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Post by ragabash on Oct 31, 2011 13:52:31 GMT -5
It's the second most commonly consumed beverage on the planet, so I'm guessing I can't be the lover of tea on the forum. I'll even try to not to tilt at my personal windmill of trying to get people to use the term tisane for the infusions commonly called herbal teas.
So, to start with, I'm fairly decent at tea/food pairings, so I'm willing and enthusiastic to give advice on that subject!
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Post by shadowpanther on Oct 31, 2011 13:54:37 GMT -5
TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEA!
I've said my piece. Loose leaf Earl Grey for preference.
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Post by priestling on Oct 31, 2011 14:05:53 GMT -5
I do love me my chai and citrus teas, here, but a good, regular sun tea makes me a happy mofo too.
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Post by Mlle Antéchrist on Oct 31, 2011 14:14:22 GMT -5
I love tea. Earl Grey is probably my favourite of the lot. English Breakfast is also quite nice.
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Post by ragabash on Oct 31, 2011 14:43:25 GMT -5
I can never seem to find an earl grey that doesn't have too much bergamot for my taste. It's alright, I can see why people like it, but it's not for me.
I have nearly a kilogram of loose teas in my cupboard right now, and that's because I've been broke for the last month so I haven't been down to the local tea shop. At the moment I'm drinking ceylon tea from the Courtlodge estate in Sri Lanka, which I've grown very fond of, and I generally alternate between that and the darjeeling from the Mim estate with my afternoon tea and biscuits these days.
I also have the ingredients to make persian tea, which I'm going to make later this week after I go pick up some halvah to enjoy with it. I was taught the recipe years ago by an Iranian friend of the family who ran a local café in town for a while, and it's quite tasty. Thankfully he didn't swear me to secrecy or anything, so I can share:
Persian tea:
Green jasmine tea for 4-6 cups 1 tbsp honey 1 tsp rose water 1-inch stick of cinnamon 3 cardamon pods (green or white)
Steep all of that together and enjoy!
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Post by shadowpanther on Oct 31, 2011 14:48:09 GMT -5
Anyone have a particular mug that the tea must be served in or is that just me? Mine must always be served in my 'Keep Calm And Carry On' mug. Likewise, coffee must always served in my Battle of Britain flight mug. Unless at breakfast where it should be served in my Newcastle United mug.
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Post by Mlle Antéchrist on Oct 31, 2011 15:53:12 GMT -5
Anyone have a particular mug that the tea must be served in or is that just me? Mine must always be served in my 'Keep Calm And Carry On' mug. Likewise, coffee must always served in my Battle of Britain flight mug. Unless at breakfast where it should be served in my Newcastle United mug. While I don't mind drinking out of other mugs, this is my preferred one for hot drinks: I had it on hand because this thread inspired me to brew some tea.
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Post by The_L on Oct 31, 2011 19:32:04 GMT -5
Greens and tisanes, I'll have bag, but for black teas, I really prefer loose leaf. (I will settle if I'm at a hotel or something.)
I will drink pretty much anything that involves edible leaves in hot water. :3 As for brands, I usually buy Twinings, although the Gevalia mail-order teas are of surprisingly good quality for bag and highly recommended. And as an old friend back in Birmingham can attest, I'm not at all against homemade herbal blends.
I usually drink out of a Diddl mug that a German friend gave me, but it's become discolored lately because my dishwasher is evil.
EDIT: For the record, that disgusting, sugar-filled iced concoction served in much of the South is not tea in my book. However, Earl Grey is surprisingly good iced.
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Post by tolpuddlemartyr on Oct 31, 2011 19:41:43 GMT -5
Russian tea. Very black, very tasty.
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Post by ragabash on Oct 31, 2011 20:00:47 GMT -5
I'm lucky that a tea shop opened up in my small town (<6000 people) earlier this year that has quite an excellent selection, so I have no lack of teas to try.
I'm there frequently enough that one of the part time staff once asked me a question about their stock, and I answered without a second thought, not realizing until I was on the way home that it meant I know the selection there better than one of the employees. I wasn't sure if I should be proud or frightened.
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Post by tgrwulf on Oct 31, 2011 20:39:13 GMT -5
I prefer green tea mostly. I used to get this sencha green tea from Trader Joes which was really damn good. I don't even know if they make it any more though. My teacup:
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Post by Shane for Wax on Nov 1, 2011 0:42:40 GMT -5
My teacups involve: and a couple of travel mugs. I recently bought (all are loose leaf): tiger eye sample6 holiday samplers - loose (candy cane, pumpkin spice, candy apple, gingerbread, chestnut & cranberry ) earl grey bravo 3oz (known as Captain Picard's favorite tea) masala chai 3oz apple 3oz chocolate 3oz cinnamon 3oz dragon sampler (oolong teas) [formosa oolong, formosa bai hao, pouchong, and wuyi ensemble) They also sent me a gift of a pyramid gingerbread tea. ^pyramid tea bag for those unaware what they are. From Adagio Teas I've had the chocolate, apple, cinnamon, and earl grey bravo before. Chocolate does indeed taste of chocolate and the cinnamon kinda burns. the apple is good if you mix it with other teas.
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Post by largeham on Nov 1, 2011 0:49:31 GMT -5
I quite like chai (seeing that is what I generally drink), but it has to be quite strong. Also, Sabah tea. If you ever go to Borneo (or maybe Malaysia in general), buy lots.
Edit: spelling mistake
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Post by Thejebusfire on Nov 1, 2011 0:52:20 GMT -5
I have a mug that changes design when you pour a hot drink into it.
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Post by Haseen on Nov 1, 2011 2:44:08 GMT -5
I enjoy green tea every now and then. This thread is making me really thirsty for some of it.
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