Thread: Tea anyone ??!!

Regarding teabags from two pages ago...I don't think that Twinings are the best but the quality of the Twinings tea sold here is much better than what's sold in the States. I'm pretty sure that's a factual fact that I read somewhere. Basically they keep the good stuff here and export the not-so-good stuff.

Originally Posted by langlois

So now i need a tea pot?
Any advice or they are all equal?

I like a glass teapot with integral infuser, purely aesthetic mind you, but you can easily see the colour of your tea. :-)

Today I sampled a new tea, some stone ground Matcha.

I sampled it both thick and thin, very interesting.
Sure was a long way from the chinese pu'erhs and oolongs I've had lately.



Re; pots:
The chinese think you should have one for each type of tea. I think this is a great idea. I got several different ones. If I were to have only one, I would choose one that is enameled or made from glass or similar, to make sure any taste is not transferred by the pot.
Plus, several pots is fun TAD, anyone?

Matcha's great, though you've made waaay too much there.

Matcha is generally drunk from a bowl—or chawan (茶碗) in Japanese—with no more than about 70ml to 80ml of water for thin matcha (usucha 薄茶 )—about three mouthfuls—and about half that for thick matcha (koicha 濃茶 ).

Usucha is then briskly whisked to create a froth and koicha is kind of just gently kneaded to mix the powder in.

It's a nice colour though and looks like good quality tea (koicha should only be made from a high grade matcha anyway) and if you enjoyed it as you've made it, prepared traditionally, I'm sure that it'll taste great!

EDIT: Full instructions

Plus, clay pots definitely retain flavour. I tend to group my teas together, so I have a pot for sencha, a pot for 'roasted' teas and a pot for oolongs, blacks and oxidised teas. My houhin I've used for a little bit of everything but only in small quantities and I try to clean it well, after.

I'm not so pedantic that I have to have a separate pot for individual teas. I don't think that's necessary.

Today: baked bananas by my wife, without tea photo

Originally Posted by fonthunter

Today: baked bananas by my wife, without tea photo

Save some for me !! Tell the Mrs' that looks awesome !

Bananas on the barbecue are the best thing in the world ever.

Today's Tea
in Eastern Star Coffee and Tea House - مقهى كوكب الشرق (Budapest)
Adzsami Tea - (tea with cardamon)






Sultan cake



Wishing you all a great day with a great tea!
Cheers,
Béla

Originally Posted by Nightblade

Okay...I like coffee(french press is best) ,but I really like my tea even more.First off I like the way the caffiene in tea reacts on me much better. Seems to be a whole lot gentler yet very effective restorative .I love Chai,I love it Brit style with cream n sugar(I use Agave necter now *), I love it Asian style in small cups gentle and plain and I really like Russian style teas i.e Kusmi Tea ,black Chinese and Indian teas with fruit and Bergamot essences,sometimes sweetened with Jam or just Agave again. I'm even thinking of maybe getting a modern Samovar..Maybe,it is just one more form of good O'l AD. So what do you tea folk out there like?? **On the note of Agave Nectar ,I gave up white sugar(as best as I can)and try to avoid Corn syrup as well.I find Agave to be sweeter than sugar with no noticeable taste like honey would have and it's low glycemic. Just tryin to keep my indulgence with low sacrifice impact .

We have a place in Anoka, MN here called the "Mad Hatter Tea Room". If you can get past the girly atmosphere, they have some really nice tea there. My wife swears by it and uses a good ol' fashioned tea pot with a diffuser in it for loose tea. I tried some Rose Marzipan tea with a couple cubes of sugar in it. Very delicious. If you're in the neighborhood, I would definitely stop by and have a cup.

Cheers,

Natz