tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860187097081290435.post1072529380224428317..comments2023-10-08T05:40:01.176-04:00Comments on Ramen and Friends: Suntory Oolong Tea Oriental Blend (Gasp!) 09-06-2012Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860187097081290435.post-65755440505190584622012-10-23T09:26:15.417-04:002012-10-23T09:26:15.417-04:00Thanks for your comment, BuildingMyBento! I usuall...Thanks for your comment, BuildingMyBento! I usually go to Sunrise Mart in E Village or Midtown. <br /><br />When I was in Japan earlier this month, I saw something called "Pungency Tea"--interesting naming!<br /><br /> <br />Yosh. Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04400885462589912652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860187097081290435.post-90566724242087641182012-10-22T22:21:17.555-04:002012-10-22T22:21:17.555-04:00Whenever I'm in Japan, one of my priorities is...Whenever I'm in Japan, one of my priorities is to seek out new bottles of tea to try. At the end of the day, it's mostly just remaking how the label looks year after year, but the tea is still unsweetened and refreshing, so there's no harm in that. Which store in NY do you think has the best variety of Japanese teas? In case you or your readers are interested, I wrote about this topic a few months ago: https://buildingmybento.wordpress.com/tag/tea/. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860187097081290435.post-5378485303941143802012-10-22T22:18:52.619-04:002012-10-22T22:18:52.619-04:00Whenever I'm in Japan, I search for new teas t...Whenever I'm in Japan, I search for new teas to try. At the end of the day, it's just rebranding much of the time, regardless, the teas are refreshing and omnipresent! That the standard is sugarless makes them even more appealing... I wrote about the varieties one can find a while ago, if readers are interested: https://buildingmybento.wordpress.com/tag/tea/. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860187097081290435.post-76262856485968565972012-09-07T10:27:43.251-04:002012-09-07T10:27:43.251-04:00Ah That makes sense why they named this Oriental B...Ah That makes sense why they named this Oriental Blend!Yosh. Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04400885462589912652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860187097081290435.post-89513909979471785892012-09-07T10:12:18.794-04:002012-09-07T10:12:18.794-04:00I'll have to look for that bottled tea! Orient...I'll have to look for that bottled tea! Oriental Beauty is a common name for the oolong tea Bai Hao and Dong Fang Mei Ren. I am always surprised when I hear it called Oriental Beauty, because it is such an un-PC term here in the US.Sara Shackethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443916832400751717noreply@blogger.com