Green, Sencha okumidori
some random Chinese oolong
White, bai hao yin zhen
TheAlbatross - 17hr
There's a tea shop run by an eccentric woman from China a few towns over from me. She closes the shop sometimes for weeks or a month at the time when she travels back to China to vet new growers and suppliers.
Her selection is incredible, her knowledge beyond compare, she seemingly cannot stop talking for more than 30 seconds without suffering physical harm and her prices very fair.
I'll stop by a few times a year and spend a similar amount there. The oolong she gets is just stellar. Long, unbroken leaves that I can steep 6 times and still get great flavor. The jasmine pearls she sells are the most floral I've ever had and every time I brew them I'm surprised.
Life is short. It's worth spending a little, if we can, on good experiences to fill our days and share with others.
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eatCasserole @lemmy.world - 15hr
I like to look at it like this:
How many cups will you brew with this?
And how much would it cost to buy that many (inferior) beverages from your nearest cheap cafe franchise thingie? (If we were both in Canada, I would say Tim Hortons, but I don't know if those exist in Europe.)
This comparison likely makes your 90€ look like a sweet deal.
Edit: I did a quick math for example. If you use 2g per cup (from the total weight mentioned in another comment) that's 271 cups. 271 cups of (shitty) tea from Tim Hortons would be $593.49 CAD, or about 367 €.
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Hamartiogonic @sopuli.xyz - 14hr
Incidentally, I've also taken a deep dive into the world of specialty coffee. I've come to the conclusion, that if I want to drink something delightful, coffee will end up being about 5 times more expensive (as in €/l).
I know it's not a fair comparison, since the experience is vastly different, but if you look at the numbers, that's what you'll get. This means that if you spend the same amount on good coffee and good tea, and drink the same volume of both every day, you'll run out of coffee long before you're even half way through your tea stockpile. In reality though, I wouldn't drink a liter of coffee, but I certainly can drink a liter of tea every day. The difference in expenses is significant anyway.
However, if you think about café pricing, that's a whole different ballgame. You aren't just paying for the beverage. If you think about it that way, you can definitely drink really expensive specialty coffee at home, and it's still going to be cheaper. If you switch to tea, the difference gets even bigger. A single cup of Lipton at a café will cost you about as much as a 60 g bag of decent supermarket sencha. Drink that at home and you'll have enough for several weeks.
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Goldholz - 16hr
Only 90€?
My boyfriend forbides me to buy more because i spend 242€ on tea in one day in one shop
😅
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Hamartiogonic @sopuli.xyz - 15hr
I guess you’re shopping in some next level tea store. Did you find really old puerh that time?
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Goldholz - 15hr
Im more a roiboss and black tea fan so i bought lots of that
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Metju @lemmy.world - 12hr
~0.5kg of assorted leaf teas for 90€? I'd say it's on the cheaper side, at least in comparison to what I can get either here, or by importing.
In other words: if you're going to drink it, fingers crossed these are good. If the okumidori is what it claims it is, it'll be worth it (although if I can read this properly, one brew off of a serving there seems to be on the low end; try steeping it more than once).
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pseudo @jlai.lu - 14hr
Do you enjoy tea or offering it?
Can you afford high quality tea?
If both your answer is yes, then yes it is normal to live within our means.
I wish I could come to your home enjoy it with you (^_-)
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Hamartiogonic @sopuli.xyz - 13hr
Both are quite enjoyable, but nowadays I'm drinking it more often than offering it to others. I'm expecting this haul to last several months, so It's not an absurd amount of money in the long run.
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Atelopus-zeteki - 15hr
Completely normal. You were just stocking up. :-D
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Hamartiogonic @sopuli.xyz - 14hr
Thanks! 😀
I was worried there for a minute.
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Atelopus-zeteki - 13hr
Very practical. Think how much fuel/ electrons/ calories it would take to go back and forth to that store in that other town. You saved money!
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HeroHelck @lemmy.dbzer0.com - 14hr
Eh I've been known to drop upwards of $300 on a single order, then again it's meant to last for 4-6 months. (it never lasts).
