$1,000 Tea and $21 Soy Sauce
China wants Puer tea to become an international favorite--but first it must overcome fraud, fakes and foreign competition. Here's Emily Rauhala's full piece.
And here's my piece on Yuan's soy sauce, which, at $21 for 125 ml, is the most expensive in the world. The manufacturer, I Ho Yuan, still produces its line of gourmet sauces out of a tiny, three-person factory in Hong Kong's new territories.
-
1
$1,000 Tea and $21 Soy Sauce are worth every penny for their fertilizer and chemical free, if this is the case.
-
2
your blog is very useful informationfor me.Thanks...
-
3
Daily 无奈 Gull-up 几句。
就是因為道德淪喪﹐中國人才可以不顧道義﹐互相剝削﹐大量製造假貨﹐有毒食品﹐草菅人命﹐專心搵快錢。
-
4
In the words of Homer "Mmmmmm. soooy saaauce." I would pay $21 for soy sauce that good.
-
5
I would love to try that soy sauce!
I read something about how some Pu'erh farms are able to avoid using pesticides because of camphor trees planted in the plantations, which have kept most flying bugs away for generations. Could be apocryphal, but hell if it isn't a great marketing point!
- TIME See the photographs behind the art of Norman Rockwell | http://su.pr/1EKACs - 8 hours ago
- TIME Looking for other things to do on Black Friday besides shopping? Some ideas from @techland | http://su.pr/2J92d3 - 9 hours ago
- TIME Holiday movies: Previewing this year's hot tickets | http://su.pr/1WatHR - 13 hours ago
Most Popular »
- Chutzpah
- Gleeks and Shrieks: Fox Unveils Midseason, Glee Gone Until April
- UPDATE: Guess Who Came To Dinner?
- Happy Thanksgiving From The AppleGeeks
- The Five Greatest Gadgets of All Time
- Fantastic Mr. Fox: Wes Anderson Talks Puppetry Perfection
- The Six Greatest Fantasy Novels of All Time
- The Five Most Underrated Sci-Fi Masterpieces
- AT&T Offering Refurbished 16GB iPhone 3GS For $49
- Motorola DROID review (Verizon Wireless)
- The 00's: A Decade from Hell
- Helicopter Parents: The Backlash Against Overparenting
- How to Get Smarter, One Breath at a Time
- Obama's First Year Policies Need Time to Settle In
- In Italy, A Sex Scandal to Rival Berlusconi's
- Will Dubai's Financial Problems Spread Around the Globe?
- Germany's Doubts About Afghanistan Grow After Revelations About Air Strike
- Satyam Computer Fraud Grows to $2.5 Billion
- A Brief History of Black Friday
- A Brief History of Pie
Quotes of the Day »
RSS