Originally Posted by
LapLap
Sadly no, he has televisions all over the house - even in the bathroom - and is easily distracted. I never leave tea to steep for longer than 5 long breaths (for the first cup) and add an additional breath for each subsequent brew. Otousan always forgets about it and leaves the tea in for a good few minutes - ends up being
incredibly bitter. He never actually seems to notice - I put it down to him being a '
non-taster'.
I'm always fascinatd with how others make tea - thanks
party_boy for your detailed explanation (do you have a favourite brand?). I differ with you about discarding the first cup as I tend to enjoy this the most - although I learnt last year of doing this for Oolong Tea (I got a wonderful batch from Taiwan as a gift).
I'll try the 'sun tea' method next time I'm in Spain.
And thanks
Calcifer for updating your post with the info!
Too many to list but my favorites generally come from Taiwan or Korea. Never was a huge fan of Japanese tea leaves, but their premade bottled, nonsweetened teas as excellent.
Oh in regards to Barley tea- it is very refreshing, but be careful. Too much Barley tea can make you need to hit the restroom...to drop the kiddes off at the pool. Well, that's just my experience. I also have another friend to adds a thin slice of lemon (1-2) per jug just for more flavor. I don't particularly like it, but just wanted to let you know how she does it.