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| helvetica:
--- Quote from: theshim on December 07, 2010, 08:05:05 PM ---We used to have a beverage thread, once upon a time... I will reiterate my opinion. Regardless of who makes it, how it was made, how long it's steeped etc., tea always, always tastes to me like water flavored exactly enough to be unpleasant. The smell of the tea is wonderful, but it's just too weak for me to enjoy the taste. And when I'm told to add sugar or the like, well, I'm having sugar water that smells nice, not tea... --- End quote --- That's because whomever is making your tea sucks at making it. Most people don't realize you really should be putting creme/milk in tea to give it a bit of a richness. Teabags are also a fairly terrible way of making tea. Real tea leaves are so much better. |
| Moerin:
Um... So what, you only leave it to brew for half a minute or something? You have to let it brew for at least five minutes to get the taste right, and even then that's probably not long enough. Tea is not a drink to be made in haste. It needs time to let the flavours infuse the water, otherwise it just ends up as, um, brown water. Ahem... Anyways, boy do I love my tea~ I'm especially fond of that good old classic, Earl Grey, but I've started to branch out a bit in my tea connoisseur-ism. Most notably, there's this really nice cafe in Edinburgh hidden away just right so that it's nice, cosy and private, and it sells these really nice herbal blends. My personal favourite is a delicious peppermint-y one with just a hint of bergamot, just perfect for a nice lazy day indoors (and believe me, I've been having lots of those lately!). Mmmm~ --- Quote from: Parsee'd on December 07, 2010, 08:21:39 PM ---Teabags are also a fairly terrible way of making tea. Real tea leaves are so much better. --- End quote --- Only uncultured oaths use teabags~ Seriously though, I agree. You really need to go out and buy an infusor and some nice, loose blends or something, otherwise your tea won't be up to par. |
| hyorinryu:
That requires too much effort though. I haven't had much, but I like peppermint with honey. |
| Esoterica:
Peppermint, apple cinnamon, and chamomile are the ones I've had most recently that I can remember. Chai tea is what heaven is made of, though. |
| helvetica:
--- Quote from: hyorinryu on December 07, 2010, 09:02:22 PM ---That requires too much effort though. I haven't had much, but I like peppermint with honey. --- End quote --- Yeah but it's like complaining and saying all coffee sucks when all you've had is gas station and McDonalds. |
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