Sunday, January 13, 2008

Monkey Picked Tea??

Believe it or not, there is such a product called Monkey Picked Tea and true to its name, it is picked by our simian friends.

Perhaps this is just a gimmick, I'm not sure. But is there any difference in the taste of the teas picked by humans or monkeys? The squirrels could have picked those teas for all we know... hehehe

Quoted from ThinkGeek:
"Nowadays the practice of monkeys picking tea has all but died out, except in one small remote village where they still continue this remarkable tradition. No monkeys are harmed or mistreated in order for us to bring this rare brew to you!

The legendary flavor is something that can only be tasted to be believed. Monkey Picked Tea is truly in a class by itself. Full of antioxidants, this tea will calm your soul, temper your spirit, and put you in divine touch with your monkey ancestors."

I don't know if any of my ancestors were related to monkeys... but I know some relatives of mine do act like monkeys at times... hmmm...

Want a cuppa, head to ThinkGeek!


16 comments:

  1. wow, what an original product :) Thanks for sharing :)

    Have a lovely Sunday!

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  2. You have got to be kidding me. Tea picked by monkeys? And I thought I've seen everything. Now this one takes the cake ... LOL!

    And yeah, what difference is it going to make in the taste, now maybe of those monkey prepared the tea, that would be different la. LOL!

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  3. I AM curious as to what the difference is. 0_o Do these monkeys get paid you think?

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  4. Wahhh... really these days there is always something new! ;D

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  5. nessa..mind to give your email? i've something to ask.mine is dennamax@gmail.com

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  6. Hi Nessa, new header I see? Have a great Monday! :):):)

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  7. When I saw the title for this post it made me think of an episode of Bizarre Foods: Andrew Zimmerman . Although this isn't as bizarre as the coffee Andrew Drank, while in Vietnam, called civet-cat coffee (coffee made from beans that have been eaten by a civet cat, then pooped out, gathered, dried and roasted).
    Lets hope that's not what they mean by "Monkey Picked Tea".

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  8. Must be real cheap to hire monkeys? Where can I hire them to be my amah? LOL
    I would love to try this tea.. sure it tastes different. :D

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  9. La Delirante - What will they think of next, huh? Happy Sunday to you too :)

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  10. Nick - Tea prepared by monkeys!!?? Now, that's out of this world! :D

    I'd love to experience dining while being served by monkeys... surreal

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  11. Haizum - Maybe you'll find some monkey hair in it! LOL

    I'm sure those monkeys were rewarded with... a lifetime supply of bananas perhaps :)

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  12. Marzie - New header? Urmm... not reali, about 2 weeks already. I'm bored with it la... thinking of a new header! :D

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  13. Hey Kira! Nice having you here :)

    Ya, I think I saw that show before but not that episode.

    I don't think I could drink 'Civet Pooped Coffee'... that's too much! :(

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  14. Ann - Maybe they're being paid 1 sisir pisang an hour. For amah, you'd better have bertandan-tandan pisang! :D

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