Talk:Lapsang souchong

message: Taste lasts for days.
Yes, the taste does last for at least a day. While walking home I could taste it. I could taste it as I was trying to sleep later that night. If it is a man's tea, I'm a little boy - Crypticity
:Has anyone ever noticed a taste from Lapsang Souchong of poor quality that tastes of burnt rubber? JD79 17:47, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: we compare the Lapsang smell with the smell of ski-tar :) Anonymous
I would say Lapsang Souchong leaves smell strongly of pine tar, at least the variety I drink. It might be worth mentioning (if the smell is typical of any variety of Lapsang Souchong)? For me, being a Finn, even the taste has a hint of tar-flavoured salmiak drops. :) The taste is smokier than the smell, though. Shadowcrow 01:17, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Taste

message: from the sixth reference http://www.islandteashop.com/Black_Tea/index.php :
:: Tea drinkers describe lapsang's flavor as "assertive" and "bold". Lapsang souchong is considered most complementary to spicy or salty foods. Also, it is purported that this tea is well suited to outdoor enthusiasts, especially after intense physical activities like hiking, distance running, or rock-climbing.
This appears nearly verbetim in the wiki'd version, as does much of the above text on the smoking process.   —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.225.43.121 (talk) 02:48, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyright 

message: (traditional: 拉普小種, pinyin: lāpǔshān xiǎozhǒng, Minnan: l a̍p-pho·-san sió-chéng, Cantonese: làaipóusàan síujúng or 烟小种 (traditional: 煙小種, pinyin: yān xiǎozhǒng, Minnan: ian sió-chéng, Cantonese: yìn síujúng  I have no idea where they go but they seem very similar to some others and it was too technical, making most of the page unreadable. --Iateasquirrel 03:45, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: It does seem confused. The main body gives two Chinese character forms, but only gives the pinyin and Pe̍h-ōe-jī forms for the first of them. The box on the right gives that first Chinese form with no pinyin or Pe̍h-ōe-jī, and the "Other names" section gives the second Chinese form, this time with the pinyin, but no  Pe̍h-ōe-jī form. I think it would make sense to only have this information once, and for it to be complete in that place. I would suggest that the box on the right is the appropriate place, with pinyin/ Pe̍h-ōe-jī given for each form. The literal translation goes in the main body, I agree, but only needs one of the Chinese forms. That will greatly simplify the main body, but retain all of the information in a clearer form.
Digitig (talk) 13:07, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Too many names 

message: Just to mention that the images of a Twinings teabag are really no good, if anyone has any real Wuyi loose leaf Lapsang Souchong it would probably be more descriptive. I don't have any. Thoughts? --Iateasquirrel 02:20, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Request for better images! 

message: I've removed the tea bag image because it has no use, if you think otherwise please insert it back. --Iateasquirrel 00:48, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tea bag 

message: A new article on a liqueur made from lapsang souchong is up for deletion.  Please vote here: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Qi (spirit).  Thank you,  Badagnani 07:15, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deletion vote 

message: It could be mentioned in the article that (at least in my experience) lapsang souchong tea may be used as a marinade, to impart a smoky flavor to meat, tofu, etc.  Badagnani 05:31, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Use as marinade 

message: Can someone add the literal translation of the tea's name?  And what dialect does "lapsang souchong" come from?  Badagnani 02:24, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not really qualified, but Zheng Shan is a place in China (its name means something like 'proper mountain', entertainingly enough, but that's not really relevant). How that might have mutated into 'Lapsang' is anyone's guess - the OED just describes Lapsang as an 'invented first element'. 'Souchong' refers to the grade of leaves used, but I don't know offhand what it literally means. I hope this is helpful. It should ideally be added, but preferably by someone with better knowledge of Chinese than me. --Oolong 21:38, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: "Zhengshan Xiaozhong means 'Small Leaf Tea from Zhengshan Mountain' and represents a type of black tea made from a small leaf cultivar grown in this area of Fujian. It is commonly converted to the english phonetics of Lapsang Souchong."  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8807:5402:5900:F18C:160F:AB5A:A669 (talk) 04:01, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Literal translation of name 

message: Also, it is purported that this tea is well suited to outdoor enthusiasts, especially after intense physical activities like hiking, distance running, or rock-climbing. This may be due to the fact that commonly available lapsang souchong is usually made from larger, lower grade leaves, that usually also have less caffeine than the more prized Orange Pekoe grade.
This made no sense to me and is unreferenced, so I took it out. (Outdoor enthusiasts prefer this particular tea just because it happens to have less caffeine than Orange Pekoe? Why not green tea or decaffeinated tea?) If you can rewrite it so that it makes sense, with references, please feel free to put it back in. --Grace 23:56, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed a section 

message: What temperature should the water added to the tea leaves be? Badagnani 03:20, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Hot (but not boiling). - Tenmiles 05:15, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Temperature of water 

message: The tea in that picture looked *very* strong: I'm not convinced it should look even half that strong. - Strib (talk) 15:36, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tea colour 

message: Can we get someone with appropriate knowledge to please add an IPA pronounciation for "Lapsang souchong". It's not exactly the most obvious of names to say verbally 78.149.245.1 (talk) 15:00, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Pronounciation

message: :A new version of this section was just deleted.  I had retitled it from Notable consumers. It's contents had been:
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==In popular culture==

In American author James A. Michener's 1974 historical novel Centennial, Rocky Mountain fur trapper Alexander McKeag describes lapsang souchong as "a man's tea, deep and subtle and blended in some rugged place [...] better even than whisky."



:WP:POPCULTURE was cited by one editor and WP:Out of scope was cited by another editor who removed the section.  Both are essays that are the opinion of their authors, but not binding on other editors.  For this article, the consensus of editors appears to be that the section should be included. Lentower (talk) 16:52, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: In popular culture: Should be in this article

message: Although smoked Lapsang Souchong is popular, it doesn't always come as a smoked tea. Unsmoked Lapsang Souchong is also available and has become fairly common.
"Many people think that Lapsangs are all pine wood smoked but this method is falling out of favour. For the past ten years, high quality Lapsang is being produced unroasted while smoked tea is usually made from lower quality leaves for the foreign markets."  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8807:5402:5900:F18C:160F:AB5A:A669 (talk) 04:07, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Not necessarily a smoked tea

message: To add to this article: what/where Li Mountain (立山) is. 173.88.246.138 (talk) 23:43, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added a link to the Li Mountain article --Roly (talk) 08:41, 27 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: To add to article

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