How much do you like tea?

moonglowfae999
moonglowfae999 Posts: 19 Member
edited November 15 in Food and Nutrition
How often do you drink tea? What's your favorite brand? What's your favorite type of tea?
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  • CafeRacer808
    CafeRacer808 Posts: 2,396 Member
    edited February 2017
    I drink tea daily. Mornings are usually a cup or two of Yorkshire Gold (the brand is Taylor's of Harrogate). For the afternoons, I'll have either sencha green tea, jasmine green tea, or genmaicha (green tea with toasted rice). I also really like yerba mate with honey.

    During the summer, I cold brew my own iced tea with any number of different teas - jasmine and mango ceylon are two of my favorites.
  • moonglowfae999
    moonglowfae999 Posts: 19 Member
    I got an Assorted Variety Tea box from Taylors of Harrogate for Christmas and their black teas are good but their green tea with jasmine and their chamomile tea are my favorites.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    edited February 2017
    I drink iced tea in the summer and when I go out to a restaurant...otherwise I don't drink much tea.
  • CafeRacer808
    CafeRacer808 Posts: 2,396 Member
    edited February 2017
    I've never tried their green teas as I usually buy Japanese brands, but that's very good to know! Also a fan of chamomile on nights that I can't fall asleep.

    ETA: Also, here's a tip for brewing regular green tea the Japanese way - Use cooler water (158 F is ideal) and steep it for no longer than 90-120 seconds. This produces a less bitter, more delicate and cup which means you can pick up more of the subtle nuances of the tea.
  • lulalacroix
    lulalacroix Posts: 1,082 Member
    I love tea, but am picky.

    I'm currently drinking about 5-6 cups per day total of black, rooibos chai, and kava.
  • lulalacroix
    lulalacroix Posts: 1,082 Member
    CafeRacer808 wrote: »

    ETA: Also, here's a tip for brewing regular green tea the Japanese way - Use cooler water (158 F is ideal) and steep it for no longer than 90-120 seconds. This produces a less bitter, more delicate and cup which means you can pick up more of the subtle nuances of the tea.

    Ah. And this is why the green tea at home is never as good as the Japanese restaurants. Thanks for the tip.
  • CafeRacer808
    CafeRacer808 Posts: 2,396 Member
    lulalacroix wrote: »
    I love tea, but am picky.

    I'm currently drinking about 5-6 cups per day total of black, rooibos chai, and kava.

    I love kava, but I've only had it in Hawaii. Is there a brand that's available on the mainland that you like?
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I just drink normal lipton black tea with milk, no sugar, around 6 cups a day.

    I've tried many of the froo froo teas and haven't liked any of them.
  • postchrysalis
    postchrysalis Posts: 88 Member
    edited February 2017
    I bag of Yogi/Tazo Peppermint tea + 1 bag of Yogi/Tazo Ginger tea + 12 oz water = Gingermint bliss. I can probably spend the rest of my life drinking just that. Add 1-2 tsp of honey for sweetness and yum!
  • robs_ready
    robs_ready Posts: 1,488 Member
    Chai latte
  • LINIA
    LINIA Posts: 1,159 Member
    LUV Tea---great thread to start OP, twice lately i've had this heavenly and delicious green tea in a cloud---once at Starbuck's and the other time at a restaurant in Boca Raton, Fl..both times added Stevia & kerry green butter.

    Quite Nice!!!!
  • sunburntgalaxy
    sunburntgalaxy Posts: 455 Member
    Love it, drink it at least twice a day. Pretty much anything except Earl Grey - I tried to like it but just don't. I really love cinnamon teas - my fave is Sweet and Spicy black tea from Good Earth - the herbal is good too but I am usually having it at work so I need the caffeine. And when I have a cold (or anytime really) I love regular Lipton tea with lots of honey, lemon and some brandy in it. Very yummy and relaxing.
  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    Sleepytime tea every night before bed. Sometimes some lemon tea or Tazo Awake during the day.
  • ElasticGrasshopper
    ElasticGrasshopper Posts: 5 Member
    I am currently consuming and adoring:

    Celestial Seasonings "Bengal Spice"
    The ingredients are: Cinnamon, roasted chicory, roasted carob, natural spice and vanilla with natural ginger, cardamom, black pepper, cloves and nutmeg.

