How do you drink it?
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June 26, 2007, 08:23 AM
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After a little conversation with rugen about tea drinking habits in Ostfriesenland, I thought I will start a thread on the subject here, for whoever may come around.
I wonder how people drink tea in different places and if there is something special that they eat with it.
My drinking habits are those of an addict. Basically, a plain mug of black or green, four to eight times a day. Sometimes even more. Perhaps an infusion would have served me better.
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June 26, 2007, 05:56 PM
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Nice idea, inkscar. I already told the way East Frisian drink tea. I wrote about me drinking most often Darjeeling with somewhat sugat. Completing I must admit drinking up to two litre during the day. ;-)
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June 26, 2007, 06:08 PM
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I must say that most days it would be not more than a liter, but it is a fact that I consume a lot. Just recently began to drink green tea after trying chun mee, so now I at least mix them.
I don't think that many will take part in a tea group, but let's see.
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June 26, 2007, 07:17 PM
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No worries. This group will raise.
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July 02, 2007, 04:56 PM
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I have to watch my black tea amount... vegetarian. But I drink either tea in the morning preferably with milk and honey or after supper to relax.
Sometimes even fast-drink from Tim Hortons.
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July 02, 2007, 07:58 PM
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What does black tea amount have to do with being vegetarian? Just wondering.
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July 02, 2007, 08:05 PM
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It takes iron, somehow or it minimize the resorbtion of iron into the body... and vegetarian have to watch the iron level in their blood.
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July 02, 2007, 08:14 PM
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Hi everybody
And inkscar, this doesn’t reply to your question regarding being vegetarian and the amount of caffeine you must take
Just I am glad I joined the group and I think this is a great idea for a thread. So here my two cents. I drink my teas mostly black, without sugar or milk, occasionally with a good strong breakfast tea I might add some milk.
You like the rest of you, I drink about 4 to 8 cups per day, in the morning and early afternoon I usually drink 2 or 3 cups of just a good Ceylon tea, or some breakfast blend: my favorite lately is a mixture of Yunnan and Assam teas, this mixture in the morning is guaranteed to wake up the dead! Then I ‘transition’ to a cup of Rooibos or Green tea, I do prefer Japanese green teas than Chinese, I find Japanese teas like Sencha or Gyokuro (this one tastes so vegetable-like!) I like these teas for having lunch with…
And then later during the day, I drink either more Rooibos tea, is the only herbal tea that I feel stops the cravings for more black tea, without having the caffeine… of course many days I am bad and drink black strong tea after 5pm… usually I don’t add anything to my cup of tea (or coffee for that matter, OK I am guilty of drinking 1 cup of black coffee in the mornings sometimes too!)
I live in the USA and fortunately I am able to order excellent teas online, to a very affordable price and with an unbelievable collection of teas from all over the world, I hope somebody else that lives in the USA finds this site as useful as me, although I think is affordable to order from Europe as well
http://specialteas.com/
cheers!
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July 03, 2007, 11:07 AM
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tridymite: I think I have read that iron absorption is inhibited but to a degree. I guess one should always apply moderation in just about anything, you are right. I am not a vegetarian but I eat meat very, very rarely. Unfortunately, I am bad at tea moderation.
bere: I used to drink predominantly black tea, plain. I recently discovered one kind of green (chun mee) which I for once liked, as previously I did not like green, and this is currently my staple. I still make balck tea - ceylon, african CTC, and some aromatic blends.
Thanks for the link! Will have a look. Here in Germany it greatly depends on which area one lives in. In East Frisia, where rugen is, there is a well established tea tradition (in fact, here in shops, one can buy East Frisian tea - as it is called - which is a strong ceylon/assam kind). Where I live, tea drinking is not exactly popular, so it took me quite some time to find a shop that I would like. I buy tea mostly at Teegschwendner (www.teagschwendner.com). The do have an online shop and also a US site, so you might give them a look, but for online ordering they are a bit expensive if one lives outside their countries of operation. Not sure.
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June 06, 2008, 06:21 PM
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When I was a teen and twen I didn't drink much coffee but tea, exclusively. These days I love both... but I don't drink as much tea as I used to, I might try to get back into the habit with adding more green tea.
I like
- plain Darjeeling 2nd flush, eventually Queen-Elizabeth-style (I read somewhere that she prefers the tea of a single estate in Darjeeling, and there is always one tablespoon of sugar to one liter of tea (added while steeping) - I tried this and it adds a special layer of flavor).
- green tea, hot and without sugar, cold and without sugar - iced sugarfree green tea is my no 1 drink in SE asia and has helped me through a few terrifyingly hot days in Thailand
- green tea with lemon or grapefruit flavoring. Although I am not into flavored teas, this is rather refreshing as iced tea
- iced tea: a simple cup of PG Tips, brewed freshly, on ice, a dash of lemon juice, a little sugar - great. (canned iced tea: yuck)
I like decent Ceylon tea, a nice and warming Assam in winter (there is a traditional blend in Hamburg with pure bourbon vanilla, which is quite good, even East Frisian style ;)). For some time I preferred Sikkim tea...
The green tea "blossoms" are a very stylish way to devour green tea, watch the flower open in your cup, and drink yourself to Zen.
inkscar Oh yeah, African CTC - there used to be a good one from Tanzania in the local fair trade store. And the health food store has a wonderful green Darjeeling.
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June 27, 2008, 11:36 PM
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hola dear dhania, i finally made it here
thanks for all the tea recommendations! i am both a coffee and tea drinker too! early morning i must drink black coffee, but during the day pretty much i drink tea the whole day and no water so i appreciate your recommendations
and on the green tea blossoms, i have a picture that i uploaded a while ago under Cybil's account here
http://www.23hq.com/Cybil/photo/2807172/view-large
also, i don't like flavored teas either, but i just found a mix here in California of White Peony tea with peach flavor, the peach is very mild and just makes the tea slightly sweeter, a great mix!
now i go to make myself a cup of green sencha tea, thanks for sharing your teaness too ;)
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