Drinking tea

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Re: Drinking tea

Postby Mathimagics » Tue Aug 25, 2020 2:49 am

enxio27 wrote:One of my favorites is a chai made from equal parts nettle, oatstraw, peppermint leaf, and raspberry leaf ...

I'm sorry, but we are talking about TEA here !! :lol:

Not boiled weeds ... if it ain't Cammelia sinensis, it ain't TEA ... (damn straight!)
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Re: Drinking tea

Postby mith » Tue Aug 25, 2020 12:24 pm

I though sweet tea was the only way to drink it until I was about 16. Now I can’t tolerate all that sweetness. (Born in TN, most of my life in TX :)).
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Re: Drinking tea

Postby rjamil » Tue Aug 25, 2020 3:31 pm

I think "Chai" and "Tea" refer to exactly the same thing.
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Re: Drinking tea

Postby mith » Tue Aug 25, 2020 5:35 pm

I don't think he was complaining about the term "chai" so much as the ingredients. :)

(I like herbal "tea" too, though.)
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Re: Drinking tea

Postby Mathimagics » Tue Aug 25, 2020 6:11 pm

mith wrote:I like herbal "tea" too

You mean herbal soup? 8-)
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Re: Drinking tea

Postby mith » Tue Aug 25, 2020 6:52 pm

Herbal broth, really. :)
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Re: Drinking tea

Postby Serg » Wed Aug 26, 2020 12:35 pm

Hi!
mith wrote:Keemun is my loose tea of choice. It's lovely.

I have not tried Keemun (it's exotic kind of tea in Russia) :( .
I like chinese loose green tea ("Green Snail") or Pu'er tea. I drink tea without sugar or milk.
Tea bugs are unavoidable though in some situations (trips etc.).

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Re: Drinking tea

Postby enxio27 » Wed Aug 26, 2020 2:22 pm

Y'all are a hot mess! Haha!! :lol:
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Re: Drinking tea

Postby rjamil » Thu Sep 10, 2020 2:59 pm

A beautiful poem by Lee Tzu Pheng (Singapore Cultural Medallion winner)

Sip your Tea
Nice and Slow,

No one Ever knows
when it’s Time to Go,
There’ll be no Time
to enjoy the Glow,
So sip your Tea
Nice and Slow...

Life is too Short but
feels pretty Long,
There’s too Much to do, so much going Wrong,
And Most of the Time You Struggle to be Strong,
Before it’s too Late
and it’s time to Go,
Sip your Tea
Nice and Slow...

Some Friends stay,
others Go away,
Loved ones are Cherished, but not all will Stay,
Kids will Grow up
and Fly away,
There’s really no Saying how Things will Go,
So sip your Tea
Nice and Slow...

In the End it’s really
all about Understanding Love,
For this World
and in the Stars above,
Appreciate and Value who truly Cares,
Smile and Breathe
and let your Worries go,
So, Just Sip your Tea
Nice and Slow....
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Re: Drinking tea

Postby rjamil » Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:13 am

Between "B"irth and "D"eath, there's "C"hai, which we are living for.
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Re: Drinking tea

Postby Zitmet » Sat Dec 12, 2020 8:17 pm

As I mentioned above there are some high end tea bags (Pyramidal in shape) which propose containing tea leaves!
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Re: Drinking tea

Postby lauria » Tue Dec 15, 2020 5:23 am

Chinese friends visit in a while. OK my last trip to London was excessively busy and I did not get to Chinatown.
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Re: Drinking tea

Postby 1to9only » Tue Dec 15, 2020 8:43 am

tarek wrote:I drink my tea without any milk. It is difficult to drink it in that situation without sugar/sweetener, something I had to get used to over the years. If you are a tea connoisseur it will be difficult to accept tea bags. As I mentioned above there are some high end tea bags (Pyramidal in shape) which propose containing tea leaves!

HATMAN wrote:I avoid stolen tea but getting Chinese tea is nigh impossible here and I have not had any Chinese friends visit in a while. OK my last trip to London was excessively busy and I did not get to Chinatown.

LOL. It's time to ban the previous 2 chatbots posters Zitmet and lauria who are likely dating each other!
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Re: Drinking tea

Postby Mathimagics » Wed Dec 16, 2020 5:40 am

Agreed ... and well spotted! :!:
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Re: Drinking tea

Postby Alexsmith12 » Thu Apr 06, 2023 2:08 am

Research has shown that Earl Grey Tea works to improve cholesterol and blood pressure. A study in Preventative Medicine showed that enjoying three cups of Earl Grey a day encourages the production of HDL cholesterol, the good cholesterol, and triglycerides in your body. If you want to enjoy the creamy and soothing flavor, then you should always go for earl grey milk tea. A tea made with earl grey tea, sugar, and milk.https://makeatea.com/earl-grey-tea-recipes/
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