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nagaeyari
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 Posted: Dec 25, 2006 8:15 am Post subject: Gold and Gyokuro |
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I was given the tea found in the following link by a group of friends who own a sushi restaurant I frequent. I had my first pot two or three days ago...it was really good gyokuro, and the gold was definitely a sweet addition  No taste difference, of course, but still very interesting. Has anyone ever had anything like this before? I did not know about this before a few days ago.
Please forgive the following link. I'm not trying to promote the business, as I have no idea about them. I was only given the tea:
http://www.hibiki-an.com/product_info.php/cPath/21/products_id/373
Interesting, huh? |
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Chip
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| Posted: Dec 25, 2006 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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...yes , very interesting...
It is funny, I was just talking about this subject this evening with some friends and family...unfortunately though nobody got it for me...  I never tried it, but the novelty is appealing...
I was wondering if many Japanese families partake in this extravagent celebration. |
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nagaeyari
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| Posted: Dec 25, 2006 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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I have no idea, but all the workers at the restaurant are Japanese and my Japanese foreign exchange student was familiar with it. He had it for the first time that night, though.
I wonder what other precious metals we can use |
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Chip
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| Posted: Dec 25, 2006 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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| nagaeyari wrote: |
I wonder what other precious metals we can use |
Well, heavy metals , maybe....it has been reported in several studies that Chinese tea often contains high lead levels!!! 
I am sure that the gold added to your gyokuro enjoyment????? It is an amazing idea...I wonder what the story is behind the practice.... |
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wehayley
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| Posted: Dec 26, 2006 6:10 am Post subject: |
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Since Kevin's guidelines say it's okay to discuss other vendors, I'll add that, while I've never experienced the gold & gyokuro you wrote of, I have done business with Hibiki-an on two occasions and am very happy with what I received (a matcha bowl and a kyusu)...
A certain level of trace minerals, gold included, is supposedly good for you. Colloidal silver, for instance, is said to have anti-viral properties. As an acupuncturist, I've used gold needles on a few clients with allergic reactions to other metals. There're not as expensive as one might think. Obviously, you would not want to overdo it (ingesting gold), nor would you want to ingest heavy metals such as mercury, lead, etc. |
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Chip
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| Posted: Dec 26, 2006 9:29 am Post subject: |
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| wehayley wrote: | Since Kevin's guidelines say it's okay to discuss other vendors, I'll add that, while I've never experienced the gold & gyokuro you wrote of, I have done business with Hibiki-an on two occasions and am very happy with what I received (a matcha bowl and a kyusu)...
A certain level of trace minerals, gold included, is supposedly good for you. Colloidal silver, for instance, is said to have anti-viral properties. As an acupuncturist, I've used gold needles on a few clients with allergic reactions to other metals. There're not as expensive as one might think. Obviously, you would not want to overdo it (ingesting gold), nor would you want to ingest heavy metals such as mercury, lead, etc. |
When I mentioned consuming lead in Chinese tea...I was being sarcastic. Any lead consumption would obviously be bad. Some times my dry sarcasm does not translate on forums.. 
Nevertheless, lead is sometimes in tea mainly due to air pollution. |
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wehayley
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| Posted: Dec 26, 2006 9:38 am Post subject: |
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| Sorry Chip - I didn't think you were serious, but I think there are several studies that indicate China uses more pesticides per capita than just about any other country on the planet, and while I have a yixing pot and drink Chinese tea, it wouldn't surprise me to find that there is lead in the pottery and more than one or two toxins in the tea... |
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Chip
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| Posted: Dec 26, 2006 10:52 am Post subject: |
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| wehayley wrote: | | Sorry Chip - I didn't think you were serious, but I think there are several studies that indicate China uses more pesticides per capita than just about any other country on the planet, and while I have a yixing pot and drink Chinese tea, it wouldn't surprise me to find that there is lead in the pottery and more than one or two toxins in the tea... |
No problema, Weyhaley...
I wish I paid more attention in chem class...perhaps I would be able to test for lead...but hmmm, how do you test for DDT and other banned pesticides that are still showing up in China.
My one Chinese vendor, in China, had to test a couple of his teas..the testing company did not find any such chemicals, but it is very costly.
Until there is a better methodology for testing a broader range of Chinese tea, I will make sure I at least stick with vendors I trust. But there is no guaratee even then. I think that efforts are under way to correct the situation... |
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