/ck/ - Food & Cooking

So, I've stopped drink soda, I think. I was drinking like 4-6 cans a day, down to a few a week, and now I only have the occasional one.

But it seems that tea might be replacing it. I don't know a fucking thing about it. I throw a bag in the cup, add some hot water and just drink it straight after it steeps for a few minutes.

How does /ck/ enjoy tea? What are some good flavors? What do you usually add to it?

tldr; tea

ausfag here, ignoring all money-related issues, what's the best variety of tea I can purchase in this country (or NSW, if you're going state wise).
Tea general?

Am I the only one who doesn't like or "get" tea? To me, it's just a bunch hot water that's lightly flavored with stuff you boiled in it.

Am I missing something? How can I learn to enjoy tea?

Requesting a chart i've seen before which has different kinds of tea and each of its benefits and affects

Also, tea general

Whenever I look stuff up about tea, I always see people saying to never use a microwave to heat up your water. However, I've never seen an explanation as to why this is a bad idea. So what is it about heating water with a microwave that is so bad for tea?

Does /ck/ drink tea? What's your favorite?

Mine's probably sencha. always good with sushi.

I want to get into drinking green tea for health benefits. However, the stuff I get from the supermarket doesn't seem to be all that wonderful.

How do I make a cup of really good green tea?

The world's most consumed beverage given credit to reducing and preventing cancer, increasing metabolism, and containing high amounts of antioxidants is completely ignored in America. What are your favorite teas/tea recipes?
inb4 Earl Grey.
inb4 OP can't inb4
My current favorite: Green tea smoothie with acai, banana, and chocolate

Tea thread!

>What are you drinking right now?
>What's your favorite tea?
>Best one you've ever tried?
>Do you order online or purchase local?

My personal favorite is from a place called David's Tea. It's a chai guaranara and tastes fan-fucking-tastic. It's so much easier on my stomache then coffee, but still gives me a great boost of energy.

Other then that, what I'm drinking right now is green tea with infused night blooming jasmine. Perfect strait up.

Any advice for making tea? I really want to get better at preparing it, and also would like to know some good places to get tea. Also how much sugar/honey to use, what the best method of infusion, types of kettle, etc.

/ck/ any food or drink you like to consume when you have your heart broken? cant drink alcohol cuz I have alcohol intolerance not do i like the taste of it anyways.

what's your poison /ck/

how do you take your tea?

Tea & coffee thread.

I've recently started getting into pu-erh tea. It's usually hard to find in western markets, though I'm a bit luckier than most because I live in an area that respects tea more than the norm, but I've managed decently enough, discovering several lovely tea shops along the way. What drink are you enjoying for the morning/afternoon/evening, /ck/?