this was a lovely sample shared with me by my dear friend Xylona as we tried t get down to studying (still haven’t accomplished that yet!). there was a remote familiarity in the taste of this one. what was it? it was going to drive me mad!
then i had it. for me this tea has smooth overtones of roasted plantains. not just a little either. once i identified the note it became overwhelmingly clear, also charmingly engaging. this is a lovely oolong.
bit of turbinado, otherwise clear. thank you Xylona for sharing!!
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Xylona is such an epic name! :P And I want plantain tea!
well, Xylona is a pretty epic friend =0) and the roasted plantain is just so nice in this one! absolutely lovely. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!
I need to place a Verdant order soon before they run out of Minnesota Blend, so I’ll definitely pick up a sample of this and some others. :D
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Mmmm, love plantains! I might need to pick some of this up the next time I’m at Verdant :)
lol…. quite outstanding. =0)
This one always tastes like grapefruit to me :)
Haven’t had plantain in a long time. Though in Ecuador I loved the pan fried ones. In general we were more likely to have roasted green bananas ( Verde vs Amarillo) than roasted plantain.
I just saw this recipe for green banana soup. That’s definitely something I haven’t tried before.
http://www.thecookingadventuresofchefpaz.com/category/green-bananas/
isn’t individual interpretation remarkable! grapefruit is not a flavour is have detected!
i adore african roasted plantains… the deep roasted not-yam not-fruit deep, round essence of plantain. i find that in this oolong. =0) a caramelized essence…. =0)
You’re so right james, how different we taste. This is what I wrote in my review :
«Have you ever grilled Ruby Red grapefruits on the BBQ?» Totally grapefruit for me, just like Terri, but also caramelized like you ;-)
I wish I had found plantain, will look for it and keep it in mind next time I drink it :-)
Xylona is such an epic name! :P And I want plantain tea!
well, Xylona is a pretty epic friend =0) and the roasted plantain is just so nice in this one! absolutely lovely. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!
I need to place a Verdant order soon before they run out of Minnesota Blend, so I’ll definitely pick up a sample of this and some others. :D
=0)
Mmmm, love plantains! I might need to pick some of this up the next time I’m at Verdant :)
lol…. quite outstanding. =0)
This one always tastes like grapefruit to me :)
Haven’t had plantain in a long time. Though in Ecuador I loved the pan fried ones. In general we were more likely to have roasted green bananas ( Verde vs Amarillo) than roasted plantain.
I just saw this recipe for green banana soup. That’s definitely something I haven’t tried before.
http://www.thecookingadventuresofchefpaz.com/category/green-bananas/
isn’t individual interpretation remarkable! grapefruit is not a flavour is have detected!
i adore african roasted plantains… the deep roasted not-yam not-fruit deep, round essence of plantain. i find that in this oolong. =0) a caramelized essence…. =0)
You’re so right james, how different we taste. This is what I wrote in my review :
«Have you ever grilled Ruby Red grapefruits on the BBQ?» Totally grapefruit for me, just like Terri, but also caramelized like you ;-)
I wish I had found plantain, will look for it and keep it in mind next time I drink it :-)