It’s that time of month again…no, no, not that time! It’s time for us to have tea with Su all the way over in New Zealand where they have, by the way, brought their COVID-19 numbers down to zeros. Good for you!
Today tea is pu-erh, steeped in my antique Yixing clay pot and served in a beautiful handleless cup that our younger daughter gave me as a gift many years ago. Pu-erh is a fermented tea but don’t worry. It just tastes like rich, black tea, no fizz or anything like that. It’s the only tea that gets better as it ages. You might find it loose or compressed and it’s very good for digestion, so just right for serving with food.
Yixing clay pots are often used to brew just one sort of tea, as they tend over time to absorb the flavor of tea brewed in them. I found this one in an antique store in Seward, Nebraska while attending one of my high school reunions and instantly fell in love.
Of course we need to have something to eat with our tea so I’ve made a cinnamon chip danish. I’ll start cutting and would you grab plates and napkins? Thanks and enjoy!
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Love that teapot!
It’s quite something, isn’t it? 🙂 Glad you like it, too.
I do!
Looks like a real ceremony is on the cards.
Just some virtual friends over for tea. 🙂 Glad you could stop by.
I’m not a tea drinker, but you sure grabbed my attention with the danish. Wow – that looks delicious.
It is and quite easy to make. You’re welcome to bring coffee. 🙂
Great pot, and your pastry looks so tasty. I made coconut buns (pulla) but you could tell I was out of practice, I used to make them better.
I love that pot, although in real life I have it out as a decoration and don’t use it. I have a lovely English china pot that my great-aunt gave me years ago, one that was hers for many years, and that’s the one I used every day.
I have a tee pot from Marimekko but I mainly drink coffee
absolutely terrific! beautiful pot! 🙂
Thanks! Happy Wednesday.
Gorgeous teapot, and the tea sounds divine! Thanks for the Danish; what are you going to eat?
Ha!! I just made baked doughnuts so I’ll have one of those. Oh, wait! I already did and so did my husband. Only four left! Isn’t that teapot the bomb? I hasten to add it did NOT come from Wuhan province and precedes the virus by probably a century.
Oh, that’s a wonderful treasure you found there! The danish looks delicious too!
The teapot is a gem and the danish really is delicious…and very easy to make, which is always a plus. 🙂
I forgot how much you know about tea and the accessories and it would make sense that some clay absorbs they flavor –
And mmmmm to the ending treat to go with the tea!
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And I need to try the Pu-erh-
Sounds right up my alley or is more like my cup of tea (lol)
I will join in with this tea party – cannot resist
You’ll have fun, Yvette.
🙂
And for me – during the day -Like black tea (different ones)
And
at night … I like oolong or peppermint herbal tea
I drink a bit of everything: black, oolong, green, white, herbal, but I don’t drink anything caffeinated after about 3 pm. Today I made a mocha at home for the first time with cold brew coffee I bought at Costco. It was quite tasty.
Mmmmm sounds good
And my hubs likes Costco’s Cubano organic beans – something like that –
And there was no line the other day – so he went in- but we were avoiding that store
Since they have “old people” hour before the regular opening, I go then. Have to be some advantages to being “older”, right? 🙂 I just happened to see the coffee in the refrigerated section and thought I’d give it a try. I’m glad I did!
Oh yes – forgot they had early hours – I avoid Costco as much as possible
I have no problem with them normally but it’s been insane since this began.
Yes – and hopefully this will end soon
That looks so yummy! Your teapot and cup are beautiful, and I can imagine your pleasure in brewing/drinking from such lovely vessels.
It does add to the pleasure. 🙂
I agree. I have started using all the pretty crockery I own rather than saving it for — whatever it was I was saving it for 😬
Ha! Company, but these days, who has any? Taking pleasure in what you eat and what you eat it one is all part of the fun.
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Groan! I’ve not had breakfast yet! Maybe I could try a nibble of that Danish, she says hopefully? 🙂 🙂 I’ll bring my own coffee, thanks, but that teapot is fabulous.
There’s plenty Danish, but if it’s gone when you get here, I have some rather good baked doughnuts that I made yesterday (if my husband hasn’t eaten them all.) They rather healthy but just pretend they aren’t and enjoy how good they are. 🙂
Hello Janet, I am quite intrigued by the idea of fermented tea. I will have to try it one day. I am sure that it tasted even better for having been steeped in that gorgeous teapot and drunk from that beautiful mug. Your danish is impressive too. Looks delicious.
I hope you like it when you do try it. There are so many different types of delicious tea that it makes life continually interesting. 🙂 The danish is very tasty and fortunately quite easy to make as opposed to a regular Danish.
janet
Your pot & post is beautiful.
Thanks very much. 🙂
janet
Are those butterscotch chips along with the chocolate? Whatever they are, it sure looks good.
Cinnamon chips, Dan, but butterscotch would be good, too. 🙂
I’ve never heard of cinnamon chips. They sound wonderful.
They’re good but sometimes hard to find. Peanut butter chips are good too.
Mmmmm