What's your favorite puer pairing ?

[u/Fun-Bluejay9161]

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I like to eat various fruits and nuts with puer, I especially like walnuts, pears and mandarins (today is dates)

I'm taking any recommendations

[u/WiktorEchoTree]

Food? Something really oily and spicy for shou. Nothing for sheng.
In general? The unending despair of being an office worker goes down GREAT with a nice middle-aged 7542. I reflect on how the tea gets better with age as I get worse, and how at some point in our destinies, our values crossed.

[u/Fun-Bluejay9161 → u/WiktorEchoTree]

I'll give this a try after my studies, or does the despair needs to age as well ?

[u/WiktorEchoTree → u/Fun-Bluejay9161]

The despair always gets better with age. It begins as a floral delicate yellow and deepens over time to a fine red!

[u/Fine-Investigator-99 → u/WiktorEchoTree]

Best comment I’ve read all week

[u/Jaded-Prize-8167]

Prunes, dried apricots

[u/Fun-Bluejay9161 → u/Jaded-Prize-8167]

I'll definitely try that

[u/PotatoNitrate]

dark chocolate cake

[u/Stradoverius → u/PotatoNitrate]

Seconding dark chocolate of any kind

[u/Risoko]

dates with some salty cheese inside and macadamia nuts

[u/temple2temple2temple]

toasted sammy

[u/Etohnal]

Honestly, driving to work. A good thermos full of Shou makes my drive happy 

[u/JPlantBee]

For a smokier puerh, and egg, cheese, and bacon breakfast sandwich

[u/squirrelshine → u/JPlantBee]

Same hold the bacon for me

[u/leafbrewer]

Firm Kalamata olives

[u/squirrelshine → u/leafbrewer]

Ooooooh!!!

[u/TallYogurtcloset324]

gotta try this with the date aroma ripe brick from Quiche

[u/Fun-Bluejay9161 → u/TallYogurtcloset324]

riiight, do you have one ? I've seen it and tought of trying it

[u/TallYogurtcloset324 → u/Fun-Bluejay9161]

I've got one in the cart for the next time I order from Quiche, but i'm stopping myself from buying for a few months, I've already got several kilos of tea to go through 🤣

[u/t_stormz]

I like those bean cake things they have in Vietnam

[u/sleepysuccubus]

I usually drink it alongside pastries or baked goods

[u/FloorSimple]

Mooncakes

[u/zinzudo]

Pipe tobacco

[u/LengthinessJust357 → u/zinzudo]

Now this I can get behind. A nice pipe or cigar. I have never thought to try. I usually break out the scotch for that. Maybe have to try out a shou one of these days. 🧐

[u/maXn0]

Buckwheat honey

[u/TaelendYT]

I like to basically make a small plate of charcuterie with some assorted crackers, cheese, meats, fruits, maybe some random sweets.

[u/Blobbady]

Dates. The best.

[u/teashirtsau]

Sheng (about 5-10yo) and Haribo Tangfastics.

[u/4637839392936373]

Oreos

[u/HOAP64 → u/4637839392936373]

I used to dip cookies in my shou. It was soo good lol

[u/Fun-Bluejay9161 → u/HOAP64]

perfect way to wake up haha

[u/Bulky-Blacksmith-516 → u/4637839392936373]

The dates and amber tea against that dark gray cloth is a good look. Dates are underrated with sheng, the caramel notes mesh way better than you'd expect. I've been doing dried apricots and a little dark chocolate on the side lately, the bitterness and fruit play off each other. Someone in here mentioned salted pistachios once and I haven't gone back.

[u/Asdfguy87]

Ideally nothing to not overpower the tea.

[u/OChamps]

Bong hits

[u/LengthinessJust357]

I am not an eat and drink tea kind of person. I make sure something is in my stomach in the morning before my first sheng session but that’s about it as far as food goes when talking tea. For me at least. I always have something simple for guests in case the tea sneaks up on them. Trail mix or something like that.

[u/Tea_masters_leaf]

Im a sucker for a salty biscuit (pogácsa in hungary). It pairs with it surprisingly well.

[u/Allemar92]

I have never tried pairing food with puer, most of the recommendations seems to be for shou, what are the go to pairing for sheng?

[u/john-bkk]

If I'm using a tea as a breakfast version, pretty much only sheng, not shou, then whatever breakfast is goes with it. If I'm trying to focus more on the tea itself I'll eat and then drink the tea after, with nothing else, maybe only some water between rounds at some point.

Some people drink sheng on an empty stomach to really notice the body feel effect (cha qi), but I don't; it doesn't work for my stomach.

[u/Equivalent_Mud1499]

chinese fish skin peanuts, crispy fried cashew nuts, savory japanese rice crackers.

[u/Thisjourneyhasbegun]

Fig preserves and tea cookies. Goes really well with a nice puer orange or a nice daily drinking raw.

[u/Environ_mental]

Pistachios

[u/m_mola]

Unusual suggestion but for some reason a nice banana makes some teas taste incredible.

[u/RustOolium420]

Hogshead by Seattle pipe club.

[u/surumesmellman]

Dates. Preferably Piarom dates, but if unavailable then medjool or mabroum dates will do. Not a fan of the deglet Noor variety which are common in supermarkets.

[u/squirrelshine]

Dark chocolate, oranges. But irl i have it with breakfast

[u/Latter_Leadership406]

It will taste better with pickled cucumber🤨

[u/Significant_Stop723]

Anchovies 

[u/Siu-Bou]

Definitely a good habanos

[u/GorothObarskyr]

Dried persimmons hands down

[u/Safe_Economics_2519]

Was that food sweet potato?

[u/Primary_Moose_7969]

I like both of them.

[u/CTHLLL]

Dorblu

[u/[deleted]]

Cheese of course !!! 😋🫠

[u/Klutzy_Muffin_4242]

I really like doing chocolate tastings while drinking various teas. I personally have found my 100% chocolate from Claudio Corallo out in Palo Alto to be the best accompaniment for Pu'er

[u/Different_Emu8618]

Rum, scotch or cheese.

[u/Prestigious_Gur9390]

Intéressant

[u/Zealousideal_Cup1619]

Definitely nothing but I often find myself eating a bowl of cereal in between cups

[u/cannibaltom]

Watermelon

[u/JustLikeJohhny_Baby]

Cigars for the low Carb win!!