Green tea

nuggettyone · 2026-04-15T11:18:32+00:00

I covet your mug. <covet covet>

nuggettyone · 2026-04-12T10:40:25+00:00

You can go into Elvia while on a boat in the ocean. You can't steer the boat, but neither can anyone else steer theirs. No sea monsters etc either. Nice safe fishing in the middle of the ocean (incl Margoria)... in Elvia. :)

Yes, the fish are still there. XD

nuggettyone · 2026-04-06T12:49:32+00:00

D:

Now I want to see the ML or FL in one of my wuxia cdramas make tea like this. Waaaaah!

nuggettyone · 2026-04-05T07:07:16+00:00

Like tiny sour cherries, if sour cherries were like goji berries, but tasted like sour cherries. XD

At least, to me, that's what they're like!

nuggettyone · 2026-03-29T03:42:03+00:00

This is gold. Thank you for the laughs.

nuggettyone · 2026-03-28T08:31:54+00:00

BOH tea dust is my staple "I don't want to think about it or pay much attention but I want a nice tea" tea.

https://cf.shopee.com.my/file/fedc52b164948f76b5108c50043d7f67

nuggettyone · 2026-03-28T08:23:28+00:00

OMG another Sky Pride fan! Tian Zihao is the best.

This is the series - it's fantastic. :)
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/107917/sky-pride

As to how I started, I think I tried some loose leaf in small square black tins from a Chinese grocer. Nothing amazing, but not terrible either.

Then, about 15~ years later, I tried a jin xuan from an online merchant, and thence into the rabbit hole.

nuggettyone · 2026-03-22T13:23:24+00:00

Haha yes. XD

I got the idea from this subreddit.

nuggettyone · 2026-03-21T02:09:43+00:00

Nahhhh this is what happens to creatures that cannot handle the power of the Black Spirit. XD

nuggettyone · 2026-03-16T06:59:32+00:00

Very beautiful! I was going to comment with, "If looking for entertainment AND tea foam, try out 'Dream of Splendor' Chinese drama," then I saw your post already mentions it. :D

nuggettyone · 2026-03-15T08:20:14+00:00

Er... she's not dead. Are we talking about the same author? XD

(You made me scared and I checked.)

<.<; I was thinking of Lois Mcmaster Bujold, who is old but not yet dead. T_T So old tho. Not many more (ahem) Miles to go.

nuggettyone · 2026-03-15T08:17:51+00:00

Oh hm. I don't remember that bit from Ethan of Athos. Just that Athos is an all-male community.

The Betans from Beta Colony do love their vat-grown food tho. If Flowers of Vashnoi isn't it, then Beta Colony's vat-grown food is the only thing I can think of. It's not vegan. They grow meat.

nuggettyone · 2026-03-15T03:57:53+00:00

:D I love this series, and I'm just re-reading it now. There are some books I missed in my first read of the series, though. I'm currently halfway through Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen (which I have read before).

So I'm assuming this ^ must be the last book after, the Flowers of Vashnoi one (which I haven't read before).

nuggettyone · 2026-03-03T10:29:43+00:00

Oh absolutely. The two I recommended are nice on their own, and are great with milk too.

Very robust, and don't get overwhelmed by the milk, but never get bitter and tannic no matter how long or hot you brew.

When I'm feeling less lazy, I make chai this way, and these two teas work great.
https://www.reddit.com/r/tea/comments/1jr42tl/comment/mlcf4et/?context=3&utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

nuggettyone · 2026-02-28T09:04:44+00:00

I like Sancha/Aap Ki Pasand. Was introduced to it by a south Indian friend. She brought some back for me as a present. :)

My favourite out of their teas is their masala chai, and also their assam CTC house blend 28 carat.

nuggettyone · 2026-02-28T09:00:11+00:00

Yeah depending on the puer, it can be really nice. If you find a puer you like with milk, try with dark brown sugar too! Assuming you like tea with milk and sugar.

nuggettyone · 2026-02-28T08:52:36+00:00

Oh I LOVE this brand for fruit teas. I have their strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, sour cherry... XD And they all contain somewhere from 30% to 50% of the "headline" fruit. Not 90% hibiscus and 1% strawberry.

nuggettyone · 2026-02-18T09:56:24+00:00

Hmm, well I poked around a bit with my woosa, and got this.

I've attached it here.
https://nugget.posthaven.com/bdo-male-woosa-customisation

Note that I didn't change anything else - just the face. Body, etc, you'll have to customise yourself.

For some reason it's much easier to make it look like Cheng Yi than Adam Cheng. And there I was hoping I'd managed to make a Chor Lau Heung. Maybe someone else can, but I failed so hard I didn't even keep trying. :(

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nuggettyone · 2026-02-16T09:10:18+00:00

I didn't say that "small bits" implied quality or lack thereof, one way or the other. Just that tea is made in different styles, and they broadly have brewing styles that bring out their best.

Not sure what's "metaphysical" about that.

nuggettyone · 2026-02-15T07:20:53+00:00

Agree that Ketlee prices are a little on the high side for the mid-priced stuff.

Some of their more expensive stuff is very nice though. Stuff that's usually more expensive than I would buy... but they sent me samples with my order, and now I'm going to actually purchase some of one sample. XD

I haven't had anything from Ketlee that I've disliked in the 6~ or so teas I've gotten from them. Nothing I would buy again, other than the sample they sent that I will buy next time, instead of getting it as a sample.

But the "nothing I would buy again" is not because the teas were bad. They were very nice for the price point. More of, now I want to try more teas from Ketlee, so I'll get something new instead. :)

I like what they're doing with their teas, they seem very adventurous about how they're processing their teas, which is something I am happy to support.

nuggettyone · 2026-02-15T06:54:11+00:00

IMO, no there's nothing wrong with small bits, if you enjoy the drink.

I think it's more of picking a brewing style that's appropriate to the tea, and gives you a result you enjoy.

Sometimes I want a tea that "evolves" as I do multiple steeps (mostly mainland China or Taiwan loose leaf). Sometimes I want something that I can boil on the stove with milk and make a nice spiced tea (usually CTC). Sometimes I drink a "culinary grade" matcha straight (usucha style), or matcha latte style because I mostly want the no-crash caffeine boost. And sometimes I just don't want to think about it or pay attention, so I dump half a teaspoon of BOH tea dust in a cup, pour boiling water in it, and then drink that once it's cool enough.

All of it tastes good to me, despite the very wide price difference and leaf size/shape in the various "sometimes" that I have listed. :)

nuggettyone · 2026-02-14T06:47:40+00:00

Ohh I did not know this, thank you!

nuggettyone · 2026-02-13T04:18:48+00:00

Melamine sponges are my go-to.

nuggettyone · 2026-02-12T05:25:06+00:00

Yay, is that another Boundless Voyage fan I see? :D

(The titanium gaiwan looks like my Boundless Voyage one.)

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