What is in your cup?

[The Terminator]

Five alive passion fruit peach

[phenomshel]

Originally Posted by THE TERMINATOR

Five alive passion fruit peach

Now that sounds good! Apple juice here.

[maianhvk]

Originally Posted by beppe

I am actually a male, both as sex and as gender. With beard and mustaches, no tattoo, though, nor piercings. The play started as we were discussing hair. Short hair. I posted a nice picture of a very pretty women with short hair. An actress. And than the joke started.

Natural science and physics. Plenty of uncertainties there.

oh at least you tell us the truth, no try and fail (I like it that beppe is a male, for me the opposite idea was weird, though. I'm glad I was so wrong )

Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

Chamomile tea. Sorry I've been quiet lately, I've been very busy. Good news, though: My PRS-350 was delivered to mum's house, as well as the lighted cover! Also, my nasty allergy is clearing up (due to equally nasty pills, but still )!

hey, long time no post huh congrats on 2 good news Do you like chamomille tea as I do?

[Stitchawl]

Test #3a
Right now I'm steeping two touchas of NBT's pu-erh that were washed for 30 seconds before putting them into the mug. I don't have high hopes...

EDIT: Astra, I tried the shorter wash time, and I tried doubling the amount of tea...
Result: still no aroma and no flavor for this tea.

There is one more toucha sample in the box... #5, I believe. Let's see if that's any different. The un-named toucha that i bought from the Chinese import shop was 5x better than the NBT #3. Although I didn't really love the qualities of that tea, at least it had some to evaluate! #3 had neither aroma nor flavor. All it had was color.


Stitchawl

[beppe]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

no try and fail

This is the approach I prefer. Bouncing my head on walls (not too hard). In this way I get a better idea of the shape of the problem.

Half a cup of coffee, left over from my wife breakfast. I haven't had mine yet.

[Iridal]

Originally Posted by beppe

Thank you, I saw it. Very nice post. No accent on quantities, but on what flavors and body one wants. Nutmeg, good cooking school.

Brava. I gave K there.

Thanks! The reason I didn't mention the exact quantities is because I think people should decide for themselves how much spices they want to add and how thick they want their soup to be. I prefer thick soup that is well seasoned.

We're all crazy about soup in my family. We eat it every day, even in summer. In my case: a couple of times a day. And my mom always made soup out of fresh vegetables, often vegetables that came straight from our garden. So I went from watching my mom making soup to helping her cut the vegetables to making soup under her supervision to making my own soup. She's an amazing cook, she cooked every night for the last 35 years. I'm still a student

People who don't know me are often amazed when I tell them I cook every day, even when it's just for me. And I always use fresh vegetables, I can't stand any of those frozen, prepared vegetables they sell in the supermarkets.

In my cup: mango and peach tea to start the day.

[Iridal]

Green tea mandarine and orange. I think it's the same Lipton pyramid bags Shel likes so much. I like it a lot too

[astra]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Test #3a
Right now I'm steeping two touchas of NBT's pu-erh that were washed for 30 seconds before putting them into the mug. I don't have high hopes...

EDIT: Astra, I tried the shorter wash time, and I tried doubling the amount of tea...
Result: still no aroma and no flavor for this tea.

There is one more toucha sample in the box... #5, I believe. Let's see if that's any different. The un-named toucha that i bought from the Chinese import shop was 5x better than the NBT #3. Although I didn't really love the qualities of that tea, at least it had some to evaluate! #3 had neither aroma nor flavor. All it had was color.

OK. I officially give up

A cup of Ahmad Hampton Breakfast.

P.S. #5 is probably green Pu-Erh, no earthy flavour.

[astra]

A cup of New English Tea English Breakfast.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by astra

OK. I officially give up

I shall endeavor to persevere. Despite the taste of the pu-erhs to date, tomorrow I shall try #4

A cup of Ahmad Hampton Breakfast.

How is that?

P.S. #5 is probably green Pu-Erh, no earthy flavour.

Yes. It says on the label Green Pu-erh #5 I already assume that it will have no earthLy, to say nothing of earthy, flavor. But then, I'm a skeptic.


Stitchawl

[Latinandgreek]

Ahmad Earl Grey tea, and rose-hip jam muffin #1!
I won't be seeing my new reader for another week or so, I had it sent to my mum's, as I'm going to be visiting for a while and I was scared that I wouldn't get it in time, but my trip got pushed back a bit. That's o.k., though, distance makes the heart grow fonder!

[Iridal]

Lunch with a good book (not really in a social mood today) and a cup of brazilian baia.

[beppe]

Originally Posted by Iridal

Lunch with a good book (not really in a social mood today) and a cup of brazilian baia.

Just like that, out of the can, no cooking, no seasoning ...

[Stitchawl]

I think there is no cholesterol in Bombay Sapphire, therefore it must be good for me!


Stitchawl

[astra]

Ahmad Hampton Breakfast.

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

How is that?

Average at the best.
5/10.
Certainly better than Twinings English Breakfast.
Whether it is better than New English Tea English Breakfast? Not sure anymore. I like the malty flavour of Assam, like in Assam Mangalam in the latter.
I even experimented and took Hampton B. home over a weekend. It didn't improve the flavour.

It is quite possible, that I am all the way straight and like only teas on their own. Like Taylors of Harrogate Ceylon or Assam Harmutty. We will see after I get good blends from East India Company (Royal Breakfast) and Fortnum and Mason (Royal Blend, Breakfast Blend, Queen Anne Blend)

Btw., I didn't find in any of these English Breakfast. Only Taylors of Harrogate has a tea with such name.



A cup of Ahmad Hampton Breakfast