Tea's Up

[Pale]

Right, the kettles just boiled, who\'s for tea? I\'ve got Irish Breakfast, Prince of Wales, Lap Sang So Chong, some roasted Green tea I just brought back from Japan, Jasmine, Lady Grey, English Breakfast,..... (most of the Twinnings selection actually)

Could probably rustle up some chockie biscuits too!

[Celebrimor]

OOOO jaaaazmiiiine teeeaaaa...

*starts drooling*

*runs towards the kettle*

*stuffs a few jazmine tea bags in his mouth*

*pours all the water from the kettle into his mouth*

ahhhh..... XD

[Pale]

I was going to use the nice china, but at least your way saves on the washing up

And what do you mean tea BAGS? What are these bags of which you speak? Tea is brewed from tea leaves! There is a ceremony involved. You must warm the pot, boil the water, add one teaspoon of tea per person and one \'for the pot\', let it infuse for several minutes, and then you may consider your milk, sugar and lemon.

[Zaxim]

Earl Gray, merely the best tea on the planet...

[Pale]

Earl Grey is a solid everyday tea in my opinion. But every now and again you want to try something a little more exotic! Perhaps not quite as exotic as Lang Sang Sochong or Russian Caravan tea, but a more robust breakfast tea, or a delicate Lady Grey.

[Keyaz]

you torture me with such things! you must know I have no supplies left T_T


hmm, must say, i tried earl gray and i don\'t fancy it, a bog standard cuppa pg tips works for me ^^

[Ekusile Feyorel]

hmmmm .... out of those who have posted so far, how many are British ?

I must admit, the earthy, smokey taste of Lang Sang Sochong does it for me  

[Pale]

I\'m Australian. But I live with a Yorkeshireman, which could explain my corruption.

And despite all this debate, tea bag, lotsa milk, two sugars still hits the spot every time.

[BrotherCaine]

Assam or Keemun depending on how hard the water is.  As I\'m a tea heretic, prefferably over ice.  I agree that bags are not the way to go, but sometimes convenience should win over tradition.

[Ralarssenth]

what no darjeeling?
a light airy taste thats perfect with a light mid-afternoon snack, one of my favorites

I also enjoy Irish breakfast but, alas, I can only find it bagged  *tear*

[Celebrimor]

Originally posted by Ekusile Feyorel
hmmmm .... out of those who have posted so far, how many are British ?

I\'m not British, I\'m Mexican...
don\'t ask...

And yes, it\'s hard to find a non-bagged tea over here, so that usualy does it.
I did find this really nice smelling plant once, while walking in the woods, collected a few, boiled some water, and shoved some leaves in. It was preety good, a slightly sweet flavor, but that could\'ve been from the suggar... It did have a good taste besides the  sweetness though.

[BrotherCaine]

I did find this really nice smelling plant once, while walking in the woods, collected a few, boiled some water, and shoved some leaves in.

Please look plants up before doing this.  I\'d like you to live to a ripe old age.

I\'m American, and it is difficult but not impossible to find un-bagged tea here.  Also, people here tend to think orange pekoe is a flavor rather than a grade of tea.  On the west coast where I live it seems like it\'s easier to get green bulk tea than black bulk.  I wouldn\'t know much about tea myself, but I worked at a very good cafe in college that taught me a lot about tea, coffee and restaurant sanitation (both owners were PhD.s in microbiology).

[Celebrimor]

Originally posted by BrotherCaine

I did find this really nice smelling plant once, while walking in the woods, collected a few, boiled some water, and shoved some leaves in.

Please look plants up before doing this.  I\'d like you to live to a ripe old age.

Well, I always say, if your nose likes it, your stomach will too. I was also careful to clean the plant and boiling the water should kill most nocive organisms.
My philosiohy is \"not sure about it? try it and find out.\"... well, on most cases.

There isn\'t much of a tea culture here in Mexico either, but I guess if I really searched for unbagged tea I\'d probably find some.

BTW, PhD in Microbiology? how did they end up owning a cafe?

[nightstalian]

Originally posted by Celebrimor

Originally posted by BrotherCaine

I did find this really nice smelling plant once, while walking in the woods, collected a few, boiled some water, and shoved some leaves in.

Please look plants up before doing this.  I\'d like you to live to a ripe old age.

Well, I always say, if your nose likes it, your stomach will too. I was also careful to clean the plant and boiling the water should kill most nocive organisms.
My philosiohy is \"not sure about it? try it and find out.\"... well, on most cases.

There isn\'t much of a tea culture here in Mexico either, but I guess if I really searched for unbagged tea I\'d probably find some.

BTW, PhD in Microbiology? how did they end up owning a cafe?

I had tea before not much into it,( most teas I drink are ice teas) but some teas are good but I wouldn\'t mind going to england to try real tea

[BrotherCaine]

Poisonous plants can smell nice.
http://library.thinkquest.org/C007974/1_1ole.htm
http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Melilotus+albus
http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/cestrum_nocturnum.htm
http://www.oldjimbo.com/plants/wh.html

Here\'s a good slide show of poisonous plants.  Doesn\'t say if they smell nice or not.
http://www.lifespan.org/Services/Emergency/Articles/PoisonSlides/default.htm