Comments on: Whoopie for Wu-Yi http://www.teaviews.com/2008/11/17/whoopie-for-wu-yi/ Reviews of the Best Teas in the World Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:36:33 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Dave http://www.teaviews.com/2008/11/17/whoopie-for-wu-yi/comment-page-1/#comment-3088 Dave Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:45:50 +0000 http://www.teaviews.com/2008/11/17/whoopie-for-wu-yi/#comment-3088 I've been trying to find a reference on the web to “Wuyi” as a location or geographical entity anywhere in China, so I'm glad to see your suggestion that the name 'signifies a mountain in Fujian' where the tea was allegedly first produced. You state that 'Names of different teas are often derived from the region they hail from or the properties of the leaves themselves.' That's true especially for Chinese tea; the Chinese are especially creative when it comes to naming their tea, e.g., China Green "Mist in the Gorges" or "Shou Mei" 'Longevity Eyebrow' tea (?) You stated the following, "I, then, decided to research the companies that were touting this as a miracle weight loss regimen. What a surprise, they were full of shit." Yeah, these people who sell stuff that may or may not be authentic something, possibly even REAL Wuyi Oolong - whatever that is, if it even has a definitive origin - these people are indeed full of scat and should go see the place they send Bernie. I’ve been trying to find a reference on the web to “Wuyi” as a location or geographical entity anywhere in China, so I’m glad to see your suggestion that the name ’signifies a mountain in Fujian’ where the tea was allegedly first produced. You state that ‘Names of different teas are often derived from the region they hail from or the properties of the leaves themselves.’ That’s true especially for Chinese tea; the Chinese are especially creative when it comes to naming their tea, e.g., China Green “Mist in the Gorges” or “Shou Mei” ‘Longevity Eyebrow’ tea (?)

You stated the following, “I, then, decided to research the companies that were touting this as a miracle weight loss regimen. What a surprise, they were full of shit.”

Yeah, these people who sell stuff that may or may not be authentic something, possibly even REAL Wuyi Oolong – whatever that is, if it even has a definitive origin – these people are indeed full of scat and should go see the place they send Bernie.

]]> By: Katie http://www.teaviews.com/2008/11/17/whoopie-for-wu-yi/comment-page-1/#comment-2949 Katie Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:41:53 +0000 http://www.teaviews.com/2008/11/17/whoopie-for-wu-yi/#comment-2949 My favourite part of all that gibberish is the bit about the secret weight loss recipe being passed down for hundreds of years in China. Correct me if I'm wrong here, but hundreds of years ago in China, it was considered beautiful to be a bit chubby since it proved you had money. Why would you want to lose weight if skinny wasn't as attractive? If tea was really a magical weight loss drink, I'd have to give it up :( My favourite part of all that gibberish is the bit about the secret weight loss recipe being passed down for hundreds of years in China. Correct me if I’m wrong here, but hundreds of years ago in China, it was considered beautiful to be a bit chubby since it proved you had money. Why would you want to lose weight if skinny wasn’t as attractive?

If tea was really a magical weight loss drink, I’d have to give it up :(

]]> By: Troy http://www.teaviews.com/2008/11/17/whoopie-for-wu-yi/comment-page-1/#comment-2923 Troy Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:56:49 +0000 http://www.teaviews.com/2008/11/17/whoopie-for-wu-yi/#comment-2923 Well tea can be used for weight loss... sorta :P But yeah, drinking it won't magically make you thin. I don't generally hit the health food stores, but I recently walked into The Staff Of Life in Santa Cruz. Now they didn't have a tea bar, but they did have a jar simply labeled LOVE... I got LOTS of milage out of that. "Hey do you need a little love?" "Can I get a Price Check on LOVE?" "Who the heck says you can't buy love, its 67 cents an ounce." "I knew it! Love is mostly Green Tea and Walnuts!" "No wonder I've been bummed, My grocer only stocks pessimism and self loathing." Well tea can be used for weight loss… sorta :P But yeah, drinking it won’t magically make you thin.