    Golden Fields "100% Dandelion"

    Nerada Organic "Rooibos with vanilla"
    Naturally sweet tasting, caffeine free tea.

    Organic India "Tulsi Cleanse"
    Claimed to aide in daily liver and kidney cleansing.
    The ingredients are: Holy Basil, turmeric, ginger and other natural herbs.




  • gdsmit1
    gdsmit1 Posts: 137 Member
    I started drinking Bigelow green tea with pomegranate or with blueberry each morning.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    I like tea THIS much. I like Chais.

    This week I had this:
    http://www.itmonline.org/jintu/ginger.htm

    There's a great local tea place that does mail order.

    http://www.glenns-restaurant.com/teamenu.htm

    An everyone should have this at least once.

    https://www.teascout.co.uk/product/6-hand-tied-jasmine-flowering-blooming-tea-balls-bulbs/

    A hand tied Jasmine tea ball.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,595 Member
    I'm not fond of black tea or green tea or most herbal teas.

    But I have discovered that I like:

    -- rooibos chai tea
    -- lemon ginger tea
    -- chamomile infused with some sort of flavour, my favourite being apple cinnamon

  • goldthistime
    goldthistime Posts: 3,213 Member
    edited February 2017
    I drink two cups of Tetley Bold each and every day. I have a cupboard full of other teas but I rarely drink them. Once every few months I have a peppermint or a cinnamon or licorice when I want a no-caffeine hot drink.
  • crzycatlady1
    crzycatlady1 Posts: 1,930 Member
    I like a morning and afternoon tea, usually Bigelow Plantation Mint black tea or one of the Celestial Seasons holiday teas I stockpiled lol.
  • lulalacroix
    lulalacroix Posts: 1,082 Member
    CafeRacer808 wrote: »
    lulalacroix wrote: »
    I love tea, but am picky.

    I'm currently drinking about 5-6 cups per day total of black, rooibos chai, and kava.

    I love kava, but I've only had it in Hawaii. Is there a brand that's available on the mainland that you like?

    It seems to be really hard to find. The only brand I can find is Yogi.
  • Evamutt
    Evamutt Posts: 2,725 Member
    I like green tea with blueberry or other flavors, also like passion, chi & fruit teas, drink it every day hot & during the summer iced, no sugar added
  • CafeRacer808
    CafeRacer808 Posts: 2,396 Member
    lulalacroix wrote: »
    CafeRacer808 wrote: »
    lulalacroix wrote: »
    I love tea, but am picky.

    I'm currently drinking about 5-6 cups per day total of black, rooibos chai, and kava.

    I love kava, but I've only had it in Hawaii. Is there a brand that's available on the mainland that you like?

    It seems to be really hard to find. The only brand I can find is Yogi.

    The Yogi brand is readily available here in LA, so hopefully it's not too hard to find. Thanks!
  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
    I like coffee a little more. Tea is good for the evening though
    crzycatlady1 wrote: »
    I like a morning and afternoon tea, usually Bigelow Plantation Mint black tea or one of the Celestial Seasons holiday teas I stockpiled lol.
    I bought some CS seasonal teas on clearance and they were all wonderful, even the sugar cookie tea.

  • pebble4321
    pebble4321 Posts: 1,132 Member
    Not a fan of black tea, but I don't mind green tea if it's brewed right. I also drink some of the herbals like lemon and ginger etc, but the ones I like don't actually contain any tea - so I think they would be herbal infusions rather that tea. Kava isn't tea either, it's made from a root pounded up and infused, no tea leaves there.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,148 Member
    I drank sun tea as a kid. I tried drinking hot tea a couple years ago, but the amount of sugar I needed to put in it to make it palatable to me was obscene, so I don't drink tea.
  • ladyreva78
    ladyreva78 Posts: 4,080 Member
    Earl Grey. Hot.

    I'm currently drinking Fennel seed tea, but that's to cure the upset stomach from the flu. In the summer I love fresh harvested mint tea (my parents' garden is over run with peppermint. Stuff grows like weeds.)

    I :heart: tea.
  • subcounter
    subcounter Posts: 2,382 Member
    I simply love herbal teas. My current favorite is Linden & Quince mix. Its just amazing. I like winter blends like echinacea with citrussy flavors too.
  • brayman1701d
    brayman1701d Posts: 10 Member
    I'm English tea flows in my veins ;) lol. I like Roobus tea or English breakfast.
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