What is in your cup?

[astra]

Another experiment.

Sobacha!

Smells like a buckwheat
Too hot to taste it yet

[bjones6416]

My nephew brought me some loose "green mulberry tea" from Thailand. I've googled it and found some ads but nothing from anybody who has tried it. Anybody know anything about it? It's just mulberry with no actual tea, of course.

[desertblues]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Coke Zero #2 (Gardening, so I'm low on my intake today!)

But pdurrant: one goes all sweaty from heavy gardening? Perhaps you should take some extra, or Coke zero with lemon (yum).

Originally Posted by astra

After Keemun, I had a cup of Assam Harmutty - superb, then Teahouse Emporium's English Breakfast ......
The first time in my life I have a cup of Chai Tea from Fortnum & Mason's kitchen.......
The smell of the Chai before steeping is odd. I could smell one herb that I dislike quite a lot in food. no idea what it is though
However, surprisingly enough, I like the tea. Very pleasant and refreshing! my better 37/45 liked it too, though she was very sceptical about it.
In all probability, I might order it again or try Chai of another brand.

Thanks Astra for the descriptions. I can almost taste that tea, although I never drink a drop of it. It reads just like a novel; your tea-tasting. Thanks.

Hot after dinner Arabica-coffee in my cup.

[desertblues]

Originally Posted by bjones6416

My nephew brought me some loose "green mulberry tea" from Thailand. I've googled it and found some ads but nothing from anybody who has tried it. Anybody know anything about it? It's just mulberry with no actual tea, of course.

Hi Betty, didn't see you up and about. I remember drinking some tea in Thailand that was green, but don't know if it was the same. Tasted reasonably, for tea I mean, for a coffee-drinking person actually.

[astra]

Originally Posted by desertblues

Thanks Astra for the descriptions. I can almost taste that tea, although I never drink a drop of it. It reads just like a novel; your tea-tasting. Thanks.

Thanks
I am very surprised that I liked Chai. I usually like only straight teas. I was 95% sure I would not be able to drink it. Even one cup. I was fully prepared to make 2-3 sips and pour the rest to the sink.
I just could get Chai our of my mind. Whenever I saw a bag of Chai, I wondered what it tastes like. I absolutely had to try it.


I just finished eating buckwheat. Erm. I mean drinking it. Or drinking then eating? Yes. The last definition is the most appropriate.
Sobacha is odd.
Do I love it? No.
Do I like it? Hmm... difficult to answer. Probably I don't like it enough to order it again, besides ordering it is not a trivial thing. All prices I have seen were in $ so far. I would say it is like Lapacho. Not in flavour, but in a sense that it is a nice late cup of warm drink/tisane when you are in a bed with a book and don't want any stimulants. The flavour is pleasant. The aroma is ...of a roasted buckwheat The bonus, is that if you are hungry, you can east the strainer's content
Buckwheat is almost unknown in the UK. Very few people are aware about it. With many Polish workers in the UK, we have got Polish shops. As a consequence we can buy buckwheat now. We like it for the main meal. It goes well with any meat and it is supposed to be a healthy type of food vs. potatoes, pasta, etc. A very popular food in the former Soviet Union.
Although, it is a popular food I have never ever heard about buckwheat tea Now I tried it. If I ever get lost in Japan, I might survive

Sobacha is nice. If I run out of Lopacha, I might resort to the Sobacha instead

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by desertblues

But pdurrant: one goes all sweaty from heavy gardening? Perhaps you should take some extra, or Coke zero with lemon (yum).

It's a bit tricky to take a drink while gardening....

But onto Coke Zero #4 now. And some orange juice with dinner.

[astra]

Fortnum & Mason's Mini Tuocha cooked Pu-Erh next.

[Iridal]

I'm on my last cup of the coconot & pineapple. It's good, but not good enough to drink a whole pot in one go.

[desertblues]

Originally Posted by Iridal

I'm on my last cup of the coconot & pineapple. It's good, but not good enough to drink a whole pot in one go.

Is it some Carribean mix? alcoholic? (asked she hopefully.......)

in my cup: Cold Arabica-coffee

[obs20]

Originally Posted by desertblues

Is it some Carribean mix? alcoholic? (asked she hopefully.......)

in my cup: Cold Arabica-coffee

Is that cold coffee or iced coffee.

I'm drinking water water as I wait for the rain to let up and allow me to exercise.

[Iridal]

Originally Posted by desertblues

Is it some Carribean mix? alcoholic? (asked she hopefully.......)

No, it's just green tea, coconut and pineapple. Nothing alcoholic. Sorry to dissapoint! (But I did promise: no alcohol)

Originally Posted by obs20

I'm drinking water water as I wait for the rain to let up and allow me to exercise.

I hope it stops raining quickly! Have fun exercising Are you going running?

[obs20]

Originally Posted by Iridal

No, it's just green tea, coconut and pineapple. Nothing alcoholic. Sorry to dissapoint! (But I did promise: no alcohol)



I hope it stops raining quickly! Have fun exercising Are you going running?

cycling

[obs20]

It's still raining and I have to get some food for my dog anyway. I'll stop by the gym after getting the dog food.

Still drinking water.

[desertblues]

I always let my coffee get cold; I'll drink from the same coffee the whole day. After dinner I get myself some new coffee, which lasts me the evening.

[astra]

Mini Pu-Erh Tuocha Fortnum & Mason.

Test 1.
Water temperature 90°.
1st infusion.
rinse 20sec
rinse 20sec
infusion time 2min

Earthy flavour is next to none. Otherwise nice cooked Pu-Erh.


2nd infusion.
infusion time 3min

Flavour is as strong as in the first infusion.
I suspect that I might infuse it at least 2 more times. Unfortunately, I am like Iridal cannot drink the same tea in such quantities. I like them to be different.

NBTea sells Tuocha vs. mini Tuocha I infuse now. I would say mini is exactly half size of standard tuocha.