All the Tobacco in China
Hugo Restall, an old China hand,
has taken up
smoking. I can’t say that it’s a very good idea, as
cigarettes really are bad for one’s health (and the frequency with
which they’re smoked is distressing). OTOH, it’s refreshing
to read someone write so well about tobacco in a mainstream
publication: woody and nutty, with hints of pine shavings and
hickory
; the bouquet of preserved plums.
He should smoke a pipe, not cigarettes…
