What is in your cup? - Page 525

GeoffC · 02-10-2011, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

just like a typical Scotsman!

maybe it is, but erm .... I ain't a Scotsman ....

kindlekitten · 02-10-2011, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

maybe it is, but erm .... I ain't a Scotsman ....

oops! I didn't know you were a misplaced something!

GeoffC · 02-10-2011, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

oops! I didn't know you were a misplaced something!

Latinandgreek · 02-10-2011, 11:20 AM

The last of the "Cranberry" tea in my cup... and cake on my plate

Mortis · 02-10-2011, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I wonder if it's like the one they sell at the Starbucks here; about the size and shape of a Cuban cigar, with a strip of cream inside looking like it came out of a toothpaste tube! I won't even try to describe the taste!

Stitchawl

Yes that's the same, I thought it was just here, pastry is best at home.

GeoffC · 02-10-2011, 12:16 PM

Hot ginger drink ....

beppe · 02-10-2011, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

The last of the "Cranberry" tea in my cup... and cake on my plate

Do tell us more, di grazia gentile signora

kindlekitten · 02-10-2011, 01:17 PM

Market Spice Tea. the signature tea from the Pike Place Market tea shop

phenomshel · 02-10-2011, 02:18 PM

Diet Dr Pepper while I wait on the UPS truck.

desertblues · 02-10-2011, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by beppe

I remember both in Leiden and in Den Haag nice little bars, with those small tables with a carpet on top, where one can drink something, read and/or just look in the distance, in peace both inside and outside.

Yes, I know the Hague the best, as I lived there for 5 years. Very nice bars and restaurants. Lots of our famous authors lived in the Hague and wrote melancholical novels about tragic ladies.

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Originally Posted by astra

Holding my head on both sides with my hands so it doesn't split apart from the pain.

Astra, is your headache a bit better now? Are you suppose to have a headache as long as this? I hope you soon will be better and that the results of that spinal tap are good for you.

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

Hot ginger drink ....

I advised someone at work to drink some ginger in hot water, as he had an upset stomach. I read it somewhere on the forum. I think it was Stichawl, who seems to be a bit of a knowledgeable man with herbs and stuff.

In my cup: hold Arabica-coffee.

Latinandgreek · 02-10-2011, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by beppe

Do tell us more, di grazia gentile signora

It's the one I mentioned yesterday:

http://smittenkitchen.com/2011/02/bl...live-oil-cake/

Very rich and moist, my husband loved it (I told him to go bring some to his parents, and he refused, saying there wouldn't be enough for him)! It is a bit heavy, though. I used the store bought olive oil, maybe next time I'll try half store-bought and half home-made.

ProfCrash · 02-10-2011, 02:47 PM

My god I think I have found a Chinese Green Tea that I like. I am trying Rishi's Jade Cloud and I really, really like it. It is a totally different taste then the Japanese Greens but it is nothing like the Gunpowder Greens and the other Chinese Greens that I have had. It is almost like ahybrid.

Really yummy.

hmmmm I sense my next tea order, in like 4 months, going mainly to Rishi as I try out some new stuff.

beppe · 02-10-2011, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

It's the one I mentioned yesterday:

http://smittenkitchen.com/2011/02/bl...live-oil-cake/

Very rich and moist, my husband loved it (I told him to go bring some to his parents, and he refused, saying there wouldn't be enough for him)! It is a bit heavy, though. I used the store bought olive oil, maybe next time I'll try half store-bought and half home-made.

how nice

beppe · 02-10-2011, 04:15 PM

I went to the tea shop and spent almost an hour in company of the very kind owner. I got out with:
1 Tokoname teapot that I will use for Sencha
4 white metal boxes
50 grams of Oolong in small dry balls that i tasted and found absolutely fantastic, just one dry ball.
50 grams of Lapacho (+ Lemon & Orange pieces, that or something even worst. I got that and eventually it was given for free to me: I think she wants me to be a returning costumer, why not if to her extravagant prices it corresponds a noticeable higher quality. I will see this with the Oolong that I already have. Than I might be tempted to let myself be allured in buying from her more tea, like the Sencha, I will see)

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The teas I am drinking and how to brew them and how to improve my approach was examined. We spent most of my time there discussing which teapots I wanted/needed. Several were examined and discussed. She gave me her opinion on several issues of tea brewing that had raised my curiosity. I will make some experiment and dutifully report if anything of interest comes out. We looked at cups also. Some Japanese cups that I already have seem very adequate, both as shape and as design. She has 2 that I liked. My interest has awaken. I might have an excuse to go back. It is just a small detour going to the station from work, although it is right in the middle of downtown and the rent for that tiny shop must be a killer that she wants to share with customers.

ProfCrash · 02-10-2011, 04:26 PM

Sounds like fun beppe. That is a great looking tea pot.

02-10-2011, 04:15 PM	#7874
beppe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,161 Karma: 81026524 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Italy Device: Kindle3, Ipod4, IPad2	I went to the tea shop and spent almost an hour in company of the very kind owner. I got out with: 1 Tokoname teapot that I will use for Sencha 4 white metal boxes 50 grams of Oolong in small dry balls that i tasted and found absolutely fantastic, just one dry ball. 50 grams of Lapacho (+ Lemon & Orange pieces, that or something even worst. I got that and eventually it was given for free to me: I think she wants me to be a returning costumer, why not if to her extravagant prices it corresponds a noticeable higher quality. I will see this with the Oolong that I already have. Than I might be tempted to let myself be allured in buying from her more tea, like the Sencha, I will see) The teas I am drinking and how to brew them and how to improve my approach was examined. We spent most of my time there discussing which teapots I wanted/needed. Several were examined and discussed. She gave me her opinion on several issues of tea brewing that had raised my curiosity. I will make some experiment and dutifully report if anything of interest comes out. We looked at cups also. Some Japanese cups that I already have seem very adequate, both as shape and as design. She has 2 that I liked. My interest has awaken. I might have an excuse to go back. It is just a small detour going to the station from work, although it is right in the middle of downtown and the rent for that tiny shop must be a killer that she wants to share with customers.

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Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	The last of the "Cranberry" tea in my cup... and cake on my plate

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02-10-2011, 02:18 PM	#7869
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02-10-2011, 02:47 PM	#7872
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	My god I think I have found a Chinese Green Tea that I like. I am trying Rishi's Jade Cloud and I really, really like it. It is a totally different taste then the Japanese Greens but it is nothing like the Gunpowder Greens and the other Chinese Greens that I have had. It is almost like ahybrid. Really yummy. hmmmm I sense my next tea order, in like 4 months, going mainly to Rishi as I try out some new stuff.

02-10-2011, 04:26 PM	#7875
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Sounds like fun beppe. That is a great looking tea pot.