Tea

[Stevenj214]

I drink so much tea yet have never really experimented with what teas I prefer. I usually drink Tetleys or supermarket own brand black teas. I recently tried Morrison's Assam tea and found I really liked it.

I'm not a fan of most herbal or fruity teas but am partial to an odd cup of Chai.

What are your favourite teas?

[CarTimeNow]

i tend to drink tesco's one in the red box on a daily basis as i go thro gallons of it,

for special tea occasions i like orange pekoe or some earl grey, but leaf EG.

try http://www.teapigs.co.uk/ for some lovely varieties

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[Du1point8]

go and buy a taster pack.... I have an older version of this, but it comes in its own small metal containers:

http://www.whittard.co.uk/gifts/teas_of_the_world....

and I also love this type of tea:

http://www.whittard.co.uk/tea/flowering_tea

prefer loose tea to teabags.

This be flowering tea:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnH3EAES8_8

yes Im a ponce for liking it.

Edited by Du1point8 on Friday 3rd February 20:38

[CatJ]

I'd also recommend teapigs.

[jas xjr]

for everyday, yorkshire teabags are the ones for me

[aizvara]

There's a tea room near us called Peacocks which has a really amazing range of teas. I didn't really drink much beyond clipper/twinings until I went there. Now my favourite is Ceylon Orange Pekoe.

They also do some interesting chai-type mixes; one called Moriarty is fantastic. Very dark and spicy.


Can't stand fruit teas. They taste like soap to me.

[Mobile Chicane]

Jasmine pearls
Flowering tea (osmanthus is my favourite with a lovely apricot flavour)
Silver needle white tea
A decent oolong

There's a world of tea out there - except the decent stuff is expensive. What's available from UK supermarkets is the cheapest sweepings.

However, get the proper gear and you can infuse it two or three times - eight in the case of Pu Erh.

I make tea in the gong fu cha style, which is to brew it in a fist-sized glass teapot then pour it into a jug so that the leaves don't stew. Temperature is also important - green tea wants water at 80C.

Drink out of tiny cups to savour the flavour.

[0a]

Mobile Chicane said:

I make tea in the gong fu cha style, which is to brew it in a fist-sized glass teapot then pour it into a jug so that the leaves don't stew. Temperature is also important - green tea wants water at 80C.

Drink out of tiny cups to savour the flavour.

All the time MC? Do you not sometimes want a good cup of builder-style Yorkshire Tea?

[jas xjr]

If you want to make a light version of chai try the following

Boil water in a saucepan with a cardomon pod and some cinnamon, let it boil for a few minutes then put your normal teabag in your cup / teapot as per usual. Not the proper method obviously but gives you an idea

[Mobile Chicane]

0a said:

Mobile Chicane said:

I make tea in the gong fu cha style, which is to brew it in a fist-sized glass teapot then pour it into a jug so that the leaves don't stew. Temperature is also important - green tea wants water at 80C.

Drink out of tiny cups to savour the flavour.

All the time MC? Do you not sometimes want a good cup of builder-style Yorkshire Tea?

All the time.

I do have black / herbal teas on hand (last count I had 24 different kinds) but the 4 above are my favourites.

[condor]

I usually have Earl Grey tea bags - do try other teas when they're given to me

[davepoth]

Yorkshire Tea here - but I hate the taste when it's stewed. If making in a cup the trick is to get the bag out as quickly as possible, stir the bag around vigourously for colour and then take it out, it should make it taste a little more "delicate".

When abroad, always Twinings English Breakfast.

[Pothole]

Tetley is disgusting! Has to be PG tips pyramid bags.

[Kays vRS]

Twinings Assam for me. And Brodies breakfast tea every so often is very nice too.

[Hoover.]

I'm currently sitting back having a Spiced Masala Tea, made by Chai Express containing black tea, ginger, cardamom, cinnamon,cloves, black pepper, nutmeg, white pepper. Initially I didn't like the stuff, but kept going back to the packet and now love it

[Wills2]

I love earl grey tea, but can't get into the more exotic varieties.

[BuddyLove25]

Lapsang Souchong or some Smokey Earl Grey from Fortnum & Mason

[AndyAudi]

Mobile Chicane said:

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Silver needle white tea
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There's a world of tea out there - except the decent stuff is expensive. What's available from UK supermarkets is the cheapest sweepings.

However, get the proper gear and you can infuse it two or three times - eight in the case of Pu Erh.

I make tea in the gong fu cha style, which is to brew it in a fist-sized glass teapot then pour it into a jug so that the leaves don't stew. Temperature is also important - green tea wants water at 80C.

Drink out of tiny cups to savour the flavour.

What he said

I use www.jingtea.com

[Digger]

AndyAudi said:

What he said

I use www.jingtea.com

Have another go.

[Mobile Chicane]

AndyAudi said:

What he said

I use www.jingtea.com

That's where I buy mine from.