All in this Tea is a movie that I recommend to all lovers of Chinese tea including the language of Shakespeare because I do not think unfortunately it has been translated or subtitled in French.
It shows the journey of a man, David Lee Hoffman, in the 90 across China. His goal: finding the best tea possible. To do this, he does not hesitate to travel in remote areas, go directly to farmers. Just seeing the nose dive into a bag filled with green tea and see his face light up thirsty! Fortunately for me, I was accompanied by a sample of the cake Lin Cang, 2006 Stéphane. Fantastic ...
Throughout This film follows this pioneer in its difficulties to acquire the tea he covets. This is for me the most interesting, because the director does not hesitate to show the evil that has to do its business with the Chinese in the 90s at least - let us hope that helped change the mindset of today and to facilitate the import of genuine handcrafted tea (as well as promotion of organic farming.) We see the same angry face unable to buy power directly to the farmer and tea he wants in general. You have to go through intermediaries, large firms, and here there no guarantee whatsoever that it has selected the product that is found in his saddlebags, at least everything seems so he can not verify it.
short, a very interesting film which has the merit of reflecting on the tea trade in general, the share scam in everything we read, hear, etc..
In talking with Ms. Wang's Land China, I learned that even as China had to be careful: a handful of good tea in a bag low quality tea will the name of the first. There are unscrupulous trade in China. Always be suspicious, get out there and supervise all stages. God thank you, we have at our disposal some dealers who make this effort, whether online or have physical stores.
I also learned that many excellent teas never left Chinese territory. It's frustrating but normal, I do not believe that our best cheeses, those of the soil, are available elsewhere, and the few that are they will travel away from their original taste. On the same principle, despite the progress, green tea should be much better place after packaging costs and transportation, as well as some other wulong ...
Last week, Ms. Wang has given us a friend and myself a tea that was not to have circulated widely in the West: it is a Lapsong Souchong smoked pine. This tea is made from a wooden structure which was 3 floors down with pine wood that burns at the top and tea that receives smoke. Everything is really an incredible experience: a mix of red tea and oil cade. To test ...
short, I advise you if you have the opportunity to take a look at this movie that you walk among the tea fields of China wild. And if you have any anecdotes about the tea trade in China, please! I suspect that some have much to tell ...
you soon.
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