Sakura (Cherry) Flavored Sencha
I’m a fool for floral. (I bet you haven’t heard someone say that before.) Maybe it’s the girl or weirdo in me, but if something has flowers on it, chances are good that it’ll catch my eye. Unless it’s ugly.
Which this box isn’t. My curiosity was piqued when I saw this item in the tea aisle, more so when I noticed it contained cherry-flavored tea, something I’d never tasted before.
Another weird thing about me: I like to read all sorts of things, labels included. Hmm, were you also slightly confused after reading that bit of information on the side of the box? I got lost somewhere in the middle.
Getting better, now that we have drawings. I learn best with visuals, okay?
Boy, did I feel gypped when I realized there were only five tea bags inside the box. I somehow didn’t notice that before buying the tea. Maybe I would have bought it, anyway.
More on how the tea tasted and a photo of the pyramid tea bag in another post…
“chances are good that it’ll catch my eye. Unless it’s ugly.”
Haha, that last comment totally got me.
The other day, I was talking to a girl on the phone b/c she was going to sell me a school book and I was like, “I’m wearing a light blue top and a white scarf.” (She repeats, “..white scarf.”) Me: “Unless it’s hot.”
I know, totally un-food related. But! I will make up for it. My parents got back from Taiwan and brought back dried powder drink mixes. There’s this green one that I love. (It has almonds, cashews, & green tea). I can’t read the Chinese on the packaging but it does say in English, Nuts Vigor. (What a strange name!) The brand is Viva and it’s from Lian Hwa Foods Corporation. (Lian, my name!)
Lian: Are the dried power drink mixes in cannisters or individual packets? I think I’ve seen both types, but haven’t tried either. The almonds, cashews, and green tea one seems good. The Lian Hwa Foods Corporation sounds familiar; I’m sure the stores I shop at have a bunch of their products.
- Cindy
Individual packets.
Oh yeah, there’s also another kind (in orange packaging) that’s made of almonds, soy beans, and San-yao (Yamaimo in Japanese). It’s a kind of mountain root. Tastes like almond milk. Do you know Yamaimo? It is soooo slimy when you cut it up but I like it boiled in soup with some sort of bouillon (makes the sliminess disappear).
Lian: I’ve seen yamaimo at a local Japanese supermarket. I’m not sure if I’ve ever tried it, though.
- Cindy