In praise of tea.

[Kyrillion]

I know, slightly random thread, but I'm absolutely gasping for a cup and won't get one till I leave the library at 3.

I used to be an Earl Grey girl (no milk, obviously, just a slice of lemon when i could find one) but lately I've taken to English Breakfast with milk and a spoonful of honey... yom.

Tea preferences people? Or coffee, if you must...

[lostinthought451]

I like green tea and Irish breakfast tea.

[Peter]

In the morning - Assam
In the afternoon - Darjeeling, the champagne of teas.

Milk, no sugar.

[Kahlan]

uch! I hate tea.. tastes like crap.. and if i put sugar in it it is just sugar-water.. not good either..

[Hephaestion]

Hmmm I liked the lemon-tea my friend made for me muchly, and this other fruity stuff I used to have every week after Ikedo. I'm not a big tea drinker - I prefer to keep my caffiene levels near rock bottom. As far as I be concerned the God of all drinks iiis.... water.

[eloquent]

uch! I hate tea.. tastes like crap.. and if i put sugar in it it is just sugar-water.. not good either..

Nooo! You lose all the subtelty if you add sugar. Just a dash of milk will do.


And I have to admit I usually end up drinking Typhoo (which isn't actually all that bad) because it's the everyday tea that mother buys. But I enjoy a bit of Earl Grey or Assam when I can be bothered (ie when someone else makes it for me).

[Melancholy Man]

Eloquent wrote:

Nooo! You lose all the subtelty if you add sugar. Just a dash of milk will do.

I have absolutely nowt against milk and sugar, but it has to be both. Otherwise it becomes like gangliopulmonary tuberculosis without the lymphadenopathies.

Just now I'm quaffing a pot of Earl Grey (looseleaf), flavoured with cinnamon.

And I have to admit I usually end up drinking Typhoo (which isn't actually all that bad) because it's the everyday tea that mother buys.

If I ever use teabags (such as in the staff canteen), it has to be sans lait. Same goes for green tea.

[zemarl]

earl grey with milk and honey - the only reason i even add the milk is for the taste. but honey's supposed to be good for a sore throat (also it's better than sugar) so that's why tea and honey are the best cure for a cold. also tea is magic because it makes one feel better. all the time. unless one is allergic, in which case there can be complications.

[Enitharmon]

Two parts Assam, one part Lapsang Souchong. No milk, no sugar, no lemon. Oh, and proper leaves in a teapot, none of this teabag-in-a-mug nonsense!

[All_That_Jazz]

I really only like herbal or fruity teas with honey...like peppermint, or cinnamon orange.

I like coffee better. It's just soo....nice and creamy! Mmmmmmm.

[random guy]

I'm a have some peppermint tea right now... mm....

[Melancholy Man]

That's not *real* tea. That's *infusion*.

[eloquent]

When I went to Germany, they were shocked that we don't drink fruity tea. They had thought they were being frightfully English, but really they were being mislead by local manufacturers.

[occlith]

Green tea, plain. Also herb or spice infusions

[random guy]

green tea is good too...

I like to annoy my teachers by taking it from the cafeteria at my school and drinking it during classes

[Max]

No, sorry, I just think: Why drink tea when I could have coffee?* Which has to be black, no sugar, and strong.

*I have only ever drank tea made with tea bags - namely Liptons - so this outlook is quite possibly best imputed to deficit of experience.

[All_That_Jazz]

I like my coffee with half&half.

[eloquent]

No, sorry, I just think: Why drink tea when I could have coffee?* Which has to be black, no sugar, and strong.

I merit both tea and coffee, because they suit different occasions. Sometimes I feel like one, sometimes the other.

[jopari]

i hate coffee. i really can't see why people would like it. i'm not much of a fan of tea, either, but it's not bad. i drink it infrequently.

[eloquent]

I used to dislike coffee as well, it's only very recently I've started drinking it.