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Originally Posted by beppe
I carry all sort of teas. When friends visit I let them choose what they want. Short of the cerimony I can give them whatever. I really like all of them.
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I only give people a choice between three. Else they get that deer-stuck-in-the-headlights expression by being confronted with (currently) 16 different types of tea and herbal infusions
That is, if they don't want coffee in the first place anyway.
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Originally Posted by beppe
I developed a taste for green tea in the office, water is too flat, espresso is too tight, no more than a couple a day. Green tea goes down like nobody business, mug after mug. And they say it is good.for health. As if I cared.
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That's why I drink mostly herbal infusions - mint, rooibos, hibiscus/rosehip. Rooibos is great because it's so tea-like, with a full rich taste, but without the caffeine.
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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt
OK, I think I solved the catechin mystery. It looks like it's another one of these molecules that someone suddenly decided is good for you - like antioxydants - I mean, we wouldn't want to rust, now would we?
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It made me wonder if it shouldn't be a name for anti-oxidants? But I don't know any japanese....
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Originally Posted by beppe
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note the absence of the tactical comma
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Yes...
