Chinese tea

I recently flew from Chicago to Hong Kong. On my United Flight they
offered "Chinese tea." Umm, how is that different from ? American tea?

Thanks
Pete

My best guess is a generic Chinese green tea blend. "Indian tea" would
be a generic Indian black tea blend, maybe. Toci
P T wrote:
> I recently flew from Chicago to Hong Kong. On my United Flight they
> offered "Chinese tea." Umm, how is that different from ? American tea?
>
> Thanks
> Pete

P T <Petepenguin@> wrote:
>I recently flew from Chicago to Hong Kong. On my United Flight they
>offered "Chinese tea." Umm, how is that different from ? American tea?

Odds are it's an oolong. Which is a good thing, in part because you can't
get water hot enough on airliners to make black tea. They pressurize the
cabin to 8,000 feet and the water boils at 197'F or so. Combine that with
using the lowest possible quality tea bags, and ordering tea on airliners
is not a good experience.

An oolong or a green tea would be a much better choice on an airliner.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Mydnight <myseri@m> wrote:
>
>American tea would be....? Red tea in the form of Liptons?

Made with lukewarm water contaminated with coffee, served in a takeaway
container for $20.
---scott

With a coca-cola chaser, please.
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

P T <Petepenguin@> wrote:
>I recently flew from Chicago to Hong Kong. On my United Flight they
>offered "Chinese tea." Umm, how is that different from ? American tea?

Hi Pete. At last, a question to which I can give an educated
answer. I've drunk "Chinese tea" on those flights and it's a regular
restaurant-style oolong, decently brewed. If you want something similar
go to a Chinese grocery (or, for reasonable prices in Hong Kong Yue Wah
has several branches there including a large store on Nathan Street)
and get either a cheap Shui Xian or just plain "oolong".

I drink fancier teas, but I sure can't complain about theirs 10 hours
into a flight.

Have fun,

Rick.