{"id":51,"date":"2021-01-13T18:01:37","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T18:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/?p=51"},"modified":"2021-05-19T10:41:30","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T17:41:30","slug":"3-5-tea-and-lunar-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/2021\/01\/13\/3-5-tea-and-lunar-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"#3.5 Tea and Lunar New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/File_000-11-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-272\" width=\"677\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/File_000-11-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/File_000-11-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/File_000-11-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/File_000-11-945x709.jpeg 945w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/File_000-11-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/File_000-11.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dewey Meyer guided us through an oolong tea tasting to celebrate the Lunar new year. She discussed how this year is the year of the ox, which represents tenacity and hard work. I set up by the window and enjoyed a snow-covered view. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube alignleft wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The history of tea - Shunan Teng\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LaLvVc1sS20?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tea ceremonies in china are big and small, and in Meyer&#8217;s experience, always very welcoming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today we tasted three kinds of Oolong. Oolong tea undergoes a more complicated process than most tea. It is aged through oxidation. All true &#8220;tea&#8221; comes from the species Camellia sinensis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/Untitled_Artwork-16-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/Untitled_Artwork-16-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/Untitled_Artwork-16-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/Untitled_Artwork-16-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/Untitled_Artwork-16-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/Untitled_Artwork-16-945x945.png 945w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/Untitled_Artwork-16-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/Untitled_Artwork-16.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Formosa Bai Hao<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Aroma: lemon, rose, honeysuckle, cherry blossom<\/li><li>Color: darker gold-green, like alfalfa<\/li><li>Flavor: apricot, orange, straw, honey<\/li><li>Body: thick<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/Untitled_Artwork-17-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/Untitled_Artwork-17-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/Untitled_Artwork-17-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/Untitled_Artwork-17-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/Untitled_Artwork-17-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/Untitled_Artwork-17-945x945.png 945w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/Untitled_Artwork-17-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/Untitled_Artwork-17.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Northern Qilan Wuyi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Aroma: toasty, caramel, burnt sugar<\/li><li>Color: dark copper<\/li><li>Flavor: bitter, wood, straw, honey<\/li><li>Body: thick but astringent<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:51% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/Untitled_Artwork-15-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/Untitled_Artwork-15-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/Untitled_Artwork-15-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/Untitled_Artwork-15-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/Untitled_Artwork-15-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/Untitled_Artwork-15-945x945.png 945w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/Untitled_Artwork-15-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/Untitled_Artwork-15.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Southern<\/strong> <strong>Te Quan Yin <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Aroma: rose, honeysuckle, honey, and straw. <\/li><li>Color: pale gold-green<\/li><li>Flavor: grass, rose, honey, slightest bitter<\/li><li>Body: thick<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-circle-mask\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/File_000-12-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/File_000-12-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/File_000-12-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/File_000-12-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/File_000-12-945x709.jpeg 945w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/File_000-12-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/wintertastingbycorinne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/629\/2021\/03\/File_000-12.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Dewey informed us that you can re-steep good tea multiple times. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This tasting opened my eyes in a really unexpected way. For the first time, I noticed how floral and complex tea is. Without labeled and colorful boxes, I could appreciate the teas for how they really taste. Usually I drink tea to curb hunger, warm me up, or avoid coffee. From now on I&#8217;ll appreciate tea for what it is (and be chronically disappointed in commodity bagged teas). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>All images credit to myself, Corinne Stewart, unless otherwise indicated.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dewey Meyer guided us through an oolong tea tasting to celebrate the Lunar new year. She discussed how this year is the year of the ox, which represents tenacity and hard work. 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