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Greetings fellow tea lovers,
I am relatively new to the world of fine teas. For the past few years I shopped at a shop called Wing Hop Fung (who owns Bird Pick) in Los Angeles. But recently I went there and they were out of stock of all the good teas. So I took a chance and ordered some from a Chinese seller I found on ebay. This is what I bought:Nonpareil West Lake Xi Hu Long Jing Green Tea
https://www.ebay.com/itm/230962205837?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
Bai Hao Yin Zhen Silver Needle White Tea
https://www.ebay.com/itm/230940745873?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
Taiwan High Mountain Dong Ding Oolong Tea
https://www.ebay.com/itm/330785296582?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
All these teas are supposed to be organic. Now, I now know from reading Leo’s blog that organic does not imply the tea is better or healthier. But nonetheless I decided to contact the seller to ask to see certification. They responded “Sorry, As we sell tea that is loose tea, we can’t provide any certification for you.” I thought that was a little suspect. Anyway, the teas came in sealed packages with brand names on them but I don’t understand Chinese so I couldn’t read them.
I want to be sure the teas are safe to drink, and not contaminated in any way. I do enjoy the teas. The white tea is very fragrant and sweet. The long jing is good, consistent quality, although slightly bitter/astringent. At some point I would like to find long jing that has a little deeper, sweeter, more mellow and complex quality. But I have a lot of this now so I would like to drink it for a while. As for the oolong, I have not yet discovered a way to brew it that produces an enjoyable flavor for me. Perhaps I will keep experimenting.
In the ebay links you can see the pictures and info about the teas. Are these good, safe, healthy teas? Does it matter that they cannot provide certification info?
If necessary I can post a picture of the packaging of the long jing. I saved that.
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I also have some other teas I am drinking. One is a Japanese Sencha from Wing Hop Fung that is supposed to certified organic by Japanese, European, and US standards. It is a good tea that is bright tasting with a nice green/yellow color when brewed. Also I have Kukicha twig tea (from China) that is supposed to be organic.
I contacted the seller regarding the Kukicha and they said it is USDA certified but they don’t generally share the certification documents for business reasons because it shows the brand name, which seems reasonable.
I also drink Wuyang Spring Rain Organic Green tea (from Wing Hop Fung) occasionally but not often. I am not overly concerned about these teas but just though I’d mention them.
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They have it 250g per package, that’s more than half a pound of tea per item! I’d rather buy smaller amount for freshness and sampling more varieties. I buy my tea from this shop https://teahong.com
Leo owns this so I feel safe buying from it. And a lot of choices of wonderful tastes. It has transformed my tea experience. -
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