Monday, November 28, 2016

Tea Merchant

Tea Merchant
Henan Province, China
November 2015

The minute I saw this magnificent teapot, I wanted to try this tea. This woman sold this tea drink from her cart on the street.  It was dreadful, dreadful, dreadful.  There were a lot of ingredients in this beverage and most of the things added were unidentifiable to me.  I can usually stomach anything.  But I took one sip of this drink and I wanted to spit it out.  I didn't because the woman was standing right next to me and anxious to seek my approval.  I nodded, swallowed and moved on.  As soon as she was out of my sight, I tossed what remained in my cup as quickly as possible.  It was dreadful.