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I did a little tea tasting in Chinatown last saturday. What's fun is to eavesdrop on the chatty tea servers. I never did let on that I understood most... Read more
Hamigua do not have the netted skin that defines true canteloupe. I prefer Hami melon as a translation. Read more
That's true! I always find little aphid-like bugs in chrysanthemum tea - it's expected. As for 乌龙茶, it can't be as bitter as 苦丁茶. Read more
Raygo, at 4:28 除了形容河，我们还可以形容，比如一条鱼 sounds like 除了形容河，嗯，还可以形容，比如一条鱼, and I think the two verbs should have the same subject, anyway, the topic carried... Read more
Awesome! I love that you did another tea culture lesson. (頂級的 普洱茶，烏龍茶， 綠茶， 白茶，& 紅茶... 我都喜歡！) Read more
@dear jenny, that is a little bit hard for me, my cheek aches when I'm chewing that! Read more
Every time I spot an insect in my tea, I'll just leave it alone and drink my tea as if it is not there. Especially this Chrysanthemum tea, always inse... Read more
calkins: Both 礼拜 lǐbài and 星期 xīngqī can be used for speech .They are both common in spoken Chinese. In writing, 星期 xīngqī is more common... Read more
If "bug" is American colloquialism, then "insect" is an international English word, which is also the proper meaning of 虫子. 哇，虫子！茶里有虫子！ Wa! An i... Read more
04:23 - 还可以 'pao niu' ....is it 泡妞, to chase girls? Read more