Congou Puns

Souchong (xiao zhong, meaning "small type") refers specifically to a small leaf varietal tea plant found in the Wuyi area and its surroundings. The first black teas were made from this plant in that area and are often found with the moniker "lapsang" (zhen shan, meaning "true mountain") to specify the Wuyi origin. (Note that a genuine lapsang souchong will not always be smoked.) The most famous souchong tea now is probably Jin Jun Mei.

Congou (gong fu, meaning "with skill") refers to black teas also made in the same area, e.g. Bai lin gongfu or tan yang gong fu, which are both Fujian origin teas (collectively known as "minhong gongfu"). However teas from other provinces frequently have the "gongfu" or congou name attached, i.e. Keemun gongfu (from Anhui) and Ninghong gongfu (from Jianxi, which borders on Wuyi). These two other can be explained as an extension of the Fujian gongfu black tea tradition, I would think. However, I have also seen teas from yunnan adopt the moniker--Dianhong gongfu.

It would seem that congou or gongfu style black tea making represents some kind of refinement or advancement of the original souchong black tea production style. This would also explain the name. However, I would be grateful if someone could provide additional information as to the origins and relationship between these two types of black tea. I would specifically like to know if there are any general differences in production method.

Once upon a time, my wife and I used to enjoy the Rose Congou from SpecialTeas. I’ve been on the lookout for another like it, but others I’ve found all tend to have overpowering artificial flavors, instead of relying on a sufficient quantity of quality rose petals for the floral notes. The one we remember was simple and delightful—just black tea and roses. Any recommendations of where to find some? Thank you!

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For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂

Pilot on me!!

Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.

This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.

If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.

Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.

What did 0 say to 8 ?

" Nice Belt "

So What did 3 say to 8 ?

" Hey, you two stop making out "

I won't be doing that today!

You take away their little brooms

There hasn't been a post all year!

This morning, my 4 year old daughter.

Daughter: I'm hungry

Me: nerves building, smile widening

Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.

She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.

Thank you all for listening.

It’s pronounced “Noel.”

After all his first name is No-vac

What, then, is Chinese rap?

Edit:

Notable mentions from the comments:

• Spanish/Swedish/Swiss/Serbian hits

• French/Finnish art

• Country/Canadian rap

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• Turkish/Tunisian/Taiwanese rap

There hasn't been a single post this year!

(Happy 2022 from New Zealand)

Bob

So that I could frequently say, "I am going to walk 5 miles now."

Edit: My most popular post on Reddit! 😀 Thank you for the awards.

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Me grabbing a soda from my (what I thought was) half full 12pk...

Notices there's only 2;

Me: "Awe man... This is a damn bird box!" Her: "What the hell does that mean?!" Me: (Pulls both cans out & shows them to her) "It's only got Toucans."

I'm not ashamed to admit the look on her face was glorious.

I was just sitting there doing nothing.

“BOOM”?!

"That's what they're fighting about."

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Because his Visa didn’t work.

A happy Uncle.....

"Beauty, because beauty is in the eye of the bee-holder!"

I’d never seen him be 4.

Ice-olation.

She's only eleven and says she came up with that by herself. I'm so proud 😭😭😭

"No, it doesn't."