I never imagined that 600g of tea leaves could be sold for up to NT 60,000 (~P90,000). But it's apparently possible, if it wins the biggest award for the year - maybe the best out of thousands of tea leaves. I always knew that the tea they produced here was award winning, but I never knew that those awards were THAT much of a big deal. They have at least 10 awards, which means they've been receiving awards for almost as long as they've started the farm. Amazing~
I promise to never take for granted drinking the NT 4,000 (~P6,000) for 600g tea that Auntie brews from time to time!
I was starting to miss eating kimchi, so just imagine my happiness when I saw Auntie chopping kimchi to make soup! They make their own kimchi in this house, and they add lots of apple to make it sweet. She added a scoop of something to flavor the soup - I couldn't understand what it was but it had some beans and oil in it. It was yummy! For dinner, she mixed the leftover kimchi soup and sinigang - and the result was daebak! Sour+spicy+sweet! Will try making this on my own some time! ^^
A typical meal, fried eggplant, breaded tea leaves, kimchi jigae and cuapao |
I've been learning more about this family as I spend more time with Auntie. Little brother loves to eat chips, but it causes pimples (Auntie said), so she hides the chips somewhere in the house. LOL I find it cute because why buy them in the first place, right? She also complains to me about Uncle. (I swear I knew this was coming.) She would complain about their arguments and Uncles "selfishness", business and otherwise. Uncle would also complain about his wife. AIGOO these people, you make me want to stay single forever!
Speaking of which, when a friend called me today, Auntie was like "Is your friend a boy or a girl?", "Have you ever had a boyfriend?", "Do you go out on dates?" >.< I guess there are just some things that are consistent among different cultures, eh?
More farm shots. RIP chickens that became adobo, chicken wine soup, etc! |
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