Subject: The tea. Sorry about the confusion. (nm)
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Posted on: 2009-06-19 20:47:00 UTC
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A matter of supreme importance. by
on 2009-06-18 02:36:00 UTC
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I... I must know. It is truly a pressing question. My dears, I require knowledge of...
...Your preference of tea...
Mine is chamomile for sweets, cinnamon-apple by itself, and mint with meals. -
Milk Tea, when I could get it. (nm) by
on 2009-06-20 17:45:00 UTC
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I drink black tea, by
on 2009-06-20 01:11:00 UTC
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With none of those silly sweetenings like mild, honey, sugar, etc. *grins*
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Re: A matter of supreme importance. by
on 2009-06-19 03:52:00 UTC
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Russian Caravan-black and smoky. Best stuff there is.
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CHAI. (nm) by
on 2009-06-19 00:24:00 UTC
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Normally plain black tea for me. by
on 2009-06-19 00:23:00 UTC
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I will drink an herbal tea when I am not feeling good or a mint tea when I need to clear my sinuses. I like a fruity tea when I am in the mood for it.
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Chinese Restaurant tea. by
on 2009-06-18 21:00:00 UTC
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I like to fill my teacup with rice and tea and then eat it.
And why is it that I can never find the stuff at stores? I mean, the restaurants have to get it somewhere... -
Re: Chinese Restaurant tea. by
on 2009-06-19 13:48:00 UTC
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Also, that's a really interesting way to have tea.
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Re: Chinese Restaurant tea. by
on 2009-06-19 13:48:00 UTC
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What can't you find, pray?
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The tea. Sorry about the confusion. (nm) by
on 2009-06-19 20:47:00 UTC
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Black Tea, mostly by
on 2009-06-18 18:23:00 UTC
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But I like ginger tea as well. And chai, can't forget the chair. We make the best chai where and I work and I always end up drinking gallons and gallons of it. It helps me not want to strangle my boss.
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Re: A matter of supreme importance. by
on 2009-06-18 16:03:00 UTC
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Re: A matter of supreme importance. by
on 2009-06-19 13:54:00 UTC
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Re: A matter of supreme importance. by
on 2009-06-19 18:39:00 UTC
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If I ever utterly lose my mind and decide to take up coffee, I shall remember this. Ta.
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Re: A matter of supreme importance. by
on 2009-06-19 13:55:00 UTC
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Although the machine thing is more because they don't whip up the espuma. Because they have no time.
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And yet from another persepective: by
on 2009-06-19 13:47:00 UTC
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All tea is weird flavored water.
Though I must respect your dedication to the drink. -
Re: And yet from another persepective: by
on 2009-06-19 18:41:00 UTC
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It's not like said dedication was a conscious decision. We just take our tea very seriously round here, plus English, plus my dad drinks gallons of tea daily. I never really stood a chance.
I'm also not looking forward to tea over the next two weeks - I'm off to my sister's, and their water's really soft and the milk's soya. It's just Not Right. -
*thwaps Pads* by
on 2009-06-18 16:29:00 UTC
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No encouraging dangerous and addictive habits to minors. {= P
~Neshomeh -
*is thwapped* by
on 2009-06-18 16:58:00 UTC
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They'd none of 'em go for it anyway - herbal dishwater just doesn't work the same, so there'd be no point.
Unless it was mushroom tea... hmm. :P -
There is nothing more important. by
on 2009-06-18 14:59:00 UTC
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Earl Grey is my preferred black tea, although I am a heretic who takes it with milk rather than lemon. (I can't stand lemon in tea.) English Breakfast is also good.
For herbal, chamomile is good for relaxing and mint is just generally awesome. I grow and dry my own mint for tea. It's awesome. -
I'm a traitor to my country - I'm English, and I HATE tea. by
on 2009-06-18 12:57:00 UTC
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Always meant to try a few different kinds, though, just to see if I'm missing out.
