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Cake day: July 10th, 2023

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  • I’d say older than 3yrs. And sheng as opposed to Shu (ripe). The former is pressed and left to age, and the latter is cooked, speeding up the fermentation process, thus mimicking aging.

    The two have completely different characteristics and taste differently. I’d say Shu is more forgiving in terms of steeping, but on the other hand is a lot heavier in taste, with more umami (fishy flavor)










  • aika@lemmy.zipMtoTea@lemmy.zipCan You Drink Too Much Green Tea?
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    11 months ago

    There is a term used mainly for Pu-Erh teas - being tea drunk. That describes literal caffeine high invoked by ingesting a lot of caffeine relatively quickly.

    Speaking from experience - the worst that had happened for me was not being able to sleep the night after drinking a lot of strong gong-fu brewed Pu-Erh teas.














  • aika@lemmy.zipOPMtoTea@lemmy.zipLao Cha Tou - Literal Shrimp
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    11 months ago

    This one is not in a cake - this particular pu-erh literally comes from the bottom of the pan and is crystalized. But yes, I do get my pu-erh in cakes most of the time. When it comes to sources - I’m from Poland and it really depends. Local sources, yuunan sourcing, some Czech sources like Rising Tea.









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