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.