When people ask "coffee or tea?" my answer used to
be "black coffee". The only thing that has changed
is that I now also enjoy tea. Over the years I have
mostly had black tea, preferably sweetened. I have
enjoyed green tea with my food. But my favourite
is oolong tea, semi-oxidized, not quite green or
black. My favourite among these is Da Hong Pao,
from Wuyi in Fujian. I am no great tea taster,
but people detect notes of cocoa and orange.
The next time I am asked the question, I am
tempted to ask why I need to choose between then.