Like a wine tasting party the idea is to soak in and appreciate the tea so, while you want to provide guests with enough tea to savor, you want them to have enough gastronomical room to accompany each flavor.
Or a splash of borrowed milk to go in tea, immensely appreciated, a tea served with biscuits and sympathy.
However, in the event of a tea tasting party you should instead just serve it plain so guests can appreciate the tea's true essence.
"To appreciate Pu'er tea is similar to enjoying wine," said Mr. Peng, who also leads the local tea promotion board.
If you get the urge to drink a soda, do something constructive then when you are busy the time will fly until you get thirsty enough to appreciate some tea or water.
Not everyone loves amber, but who doesn't appreciate a new tea towel?
As a Democrat, I appreciate that the tea-party movement is destroying the Republican Party; I just hope it doesn't take the country down with it.David Curcio Katy, TexasMoving to the citySIR – Your briefing on migration in China rightly emphasised the importance of a fundamental reform of the hukou system of registering rural migrants ("Invisible and heavy shackles", May 8th).
Throughout our dinner, the pot was replenished twice and there was no charge -- just as Chinese tradition dictates and we tea drinkers appreciate.
During endless 2am reruns I laughed at the cardboard sets and cheered Kirk's fistfighting technique and practised saying "Bones!" "Jim!" It took me time to warm to The Next Generation, but eventually I grew to appreciate Picard's Earl Grey tea and his "Make it so", and even tolerated Commander Riker, known to us as He Who Walks Around Trying to Drive His Forehead Through an Invisible Forcefield.
To appreciate the flavor, most teas should be drunk without milk or sugar.
