"I have not spent much time in South America. Thank you, that's something I didn't yet know about."

Ah, so if the preparation is different then no wonder Cesar doesn't quite know what to do with this. Erik has gotten to used to humans simply knowing more about food than he does.

"Here, let me show you what I was taught. You fill the ball here with the leaves and rest it in your cup. Then pour the water over the top and, in the case of black teas, we let it steep for four minutes before removing."

Interestingly, this demonstration and conversation acts as a good introduction to the very listening and communication skills he is going to endeavor to teach Cesar in this session. It's almost as if he planned it this way. Almost.