Tea

[mitten1975]

I love coffee, but can't drink too much or too much caffeine, therefore moved to drinking herbal teas mixed with black and green tea. Right now I am drinking a Chinese oolong tea bought in Sioux City at a Oriental grocery store, mixed with guava leaves and lotus flower. It is one of my favorite blends. The world of tea is extraordinary. These help me survive the winter. I have many different mixtures.

 

[cyrevkah]

have you bought one of those mugs with the tea leaf filter yet? I keep thinking about it, but I wonder how often/easy they would be to clean.

 

[MNCyGuy]

have you bought one of those mugs with the tea leaf filter yet? I keep thinking about it, but I wonder how often/easy they would be to clean.

My wife really wants something like this for Christmas, so if anybody has a good suggestion, let me know.

 

[ISUME]

Just get a tea ball and it can be hung in any mug. They are really easy to clean and allow you to try a lot of different loose leaf teas.

 

[bos]

I love coffee, but can't drink too much or too much caffeine, therefore moved to drinking herbal teas mixed with black and green tea. Right now I am drinking a Chinese oolong tea bought in Sioux City at a Oriental grocery store, mixed with guava leaves and lotus flower. It is one of my favorite blends. The world of tea is extraordinary. These help me survive the winter. I have many different mixtures.

Which store? Great Wall?

 

[mitten1975]

I can't say I have ever heard of them. I like matte' tea from South America, but it is high in some form of stimulant, like caffeine so I can't drink too much of it. I order it online. That would probably work well with your mug. Most of the stuff I buy comes in bags, and then for what doesn't I put in one of those little tea ball thing-a-ma-jigs and then strain it with a fine strain. Matte' tea they usually drink with a straining straw, which I don't use even though I have one. I still haven't found a good way to make it, because the leaves are often ground up so fine they go through whatever you have. I am kindof thinking about making it with my french press and seeing if that goes well.

 

[cyrevkah]

My wife really wants something like this for Christmas, so if anybody has a good suggestion, let me know.

I just went to the tea shop in MOA...and they had plenty. Even had the tea water bottle things. I've seen some of those in coffee shops too.

 

[cyrevkah]

A friend of mine just tosses the green tea leaves into a regular water bottle and leaves them there. (until she cleans it)

 

[MNCyGuy]

I just went to the tea shop in MOA...and they had plenty. Even had the tea water bottle things. I've seen some of those in coffee shops too.

Yea, we were just at Jordan Creek last week and the tea shop there had a bunch. I was just curious if they are all created equal or there is a particular kind that is really nice. The watter bottle style seems like a good bet, because she wants it for work, but I didn't think about them potentially being a pain to clean.

 

[cyrevkah]

I only wonder that from seeing someone's not looking good....they could have been lazy about it.

 

[mitten1975]

Which store? Great Wall?

Yeah, Great Wall. I love that place. We have been going there probably for 10 years. We are going to buy a duck for Christmas. I buy my green tea, and my oolong, and jasmine green tea there. I also like what they call Bojemni tea. It is good for blood pressure and dieting.

 

[StClone]

I go to the Coop and buy a pound of White Peony and have that often iced with fresh ginger, honey or sweetener. Tea has less caffeine by over one-half of regular coffee. It a great drink,but I love coffee a lot, too!

 

[cyrevkah]

Has anyone tried the tea flowers? I saw them for the first time Sunday. As the tea is steeping the flower opens up.

 

[ISUAgronomist]

http://www.charlestonteaplantation.com/categorylist.aspx

Good 'Merican grown and processed tea.


(Their plantation tour is a good time as well if you're into that type of stuff.)

 

[mitten1975]

I go to the Coop and buy a pound of White Peony and have that often iced with fresh ginger, honey or sweetener. Tea has less caffeine by over one-half of regular coffee. It a great drink,but I love coffee a lot, too!

Love coffee, but probably more than I should. I have gotten sick off of it a few times. I try to cut down on the caffeine even more by mixing it with herbal teas. I have always liked Celestial Seasonings. Also the Lipton ones are good. I like red tea, which you can get from hy-vee. That you must mix with fruit herbal teas but is good with strawberry, raspberry, ect.

 

[mitten1975]

Has anyone tried the tea flowers? I saw them for the first time Sunday. As the tea is steeping the flower opens up.

I have tried them, and they are cute. My wife actually bought those for me. I generally worry about flavor though rather than novelty, and price.

 

[cyrevkah]

I have tried them, and they are cute. My wife actually bought those for me. I generally worry about flavor though rather than novelty, and price.

That is true. So they don't add flavor then?

 

[mitten1975]

Good 'Merican grown and processed tea.

I went to a tea plantation in Africa. Trying to remember the name of that type of tea, they do things English style in Africa. Tanganda tea. I am for buying American, I will check out the tea.

 

[mitten1975]

That is true. So they don't add flavor then?

The one that I had was just jasmine green tea. I am not sure where it came from. I like jasmine tea, but generally mix it with other herbs that don't have caffeine. I am one of those guys that gets the jitters.

 

[Sparkplug]

Check out Gong Fu in the East Village (DM) I got my cup with a diffuser and a small teapot with diffuser there and love both of them

Gong Fu Tea