One of my colleagues visits China regularly and was given this tea as a gift. However they didn’t see themselves making the most of it so offered it to me.

I have no idea what to do with it though. It’s like a circular brick of compressed tea leaves. Do I just take off a chunk and leave it in hot water? Does the temperature matter, and do I need any particular tools?

I’ve only ever used tea bags so I’m a bit lost

Edit: also the expiry says November 2023… but it’s just tea right?

  • FuglyDuck
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    910 months ago

    This is white tea and it shouldn’t be steeped at boiling. I’m not sure what the temp is, but I find it funny the snobby Brit doesn’t know that when the heathen American does!

    (Sorry. Couldn’t rssist.)

    • Leraje
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      610 months ago

      Great. Now I have to turn my passport in.

    • Skua
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      10 months ago

      Let’s be honest, taking other countries’ culinary traditions and doing them wrong is our culinary tradition