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We get all kinds of tea at work, but I don't drink it. It keeps me awake.
Yeah, wouldn't want to be awake at work. Hmm...that sounds like a Dilbert-type comment.We get all kinds of tea at work, but I don't drink it. It keeps me awake.
I have used a clipped (clean) handkerchief or rag (from a cotton T-shirt or equivalent) to brew teas, too. I never had a tea-ball in the house until I met my wife 35 years ago, though that may be a product of my make-do attitude. (Don't spend money on tea-balls when there are other ways of getting the tea into the water and getting it back out.) I had a lady-friend from Armonk in college that insisted on making teas from busted-up white pine needles and other stuff that I might not have considered. They were usually quite good.While in desperation for a cup of tea at work, and while the French press was at home (forgotten when I took it home for a more thorough washing than is possible in the break room sink), a coffee filter held shut by a paper clip and dangled on an elastic band works well as a tea ball too.![]()
If you don't like it, why make yourself drink it? Though, I've noticed that there is quite a variety of green teas, just as there are black teas, yet many people seem to treat green teas as if it's just one variety. So, you may have just not found a variety you like, just as someone who doesn't like Lipton tea might enjoy a nice Earl Gray or darjeeling. I have had green tea I really like, but have not found green tea leaves to buy that I like (mostly I've been searching among the Japanese varieties, not the Chinese, so hopefully there's no issue like turbo mentioned of those being contaminated with DDT).I'm trying really hard to make myself like green tea but I haven't succeeded yet :(
Green tea is one of the mildest teas. It needs to be brewed with water that is not boiling, and you cannot let it steep for more than a minute or two or it becomes astringent. You are probably brewing it incorrectly. Also, Lipton green tea is horrid, I can't drink it.I'm trying really hard to make myself like green tea but I haven't succeeded yet :(
There is definitely a difference between Chinese green tea and Japanese green tea. I should have brought you over to Toguri when you were here. It was only a block away from your hotel. They have a very nice collection of Japanese green tea.If you don't like it, why make yourself drink it? Though, I've noticed that there is quite a variety of green teas, just as there are black teas, yet many people seem to treat green teas as if it's just one variety. So, you may have just not found a variety you like, just as someone who doesn't like Lipton tea might enjoy a nice Earl Gray or darjeeling. I have had green tea I really like, but have not found green tea leaves to buy that I like (mostly I've been searching among the Japanese varieties, not the Chinese, so hopefully there's no issue like turbo mentioned of those being contaminated with DDT).
I hope that would be the last time that I'd agree with you!:tongue:Iranian tea with earl grey. You cant compare it to any garbage at starbucks or anywhere else. It comes in a little red bag at a middle eastern market. Find it, buy it.
Their black tea is just about drinkable, though.Lipton green tea is horrid, I can't drink it.
Oh yeah I am definitely doing it wrong then. I'll have to try it again. I'm only trying to like it because it is fairly good for you, plus i was given a bag of green tea leaves as a gift so I want to use it.Green tea is one of the mildest teas. It needs to be brewed with water that is not boiling, and you cannot let it steep for more than a minute or two or it becomes astringent. You are probably brewing it incorrectly. Also, Lipton green tea is horrid, I can't drink it.
Is that the tea shop or something else? I did stop at a tea shop one afternoon, and thought it was the most WONDERFUL idea since I was not at all in the mood for coffee, but needed something to perk me up mid-afternoon. I assume the green tea served in Japanese restaurants is Japanese green tea, not Chinese (but who knows, in the US, they might do odd things). It's the tea in Japanese restaurants that I like, so I'm pretty sure it's Japanese tea I want, but I've found there are quite a number of varieties. After paying close attention to the flavors when I was in a Japanese restaurant last month, I figured out that part of the problem is I was brewing the tea too strong. I think adjusting the strength will help a lot.There is definitely a difference between Chinese green tea and Japanese green tea. I should have brought you over to Toguri when you were here. It was only a block away from your hotel. They have a very nice collection of Japanese green tea.
You will just have to come back for a visit.
