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Saturday, May 11, 2013

Refrigerated Buddha Hand

PingLin is one of oldest tea growing regions in Taiwan. It's most famous for its Baozhong, but it also has a lot of other varietals of tea plants. One of my favorite ones is tea made from the Buddha Hand varietal. When I go to visit Farmer Chen, I always ask if he has any Buddha Hand tea.

Prior to our visit, Farmer Chen had a customer who tried his Buddha Hand and liked it so much that he bought all of the Buddha Hand in the shop! Farmer Chen knew that we were curious about that tea, so he brought out a Buddha Hand that was only half-way done. The leaves were stored in the refrigerator and were awaiting the rolling process.



I have never tasted a Buddha Hand like this before. It was much lighter than the finished one I'm used to. We appreciated Farmer Chen's generosity in sharing this special treat with us.

*photos are provided by Matthew Kraus

5 comments:

Steph said...

It was exciting to try this tea!

Nick Herman said...

I like Fo Shou. After reflecting on it for the past couple years and drinking many teas, though, my problem is it doesn't have much depth and develops a weird taste quickly once the package is open, due to all the exuberant-citrusy flavor compounds, I suspect. It leaves me feeling a bit gypped.

Shiuwen said...

Nick,
Try some roasted Fo Shou. It can be very full-bodied and complex.

Shiuwen said...

Nick,
Try some roasted Fo Shou. It can be very full-bodied and complex.

Shiuwen said...

Nick,
Try some roasted Fo Shou. It can be very full-bodied and complex.