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I'm an expat Brit, I'm sposed to be flying the flag .. by
on 2009-06-20 11:52:00 UTC
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Oh yes. by
on 2009-06-20 16:42:00 UTC
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There's all sorts. I'm sure you'll be able to find something you like.
Where in America are you visiting?
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Santa Barbara, California by
on 2009-06-20 21:31:00 UTC
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For a sort of university short course thing :)
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Aww. by
on 2009-06-21 02:27:00 UTC
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I'm not quite as far as you can get from California, but there are mountains and deserts and big lakes and a lot of miles in the way. {= P
Enjoy your sunny, baking hot weather and whatever else they have out there. {= )
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Damn. Ah well by
on 2009-06-21 02:36:00 UTC
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I'm sure it will be nice - I'm told it's sunny there right now, so I've packed a lot of skirts :D It'll be nice to escape from our miserable, straight-from-Antarctica winter :D
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*joins Laburnum* by
on 2009-06-18 17:12:00 UTC
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I've had tea before and didn't like it. May try it again one day, just to see if my dislike is purely pushy-doesn't-understand-the-meaning-of-no-I-don't-want-that-it's-too-hot-family-member related.
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*joins Ansela and Laburnum* by
on 2009-06-18 17:26:00 UTC
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I just don't particularly like hot drinks very much. I'll make an exception for a deliciously chocolately hot chocolate now and again, and if circumstances really require it I'll take a coffee loaded with sugar, but tea... just no. I don't even really like the smell of it.
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Also not a tea drinker by
on 2009-06-20 06:35:00 UTC
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Of course, this now begs the equally pressing question...what are the preferences among the non tea-drinkers? ;)
Personally, I like hot blackcurrant drinks. -
It depends. by
on 2009-06-20 17:36:00 UTC
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Nothing wrong with an essay :D by
on 2009-06-21 16:34:00 UTC
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I've never encountered a place that does chocolate bars blended into drinks... I think I'm slightly envious now ;) It sounds heavenly.
I'm mostly a water drinker - I only drink soft drinks or hot chocolate when I'm eating out. Occasionally orange juice, but it's usually that really cheap stuff that you make up from the powder, that doesn't really taste like proper orange juice at all. Other than that, I could not live without my hot blackcurrant *coughs* Sad, I know. -
*shakes head sadly at the three of you* by
on 2009-06-18 18:59:00 UTC
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Honestly, and you call yourselves English! It's no wonder the Empire went down the toilet.
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I like plain and simple tea... by
on 2009-06-18 10:36:00 UTC
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I've never even tried other varieties. I do however like to think that I'd love "tea, Earl Grey, hot."
I now drink white tea with two sugars. I'm down from six sugars. :P -
That sounds like one of my sisters. by
on 2009-06-19 00:26:00 UTC
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She would put so much sugar into her tea that it seemed to be more sugar than tea.
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I'm getting better though... by
on 2009-06-19 13:18:00 UTC
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Down to two, remember?
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By "white..." by
on 2009-06-18 16:24:00 UTC
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Do you mean with milk?
~Neshomeh, attempting Brit to Yank translation. -
Correct - with milk... (nm) by
on 2009-06-19 13:17:00 UTC
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Re: By "white..." by
on 2009-06-18 16:59:00 UTC
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I expect he means with milk. You can get white tea though - like the stuff with strawberry I mentioned in a higher post. So far as I can work out they pick the tea rather earlier on, before it's turned into proper black tea.
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Yeah. by
on 2009-06-18 19:47:00 UTC
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Over on this side of the Big Pond, white tea means tea picked when the leaves are brand-new. It's supposed to be sort of a delicacy-type thing, but I find it pretty boring for the most part. On the other hand, if the idea is to make it taste like other things, then it works pretty well.
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Agreed. by
on 2009-06-19 02:19:00 UTC
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Honestly, I can't stand the taste of white tea; I've tried different fruit blends with the stuff, but anything that starts with white tea just doesn't do it for me.
