Comments on: Monkeys, Tea Leaves and Lies http://www.gongfugirl.com/2008/07/monkeys-tea-leaves-and-lies/ Discovering the way of tea, one cup at a time. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:34:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Monkeying Around With PG Tips « Tea Blog http://www.gongfugirl.com/2008/07/monkeys-tea-leaves-and-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-6493 Monkeying Around With PG Tips « Tea Blog Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:26:28 +0000 http://www.gongfugirl.com/?p=324#comment-6493 [...] more about monkey-picked tea, check out Monkeys, Tea Leaves and Lies, at the Gongfu Girl [...] [...] more about monkey-picked tea, check out Monkeys, Tea Leaves and Lies, at the Gongfu Girl [...]

]]> By: kate aussie http://www.gongfugirl.com/2008/07/monkeys-tea-leaves-and-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-6409 kate aussie Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:06:38 +0000 http://www.gongfugirl.com/?p=324#comment-6409 ha,great article.i believed it might be true about the monkeys till i googled it. How the internet quickly debunks gentle fantasies/myths-sigh! Like at xmas now , little children will be googling " Is there is santa claus?"! perhaps the monks used to pick the tea in one village centuries ago (monk-tea) and some anglo misinterpreted it as ..monk-ey?!)possible! ha,great article.i believed it might be true about the monkeys till i googled it.
How the internet quickly debunks gentle fantasies/myths-sigh!
Like at xmas now , little children will be googling ” Is there is santa claus?”!

perhaps the monks used to pick the tea in one village centuries ago (monk-tea) and some anglo misinterpreted it as ..monk-ey?!)possible!

]]> By: Thomas Smith http://www.gongfugirl.com/2008/07/monkeys-tea-leaves-and-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-6211 Thomas Smith Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:15:38 +0000 http://www.gongfugirl.com/?p=324#comment-6211 Kasora is no longer in existence and the domain is for sale (hence, the link farm effect). For a brief time they were a small company offering some of the highest quality tea obtainable from an American company. The owners and employees were incredibly knowledgeable and helpful in finding rare and wonderful tea. Oh how I miss them. Kasora is no longer in existence and the domain is for sale (hence, the link farm effect). For a brief time they were a small company offering some of the highest quality tea obtainable from an American company. The owners and employees were incredibly knowledgeable and helpful in finding rare and wonderful tea. Oh how I miss them.

]]> By: Pat Canella http://www.gongfugirl.com/2008/07/monkeys-tea-leaves-and-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-3750 Pat Canella Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:32:29 +0000 http://www.gongfugirl.com/?p=324#comment-3750 That's a really interesting history of Monkey-picked tea haha I KNEW it had to be picked by humans! Adults especially, I can't wait to get my hands on this tea! That’s a really interesting history of Monkey-picked tea haha I KNEW it had to be picked by humans! Adults especially, I can’t wait to get my hands on this tea!

]]> By: Cinnabar http://www.gongfugirl.com/2008/07/monkeys-tea-leaves-and-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-3739 Cinnabar Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:04:06 +0000 http://www.gongfugirl.com/?p=324#comment-3739 It's a good example of the way tea is so often marketed to Westerners as "Oriental" or "exotic," which always really bothers me. And in my experience, Americans are particularly dense when it comes to differentiating metaphor from literal reality. It’s a good example of the way tea is so often marketed to Westerners as “Oriental” or “exotic,” which always really bothers me. And in my experience, Americans are particularly dense when it comes to differentiating metaphor from literal reality.

]]> By: Fionna http://www.gongfugirl.com/2008/07/monkeys-tea-leaves-and-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-3734 Fionna Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:17:27 +0000 http://www.gongfugirl.com/?p=324#comment-3734 This is interesting. I never thought people would actually think the tea is monkey picked and sell it accordingly. Maybe because of my Chinese language background, I simply take the name as a metaphor for a rare, hard to harvest tea. Every Chinese tea with history has a legend behind it. There are just too many of them. Even reading Chinese, I only know a couple. These stories are interesting, and maybe provide some background of the tea. But seriously, I don't agree with the sellers telling people these tea are "monkey picked". This is interesting. I never thought people would actually think the tea is monkey picked and sell it accordingly. Maybe because of my Chinese language background, I simply take the name as a metaphor for a rare, hard to harvest tea. Every Chinese tea with history has a legend behind it. There are just too many of them. Even reading Chinese, I only know a couple. These stories are interesting, and maybe provide some background of the tea. But seriously, I don’t agree with the sellers telling people these tea are “monkey picked”.

]]> By: Cinnabar http://www.gongfugirl.com/2008/07/monkeys-tea-leaves-and-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-1923 Cinnabar Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:10:06 +0000 http://www.gongfugirl.com/?p=324#comment-1923 I am an actual person, which makes me a little more reputable than an aggregation bot! This was an enjoyable topic to research and write about. I see plenty of claims of monkey-picked tea. I am an actual person, which makes me a little more reputable than an aggregation bot! This was an enjoyable topic to research and write about. I see plenty of claims of monkey-picked tea.

]]> By: Kevin K http://www.gongfugirl.com/2008/07/monkeys-tea-leaves-and-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-1915 Kevin K Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:40:59 +0000 http://www.gongfugirl.com/?p=324#comment-1915 thanks for your article. I was actually going to cite the Kasora.com’s World of Tea article you mention as a reference to this story being a colorful marketing myth. However a little research into Kasora reveals it to be a link farm that puts content online in the hope of catching clicks. Hopefully you are a more reputable and personable source. cheers! -k thanks for your article. I was actually going to cite the Kasora.com’s World of Tea article you mention as a reference to this story being a colorful marketing myth. However a little research into Kasora reveals it to be a link farm that puts content online in the hope of catching clicks.

Hopefully you are a more reputable and personable source.

cheers!

-k

]]> By: Cinnabar http://www.gongfugirl.com/2008/07/monkeys-tea-leaves-and-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-1383 Cinnabar Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:37:13 +0000 http://www.gongfugirl.com/?p=324#comment-1383 It is a compelling story, if less than credible. It is a compelling story, if less than credible.

]]> By: Victoria O http://www.gongfugirl.com/2008/07/monkeys-tea-leaves-and-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-1354 Victoria O Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:22:24 +0000 http://www.gongfugirl.com/?p=324#comment-1354 From what I have seen, few believe it is currently picked by monkeys - but most believe it was done so in the past. :o) From what I have seen, few believe it is currently picked by monkeys – but most believe it was done so in the past.
:o )

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