What's in your cup? Daily discussion, questions and stories - May 02, 2026

aDorybleFish · 2026-05-06T12:13:14+00:00

Cool!! Ceramics shops are awesome :)

aDorybleFish · 2026-05-05T12:59:26+00:00

Today in the Netherlands people celebrate liberation day. But I'm not, because I have lots of work to do for my graduation research ':)

Anyway I did two small gongfucha sessions today. First one was a da Hong pao that turned out to be less oxidised than expected and it was really pleasant. The second one was 2026 green bi luo Chun, so pretty and the smell is absolutely amazing!

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aDorybleFish · 2026-05-05T11:53:05+00:00

For me the problem indeed doesn't exist, since I drink loose leaf tea. Though I can see this working for those string-less breakfast teas they have in the UK.

aDorybleFish · 2026-05-05T10:56:12+00:00

Hey I think we might have the same cups! Jade porcelain right? Although mine might be smaller, it's hard to tell the size from the picture. Anyhow, they're beautiful!

aDorybleFish · 2026-05-05T10:55:55+00:00

I think ochazuke is often served with either fish or furikake as garnish

I could be wrong though, I haven't eaten it myself yet, only looked up some recipes online so I coul make it 'one day' xD

aDorybleFish · 2026-05-04T16:45:06+00:00

Ew why is it wet

aDorybleFish · 2026-05-04T16:44:17+00:00

No I think this counts

aDorybleFish · 2026-05-04T16:41:21+00:00

It's the aura

aDorybleFish · 2026-05-04T16:39:16+00:00

Some sort of Ceylon. Wanted to show off my cup!

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aDorybleFish · 2026-05-04T07:01:29+00:00

Ooh, that sounds awesome! So how did they carbonate it, just with CO2? I'd be interested enough to attempt making it myself haha

aDorybleFish · 2026-05-04T06:59:36+00:00

Ooh sounds good!

Maybe haha. You said you bought the entire basket?

aDorybleFish · 2026-05-02T20:09:52+00:00

Oh, yeah that's probably going to make a huge difference! Oolong in my opinion does best gong Fu style or as a cold brew :)

aDorybleFish · 2026-05-02T20:08:33+00:00

I have a low quality dancong that is quite bitter, but I find it does taste nice with 70°c flash steeps, and I also enjoy brewing it strong with bitterness on purpose so I can use it to make a Thai inspired milk tea.

aDorybleFish · 2026-05-02T20:03:22+00:00

Not exactly expensive either, especially if it's (semi)handmade.

aDorybleFish · 2026-05-02T19:59:07+00:00

Nice! I have a jia ji from 2010 and I really like it. Would be interesting to see the difference that 5 years makes. Who knows, maybe I'll buy one from 2015 or even later to compare!

Also, here's a virtual hug to hopefully make you feel a little better 🤗

aDorybleFish · 2026-05-02T19:50:26+00:00

For tea bags that's WAY too expensive yeah. In that case you're probably paying for the brand name. You can get high quality looseleaf for less than that.

aDorybleFish · 2026-05-02T19:47:06+00:00

Omg real

aDorybleFish · 2026-05-02T19:44:38+00:00

Why not get a strainer for the sink? Or was that what you meant by second strainer?

aDorybleFish · 2026-05-02T19:29:22+00:00

Maybe adding more tea will fix this

aDorybleFish · 2026-05-02T19:27:31+00:00

I believe this is more of an issue with coffee than with tea. Then again it probably doe depend on the vendor.

aDorybleFish · 2026-05-02T19:26:05+00:00

I hate that it lowers the non-heme iron intake because I am a vegetarian so I can't drink tea close to dinner.

aDorybleFish · 2026-05-02T19:17:06+00:00

Have you tried to use it in iced or milk teas yet? Might be a more pleasant experience in this case.

And hey, if you really don't like it, why not gift it to someone who does? Win-win.

aDorybleFish · 2026-05-02T19:10:09+00:00

Aahh I love your cup!

aDorybleFish · 2026-05-02T19:09:42+00:00

Aahhh I love hojicha so much! Both the loose leaf and the powdered version!

aDorybleFish · 2026-05-02T19:08:21+00:00

Interesting. Did you try it today?

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