tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post3565301357478064862..comments2023-07-26T08:53:36.336-07:00Comments on tea closet: 2002 Anxi Lao Tie Guan YinUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-65206375153805861662013-01-24T23:19:05.088-08:002013-01-24T23:19:05.088-08:00*shrug* most tea shops I've seen in China&...*shrug* most tea shops I've seen in China&Taiwan store them pretty similarly, just less dry conditions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-65382473994020328182013-01-24T23:14:32.467-08:002013-01-24T23:14:32.467-08:00The pork liver congee is also particularly fine as...The pork liver congee is also particularly fine as is their frog leg congee. They also have pig bungnuts which I haven't had the gumption to try.<br /><br />hhsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118616887446192686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-1129927972726864512013-01-24T23:09:30.543-08:002013-01-24T23:09:30.543-08:00Well- those beengs had to relocate somewhere so I&...Well- those beengs had to relocate somewhere so I'll keep my eyes open to see if they sold the inventory to someone else. They had hundreds of cakes.<br /><br />I dared not buy any beengs there as most of the beengs were out in full dry air. But one always regrets what one can't have any more.<br /><br />hsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118616887446192686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-90360717730263632532013-01-24T22:56:41.435-08:002013-01-24T22:56:41.435-08:00Looking on google maps--Damn, yes, that's it! ...Looking on google maps--Damn, yes, that's it! I can't say I'm surprised--I'm not sure of how many of those shops in any Chinatown stay open, considering for the most part, their business plans seems to consist of "buy lots of stuff from China and hope people buy it," doubly damning if you are trying to move higher quality goods and don't have an audience beyond the old Cantonese Grandpas walking around, who are probably buying $5/kg type junk anyways..<br />Pity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-80225330821961748182013-01-24T22:51:14.264-08:002013-01-24T22:51:14.264-08:00I hope you're not talking about Q & C Natu...I hope you're not talking about Q & C Natural Trading Company at the corner of 7th and Webster. They had the largest selection of puerh in all of Chinatown. They closed at the end of last year which makes me regretful I never took in a translator for me. hsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118616887446192686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-89759832783013186442013-01-24T22:01:18.104-08:002013-01-24T22:01:18.104-08:00Hster,
I agree with you on that point, even though...Hster,<br />I agree with you on that point, even though, as my gf says (who has family who live near it), it looks like S***.<br />I mentioned before there is a shop I visited some months back that had quite a few cakes. I chatted with the owners in Chinese for awhile. They seemed to speak virtually no English and not ever get any clients who weren't Chinese. Now that I've been busily educating myself about the puer world I'm going to have to pay a repeat visit and investigate--too bad they don't give samples of those cakes, as far as I know. I will file a report in due time..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-31270618167907231522013-01-24T21:34:57.856-08:002013-01-24T21:34:57.856-08:00Dear B,
Please do tell which stores carry good pu...Dear B,<br /><br />Please do tell which stores carry good puerh. Oakland definitely has increased it's charms over the years and the Oakland Chinatown definitely is more vibrant and real than the SF Chinatown.<br /><br />Hhsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118616887446192686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-37395652906061819332013-01-24T09:13:57.806-08:002013-01-24T09:13:57.806-08:00I really enjoy the Oakland Chinatown. I've eve...I really enjoy the Oakland Chinatown. I've even scored some good puerh in some of the grocery stores there. I live far away but make an excuse to travel to the Bay Area a couple of time a year and I'll often stay in downtown Oakland even if my primary destination is The City. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03910386176192972157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-9734876121413959822013-01-24T06:57:17.164-08:002013-01-24T06:57:17.164-08:00Congee w/ preserved egg and salted pork? Mega-jea...Congee w/ preserved egg and salted pork? Mega-jealous.<br /><br />-IIsraelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09815074098217048456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-8316144545605098452013-01-24T00:33:24.495-08:002013-01-24T00:33:24.495-08:00Funny, on the last of my 2001 Dong Ding I just enj...Funny, on the last of my 2001 Dong Ding I just enjoyed..thanks for the tip about Gum Kuo..don't spend much time in O-Chinatown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com