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Hamartiogonic @sopuli.xyz - 14hr
Ok, so mine are just rookie numbers, LOL. I was expecting that when I posted this picture. I calculated that this stockpile should last a few months, but we'll see.
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Tamlyn - 9hr
that's normal for me, i guess it's even a bit more. enjoy
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Hamartiogonic @sopuli.xyz - 2hr
Thanks!
Sure will.
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Multiplexer @discuss.tchncs.de - 16hr
How much tea are me talking about here?
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Hamartiogonic @sopuli.xyz - 16hr
Just weighed all of them. It’s about 542 g and that figure includes the three paper bags. Many of the teas in that store cost roughly 160 €/kg.
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TurtleTourParty @midwest.social - 13hr
That seems pretty reasonable to me if they're high quality.
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Hamartiogonic @sopuli.xyz - 13hr
The white tea is already familiar to me, and I can tell it's really good. Haven't tried the other two yet.
The sencha okumidori smells fantastic, so I have high expectations. Sadly, they didn't have any gyokuro at the moment. Otherwise I would have bought that. Regardless, I don't think this sencha will disappoint me.
Maybe I'll start with the oolong tomorrow. It's been close to a year since I had any, so I kinda miss that taste. All I know about this oolong is that it's from China, which is a nearly useless description IMO. I guess it's going to be a bit of a surprise then.
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INeedMana - 8hr
I like oolong a lot because it varies a lot. It has an additional step in the process where it's oxidized - more or less fried a little. Depending on how much was it oxidized, the taste will range from white/non-Japanese green up to nutty, creamy. IDR the name now but there is one that to me tastes almost like cookies
Edit: Da Hong Pao
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Hamartiogonic @sopuli.xyz - 2hr
A few years ago, I went gaiwan shopping. I wanted a new one, because the old one was the cheapest and ugliest starter gaiwan you can find.
One of the local tea stores had a nice selection, and I found exactly what I was looking for. While I was there, I also bought one of those glass pitchers and a metal sieve. The store keeper seemed quite pleased with the deal, so she just gave me a little bag of oolong.
This one was a bit special though. It tasted very fruity and smelled like flowers. Can’t remember the name of that thing though.
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x00z @lemmy.world - 9hr
As long as you think it's normal then it doesn't matter what other people think.
I would personally not pay that much though. I'd pay between 1 third to a half of what you paid for this. But I prefer fruits above exotic herbs for example.
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Hamartiogonic @sopuli.xyz - 2hr
Previously, I had access to a nice tea store, so I bought small bags more frequently. Usually, it was just 10-20 € each, but over the course of an entire year those numbers definitely did add up. This time, I just bought a lot more, since traveling to my favorite tea store isn’t as easy as it used to be.
Hamartiogonic in tea @lemmy.zip
Just spent nearly 90 € on tea. Is that normal?
Green, Sencha okumidori
some random Chinese oolong
White, bai hao yin zhen
There's a tea shop run by an eccentric woman from China a few towns over from me. She closes the shop sometimes for weeks or a month at the time when she travels back to China to vet new growers and suppliers.
Her selection is incredible, her knowledge beyond compare, she seemingly cannot stop talking for more than 30 seconds without suffering physical harm and her prices very fair.
I'll stop by a few times a year and spend a similar amount there. The oolong she gets is just stellar. Long, unbroken leaves that I can steep 6 times and still get great flavor. The jasmine pearls she sells are the most floral I've ever had and every time I brew them I'm surprised.
Life is short. It's worth spending a little, if we can, on good experiences to fill our days and share with others.
I like to look at it like this:
How many cups will you brew with this?
And how much would it cost to buy that many (inferior) beverages from your nearest cheap cafe franchise thingie? (If we were both in Canada, I would say Tim Hortons, but I don't know if those exist in Europe.)
This comparison likely makes your 90€ look like a sweet deal.
Edit: I did a quick math for example. If you use 2g per cup (from the total weight mentioned in another comment) that's 271 cups. 271 cups of (shitty) tea from Tim Hortons would be $593.49 CAD, or about 367 €.
Incidentally, I've also taken a deep dive into the world of specialty coffee. I've come to the conclusion, that if I want to drink something delightful, coffee will end up being about 5 times more expensive (as in €/l).
