http://www.metafilter.com/tags/gongfu Posts tagged with 'gongfu' at MetaFilter. Wed, 21 Jun 2006 08:42:12 -0800 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 08:42:12 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/52447/Only%2Dthe%2Dbest%2Dteas%2Dearn%2Dblack%2Dbelts <a href="http://chineseteas101.com/kungfu_1.htm">Kung Fu Tea!</a> Welcome to the complex world of <a href="http://www.jcm.co.uk/catalogue.php?catID=459&opener=0-197-271-459">fine</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujian_tea_ceremony">Chinese teas.</a> Unlike the <a href="http://www.teapots.net/chado.html">Japanese Tea Ceremony</a>, Gongfu ceremonies are designed to extract as much flavor from the tea as possible. Using <a href="http://www.holymtn.com/teapots/yixing.htm">tiny clay teapots</a> to brew several small batches of tea, the leaves are coaxed into releasing all of their flavor. While some these pots are <a href="http://app1.chinadaily.com.cn/star/2005/0414/cu14-1.html">highly prized</a> and collectable pieces of <a href="http://www.terebess.hu/english/yixing1.html">art</a>, the <a href="http://www.oolongtea.org/e/index.html">tea </a><a href="http://www.pu-erh.net/">itself </a>is the most important element. (more inside)</a> tag:metafilter.com,2006:site.52447 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 08:42:12 -0800 China gongfu kungfu tea yixing cubby