The Tea Thread

[Angry Floof]

I never acquired a taste for Rooibos tea. How do you like it?

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That's a 24-caret post.

 

[Rhea]

The coffee pot didn't get washed last night, so it's Rooibos loose tea this morning.

I never acquired a taste for Rooibos tea. How do you like it?

I think it's kind of right for the morning. It's got some depth, which I like; I'm not a fan of ethereal essence of flavor type teas. And it's got some, I dunno, _savory_ quality. Meaty. I like it.

I also like some herbal teas sort of in a juice-box kind of way. Mandarin, Cherry, Blueberry.

Plain black teas to me are okay but not enough of my tongue is engaged to be sought out.

 

[Angry Floof]

I never acquired a taste for Rooibos tea. How do you like it?

I think it's kind of right for the morning. It's got some depth, which I like; I'm not a fan of ethereal essence of flavor type teas. And it's got some, I dunno, _savory_ quality. Meaty. I like it.

I also like some herbal teas sort of in a juice-box kind of way. Mandarin, Cherry, Blueberry.

Plain black teas to me are okay but not enough of my tongue is engaged to be sought out.

Gotcha. Interesting how tea loving can be so varied among people. I love plain black tea as long as it's not Lipton or some other weak crap. If it's a good tea, I would also use the terms meaty and with depth as you described. My tongue, however, finds something in the rooibos tea - not sure what - unwelcome to my taste buds. Like someone dropped cherry cough medicine into my black tea when I wasn't looking.

 

[whichphilosophy]

Coop 99 Tea (Available now the coop shops are making a resurgence in the UK)
Typhoo Tea Quite good
Liptons Can be purchased in most countries outside the UK
Pure Assam More expensive and not at every shop Worth the cost
Pure Ceylon As above.

Various Chinese teas are excellent but I did not recall most of the names while I was working there.

South China produces Coffee-Tea. A mix of filter coffee and leaf tea in bag. Quite a good taste. Difficult to obtain outside HK and South China

 

[gmbteach]

Oops.

To counter this, we have two plungers!

Having said that - tea cosy is on the list today so I can make a POT of tea in the afternoons.

This made me do a double-take and laugh.
We have a drip coffee maker.
Plungers are what you use when the toilet is clogged...

LOL....

I think you call them 'French Press Coffee Makers?'

It looks like this:

I didn't get a tea cosy today after all. Forgot. I do need to get my spare teapot down from up high though.... I don't want to contaminate Bilby's teapot with Herbal Teas!

 

[gmbteach]

Coop 99 Tea (Available now the coop shops are making a resurgence in the UK)
Typhoo Tea Quite good
Liptons Can be purchased in most countries outside the UK
Pure Assam More expensive and not at every shop Worth the cost
Pure Ceylon As above.

Various Chinese teas are excellent but I did not recall most of the names while I was working there.

South China produces Coffee-Tea. A mix of filter coffee and leaf tea in bag. Quite a good taste. Difficult to obtain outside HK and South China

Sounds interesting! I might have to see if I can get hold of some to try!

 

[Rhea]

South China produces Coffee-Tea. A mix of filter coffee and leaf tea in bag. Quite a good taste. Difficult to obtain outside HK and South China

That sounds interesting - and easy to make at home...

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I think you call them 'French Press Coffee Makers?'

Yeah, We have one of those for camping. And "Press" is what we call e'm.

I had to laugh... figured out what you meant, but the first image in my head was.... not that. LOL.

I do need to get my spare teapot down from up high though.... I don't want to contaminate Bilby's teapot with Herbal Teas!

You are the best kind of wife(to-be). He's a lucky man.

 

[rousseau]

I think it's kind of right for the morning. It's got some depth, which I like; I'm not a fan of ethereal essence of flavor type teas. And it's got some, I dunno, _savory_ quality. Meaty. I like it.

I also like some herbal teas sort of in a juice-box kind of way. Mandarin, Cherry, Blueberry.

Plain black teas to me are okay but not enough of my tongue is engaged to be sought out.

Gotcha. Interesting how tea loving can be so varied among people. I love plain black tea as long as it's not Lipton or some other weak crap. If it's a good tea, I would also use the terms meaty and with depth as you described. My tongue, however, finds something in the rooibos tea - not sure what - unwelcome to my taste buds. Like someone dropped cherry cough medicine into my black tea when I wasn't looking.

Holy shit, now I know exactly how I've been feeling about Rooibos tea all these years.

 

[gmbteach]

That sounds interesting - and easy to make at home...

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I think you call them 'French Press Coffee Makers?'

Yeah, We have one of those for camping. And "Press" is what we call e'm.

I had to laugh... figured out what you meant, but the first image in my head was.... not that. LOL.

I do need to get my spare teapot down from up high though.... I don't want to contaminate Bilby's teapot with Herbal Teas!

You are the best kind of wife(to-be). He's a lucky man.

Awww - shucks.. He is a pretty good husband(to-be) too you know! It is all about a partnership. He lets me buy my teas, so I can't contaminate his nice new teapot with the flavours now - can I?

 

[bilby]

That sounds interesting - and easy to make at home...

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Yeah, We have one of those for camping. And "Press" is what we call e'm.

