Tea?
Sep 27, 2016, 9:02 am
#91
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My mother recently hooked my wife and I to regular tea drinking. She makes the most glorious cup of tea - Indian style, with milk (usually whole).
We use an Indian brand, Wagh Bakri, that I buy from an Indian grocery store. It is an unknown mix of black teas. I have read that the best black teas are exported from India to Europe, so it was surprising she gave it high remarks. My mom says it is the best tasting tea brand she has had and I trust her judgement.
We use an Indian brand, Wagh Bakri, that I buy from an Indian grocery store. It is an unknown mix of black teas. I have read that the best black teas are exported from India to Europe, so it was surprising she gave it high remarks. My mom says it is the best tasting tea brand she has had and I trust her judgement.
Sep 27, 2016, 9:09 am
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It's just after 3pm here in Blighty and I always enjoy my afternoon cuppa at this time.
Afternoon tea for me tends to be a bit lighter than the strong stuff I have in the morning - currently sipping a nice Darjeeling.
I do hope you make the tea properly in your household with a teapot warmed first and loose leaf rather than tea bags.
As for the milk first or second argument - well now that's a whole other can of worms I won't even begin to open !
Afternoon tea for me tends to be a bit lighter than the strong stuff I have in the morning - currently sipping a nice Darjeeling.
I do hope you make the tea properly in your household with a teapot warmed first and loose leaf rather than tea bags.
As for the milk first or second argument - well now that's a whole other can of worms I won't even begin to open !
Sep 27, 2016, 9:37 am
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It's just after 3pm here in Blighty and I always enjoy my afternoon cuppa at this time.
Afternoon tea for me tends to be a bit lighter than the strong stuff I have in the morning - currently sipping a nice Darjeeling.
I do hope you make the tea properly in your household with a teapot warmed first and loose leaf rather than tea bags.
As for the milk first or second argument - well now that's a whole other can of worms I won't even begin to open !
Afternoon tea for me tends to be a bit lighter than the strong stuff I have in the morning - currently sipping a nice Darjeeling.
I do hope you make the tea properly in your household with a teapot warmed first and loose leaf rather than tea bags.
As for the milk first or second argument - well now that's a whole other can of worms I won't even begin to open !
Sep 27, 2016, 10:13 am
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When at home I have a couple cups of tea (Earl Gray) in the morning but not in the afternoon or evening. When traveling at hotel it could be morning or aft or both, but I don't drink tea in the evening.
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Sep 27, 2016, 10:26 am
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Early in my freshman year, my new advisor invited the newbies over for afternoon tea. I was offered milk or lemon and I said both. I was given a chance to modify but I stood my ground. Over the four years, he was a great friend and mentor. And I never made that mistake again.
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Sep 27, 2016, 10:29 am
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I've never understood the allure of Earl Grey. For me, the orange peel (?) and bergamot mask the flavor of the tea. Heretical though it may be, I use a 16 ounce ceramic mug (pre-warmed) with a "sipper" lid, a heaping teaspoon of loose tea (a variety of Black teas or Irish Breakfast) in the bottom with a heaping teaspoon of "Turbinado" sugar, "Not quite" boiling water, and steeped long enough for the tea leaves to settle. No milk, but from October through April, I have fresh Meyer lemons "in bulk" from my daughter's trees, so I often drop in a slice.
In the off season, both preserved in sugar and North African style in salt, Meyer lemons form an almost un-matched luxury.
In the off season, both preserved in sugar and North African style in salt, Meyer lemons form an almost un-matched luxury.
Sep 27, 2016, 10:35 am
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In my previous job I would gauge my lunch break based on my cup of tea. It generally took 20 minutes, uninterrupted, to drink the cup. When the cup was gone, lunch was over, and I would resume doing regular work. Lunch would begin promptly at 1 PM, and if I was lucky I'd be done eating my now cold sandwich at 2, and the tea would be gone by 3 PM. This wasn't because of being lazy, it was simply because I would get interrupted so much. And for the record, nothing tastes quite as bad as cold earl grey where you left the tea bag in.
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Early in my freshman year, my new advisor invited the newbies over for afternoon tea. I was offered milk or lemon and I said both. I was given a chance to modify but I stood my ground. Over the four years, he was a great friend and mentor. And I never made that mistake again.
Sep 27, 2016, 11:02 am
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I've never understood the allure of Earl Grey. For me, the orange peel (?) and bergamot mask the flavor of the tea. Heretical though it may be, I use a 16 ounce ceramic mug (pre-warmed) with a "sipper" lid, a heaping teaspoon of loose tea (a variety of Black teas or Irish Breakfast) in the bottom with a heaping teaspoon of "Turbinado" sugar, "Not quite" boiling water, and steeped long enough for the tea leaves to settle. No milk, but from October through April, I have fresh Meyer lemons "in bulk" from my daughter's trees, so I often drop in a slice.
In the off season, both preserved in sugar and North African style in salt, Meyer lemons form an almost un-matched luxury.
In the off season, both preserved in sugar and North African style in salt, Meyer lemons form an almost un-matched luxury.
But Earl Grey is just a heavenly combination of flavors and there is something intoxicating about bergamot. I do tea bags and love the organza ones from Tea Forte. I love the smell of coffee but not the taste so tea is my caffeine delivery system.
Sep 27, 2016, 11:09 am
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A friend snobbishly told me in response to my stated affection for Earl Grey that the blend is made with inferior quality tea, and the bergamot's purpose is to mask the taste.
I said I didn't care. I still like Earl Grey.
I said I didn't care. I still like Earl Grey.
Sep 27, 2016, 12:02 pm
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Early in my freshman year, my new advisor invited the newbies over for afternoon tea. I was offered milk or lemon and I said both. I was given a chance to modify but I stood my ground. Over the four years, he was a great friend and mentor. And I never made that mistake again.
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Sep 27, 2016, 12:36 pm
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https://www.teegschwendner.de/en/teashop/bestseller/2179/earl-grey-no-69
And having tried pretty much everything out there, it's my favourite. Luckily I'm in Germany very regularly so we never run out.
Sep 27, 2016, 8:34 pm
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Sep 27, 2016, 9:03 pm
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You can also get Picard's tea cup (having used it I would advise against it, single wall, and a small handle plus a hot liquid. Very uncomfortable.)