/ck/ - Food & Cooking

had some cheap white YaBao recently (this: https://yunnansourcing.com/products/early-spring-sun-dried-buds-wild-pu-erh-tea-varietal from YS but from several years ago). it tasted more or less like what you would expect it too if you are familiar with the type. very aromatic with the taste of dried roses and pine needles. unfortunately, it was a bit weak and the longevity is not great but that is typical for YaBao. a tip for anyone who has not tried YaBao is that you can really push the steep times for the later steeps. while i have not tried it i suspect it may be a good candidate for simmering on the stove. sometime i would like to track down some purple or rose YaBao as well as some more premium YaBao if such a thing exists. Verdant tea caries some interesting YaBao made from Camellia Crassicolumna (including some that was processed as a black tea instead of a white one) that i have tried in the past.