Weekend (周末 zhou mo) Tea, Food and Stuff

Saturday morning; Paulo picked me up and armed with a:
“Digital Camera”, 數碼照相機, shu ma zhao xiang ji, we headed off to Dongguan city.
First stop, visit a friend who has opened a new store, then off to get some DVD's. That done its time to head off to "The" tea shop and visit with friends old and new.
Mrs Yang has yet another commemorative offering from: Ban Zhang (班 章) factory. 1930-2007.
Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t like this trend in over the top; Large and Impractical, packaging. This looks a little desperate, a nice 1,000 gram cake, with not one, but three Encyclopedias.
Offered at: 2,800¥ (RMB, yuan 元)
”Encyllopedia Of China Puerh Tea” (3)
At first, these commemorative packages were interesting. As with many a “good thing”, marketers jump on it with the; “More is better” approach. No! it’s a turn off, so I’ll stick to buying tea for its intrinsic value.

New in her store, are 3 generic samples of Pu-erh displays cakes. These are not intended for consumption, pressed from poor quality tea, used mainly as a decorative statement. The leaves are dense / hard pressed to render the required detail. Custom framed display cakes come in seemingly endless configurations. Not my “Cup O’Tea.


I picked up a couple of Yi Xing tea pots and some 12 year old Meng Hai loose Puerh.
Two half packages of 12 year old loose Pu-erh, 200¥ (RMB, yuan 元) each.This little pot is so different to any I have and is just ugly enough to make its way home with me.
Brown with sand finish I don't have many green pots, this plus the little brown one were very inexpensive. Less than half the cost of one packet of 12yr tea.

My friend Julia is having a run of bad luck with Kettles. She burned one pot and hot plate, shorted out another kettle. So I got her a Glass Kettle, easy to see when empty or water is boiling, along with a, spill proof, induction heater.

This set-up is devoid of any aesthetic value, hoping its practical features will endure.Lunch, at the tea house:Looking across the three open kitchens.
One of my favorite lunch dishes (Hot/Spicy Chicken) and play on words (Chinese Words)
Big Fire Chicken大火雞 & Cigarette Lighter 打火機
Both pronounced as: da huo ji, Big Fire Chicken and Strike Fire Machine.

What's left after the Chicken is gone .. very hot chillies