I know it's not a fair comparison, since the experience is vastly different, but if you look at the numbers, that's what you'll get. This means that if you spend the same amount on good coffee and good tea, and drink the same volume of both every day, you'll run out of coffee long before you're even half way through your tea stockpile. In reality though, I wouldn't drink a liter of coffee, but I certainly can drink a liter of tea every day. The difference in expenses is significant anyway.
However, if you think about café pricing, that's a whole different ballgame. You aren't just paying for the beverage. If you think about it that way, you can definitely drink really expensive specialty coffee at home, and it's still going to be cheaper. If you switch to tea, the difference gets even bigger. A single cup of Lipton at a café will cost you about as much as a 60 g bag of decent supermarket sencha. Drink that at home and you'll have enough for several weeks.
Only 90€? My boyfriend forbides me to buy more because i spend 242€ on tea in one day in one shop 😅
I guess you’re shopping in some next level tea store. Did you find really old puerh that time?
Im more a roiboss and black tea fan so i bought lots of that
~0.5kg of assorted leaf teas for 90€? I'd say it's on the cheaper side, at least in comparison to what I can get either here, or by importing.
In other words: if you're going to drink it, fingers crossed these are good. If the okumidori is what it claims it is, it'll be worth it (although if I can read this properly, one brew off of a serving there seems to be on the low end; try steeping it more than once).
Do you enjoy tea or offering it?
Can you afford high quality tea?
If both your answer is yes, then yes it is normal to live within our means.
I wish I could come to your home enjoy it with you (^_-)
Both are quite enjoyable, but nowadays I'm drinking it more often than offering it to others. I'm expecting this haul to last several months, so It's not an absurd amount of money in the long run.
Completely normal. You were just stocking up. :-D
Thanks! 😀
I was worried there for a minute.
Very practical. Think how much fuel/ electrons/ calories it would take to go back and forth to that store in that other town. You saved money!
Eh I've been known to drop upwards of $300 on a single order, then again it's meant to last for 4-6 months. (it never lasts).
Ok, so mine are just rookie numbers, LOL. I was expecting that when I posted this picture. I calculated that this stockpile should last a few months, but we'll see.
that's normal for me, i guess it's even a bit more. enjoy
Thanks!
Sure will.
How much tea are me talking about here?
Just weighed all of them. It’s about 542 g and that figure includes the three paper bags. Many of the teas in that store cost roughly 160 €/kg.
That seems pretty reasonable to me if they're high quality.
The white tea is already familiar to me, and I can tell it's really good. Haven't tried the other two yet.
The sencha okumidori smells fantastic, so I have high expectations. Sadly, they didn't have any gyokuro at the moment. Otherwise I would have bought that. Regardless, I don't think this sencha will disappoint me.
Maybe I'll start with the oolong tomorrow. It's been close to a year since I had any, so I kinda miss that taste. All I know about this oolong is that it's from China, which is a nearly useless description IMO. I guess it's going to be a bit of a surprise then.
I like oolong a lot because it varies a lot. It has an additional step in the process where it's oxidized - more or less fried a little. Depending on how much was it oxidized, the taste will range from white/non-Japanese green up to nutty, creamy. IDR the name now but there is one that to me tastes almost like cookies
Edit: Da Hong Pao
A few years ago, I went gaiwan shopping. I wanted a new one, because the old one was the cheapest and ugliest starter gaiwan you can find.
One of the local tea stores had a nice selection, and I found exactly what I was looking for. While I was there, I also bought one of those glass pitchers and a metal sieve. The store keeper seemed quite pleased with the deal, so she just gave me a little bag of oolong.
This one was a bit special though. It tasted very fruity and smelled like flowers. Can’t remember the name of that thing though.
As long as you think it's normal then it doesn't matter what other people think.
I would personally not pay that much though. I'd pay between 1 third to a half of what you paid for this. But I prefer fruits above exotic herbs for example.
Previously, I had access to a nice tea store, so I bought small bags more frequently. Usually, it was just 10-20 € each, but over the course of an entire year those numbers definitely did add up. This time, I just bought a lot more, since traveling to my favorite tea store isn’t as easy as it used to be.