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Re: Yeah. by
on 2009-06-19 01:50:00 UTC
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Yeah, I wouldn't fancy it by itself. With strawberry it's alright though. And handy for when we run out of milk, because I won't drink black tea (as in milkless). I've seen what it does to my cup, I don't want to think how fast it'd make my teeth brown.
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Mmm... Tea. by
on 2009-06-18 08:37:00 UTC
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Builder's tea. :D Sainsbury's own brand stewed and forgotten for half an hour, blitzed in the microwave, with a splash of milk, and if it's a really bad day, as much sugar as the cup will hold.
Unless I'm at uni, when I don't buy dairy stuff (I'm a cheapskate), when it's Sainsbury's own brand strawberry [and two other yummy red berry] tea, or whatever other fruit tea is on offer and looks tasty.
And always copious amounts of Jasmine tea.
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Ooh, jasmine. How could I forget jasmine! (nm) by
on 2009-06-18 16:22:00 UTC
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Eee, tea. by
on 2009-06-18 08:22:00 UTC
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Well...my personal preference is green tea, though I like earl gray with breakfast. And lemon tea for singing. Makes you salivate and keeps your throat from drying out, doncha know? ;-)
Been experimenting with some berry teas, but I'm not too fond of them. -
Berry tea... yuck. by
on 2009-06-18 14:18:00 UTC
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Yeah, I'm with you there. I much prefer herbal.
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Eep. by
on 2009-06-18 08:24:00 UTC
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Forgot chai. How could I forget chai? I live on chai. Could not survive school without chai. *clutches mug of chai*
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Chai, eh? by
on 2009-06-18 14:20:00 UTC
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Everyone's tried chai but me, it seems. >.>
I wonder how this almighty tea tastes?
Also almost everyone seems to put sugar in their tea but me. XD -
On chai. by
on 2009-06-18 16:20:00 UTC
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In addition! by
on 2009-06-18 22:22:00 UTC
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Personally, I prefer the concentrate of Oregon Chai's vanilla chai. If you want to add a little bit more...well, flavour, I guess, I also suggest trying it with soy milk. It takes some getting used to, but after a while you get kinda hooked. ^_^
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I like it with soy milk, too. by
on 2009-06-19 03:51:00 UTC
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It adds a nice sort of nuttiness to it, and it feels thicker than with just milk.
~Neshomeh -
Definitely supremely improtant! by
on 2009-06-18 07:17:00 UTC
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I don't think I've said Hi to you yet... by
on 2009-06-18 05:42:00 UTC
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So, hello! :)
And I don't drink tea. Sorry if that scandalises anyone. -
Hmm, yes. Very important. by
on 2009-06-18 05:38:00 UTC
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I'd love to read it! (nm) by
on 2009-06-19 02:21:00 UTC
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Here it is! by
on 2009-06-20 00:27:00 UTC
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http://www.fictionpress.com/s/2687303/1/InDefenseof_Tea
Enjoy. {= )
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Hmmm. by
on 2009-06-21 01:57:00 UTC
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I keep getting a "403 Denied" window. Is there some kind of problem with the site?
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Shouldn't be. by
on 2009-06-21 02:29:00 UTC
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I assume you've tried refreshing the page, but I'm going to say it anyway. Failing that, I guess try navigating to my main page and going that way.
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Hmmm. by
on 2009-06-18 05:07:00 UTC
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That depends on mood, atmosphere, surrounding edibles, and weather.
For cold nights, you can't beat a hot mug of chai. For mildly chilly afternoons, green sweet tea is the best.
Or mint, for everything else. (Tazo has a blend called Zen which is most excellent.) -
Zen, huh? by
on 2009-06-18 14:19:00 UTC
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Next time I shop for mint (this weekend - I'm out) I'll look for that. Hm... nummy.
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Mint! by
on 2009-06-18 03:04:00 UTC
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Or green at a pinch.
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Well... by
on 2009-06-18 03:01:00 UTC
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I'm not much of a tea person, but... I will drink that Lipton Green Tea citrus stuff.