tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post2139730296747038346..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: In Yunnan, No-One Can Hear You ScreamHobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-14890243138220975322014-02-23T14:20:48.362+00:002014-02-23T14:20:48.362+00:00Dear Nick,
Thank you for the notes! I have not...Dear Nick,<br /><br /> Thank you for the notes! I have not heard such a claim before, but it could easily have been true at one time. Perhaps my own experience is biased, but I seldom have zhuancha that is made from anything other than really basic mulch. :)<br /><br /><br /> Toodlepip,<br /><br /> HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-48977463141281651262014-02-22T04:00:12.678+00:002014-02-22T04:00:12.678+00:00I asked the head of the Canadian branch of The Bes...I asked the head of the Canadian branch of The Best Tea House about this assumption (which I think predominates, certainly, in the pu-er blogosphere) about quality of material in bricks always being inferior to cakes.<br /><br />I was surprised, but he denied this; he basically said that the reason bricks are cheaper originates with the fact that the 250 g bricks we're used to are one slice Nick Hermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543497413262895759noreply@blogger.com