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What's a small luxury under $20 that significantly improves your daily life?
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Converting $20 to local currency, I'd probably go with this:
This is so-called "Liubao Tea", a kissing cousin to pu'er tea. I did a review of my first batch(es) and it has rapidly (literally with one round of brews) reached the top of my circulation in teas.
The depicted tea is one aged from 1991 (the one I reviewed was tea stems from 2003) and is of one of the higher grades. A 100g package will set you back about $15 or so at today's exchange rate. 100g is about 15-20 servings, and each serving can be brewed multiple times (even my tea stems can be brewed four times without loss of flavour), so it's quite the bargain.
Save it for a time when you really need something warm, rich, and comforting. It will last forever as long as you store it in a cool, dry, dark space. And personally I think it's a bargain at 15 bucks.
Excuse me, kissing what?
It's an expression. It means "related, but not so closely that they can't fuck". Welcome to Dixieland, pardner
Cousin. Did I typo that?
Also, if you haven't tried it, loose leaf pu'er tea really is excellent. I get mine in tins from the local Chinese grocery store, and the one time they didn't have any I drove around all afternoon trying to find a store that had some in stock.
I've tried them. I still prefer the compressed ones, but they're pretty good, yes.
Where do you get it?
I get it straight from a collective representing the farmers in Liubao. There are some Internet vendors who sell it, though, so you don't have to move to China. I can't vouch for any of them though since, well, I don't use their services.
Ah yes, the most convenient of currencies - dried leaf.
What methods do you use to dry the tea leaves and stems after each brew?
You don't. You finish your cup, you put the leaves back in, you pour hot water over top.
I see, so it's only possible if you drink it consecutively. Do you use a strainer or put the leaves in the cup?
The link provided a lot of answers to your questions. It looks like, similar to puer, to be drunk consecutively.
Oops, didn't notice the link. I'll check it out.
Yes. At work, for example, I make a cup in the morning about 10AM and then keep refilling and drinking until about an hour before quitting time.