I had to laugh... figured out what you meant, but the first image in my head was.... not that. LOL.

I do need to get my spare teapot down from up high though.... I don't want to contaminate Bilby's teapot with Herbal Teas!

You are the best kind of wife(to-be). He's a lucky man.

Awww - shucks.. He is a pretty good husband(to-be) too you know! It is all about a partnership. He lets me buy my teas, so I can't contaminate his nice new teapot with the flavours now - can I?

I like the idea that I 'let' you buy your teas - it gives the ego-boosting impression that I have the power of veto, should I choose to use it

 

[gmbteach]

That sounds interesting - and easy to make at home...

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Yeah, We have one of those for camping. And "Press" is what we call e'm.

I had to laugh... figured out what you meant, but the first image in my head was.... not that. LOL.

I do need to get my spare teapot down from up high though.... I don't want to contaminate Bilby's teapot with Herbal Teas!

You are the best kind of wife(to-be). He's a lucky man.

Awww - shucks.. He is a pretty good husband(to-be) too you know! It is all about a partnership. He lets me buy my teas, so I can't contaminate his nice new teapot with the flavours now - can I?

I like the idea that I 'let' you buy your teas - it gives the ego-boosting impression that I have the power of veto, should I choose to use it

Yeah, but you won't..

 

[Angry Floof]

I've had way more caffeine today than necessary, so now having a peach herbal. Not too bad for the cheap stuff, but I wish I had bought the orange instead. The dumb stuff I do to save a buck. Literally one dollar saved on this. :/

 

[tantric]

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[tantric]

roobios, for me, goes in my chai - red dragon chai, works well

normally i eschew fruit teas, but black currant i think would work.

best new thing: dandelion root. earthy. yummy. i add it to black tea

if you haven't tried lapsang souchong aka smoked tea, you really should. the chinese turn their noses up at it, but i love the texture, a note up from hoji cha.

i like the jamaican ginger tea bags - just ginger, and there's kola nut as well

(can we be honest and admit that ginseng tastes like dirt?)

 

[Cheerful Charlie]

I finally managed to get some lapsong souchong. For those who don't know, its a smoky flavored tea. Loose tea, not tea bags. Around here it is very hard to get. It makes for a great morning hot tea. One odditity around here is at all the grocery stores here, one cannot get loose black tea any more. Haven't seen that for years. On occasion I have been known to brew up some, spiced orange tea. But usually I am stuck with cheap black teabagged stuff. But my favorite is lapsong souchong. I am going to have to start ordering the stuff from the net. Upton Tea Imports has a good selection.

 

[Angry Floof]

These Shark-Shaped Tea Bags Ooze Blood Red Tea

Dolphin shaped tea bags make a bright blue tea

 

[rousseau]

Drinking an Irish Breakfast Iced Tea this morning, a low grade black tea that looks something like this:

For the unwashed tea-drinkers low grade tea like this comes from the small pieces of black tea that are produced when the tea is harvested. As far as I know the tea is run through several sieves and which tier it lands on results in its grade. On the other hand, tea that's a set of full leaves will be a high grade black.

 

[rousseau]

Latest hangover cure: Genmaicha

Genmaicha (玄米茶?, "brown rice tea") is the Japanese name for green tea combined with roasted brown rice.[1] It is sometimes referred to colloquially as "popcorn tea" because a few grains of the rice pop during the roasting process and resemble popcorn. Although today it is consumed by all segments of society,[2] this type of tea was originally drunk by poor Japanese, as the rice served as a filler and reduced the price of the tea; which is why it is also known as the "people's tea." It was also used by those persons fasting for religious purposes or who found themselves to be between meals for long periods of time.[3] The sugar and starch from the rice cause the tea to have a warm, full flavor that is similar to that of nuts. It is considered easy to drink and helps one's stomach feel better.

 

[tantric]

for tea additives, i can't praise roasted dandelion root enough. very earthy and smooth.



hmm, are there tea+something, tea from somewhere, tea by age/harvesting? i have a limited tolerance for tea+something. jasmine, ginger, bergemont. acai tea doesn't work for me.

 

[tantric]

Latest hangover cure: Genmaicha

Genmaicha (玄米茶?, "brown rice tea") is the Japanese name for green tea combined with roasted brown rice.[1] It is sometimes referred to colloquially as "popcorn tea" because a few grains of the rice pop during the roasting process and resemble popcorn. Although today it is consumed by all segments of society,[2] this type of tea was originally drunk by poor Japanese, as the rice served as a filler and reduced the price of the tea; which is why it is also known as the "people's tea." It was also used by those persons fasting for religious purposes or who found themselves to be between meals for long periods of time.[3] The sugar and starch from the rice cause the tea to have a warm, full flavor that is similar to that of nuts. It is considered easy to drink and helps one's stomach feel better.

Hōjicha (Houjicha) (ほうじ茶?) is a Japanese green tea. It is distinctive from other Japanese green teas because it is roasted in a porcelain pot over charcoal, whereas most Japanese teas are steamed. The tea is fired at a high temperature, altering the leaf color tints from green to reddish-brown. The process was first performed in Kyoto, Japan in the 1920s and its popularity persists today



i like houjicha better, but not by much. i just buy the yamamotoyama brand tea bags. ja, mada