeborahLeagueFineArt ┃ 1👤
@futurebird @trinsec love your memory!
@futurebird my "tea moment" was about 12 years ago. I liked tea before, but I had tasted only the varieties you can find in supermarkets [in Spain], or some weird mixes in tea shops. Then I […]
@futurebird @trinsec Wow. That would be a dream traveling experience for me. What a treasure.
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He also talked about the teapots, how they were made, the different kinds of clay, and their shapes. The teapots were so tiny, but this was so you could brew more types of tea using […]
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