What is in your cup? - Page 608

GeoffC · 03-10-2011, 05:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mortis

Well I have to let you have that one, but have a heart I can't drink anything

Don't worry, none - I feel for you ....

Green Tea isn't that bad - we have powdered and it's a pleasant taste (currently in a cup) - there are also teas such as ginger, green mate, herbals .... all is not lost, surely ....

astra · 03-10-2011, 05:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mortis

Well I have to let you have that one, but have a heart I can't drink anything

Something is lost in translation for me.
What do you mean?

GeoffC · 03-10-2011, 05:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astra

Something is lost in translation for me.
What do you mean?

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astra · 03-10-2011, 05:57 AM

Oh. It is painful.

Mortis

I know of two teas without caffeine.
Rooibos and Lapacho.

Well recently I stumbled upon a third tea Sobacha.

I would drink all three if I were forbidden caffeine.
I like and drink them anyway, just not as much.

Mortis · 03-10-2011, 06:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iridal

My mom has acid reflux as well, she can't drink anything carbonated either. But unlike you, she's used to drinking tea with surrogate sugar. But when she's in the mood for something 'special', she drinks spa & fruit.

I don't know if they have something like this in Malaysia? It's not carbonated, and they have a light version. It's basically water with a fruity flavour added to it.

I hope you find something you like and are allowed to drink soon!

Water in my cup as well

Quote:

Originally Posted by astra

Oh. It is painful.

Mortis

I know of two teas without caffeine.
Rooibos and Lapacho.

Well recently I stumbled upon a third tea Sobacha.

I would drink all three if I were forbidden caffeine.
I like and drink them anyway, just not as much.

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll see if any of those are available here.

The doctor suggested some type of herbal remedy and gave me a bag of twigs and leaves to boil, the smell was actually pretty pleasant so I was fooled. This stuff tastes like nothing I would willingly put in my mouth let alone swallow but if stuff that tastes real bad is good for you, then this stuff should raise the dead!

astra · 03-10-2011, 06:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mortis

The doctor suggested some type of herbal remedy and gave me a bag of twigs and leaves to boil, the smell was actually pretty pleasant so I was fooled. This stuff tastes like nothing I would willingly put in my mouth let alone swallow but if stuff that tastes real bad is good for you, then this stuff should raise the dead!

I hate anything herbal.
Cannot stand camomile, lime, mint and others.

Rooibos is pretty obvious. There are at least two dozens variations of Rooibos+flavour. There are many ladies over here who loves some of them and drink them constantly. Again, I am an odd one and cannot stand flavours, I tried at least 15 different flavours. Only straight rooibos is nice for me.

Lapacho is unusual. If you google for it you will see dozens and dozens of very expensive medicines. All the wrong ones. I am talking about the actual shavings of tree bark.
They look like that
or that

Sobacha is roasted buckwheat steeped in boiling water for 5 minutes. Very pleasant taste

You can read a bit about it over here or here or here with pics

or here

Mortis · 03-10-2011, 07:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astra

I hate anything herbal.
Cannot stand camomile, lime, mint and others.

Rooibos is pretty obvious. There are at least two dozens variations of Rooibos+flavour. There are many ladies over here who loves some of them and drink them constantly. Again, I am an odd one and cannot stand flavours, I tried at least 15 different flavours. Only straight rooibos is nice for me.

Lapacho is unusual. If you google for it you will see dozens and dozens of very expensive medicines. All the wrong ones. I am talking about the actual shavings of tree bark.
They look like that
or that

Sobacha is roasted buckwheat steeped in boiling water for 5 minutes. Very pleasant taste

You can read a bit about it over here or here or here with pics

or here

Thanks Astra, bet none of them taste like coffee?

I now have confirmation, I'm an addict! I'll have to find something to fill the void

astra · 03-10-2011, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mortis

Thanks Astra, bet none of them taste like coffee?

I now have confirmation, I'm an addict! I'll have to find something to fill the void

Unfortunately, no.
There is one tisane, Roasted Mate, that tastes like coffee but it has some caffeine.
Good luck in weaning off coffee addiction!

Iridal · 03-10-2011, 07:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astra

Rooibos is pretty obvious. There are at least two dozens variations of Rooibos+flavour. There are many ladies over here who loves some of them and drink them constantly. Again, I am an odd one and cannot stand flavours, I tried at least 15 different flavours. Only straight rooibos is nice for me.

I've only tried Rooibos Crème Caramal and Rooibos baked apple so far, and I absolutely LOVE both of them. I'm going to order some more Rooibos soon, I just have to find a teashop that sells enough kinds of flavoured rooibos tea.

I was wondering: were do you guys buy those empty teabags ? I'm thinking about filling some teabags myself, so I can enjoy some good tea at work too. But so far I haven't found any of the empty bags ...

