THAT
THAT HEAT
THAT HEAT OF THE SUMMER RETURNS.
RETURNS.
RETURNS. IN THE MEANTIME, DRY,
PLEASANT WEATHER THROUGH
SATURDAY.
SATURDAY.
SATURDAY. >>> WELL, NOW IS THE TIME TO
GET READY FOR THE HEAT WAVE
COMING.
COMING.
COMING. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MIXING UP
A BIG BATCH OF ICED TEA.
AND SOME FOLKS EVEN LIKE TO
DRINK HOT TEA, EVEN IN THE
SUMMER.
SUMMER.
SUMMER. >> YES, ABSOLUTELY.
>> WELL, WE HAVE THE TEA FEST
COMING UP THIS WEEKEND.
A FANTASTIC GATHERING OF TEAS
AND WORKSHOPS.
AND WORKSHOPS. CAN YOU GIVE US A FEW TIPS ON
BREWING TEA?
BREWING TEA? >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> HOW DO WE GO ABOUT IT?
>> ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE
ABOUT TEA, IT IS A WAY OF
GOING ON WITH OUR PORTLAND
CULTURE OF REDUCE, REUSE AND
RECYCLE.
RECYCLE.
RECYCLE. ONE OF THE THINGS WE LIKE DOING
IN THE TEA CULTURE IS TAKING
HOT, BREWED TEA.
THIS PARTICULAR ONE IS AN AGED,
WHITE TEA.
WHITE TEA. WE CAN BREW IT HOT.
IT GOES FOR ABOUT 15 TO 20
BREWS OF THIS POT.
>> JUST THAT ONE THING?
>> YES, THESE LEAVES HERE
WHICH I PREPPED ALREADY WILL TO
GET THEM HYDRATED.
I CAN DO 15 MORE POURS OFF OF
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. I
THIS. I CAN'T DO IT ALL IN ONE DAY SO
I WILL THROW IT IN THE
REFRIGERATOR.
REFRIGERATOR. >> IT IS TOTALLY COOL TO KEEP
IT LIKE THAT?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. THEN I REHEAT HOT WATER AND THE
SECOND POUR IS NICE AND HOT.
>> SO, YOU CAN USE HOT TEA ONE
TIME WITH THE LEAVES AND THEN
ICED TEA THE NEXT TIME WITH
THEM?
THEM?
THEM? >>
THEM? >> CORRECT.
>> CORRECT. >> SO, DO YOU MAKE ICED TEA
STRONGER?
STRONGER?
STRONGER? >> ONCE WE EXTENDED IT THROUGH
THE 15 BREWS, THERE IS STILL
LIFE IN THE TEA EVEN THOUGH WE
CAN'T GET IT OFF OF A HOT BREW.
WE TAKE ONE OF THESE LITTLE
GADGETS.
GADGETS.
GADGETS. WE TAKE IT, THE LEAVES THAT
HAVE BEEN EXTENDED AND THROW
THEM IN HERE.
>> WHAT?
>> WHAT?
>> WHAT? >> THAT IS IT!
>> AND THEN LEAVE THIS FOR
ABOUT SIX HOURS AT MINIMUM.
THEN YOU CAN EXTENDED IT TO GET
A STRONGER BREW.
BUT SIX HOURS IS ALL YOU REALLY
NEED.
NEED.
NEED. >>
NEED. >> AND YOU START SEEING IT
CHANGE COLOR.
CHANGE COLOR. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. AND THE TASTE WILL BE IN THERE
AND IT WILL BE A COLD BREW LIKE
THE CULTURE OF COLD-BREWED
COFFEE IS TAKING OFF.
THIS IS A COLD-BREWED TEA.
YOU CAN LEAVE IT IN THERE AND
IT WON'T HAVE THAT ASTRINGENT
TASTE TO IT.
>> CAN YOU DO IT WITH FRESHER
TEA LEAVES?
TEA LEAVES? OR DO I HAVE TO DRINK IT FOR 15
DAYS BEFORE I CAN DRINK THIS
CAN COLD-BREWED TEA?
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. ABOUT A QUARTER CUP OF LOOSE
LEAVES, YOU BREAK UP THE LOOSE
CLEAVES.
CLEAVES.
CLEAVES. >> FOR PEOPLE USED TO BUYING
LIP ON THE TEA IN A TEA BAG,
THIS IS REAL DAY.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. A
>> YES. A VERY RIGHTFUL WAY OF
PRESENTING TEA.
PRESENTING TEA. >> HOW LONG WILL THIS LAST YOU?
YOU SAID FOREVER?
>> FOR ME ABOUT THREE MONTHS.
>> AND YOU ARE A SERIOUS TEA
DRINKER.
DRINKER.
DRINKER. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> WHAT ARE THE TRENDS IN TEAS
RIGHT NOW?
RIGHT NOW? >> RIGHT NOW?
>> I MEAN, THERE IS SO MUCH TO
CHOOSE FROM, HONESTLY, IT IS
KIND OF OVERWHELMING.
>> WE HAVE BEEN TAKING TEA AND
MELDING IT WITH OTHER HERBS AND
TAKING IT TO A HIGHER LEVEL.
THAT GOES ON IN CHINA.
THEY MIX IT WITH STUFF WITH THE
TEAS COMING OUT OF INDIA.
BUT WE ARE PORTLAND, SO WE
HAVE MULTIPLE TEA MANUFACTURERS
HERE IN PORTLAND THAT TAKE THAT
TO THE HIGHER LEVEL OF REALLY
ENERGETICALLY OR TASTING,
TRYING TO MIX DIFFERENT THINGS
WITH TEA IN ORDER TO GET
SPECIFIC FLAVOR OR SPECIFIC
FEEL.
FEEL.
FEEL. >>
FEEL. >> VERY INNOVATIVE.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> SO, YOU WILL BE AT TEA FEST
PDX?
PDX?
PDX? WHAT
PDX? WHAT IS IT LIKE FOR PEOPLE THAT
HAVEN'T BEEN THERE?
CAN THEY TASTE THINGS?
>> OH, YES.
WHEN YOU SHOW UP AS PART OF THE
ENTRANCE FEE YOU GET A CUP.
YOU CAN TOUR TWO DIFFERENT
LOCATIONS WHERE THERE ARE
VENDORS.
VENDORS.
VENDORS. THERE IS AN OUTSIDE VENDOR AREA
UNDER A TENT AND THEN AN AIR
CONDITIONING PLACE FOR THE
VENDORS TO BE IN.
>> FOR THE HOT TEA?
>> THERE YOU GO.
YOU WILL WANT TO GET OUT OF THE
HEAT BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING
IS IT WILL BE KIND OF HOT THIS
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. GOING IN THERE IT WILL BE A
NICE VENDOR AREA AND THE
MAJORITY OF VENDORS WILL BE
INDOORS.
INDOORS.
INDOORS. >> YOU CAN LEARN WHAT KIND OF
TEA LEAVES IT TAKES TO MAKE
GREAT ICED TEA, GREAT HOT TEA,
ALL THE DIFFERENT POTS, CUPS
AND EVERYTHING AT THE TEA FEST.
THEY ARE AT THE WORLD FORESTRY
CENTER.
CENTER.
CENTER. WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON
THAT ON OUR PORTLAND FACEBOOK
PAGE BUT I THINK IT IS
TEAFESTPDX.COM.
TEAFESTPDX.COM. >> I LEARNED SOMETHING.