Showing posts with label Marco Polo Tea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marco Polo Tea. Show all posts

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Tea Mystery Solved

Last year my niece gave me a tin of my favorite non green tea - Marco Polo from France. When I brewed the tea it just didn't taste the same as when I have it at my favorite restaurant "Red House Cafe" in Pacific Grove. Last night we had a wonderful dinner at the Red House jumbo sea scallops with saffron and white wine creme sauce with green beans and broccoli. It was served with garlic mash potatoes. I had to skip the potatoes but Doug said they really good. O.K. back to my tea discovery this morning. I decided to try and brew a pot of tea (it's going to rain all day today - so good tea weather) when I notice my new can of MP didn't smell the same as my old can of MP. When I looked at the label I saw the word "Rouge" on the new tin and was wondering if that made a difference. After a quick Internet search I found out it in deed was a totally different type of tea. Now I know why it doesn't taste the same, it's not the same tea! I'm planning a field trip to the Market Hall up in Oakland (the only store that carries it) to stock up.