Right now: water in my cup.

astra · 03-10-2011, 07:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iridal

I was wondering: were do you guys buy those empty teabags ? I'm thinking about filling some teabags myself, so I can enjoy some good tea at work too. But so far I haven't found any of the empty bags ...

Not much of a choice in the UK. I have found maybe two or three and very expensive.
Maybe you should check ebay?

A week ago I sent email to an elderly friend who is forbidden to drink caffeine.
I found 3 rooibos sources for him.
I think all of them deliver to Belgium.
NBTea (they delivered even to Japan to Stitchawl

)
You know this one

Unknown to me This shop is unknown to me but the next time I am ordering any oolong and green teas it will be from this shop. It looks quite good.

bjones6416 · 03-10-2011, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iridal

I've only tried Rooibos Crème Caramal and Rooibos baked apple so far, and I absolutely LOVE both of them. I'm going to order some more Rooibos soon, I just have to find a teashop that sells enough kinds of flavoured rooibos tea.

I was wondering: were do you guys buy those empty teabags ? I'm thinking about filling some teabags myself, so I can enjoy some good tea at work too. But so far I haven't found any of the empty bags ...

Right now: water in my cup.

I bought my empty teabags from Amazon. These, I think, although there are some other choices too:

http://www.amazon.com/None-K4164-Dis...9759572&sr=1-6

Shipping looks pretty high. Maybe I paid that, I'm not sure, but I had some other stuff in the same order so I guess I didn't notice it so much.

Iridal · 03-10-2011, 07:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astra

Not much of a choice in the UK. I have found maybe two or three and very expensive.
Maybe you should check ebay?

A week ago I sent email to an elderly friend who is forbidden to drink caffeine.
I found 3 rooibos sources for him.
I think all of them deliver to Belgium.
NBTea (they delivered even to Japan to Stitchawl

)
You know this one

Unknown to me This shop is unknown to me but the next time I am ordering any oolong and green teas it will be from this shop. It looks quite good.

Thanks! The first thing I noticed on the pekoetea website was ... Belgian chocolate rooibos! Now I just have to try that

And they have paper tea filters.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bjones6416

I bought my empty teabags from Amazon. These, I think, although there are some other choices too:

http://www.amazon.com/None-K4164-Dis...9759572&sr=1-6

Shipping looks pretty high. Maybe I paid that, I'm not sure, but I had some other stuff in the same order so I guess I didn't notice it so much.

Thanks! Shipping from America to Europe is always pretty costly though. Maybe I'll have to pay another visit to the teashop in Ghent and ask them if they know where I can get them.

ProfCrash · 03-10-2011, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mortis

Water!!!
I was just diagnosed with GERD acid reflux and my damn doctor told me no more caffeine, citrus juices, milk, carbonated drinks of any kind, alcohol of any kind and the biggest was no more COFFEE.

All that's left is water and that evil green tea he suggested, oh yeah no sugar either! I think I'll just go sharpen my pitch fork!

That sucks.

On the plus side we can give you many recommendations for green teas. You can steep them for 30-45 seconds to remove the smaller amounts of caffeine and still enjoy the yumminess that is a good cuppa. And there are the rooibos herbal teas that are yummy. And Yerba Matte.

Iridal: Tea Gschwendner is German and they sell the paper filters. You might want to check there.

astra: Thanks for the update on our Japanese friend.

GeoffC · 03-10-2011, 11:24 AM

Never tried it, but there is dandelion coffee .....

ProfCrash · 03-10-2011, 11:30 AM

OK so today I have had 2 pots of Rooibos Ginger, 2 pots of Rooibos Capetown, and I am finishing my first pot of Keemun.

News flash: I have actual work to do at work! Surprisingm isn't it. All the sudden I am a team lead and leading projects. One small problem, in the two years at my job no one has actually bothered to train any of us on how to do our job. So I am swimming in the deep end with a weighted belt. 90% of the time I am fine, the other 10% I feel like I am drowning.

Overall it is a very good change. In about a month or so, I should have a clue and actually feel comfortable.

Until then lots and lots of comfort tea.

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astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Oh. It is painful. Mortis I know of two teas without caffeine. Rooibos and Lapacho. Well recently I stumbled upon a third tea Sobacha. I would drink all three if I were forbidden caffeine. I like and drink them anyway, just not as much.

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GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Never tried it, but there is dandelion coffee .....

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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	OK so today I have had 2 pots of Rooibos Ginger, 2 pots of Rooibos Capetown, and I am finishing my first pot of Keemun. News flash: I have actual work to do at work! Surprisingm isn't it. All the sudden I am a team lead and leading projects. One small problem, in the two years at my job no one has actually bothered to train any of us on how to do our job. So I am swimming in the deep end with a weighted belt. 90% of the time I am fine, the other 10% I feel like I am drowning. Overall it is a very good change. In about a month or so, I should have a clue and actually feel comfortable. Until then lots and lots of comfort tea.

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