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Had my leftover sushi for lunch. Better than what I had last night. Here's the deal: I always order a fancy roll with a coating for that night's dinner, plus a simple roll or two for the next day. In this case, the "next day" rolls were red snapper (okay) and shrimp (wow). I usually get two shrimp rolls, but last night I thought I'd be adventurous. Screw that, I'm going back to just the shrimp rolls for day two.

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Pulled out a pu erh pearl again the other day. Got another 5 cups out of it, but I was pushing it with that 5th cup yesterday. Went back to coffee this morning. Once Mrs. Prof is done with her morning coffee, I may try a customer "zodiac" blend I got free from Teavana (they sent me so much free stuff). This is the Scorpio blend, and it's got bits of mango and chocolate in it. I'm...skeptical, but I'll try it. Later.

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Back on my jasmine green tea again. You know, after drinking something as strong as pu erh for as little as 10 cups, even that makes my jasmine green tea seem somewhat flavorless now.

Teavivre is sending a stronger jasmine green tea next time, though. They had distribution problems and ran out of what I'd ordered, so they "upgraded" me from Premium Jasmine Dragon Pearls Green Tea to Superfine Jasmine Downy Dragon Pearls Green Tea. It is a more expensive tea, granted—let's just hope it tastes better than the sample of the Premium that I got with my first order.

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A better-brewed cup of jasmine green tea. Might be the last for a while, since my Teavivre order from China is supposed to arrive today! In addition to the Dragon Pearls mentioned in my last message, I've got a tin of Lapsang Souchong and a sample of 2005 Pu-Erh brick tea. The customer service person also comped me three extra samples for the trouble with my original order, so I'm looking forward to seeing what they sent. Arrival due by 8pm. I can't wait!

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... and I didn't have to wait too long—just an hour or so since my last post, the mailman drops off the tea from China! And boy howdy, were they nice to me. In addition to the full Downy Dragon Pearls and Lapsang Souchong Smoky Black Tea orders, I got the following samples:

  • Aged Raw Pu-erh Brick Tea 2005 - 10g (ordered free sample)
  • Fuding Shou Mei White Tea Cake 2011 - 10g (ordered free sample)
  • Jasmine Snow Bud Green Tea  - 7g (extra free sample)
  • Lapsang Souchong Wild Black Tea - 7g (extra free sample)
  • Organic Lapsang Souchong Smoky Black Tea - 7g (extra free sample)

My only regret is that I'd just poured a big, fresh glass of Crystal Light Tea with Lemon. It's okay. I feel a shutdown coming on, so after I wake up, I'll give teas a chance. ;)

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Lapsang Souchong Smoky Black Tea. Two teaspoons steeped in 12oz. water for 2½ minutes at 192°F.

I definitely need to let it steep longer. The suggestions on the tin said 1-5 minutes, so I played conservative. Got all smoke and little tea flavor. Still, every sip brings back memories of Central Texas barbecue joints that I grew up with, so that's a plus.

Yeah, I never thought I'd say this, but it needs to be stronger! Wow.

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From today's post in the Scribophile moderator's forum:

*** TEA PORN ***

Having my first go at the 10g piece of 2005 pu-erh tea. Initial notes:

  • Breaking it into two 5g pieces is not easy when you don't have a tea needle.
  • My wife knows exactly when the worst time is to get in my way.

Once I got the piece broken in half (with some shreds, alas) and my wife out of the kitchen, I got everything going: 5g tea rinsed in 12oz. water at 212°F. I immediately dumped the first rinse, then refilled the steeper with the same amount of fresh boiling water over the same leaves, then let it steep for 4 minutes.

BTW, for my tea porn friends, I use an IngenuiTEA Teapot from Adagio Teas to steep. Don't let that be a turn-off: it works, and has for me for years.

First steep results: strong tea, with a little astringency at the back of the throat.

  • N.B.: I always have to let things cool down some, lest I fry my tongue. Today, I fried part of my tongue.
  • Note two: it's hard to enjoy tea while one's wife is talking business on the phone (loudly) nearby.

As it cools, the tea gives off a woody aroma. There are traces of woodiness in the taste as well as it cools. A slight warming sensation spreads throughout the upper body.

It's at this point that I wish I'd committed a blasphemy. I have some amber crystal sugar that I got as a sample from Adagio Teas. It's like rock candy, except that it dissolves faster. A rock or two would be nice at about this point. I'm assured, though, from the description on Teavivre.com, that a rock candy sweetness will develop after about the third steeping.

The last drops go down smoothly. Unfortunately, I'm left with a combination burnt tongue / astringent feel in my mouth. However, the bitterness isn't so bad if you're used to drinking unsweetened tea at the drive-thru (another blasphemy, I know, but spare me the carbonation and sugar).

I'm looking forward to future steepings, but after 12oz. of a liquid that's old enough to have a driver's license, I need some rest at the moment.

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My body is telling me I need to eat.  My head is saying that is a bad idea.

I'm about to try some Cream of Mushroom soup and see how that goes.

 

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I like to keep a can of all-in-one, nothing-else-required soup for emergencies. Consomme' is a good choice. Not the cheapest on the soup aisle, but a definite go-to for days like yours. Basically beef broth, but with a bit of a backbone to it (pun not intended). It's more substantial than beef broth, but just as easy on the stomach (if not easier). That's what I mean. Go here:

https://www.campbellsfoodservice.com/product/campbells-classic-beef-consomm/

Forget the "food service" stuff. You can find it in the soup aisle.

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Yesterday I may have had the platonic ideal of sweet milky tea.  Trying to recreate that mix of tea strength, sugar and milk now.

The sad part about this is I was not paying attention to how much sugar or milk I added, or how long it steeped.   This makes recreating trickier than it should be.

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13 minutes ago, mlooney said:

Yesterday I may have had the platonic ideal of sweet milky tea.  Trying to recreate that mix of tea strength, sugar and milk now.

The sad part about this is I was not paying attention to how much sugar or milk I added, or how long it steeped.   This makes recreating trickier than it should be.

At least you tried it once. Even a lifetime quest of pursuing that ideal will feel fruitful for you from now on, because now you know that the ideal exists. <3

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9 hours ago, mlooney said:

Warm buttered rice, with a little sugar.

And it made me sweat.  Eating makes me sweat.  When did that start to be a thing?

When was the last time you had your A1C numbers checked? Sugar on top of starch will send anyone's fasting glucose level skyrocketing.

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