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I like oolong, but it's not my favorite. I've even adventured and tried some Lapsang Souchon (sp?) tea...very different from any other teas, it has a smokey flavor to it that is definitely an acquired taste...that I seem to have acquired. When I first tasted it, I thought it was disgusting, but somehow have begun to like it.Wow I am the only oolong tea drinker here:tongue2: I just love the stuff, its as good iced as it is hot.
It depends. I had the pleasure of attending a tea ceremony at the Japanese House and Garden in Phila. Drinking the tea is incidental in this long drawn out procedure. The hostess used a green powdery tea and after adding water, she used a wooden whisk to froth it up. When I took a drink, it threw me back it was so strong. Not just the flavor, but the caffeine which was over the top. I was reeling from the experience. On the other hand, you can get hoji-cha a kind of brown colored green tea (I'm not kidding). This is quite mild.Green tea is one of the mildest teas.
True, there are more delicate teas and the processing and the steeping can greatly alter the experience. I had some great teas while in Japan. That's where I also had my first taste of real sushi at the four star Hotel Okura and thought I was going to die. It wasn't anything like the Americanized version I was used to. Those were some POTENT flavors. :surprised I actually had to spit one out into a potted plant when no one was looking. We were being served in the Grand Ballroom by waiters walking around with platers of sushi.It depends. I had the pleasure of attending a tea ceremony at the Japanese House and Garden in Phila. Drinking the tea is incidental in this long drawn out procedure. The hostess used a green powdery tea and after adding water, she used a wooden whisk to froth it up. When I took a drink, it threw me back it was so strong. Not just the flavor, but the caffeine which was over the top. I was reeling from the experience. On the other hand, you can get hoji-cha a kind of brown colored green tea (I'm not kidding). This is quite mild.
No, it actually is a family-run Japanese gift store. They have some really wonderful Japanese plates, tea pots, platters, ceramics, etc. Of course, they also sell Japanese food and drinks, which includes a variety of Green teas.Is that the tea shop or something else? I did stop at a tea shop one afternoon, and thought it was the most WONDERFUL idea since I was not at all in the mood for coffee, but needed something to perk me up mid-afternoon. I assume the green tea served in Japanese restaurants is Japanese green tea, not Chinese (but who knows, in the US, they might do odd things). It's the tea in Japanese restaurants that I like, so I'm pretty sure it's Japanese tea I want, but I've found there are quite a number of varieties. After paying close attention to the flavors when I was in a Japanese restaurant last month, I figured out that part of the problem is I was brewing the tea too strong. I think adjusting the strength will help a lot.
When is the conference? It would be nice to have you back. That place where you stayed is certainly very convenient and it is certainly a lot better than saying downtown. At least you get to eat and stay where the "locals" are and not the touristy spots. Besides, I think you have a good idea on how the trains work now so getting around will be quite easy. If you have more time, we should walk to the lake.I think this is the year the Neuroscience conference is in Chicago. I have to check their website. If so, I'll make sure I get an abstract in, and will book that same hotel early since I really enjoyed your neighborhood. The conference will be downtown, but I don't really want to stay there when I know the neighborhood you're in is so much nicer of a place to relax at the end of a busy day, and so convenient to the EL.
South African? I think it is, my mum drink that the taste is quite nice, both with and without milk. I just prefer a cup of tetleys =]Within the last year I've really gotten into drinking tea. I usually drink a cup a day late morning. What type do you drink the most? My favorite is Rooibos right now.
I'm glad that worked for you! A long time ago I read about how the heat and steeping time affected the astringent qualities of green tea and was curious if that was what was wrong. I know that if I let my green tea steep too long, or the water is too hot, I can't drink it. Some teas, like black pekoe, need boiling water and a longer steep time to reach optimum taste. All in all, it's a matter of preference though.Wow I just made green tea the right way (not in boiling hot water and only steeping it for a minute) and what a difference! Now I like it! Right now I am drinking a kind called "Fancy Melange - A nice blend of Chun Mee, Gunpowder, China Lichee and Rosetea".