What is in your cup?

[astra]

Lapacho

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by astra

Lapacho

Wow! At least you'll be healthy!
How does it taste?


Stitchawl

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by Fbone

All my local grocery stores have stopped selling loose black tea.

This is me unhappy ...

Try McNultey's Tea & Coffee http://www.mcnultys.com/

Baltimore Tea & Coffee http://www.baltcoffee.com/

Both carry large selections and will ship anywhere. McNultey's is best for individual loose leaf tea, while Baltimore carries more good quality blends.

Stitchawl

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Most grocery stores sell meat thermometers. Buy one and label it "tea".

Originally Posted by bjones6416
No!

Citizen's arrest! Citizen's arrest!!! Clear violation of temperature requirements.

Originally Posted by ProfCrash
I would try and buy loose leaf that is close to the bagged tea that you like. You know the flavors that you like so it is a good starting place.

Coconut?

While 'C.S' would be proud of you, tea drinkers of the world are shriveling in their cups! Assam, Keemun, Darjeeling, Oolong, Uva, Dimbula, green teas, white teas, red teas, spiced teas.... THESE ARE TEA!
Coconut is... is... is....coconut!
Save the coconut for tonight's dinner. Have some Tom Ka Gai. But this afternoon try a nice cup of Ceylon or Assam tea. You might enjoy it more with milk and sugar. But please, dear... boil the fu@@*&ing water first?

Stitchawl

[ProfCrash]

Technically, Red Tea is not a tea

[bjones6416]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

But please, dear... boil the fu@@*&ing water first?

Stitchawl

Well, shoot. I have to BOIL water? grumble grumble grumble

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by bjones6416

Well, shoot. I have to BOIL water? grumble grumble grumble

Only if you want the tea to taste good.
And really... it's not difficult. You can find directions here;
http://www.foodnetwork.com/how-to-boil-water/index.html
If you need help, remember that we are always here for you.


Stitchawl

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Technically, Red Tea is not a tea

To me, anything that isn't made from the leaves of the Camellia Sinensis plant isn't tea.

But... and don't laugh until you try it, I like to drink plain hot water. No tea, no herbs, no coconut. Nuttin! Just a cup of boiled hot water. As I said, don't laugh until you try it. I laughed for a year at a friend who drank this and had some serious humble pie to eat after I tried it.


Stitchawl

[bjones6416]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Only if you want the tea to taste good.
And really... it's not difficult. You can find directions here;
http://www.foodnetwork.com/how-to-boil-water/index.html
If you need help, remember that we are always here for you.


Stitchawl

"I get by with a little help from my friends..."

[ProfCrash]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

To me, anything that isn't made from the leaves of the Camellia Sinensis plant isn't tea.

But... and don't laugh until you try it, I like to drink plain hot water. No tea, no herbs, no coconut. Nuttin! Just a cup of boiled hot water. As I said, don't laugh until you try it. I laughed for a year at a friend who drank this and had some serious humble pie to eat after I tried it.


Stitchawl

I have been known to do that when my throat is feeling bad.

[Fbone]

I tried Rooibos tea and didn't care for it. The color was attractive, though.

Thanks for the website suggestions. I'll look them over and perhaps order a "sampler." There are so many choices!

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by Fbone

I tried Rooibos tea and didn't care for it. The color was attractive, though.

Thanks for the website suggestions. I'll look them over and perhaps order a "sampler." There are so many choices!

If I may be so bold as to suggest....

If you like black teas, try the Keemun, Golden Assam, and China Black from McNultey's. Their Ceylon Dimbula is also very, very good.

For nice blends, my two favorite tea companies are 'Taylors of Harrogate' who make a great 'English Breakfast Tea' and 'Yorkshire Tea' (both regular and Gold,) and 'Fortnum & Mason' for their 'Royal Blend' and their English Breakfast Tea.'

These eight teas make up 95% of my total tea consumption. I like the breakfast blends for my 'wake up tea' as well as the Keemun and China Black, and the Assam, Ceylon, and Royal Blend through out the day. Should I feel the need for an extra 'kick' in the afternoon, I drink another Keemun or China Black. I'll add in 'Russian Caravan Tea,' 'Lopsong Souchang,' and the occasional Pu-er, Imperial Gunpowder, and Ti-quan-yin to round out the list.

I don't mention most other oolongs or greens as I am force-fed these when ever I visit friends or family, or go to the corner sushi shop!

Stitchawl

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

But... and don't laugh until you try it, I like to drink plain hot water.

Asterix in Britain

[Javed]

My cup currently contains a small portion of the Earth's atmosphere.

[astra]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Wow! At least you'll be healthy!
How does it taste?

Unfortunately, I am not beppe and cannot describe it well.
I like the taste. It is different from anything else I have tried before. Maybe to a certain degree similar to rooibos. I have ordered 100gr bag yesterday. They say it is healthy, so why not?

I like to drink plain hot water...Just a cup of boiled hot water

Oh my. Laughing? Never! I cringe in terror.
I am forced to drink it from time to time when it is cold at home and I don't want to risk sore throat (by drinking cold mineral still water from bottle), so I drink boiled water
I love to drink water. Home temperature, not cold but never enjoyed boiled water. Awful!

Second cuppa.
Mate coconut milk.