Croatia
Once again, Mei Leaf comes to the rescue for my tea exploration. Today we have supermarket teas from Croatia.
The sample teas are gunpowder green, 1st flush Darjeeling, and a cooked pu erh that was made incorrectly with a lot of shortcuts. Keep in mind, this is the "high end" loose leaf from supermarkets. I guess their "high end" supermarket teas are rather equivalent to the ones we get around here.
For a bit more about Croatia, they are located in the northwest part of the Balkan peninsula. The are next to Slovenia, Hungary, Slovenia, and Bosnia Herzegovina. They have a very long, narrow strip of land along the Adriatic sea, and a tiny strip of their border touches Montenegro. The southern tip of croatia is separated from the rest of the country by a small bit of Bosnia Herzegovina that also touches the Adriatic sea. They were part of Yugoslavia for much of the 20th century, which broke up into separate countries in the 1990s. Hmm, this is a theme throughout much of Europe. The main thing I remember this part of the world for were the wars and ethnic cleansing campaigns of the 90's. They finally gained full control over their land in 2002. The global financial crisis hit this country hard in early 2009, and there have been ongoing efforts for economic recovery. Gee, that sounds rather familiar.
For a bit more about Croatia, they are located in the northwest part of the Balkan peninsula. The are next to Slovenia, Hungary, Slovenia, and Bosnia Herzegovina. They have a very long, narrow strip of land along the Adriatic sea, and a tiny strip of their border touches Montenegro. The southern tip of croatia is separated from the rest of the country by a small bit of Bosnia Herzegovina that also touches the Adriatic sea. They were part of Yugoslavia for much of the 20th century, which broke up into separate countries in the 1990s. Hmm, this is a theme throughout much of Europe. The main thing I remember this part of the world for were the wars and ethnic cleansing campaigns of the 90's. They finally gained full control over their land in 2002. The global financial crisis hit this country hard in early 2009, and there have been ongoing efforts for economic recovery. Gee, that sounds rather familiar.
Not too many countries with exciting tea lately...
ReplyDeleteSo far he's only had 3, and one was from the UK.
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