Tea - Page 6

richlevy · 09-23-2007, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkzenrage

teaspoon of honey from our groves in it, orange flower with a touch of clover flower only goes into that honey.
It has ruined me, almost all other tastes like crap to me. Fortunately we get cases for free.

You have your own groves and get free cases of tea? Who are you really, Somerset Maugham?

09-25-2007, 07:20 AM

Free cases of honey.
Family has groves, I don't.

dar512 · 10-02-2007, 08:36 PM

Has anyone tried Bigelow Chinese Fortune? It's an oolong. How about Trader Joe's Jade? Is there another oolong you'd like to recommend?

monster · 10-02-2007, 08:56 PM

Apparently,

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Originally Posted by Wikipedia

The word oolong means "black dragon"

*snort*

orthodoc · 10-02-2007, 09:01 PM

Now I know why decaf tea tastes so insipid! All the best flavors have already been leached out with the caffeine.

Since I had to cut out caffeine I've almost stopped drinking tea. Used to love several of the Jackson's of Piccadilly (loose leaf) teas. And Tazo green tea with ginger and pear ... yum! (I still sneak a cup of that once in awhile.)

jinx · 10-02-2007, 09:07 PM

Try this. Srsly.

orthodoc · 10-02-2007, 09:49 PM

Thanks! I'll look for it.

Cloud · 10-02-2007, 10:07 PM

My favorite is mint tea. I drink tons of it, both hot, and cold, and the best I've found is Celestial Seasonings Mint Magic. I also like the herbal spice teas, Bengal Spice being my favorite. Both of those have enough natural sweetness not to require any added sweetening. I like to buy them by the 12 pack from Amazon.

I've tried and tried to like green tea, since it's supposed to be so good for you. It's okay, but not something I love.

Funny, when I was sick as a kid, my mom would make me tea with milk and sugar (Earl Grey or Constant Comment) and toast or crackers.

Undertoad · 10-02-2007, 10:17 PM

Oolong: find the tea dealer in your local Chinatown and ask for the high-grade stuff. It may be pricey. It will look less like what you think of as tea and more like the top picture at the Wikipedia page on oolong. When you brew it, the rolled leaves will unfurl.

Urbane Guerrilla · 10-03-2007, 02:03 AM

Cloud, I'd get a similar dosing from my mom -- invariably Lipton's. That, and light feedings like chicken soup or poached eggs on toast. These were invariably spoken of, Scottishly, around our house as "dropped" eggs.

10-03-2007, 02:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloud

My favorite is mint tea. I drink tons of it, both hot, and cold, and the best I've found is Celestial Seasonings Mint Magic. I also like the herbal spice teas, Bengal Spice being my favorite. Both of those have enough natural sweetness not to require any added sweetening. I like to buy them by the 12 pack from Amazon.

I've tried and tried to like green tea, since it's supposed to be so good for you. It's okay, but not something I love.

Funny, when I was sick as a kid, my mom would make me tea with milk and sugar (Earl Grey or Constant Comment) and toast or crackers.

I like one of the CS Mint Magic, or Spearmints and one Chamomile before bed sometimes.
Tension Tamer and Sleepytime both have a lot of mint and Chamomile in them too.

DanaC · 10-03-2007, 04:19 AM

I do drink Green tea from time to time, but mainly I drink ordinary tea: PGTips or Yorkshire Tea. I use bags not loose leaves, I don't have a tea-pot I make it in the mug. Lot of milk, no sugar

I think I was about 3 or 4 when I first had tea. My whole family are big tea drinkers.

10-03-2007, 03:14 PM

Drank a lot of Irish Breakfast yesterday. Good stuff.

Cloud · 10-03-2007, 04:20 PM

Mint + chamomile together, Rzkenrage? Sounds kinda yucky.

richlevy · 10-03-2007, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Oolong: find the tea dealer in your local Chinatown and ask for the high-grade stuff. It may be pricey. It will look less like what you think of as tea and more like the top picture at the Wikipedia page on oolong. When you brew it, the rolled leaves will unfurl.

In my first post here I mentioned Kuan Yin tea. It is by far my favorite oolong. The high quality stuff is usually sold as 'estate tea'. Most tea, although it's the same variety, is blended from many sources. An estate tea is the equivalent of single malt scotch.

10-02-2007, 08:36 PM	#78
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Has anyone tried Bigelow Chinese Fortune? It's an oolong. How about Trader Joe's Jade? Is there another oolong you'd like to recommend? __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

10-02-2007, 09:01 PM	#80
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Now I know why decaf tea tastes so insipid! All the best flavors have already been leached out with the caffeine. Since I had to cut out caffeine I've almost stopped drinking tea. Used to love several of the Jackson's of Piccadilly (loose leaf) teas. And Tazo green tea with ginger and pear ... yum! (I still sneak a cup of that once in awhile.) __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

10-02-2007, 09:07 PM	#81
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Try this. Srsly. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

10-02-2007, 09:49 PM	#82
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Thanks! I'll look for it. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

10-02-2007, 10:07 PM	#83
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	My favorite is mint tea. I drink tons of it, both hot, and cold, and the best I've found is Celestial Seasonings Mint Magic. I also like the herbal spice teas, Bengal Spice being my favorite. Both of those have enough natural sweetness not to require any added sweetening. I like to buy them by the 12 pack from Amazon. I've tried and tried to like green tea, since it's supposed to be so good for you. It's okay, but not something I love. Funny, when I was sick as a kid, my mom would make me tea with milk and sugar (Earl Grey or Constant Comment) and toast or crackers. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

09-25-2007, 07:20 AM	#77
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Free cases of honey. Family has groves, I don't.

10-02-2007, 10:17 PM	#84
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Oolong: find the tea dealer in your local Chinatown and ask for the high-grade stuff. It may be pricey. It will look less like what you think of as tea and more like the top picture at the Wikipedia page on oolong. When you brew it, the rolled leaves will unfurl.

10-03-2007, 02:03 AM	#85
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Cloud, I'd get a similar dosing from my mom -- invariably Lipton's. That, and light feedings like chicken soup or poached eggs on toast. These were invariably spoken of, Scottishly, around our house as "dropped" eggs. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

10-03-2007, 04:19 AM	#87
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	I do drink Green tea from time to time, but mainly I drink ordinary tea: PGTips or Yorkshire Tea. I use bags not loose leaves, I don't have a tea-pot I make it in the mug. Lot of milk, no sugar I think I was about 3 or 4 when I first had tea. My whole family are big tea drinkers.

10-03-2007, 03:14 PM	#88
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Drank a lot of Irish Breakfast yesterday. Good stuff.

10-03-2007, 04:20 PM	#89
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Mint + chamomile together, Rzkenrage? Sounds kinda yucky. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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