Thread: Tea anyone ??!!

I don't think you can beat a nice cuppa ty-phoo or PG Tips, they come loose as well as in bags.

Tetley comes 3rd, Yorkshire comes fourth but i don't like Red Rose.

Very well said. Also , often flavored teas are flavored because the tea itself is not very good. That is not so with all flavored teas but often. My comment about it making you a nicer person was not smart assed, it's true. I drink coffee sometimes also but it makes me tight in the jaw if I drink too much. Tea has a calming effect that accompanies the lift. It keeps me from being as snappy.

Originally Posted by RayClem

There are many people who dislike tea because they have been confronted with iced tea made from concentrate or tea brewed from tea bags containing tea dust and fannings.

Other reasons for hating tea include:

-Tea was given to you when you were a child only when you were sick. This is true over here. So, if you ask somebody, in my country, if he wants a cup of tea, he may answer “I am not sick”.

- Falling to marketing rules you tried green tea from a coffee or tea shop. Even if the tea was good quality (rare) they didn’t know how to brew it correctly. They used boiling water for green tea and they over-brewed it following the stupid instructions. As a result, this tea was bitter as hell and undrinkable.

- You are so used to refined and unnatural products like coca cola, milkshakes, etc that you are unable to feel the natural sweetness of a good tea. You can’t taste the natural flowers’ taste in it or the fruits.

Absolutely!

To make a wonderful "cuppa" you need high quality tea leaves, high quality water (my tap water is horrible, so I use water purified by reverse osmosis) and the skill to brew the tea at the right temperature for the right length of time. In Chinese this skill is called Gong Fu, making tea with skill.

Drinking tea when you are ill is a great practice as it keeps you hydrated. However, since many of us have some degree of illness due to the stresses of life, tea when properly brewed can be a wonderful drink at any time. Bad tea is just as unpleasant as boiled coffee or sour wine.

All valid points as well.

I had to undo initial bad impressions on my daughter as early on I gave her some first flush single estate high mountain tea, I think from Nepal, maybe Darjeeling. The astringency can be off putting if you're not used to it. It is an acquired taste just like dry wine. She still hasn't completely overcome those initial reactions to it even now in adulthood.

I drink tea all day, beakfast, mid morning, lunch and dinner. My only coffee is in the evening while I'm watching the Telly.

A tea bag in the cup, very hot freshly boiling water and 2 sugars or in my case 2 sweet and low's. Stir the teabag until the water looks right then bin the teabag and add mlk until it looks good.

A nice cuppa tea isn't Rocket surgery, or maybe us Brits drink so much of it that we have it down to a really fine art.

Originally Posted by STF

I drink tea all day, beakfast, mid morning, lunch and dinner. My only coffee is in the evening while I'm watching the Telly.

A tea bag in the cup, very hot freshly boiling water and 2 sugars or in my case 2 sweet and low's. Stir the teabag until the water looks right then bin the teabag and add mlk until it looks good.

A nice cuppa tea isn't Rocket surgery, or maybe us Brits drink so much of it that we have it down to a really fine art.

When I drink tea, I use the same method as you do except I also squash the tea bag with the spoon as I do not want too be able to see the bottom of the cup through the tea. I know people who just drop the tea bag in long enough to colour the water a little bit and call it good. Never could understand that. Also yes, you can get good tea in tea bags.

Bob

I only ever drink loose tea, brewed in a pot, of course, one for the cup one for the pot, at present my morning cuppa in the lovely Yorkshire leaf tea, loads of flavour, I also enjoy but it rather expensive some tippy Assam there are some amazing teas out there, I'm milk & sugar first, but the choice is yours.

I drink Ice tea from tea bags. One of the big-name sellers. None of that fancy stuff or flavored stuff. It's been a staple for as long as I remember. Even when I was a kid growing up in Mom's house.
Boil water, remove from heat and drop in 5 tea bags. Steep for 30 minutes. Pour into a gallon container. Add a cup of sugar, and top off the water.
Coffee is the morning drink.

Now when I'm in the big truck I drink coffee most of the day. Then when I get home it's tea or beer until after diner. Then a mixed drink.
But it's been months since that has happened. Now it's one pot of coffee in the morning. Tea and water depending until evening. The beer and or mixed drink until sleep time.

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

I only ever drink loose tea, brewed in a pot, of course, one for the cup one for the pot, at present my morning cuppa in the lovely Yorkshire leaf tea, loads of flavour, I also enjoy but it rather expensive some tippy Assam there are some amazing teas out there, I'm milk & sugar first, but the choice is yours.

I' d love to see a photo of your morning tea sir.