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Rock tea for the change of season
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I have just written a small post about Rock Tea on TeaHong.com to share with you what it has to do with me personally:
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"… In the 1960’s, seeing a doctor was very costly to most families, especially to us. Like a majority of Hong Kongers of my age, we were the first generation born locally of refugee parents escaping from Communist China during the 1950’s. Most were very deprived. When one got sick, people often sought help from more affordable folk remedies.
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We were exceptionally poor, even by refugee family standard, and because of the poor living environment and lack of food, I got sick quite often as a child, especially during the change of season like now. My mother would get a small package, the size of a larger matchbox, from a neighbourhood herbal medicine shop. She would then put the very dark colour content in a cup, steep it with boiling hot water, and force me to drink up that “medicine”. Magically, it worked most of the time. My mother called it “Hopp Zai Cha” — Little Box Tea…" » Read the post
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But what is a Rock Tea? Do read the post to find out.
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A special sale is going on for all "Rock Teas" at Tea Hong for you to appreciate this special group of teas. Enjoy!
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