Is Green Tea an acquired taste?

geoginny
geoginny Posts: 8 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I am trying to drink a hot cup of green tea this morning. I know it's a good thing, but honestly, it tastes like grass to me. Lemon helped. Does it grow on you over time?
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  • jgskinny
    jgskinny Posts: 15
    I cant stand hot tea's! Or flavored! Wish i could choke them down but not happening!
  • debilyn574
    debilyn574 Posts: 92 Member
    I drink it although I don't like it. Try adding cinnamon to it to mask the taste a bit.
  • MJ7910
    MJ7910 Posts: 1,280 Member
    yes it is. get some of the flavored green teas, lipton makes some.
  • Reckabek
    Reckabek Posts: 487 Member
    Yes! I believe so, i only like it if i sweeten it up! But thats defeating the purpose i guess...i am not a fan of green tea...red however, bring it on!
  • Alpine005
    Alpine005 Posts: 87 Member
    Just take Green Tea extract pills and drink a nice cold glass of water.
  • samf36
    samf36 Posts: 369 Member
    Makes me gag and want to vomit.
  • eayal002
    eayal002 Posts: 186
    Just take Green Tea extract pills and drink a nice cold glass of water.

    ^^ What I do, they are not expensive and perfect since I don't like teas.
  • stephiejones
    stephiejones Posts: 54
    Yes its an acquired taste, i can't drink it hot, i ice it down and drink it fast...:drinker:
  • hottottie11
    hottottie11 Posts: 907 Member
    If you don't like it, why are you drinking it?
  • smurfettel64
    smurfettel64 Posts: 13 Member
    You might want to try some of the flavored ones. I used to drink the cold stuff, which seems better to me. I used to drink alot of the Arizona teas.
  • bettyboop573
    bettyboop573 Posts: 610 Member
    i think so...how long are you steeping it as well...really should only be 2 or 3 minutes or the taste gets bitter...i tend to like some of the flavoured ones best like mint green or lemon :)
  • karinaes
    karinaes Posts: 570 Member
    I LOVE me some tea! :tongue:
  • jjohnboy2000
    jjohnboy2000 Posts: 67 Member
    I like it with blueberry that is good or other fruit teas. I have started drinking those instead of ordinary tea.
  • JennieAL
    JennieAL Posts: 1,726 Member
    Kirkland green tea with matcha from Amazon. My favorite so far.

    Yes, I'd say it's an acquired taste.
  • Cberg9
    Cberg9 Posts: 123
    Try loose leaf teas, Teavana has a website that you can buy it, it's more expensive but they have tons of varieties and flavors, perhapse you should try white teas for now. They have a youthberry wild orange blossom white tea that is to die for! and it comes with german rock sugar in it so it's just a tad bit sweet and not bitter at all.

    Also the way you are brewing it could make the taste off....Maybe it's being steeped for too long. No more than 2 minutes.
  • McKristy
    McKristy Posts: 53
    I've been drinking a couple cups daily for a few months now. I'm still not a fan, but it's easier to drink then it was. I drink it unsweetened and let it cool down a little bit and then drink it in one or two swigs.
  • Kerri_is_so_very
    Kerri_is_so_very Posts: 999 Member
    I get a cranberry or pomegranate flavored Green Tea (Twinings & Yogi make them I believe). I couldn't choke down straight green tea if you paid me handsomely! LOL
  • sandy729
    sandy729 Posts: 232 Member
    I had the same issue. I've tried a variety of Green Tea brands. I find that Bigelow is not as harsh as some of the rest.
  • gerard54
    gerard54 Posts: 1,107 Member
    I know this is off topic but green tea ice cream is awsome, maybe try it on a cheat day...
  • DoubleE615312
    DoubleE615312 Posts: 173 Member
    I drink the Lipton Green Tea with Superfruit. Has Acai and blueberries. I don't need to add anything else to it.
  • khbutterfly
    khbutterfly Posts: 17 Member
    I love green tea - I have 3 cups of tea a day at work. TAZO zen is my favorite green - you can find at Target. I have tried other brands and they are gross, so I think the brand is key. Also STASH pomegrante raspberry green tea is really good too - I think that's at Target as well.

    I think it's an aquired taste, but once you start to like it you'll be hooked. :)
  • martinbeks
    martinbeks Posts: 255 Member
    I used to have an iced tea pot that I added four green tea bags and two or three fruit flavored tea bags. It helped a lot, but I don't normally care for straight green tea. Try not steeping it as long.
  • MNA76
    MNA76 Posts: 1,541
    I love green tea - I have 3 cups of tea a day at work. TAZO zen is my favorite green - you can find at Target. I have tried other brands and they are gross, so I think the brand is key. Also STASH pomegrante raspberry green tea is really good too - I think that's at Target as well.

    I think it's an aquired taste, but once you start to like it you'll be hooked. :)

    This is the exact green tea that I usually drink. It's minty. If I don't have this, sometimes I use a regular green tea bag and a mint one together. It doesn't have to be plain old flavored green tea to get the benefits of it. Just watch what other things that you add, like sweeteners.
  • CRSE1214
    CRSE1214 Posts: 196 Member
    I like Bigelow Green Tea with Pomegranate and a small packet of Splenda. I've tried others and they seem to make me thirstier after I drink them.
  • Kany
    Kany Posts: 336
    I love hot tea especially the jasmine green tea. I drink about 2 coffee pots a day without adding any sugar/honey. I don't know if it's an acquired taste, but I'm addicted.
  • brittigno
    brittigno Posts: 193 Member
    The only green tea that I've tried that I really enjoy is the Yogi Muscle Recovery. Other than that, I really don't like green tea. I think it's one of those things that you also need to buy a better quality. I'm forcing myself to drink the cheapo store brand box I bought. Only good if I sweeten it up with some Pure Via and drink it cold.
  • stacyll
    stacyll Posts: 43 Member
    i think yes it's an acquired taste, not unlike red wine or kombucha. either you like it or you don't. the good thing with green tea is there are lots of flavors out there and you can do hot or cold, hot is better and of course without sugar/sweeteners is better. i love green tea. i probably love it more because i know the health benefits and plain tea is zero calories and break from plain water. keep searching for a flavor you like, try adding lemon but at the end of the day you may decide to consume it because it's healthy and good for you. i also agree about buying good quality but i've bought the generic whole foods one with pomergrante or even lipton varieties and been happy with the taste of those too.
  • Seminolegirl97
    Seminolegirl97 Posts: 306 Member
    I love green tea with one packet of splenda. Try it that way. (I only like it hot, cold is not great to me)
  • michelleion
    michelleion Posts: 122 Member
    I get a cranberry or pomegranate flavored Green Tea (Twinings & Yogi make them I believe). I couldn't choke down straight green tea if you paid me handsomely! LOL

    I was just going to mention the pomegranate one from Twinings, it's really nice!
  • geoginny
    geoginny Posts: 8 Member
    Because it's there? (Kidding!) Green tea has all kinds of amazing benefits: kills cancer cells, fights heart disease, helps in lowering cholesterol and burning fat, aids in prevention of diabetes and stroke. Now just if I could learn to like it.

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