I don’t generally hit the health food stores, but I recently walked into The Staff Of Life in Santa Cruz. Now they didn’t have a tea bar, but they did have a jar simply labeled LOVE…

I got LOTS of milage out of that.

“Hey do you need a little love?”
“Can I get a Price Check on LOVE?”
“Who the heck says you can’t buy love, its 67 cents an ounce.”
“I knew it! Love is mostly Green Tea and Walnuts!”
“No wonder I’ve been bummed, My grocer only stocks pessimism and self loathing.”

]]> By: Laura http://www.teaviews.com/2008/11/17/whoopie-for-wu-yi/comment-page-1/#comment-2914 Laura Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:59:39 +0000 http://www.teaviews.com/2008/11/17/whoopie-for-wu-yi/#comment-2914 Nicole, I agree and also suspect that the amount of oolong that you would have to drink to realize any benefits would be substantial. I think that drinking oolong following any meal can't hurt but it is the same idea as drinking a lot of fluids period. Nicole,

I agree and also suspect that the amount of oolong that you would have to drink to realize any benefits would be substantial. I think that drinking oolong following any meal can’t hurt but it is the same idea as drinking a lot of fluids period.

]]> By: Nicole http://www.teaviews.com/2008/11/17/whoopie-for-wu-yi/comment-page-1/#comment-2913 Nicole Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:54:16 +0000 http://www.teaviews.com/2008/11/17/whoopie-for-wu-yi/#comment-2913 My Aunt bought into this scam hook, line and sinker. It is just oolong teabags with some extra tea extract added. Consider the low quality of nearly all tea bags, you'd probably get the same benefit from just enjoying a cup of loose leaf oolong. My Aunt bought into this scam hook, line and sinker. It is just oolong teabags with some extra tea extract added. Consider the low quality of nearly all tea bags, you’d probably get the same benefit from just enjoying a cup of loose leaf oolong.

]]> By: Geoff http://www.teaviews.com/2008/11/17/whoopie-for-wu-yi/comment-page-1/#comment-2912 Geoff Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:08:57 +0000 http://www.teaviews.com/2008/11/17/whoopie-for-wu-yi/#comment-2912 The one in my neighborhood does, but it's affiliated with a local tea company called Tao of Tea. They also run the teashop in the Portland Classical Chinese Garden. www.taooftea.com The one in my neighborhood does, but it’s affiliated with a local tea company called Tao of Tea. They also run the teashop in the Portland Classical Chinese Garden.

http://www.taooftea.com

]]> By: Laura http://www.teaviews.com/2008/11/17/whoopie-for-wu-yi/comment-page-1/#comment-2904 Laura Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:20:04 +0000 http://www.teaviews.com/2008/11/17/whoopie-for-wu-yi/#comment-2904 My Whole Foods does not have a tea bar:( They do however have a tea aisle and area where you can purchase loose, but they don't really make any drinks or anything. My Whole Foods does not have a tea bar:( They do however have a tea aisle and area where you can purchase loose, but they don’t really make any drinks or anything.

]]> By: Troy http://www.teaviews.com/2008/11/17/whoopie-for-wu-yi/comment-page-1/#comment-2902 Troy Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:35:06 +0000 http://www.teaviews.com/2008/11/17/whoopie-for-wu-yi/#comment-2902 Well its entirely possible that Wuyi was used in ancient china as a diet medicine, whether or not it actually ever worked is another matter entirely. But yeah, the "Oprah diet" is pretty much just her and "Mr. Tea" trying to hawk Oolong... Although tea has been linked in a few well done studies with weight-loss and the extra energy, sans the energy drink crash, is probably a boost for exercise.... Whole foods has a teabar? Well its entirely possible that Wuyi was used in ancient china as a diet medicine, whether or not it actually ever worked is another matter entirely. But yeah, the “Oprah diet” is pretty much just her and “Mr. Tea” trying to hawk Oolong… Although tea has been linked in a few well done studies with weight-loss and the extra energy, sans the energy drink crash, is probably a boost for exercise….

Whole foods has a teabar?

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