Comments on: Review 49: Mighty Leaf’s Organic Emerald Pearls http://walkerteareview.com/http:/walkerteareview.com/review-49-mighty-leafs-emerald-pearls video tea review and tea tasting blog Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:38:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Review: Mighty Leaf Organic Emerald Pearls | Teaviews.com http://walkerteareview.com/http:/walkerteareview.com/review-49-mighty-leafs-emerald-pearls/comment-page-1#comment-145 Review: Mighty Leaf Organic Emerald Pearls | Teaviews.com Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:28:39 +0000 http://walkerteareview.com/?p=851#comment-145 [...] people’s reviews of the same product. In this case, I’ve recently watched the enjoyable Walker Tea Review, with Jason Walker, who said this is what he would consider a base-model tea, to paraphrase; or in [...] [...] people’s reviews of the same product. In this case, I’ve recently watched the enjoyable Walker Tea Review, with Jason Walker, who said this is what he would consider a base-model tea, to paraphrase; or in [...]

]]> By: Jason http://walkerteareview.com/http:/walkerteareview.com/review-49-mighty-leafs-emerald-pearls/comment-page-1#comment-66 Jason Wed, 06 May 2009 13:27:21 +0000 http://walkerteareview.com/?p=851#comment-66 You're right it is difficult to separate taste and smell, as most Western scientists recognize 4 tastes the tongue can detect. The rest of our "tastes" are gathered with the help of the nose. At the same time, I would not label most green teas as having a grassy smell. Researchers and scientists have classified most green tastes/aromas as related more to herbs and vegetables, like celery, asparagus, spinach, Brussels sprouts, etc. I suspect "grassy" is being used as a catch-all when a more accurate descriptor would be more helpful. You’re right it is difficult to separate taste and smell, as most Western scientists recognize 4 tastes the tongue can detect. The rest of our “tastes” are gathered with the help of the nose.

At the same time, I would not label most green teas as having a grassy smell. Researchers and scientists have classified most green tastes/aromas as related more to herbs and vegetables, like celery, asparagus, spinach, Brussels sprouts, etc. I suspect “grassy” is being used as a catch-all when a more accurate descriptor would be more helpful.

]]> By: Eric - Tea Finely Brewed http://walkerteareview.com/http:/walkerteareview.com/review-49-mighty-leafs-emerald-pearls/comment-page-1#comment-64 Eric - Tea Finely Brewed Wed, 06 May 2009 03:39:52 +0000 http://walkerteareview.com/?p=851#comment-64 Interesting point regarding the way people often describe their tea as "grassy". It's funny that we should compare something we enjoy consuming (tea) to something most of us don't (grass). I wonder if part of the reason why we do this is because the tea smells grassy. Perhaps the tea's smell and taste are getting mixed up. <abbr><em>Eric - Tea Finely Brewed’s last blog post..<a href="http://teafinelybrewed.com/how-to-use-a-gaiwan" rel="nofollow">How to Use a Gaiwan</a></abbr></em> Interesting point regarding the way people often describe their tea as “grassy”. It’s funny that we should compare something we enjoy consuming (tea) to something most of us don’t (grass). I wonder if part of the reason why we do this is because the tea smells grassy. Perhaps the tea’s smell and taste are getting mixed up.

Eric – Tea Finely Brewed’s last blog post..How to Use a Gaiwan

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