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[trizzle]

After some of you advised me to drink tea in that thread I made asking what I do to relieve my stress I bought a couple of boxes of more ~interesting~ teas (not your bog-standard PG tips)

I went for:

Camomile, honey and vanilla which is lovely. Sweet but not sickly and it helps send me to sleep.

and some of this


Green tea with mint which is really delicious and wakes me up!

Also my big brother came back from his trip around the world and he brought us some super cool teas from China. The most impressive one starts off like this




And then you put it in a glass and pour boiling water over it and WHOOSH it blooms and turns into this





And the tea the flower makes is really delicious too :3


So what is your favourite tea? Do you like tea-bags or loose leaves? Or do you hate tea with a burning passion?

[Sweeney]

It's all about the Hibiscus

[Jewbert]

The only tea I've really had is unsweet and sweet (really TOO sweet) iced tea. Like Lipton, Luzianne, that sort of thing. Being in the south part of the US, I rarely get sweet tea because it's like sugar with tea added. I'd rather just get unsweet tea because I like the taste of it anyway. I'll sometimes add a sweetener.

[Waser Lave]

[trizzle]

It's all about the Hibiscus

That will have to be next on my list of "Teas to try" (:

The only tea I've really had is unsweet and sweet (really TOO sweet) iced tea. Like Lipton, Luzianne, that sort of thing. Being in the south part of the US, I rarely get sweet tea because it's like sugar with tea added. I'd rather just get unsweet tea because I like the taste of it anyway. I'll sometimes add a sweetener.

I love Lipton Ice Peach tea on a boiling hot summer's day, really helps cool me down.

My grandparents drink this religiously 8 cups a day is considered a slow tea day.

[Nymh]

That tea flower is the coolest thing ever

I hope to find an exciting new tea to try in here! I love green teas, chai, and rooibos, black teas like darjeeling and ceylon... mmm I had a mango ceylon tea once which was divine. I love chamomile and herbals as well at night time. I have not had hibiscus tea before but I had a hibiscus martini once with a candied hibiscus flower which was absolutely amazing And fruit teas, omg hot or cold I gobble them up.

I prefer loose leaf teas because they make me feel all special and you don't have to worry about baggy taste if you leave it steeping too long...but I don't mind bags, that's what I usually have.

As far as southern sweet iced tea, I make a gallon or so every few days of sun tea in the summer, I don't like it super sweet so I just tell people to sweeten it if they prefer it sweeter. Hmm that reminds me, I should go get a glass...

[Waser Lave]

My grandparents drink this religiously 8 cups a day is considered a slow tea day.

Who could be a better judge of tea than old people?

[onlyme]

stinging nettle - lemongrass tea. I totally love it.

[Galadriel]

That flower is so awesome.

Try rooibos tea from South Africa if you can.



Look at the colour. Now imagine that with honey mixed into it. ♥

It is really relaxing and contains no caffeine. It is what gets me through exams, and winter.

[likerobots]

yes! i have a gif of that somewhere ..

i saw it on tumblr and found it neat as well.

I love tea. I'm a liberal coffee drinker though
matcha green tea, jasmine tea, black tea, earl grey, and my favourrite,
genmaicha - green tea with toasted brown rice. this is what they serve in sushi restaurants sometimes ♥



i don't like tea bags either. they make my tea bitter ;(
i tried licorice tea once. i just COULDNT bring myself to like it.

[Rainie]

I love watermelon tea ^__^

[Irradium]

I hate tea, as I do with all hot beverages, and indeed, most 'natural' herbs. (That's not what I really mean, but it's as close as I can get it. )
I can't understand why you would pour hot, occasionally scalding water down your throat, IMO.

[Waser Lave]

I can't understand why you would pour hot, occasionally scalding water down your throat, IMO.

I suspect you're doing it wrong judging from that description.

[Applepi]

I'm not much of a tea person normally but lately I've been drinking tea around bedtime and its soo soothing. I usually get something called mint medly decaffeinated tea and its heavenly

[Spirited]

Milk Teas are really the thing here in Singapore now.



There are many brands (the above 2 most popular imo) selling Milk Tea, and teas of all sorts flavours.

Recently I've come to like a new brand because of work, and they taste very original like those I used to have in HK.


Milk Tea aside, I love Japanese tea and Chinese tea a lot too, and they usually comes in leaves (or flowers sometimes). Tea > coffee anyday. Korean has a rice tea but I'm not so much a fan of that. I've only tried Earl Grey for western tea (do you guys call them that? haha). I'd love to try other flavours though. Could use the recommendations here. XD

[Dazz]

And of course the finished result...

Spoiler

I know i've posted this pic before but i love it too much

[Turnip]

Mmmmnnnf, it is just SO delicious~ The flavour isn't overpowering or anything, it's just so amazing!!! ;w;
But most of time I drink Tetley's tea, ehehe ^^

Milk Teas are really the thing here in Singapore now.

Uwaaa, you have no idea how much I want to try milk/bubble tea!! They look super tasty~ :3

[iargue]

I feel so undercultured seeing everyone talk about all of these different teas when all I've ever had was Lipton tea with sugar....

[Aard]

my favorite place to get tea is at a Teavana - they sell it loose there. They have a website, too.

Brewed licorice is nice. You can get the bark at an herbalist shop for $1,00 an ounce, and make it yourself. Cheap, easy and delicious!

[NapisaurusRex]

Ahh!!! I love tea. I dump ice in it though, no matter what kind it is or the season.

I like:






The last one is my favorite. I used to get this granola with lemongrass and mangoes in it that smelled just like this tea and then it was discontinued.

I like pretty much all green and white teas, rooibos, and herbal teas that are more spicy/savory than floral.

[Zinkk]

I'm a big fan of chamomile.
Peppermint, Vanilla Chai, and Vanilla Nut Cream are up there as well.
I also really enjoy this tea at night.


For "iced" teas I like Yumberry, Peach, Mango.. anything fruity really

Edited by Zinkk, 22 May 2012 - 03:07 PM.

[Mishatu]

I enjoy green tea with one spoonful of honey to sweeten it. And yes, it has to be one spoonful. I also like lemon teas. For some reason, I've always been fond of lemons

[Bone]

I enjoy green tea with one spoonful of honey to sweeten it. And yes, it has to be one spoonful. I also like lemon teas. For some reason, I've always been fond of lemons

Then you would probably find the Lemon Party's platform quite suitable.

[onlyme]

CHAI! i forgot about chai. chai is awesome aswell!