http://desicritics.org/ Superior South Asian bloggers on Culture, Media, Politics, Sport, Business, and Technology. en Copyright 2006 by the authors Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:42:59 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss BC custom software http://desicritics.org/2008/07/19/031139.php#comment-337334 the £50 civet cat coffee? had it, didnt notice the difference. Just because the price is high doesnt mean the drink is good, lol 337334@desicritics.org Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:42:59 EDT http://desicritics.org/2008/07/19/031139.php#comment-337328 beady: after a long while a well written one from you reminded me of coffee beans passed by wild mountain cats (literally passed) that is gathered and brewed ;) 337328@desicritics.org Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:54:36 EDT http://desicritics.org/2008/07/19/031139.php#comment-337282 LOL that was funny! 337282@desicritics.org Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:36:01 EDT http://desicritics.org/2008/07/19/031139.php#comment-337278 ritu #2, some teas are very good indeed :) 337278@desicritics.org Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:07:22 EDT http://desicritics.org/2008/07/19/031139.php#comment-337276 Rukmani, well, I have to confess that I have an hyperactive imagination :), but if I had to make a tea out of steeping an old ancient dead monkey, then it would taste like what i tasted that day.., i think. Will let you know when it actually happens, lol 337276@desicritics.org Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:05:46 EDT http://desicritics.org/2008/07/19/031139.php#comment-337251 Very interesting and entertaining. I think the legend is very charming. Remember any kind of gourmet offering is supposed to tingle multiple senses at a time. This one hits spot on by tingling your sense of wonder :) Being a tea fanatic myself and a sucker for 'breaching the frontiers of taste', I can more than identify with your little adventure gone wrong. Whoever writes the descriptions of these fine teas makes sure that atleast your sense of wonder gets some fodder. The descriptions are usually amazing and the teas, well lets say there is a lot of 'monkey' business there. Incidentally, I am sold to this line of teas by 'Two leaves and bud'. Their Jasmine Tea and Darjeeling Tea are one of the finest I have had. That days a lot because vis-a-vis Darjeeling I have yet accept anything beyond Makaibari and Lopchu. 337251@desicritics.org Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:53:40 EDT http://desicritics.org/2008/07/19/031139.php#comment-337241 Being a tea/coffee fanatic,I looked around a bit on my own, and though the "legend" is consistent, the type of the leaves and the way they are processed varies with source to source! And "tasted like the tea was made by actually dipping the original old monkey in hot water"?? How ever did you find out what THAT tastes like? :P 337241@desicritics.org Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:36:01 EDT