/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>5858834
What does green tea do.

>>5858836
Ur mum.

Oh.. T-thanks.

>>5858834
Twinings Earl Grey is the best
Get that chinky shit out of here

>>5858836
Green tea has since great antioxidants and has been proven to have a slight effect on speeding up metabolism.

I drink green tea all the time and i'm still fat

>>5858850
1/10

>>5858850
That's because you don't drink enough peppermint.

Got this cinnamon infused black tea stuff that I'm trying now. It's alright.

does chamomile really help you sleep? I've been trying out methods to help my insomnia

Having Irish Breakfast for breakfast

>>5858836
Caffeine boosts metabolism. Not sure what else, as coffee is the same and then some
.

>>5859276
Try coffee

>>5859273
use a very diluted solution of either green tea or coffee, homeopathically it makes you sleep

>>5859276
it doesnt have caffeine

>>5859283
Wrong. Green Tea has a high amount of anti-oxidants and amino acids that make it all around extremely god for you. Whether it be metabolism, or just general health, green tea is good for that. Real green tea, or loose green tea does not have as much caffeine as coffee at all, and the caffeine is really just being synergistic with the amino acids, mainly l-theanine to promote a calm, focused state of mind - not too jittery and not sleepy either.

>>5858834
>elderflower

The berries are far far far better for flu shit than the flowers.

>>5858834
Bump

>>5858847
It's just the high caffeine.

>>5859328
Green tea also has high levels of fluorine (unlike black tea, which loses the fluorine during fermentation), which can result in brittle bones if you drink too much. Skeletal fluorosis.

>Putting so much other flavors to the tea that you can't taste the tea itself anymore
Why don't you just heat juice and drink that.

>>5859350

I wish elderflower and elderberry things were more common in ausfailia, they are delicious.

>>5862547
Holy shit yes, I was just thinking about elderflowers/berries. They make the best summer drinks.

Not drinking delicious jasmine tea.

It's like you don't even Iroh.

>>5862184
Bones are just excess weight anyways.

>>5859282
What exactly is the difference between Irish Breakfast and English Breakfast tea? I taste the difference, but for the life of me I couldn't tell you what it is.

>>5862647
Just gonna put it out there

Sencha > Jasmine evertim

>>5862184
Yeah, some people say that. Other people say it is completely negligible. Other people say it is just the shitty low quality tea where it is a problem.

Regardless, what everybody does agree on is that it is extremely good for you, and nobody is going to stop drinking green tea because of fluoride unless they are tinfoil hat tier paranoid.

>>5858845
>twinnings
>best
Get bagged sit outta here.

>earl grey
>not chinky
Earl Grey is specifically blended to taste like aged Puh-erh

>>5863122
>Earl Grey is specifically blended to taste like aged Puh-erh
Nope.

>muh loose leaf
*tips euphoria*

> Really, really want to like Green tea because of its health benefits
> Literally cannot even swallow it, tastes foul

If there anything I can do to Green Tea to make it more palatable? Can I improve or change its flavour without compromising its integrity? I don't want to dump a shitload of sweeteners or anything in and add unnecessary calories. Being calorie-free, de-bloating, and improving the metabolism is really what makes it appealing to me.

Unfortunately I've never had any that didn't taste like hot dirty dishwater.

Its getting cold outside so I just brewed one of these bad boys.

>>5863139
you've been making it wrong or you've been using stale dust.

green tea typically has a sweet, grassy taste.

>>5863122
Twinings sells loose tea
>Earl Grey is specifically blended to taste like aged Puh-erh
0/10

>>5863145

I find that even the Green tea I am served by others tastes almost unbearable.
I try to drink it literally every time I go out for Sushi/Japanese as it is brought to the table anyway, and every time I can't handle more than one or two sips. Something about it is just fundamentally undrinkable to me, and that is so frustrating because I WANT to like it.

GOAT bagged tea coming through

>>5863184
that's not even tea.

>>5863187
Herbal tea. Stop being pedantic.

>>5863187

>muh infusion

literally kill yourself

>>5863193
tea is camellia sinensis.

>>5863195
the word you're looking for is tisane.

>>5863193
>herbal tea
You mean tisane. Or is coffee the same as tea because they both involve the steeping of plant-derived materials?

>>5863197
>>5863199
>word I will never use ever
>word that no one but pedantic faggots would understand if dropped in a conversation

Keep trying

>>5863207
>conversing with idiots who think tisanes are tea

you have only yourself to blame.

>>5863207
>if I don't use the word the concept is meaningless and does not exist
I bet you consider yourself above average intelligence too.

>this thread

>>5863243
>if I use the word people will appreciate my specificity and not think I'm being a nitpicky pseudo-informed hipster when I educate them that what they're drinking isn't tea

Pic related: it's you

>>5863256
>posts not-tea in a tea thread
>becomes visibly upset when he is called out on it

maybe if you drank some tea you wouldn't be so wound up.

>>5863256
Tisane is a commonly used word that is extremely relevant to the context of this thread and your post.

If your anti-intellectualism is threatened by the use of novel words you should disconnect your computer from the internet and simply write smug, masturbatory comments in Notepad for your own amusement.

>>5863271
Hahaha

>>5863271
>commonly used

Huh, no

>>5863271
shit u didn't even try to use lube or spit before rekting that anon in the butt

>>5863264
Not that guy, but take a look at the six different cups of 'tea' in the OP. Only one of them actually contains tea. Maybe you could not be an asshole for an hour or so?

>>5859283
You can consume more caffeine in tea form without ruining your stomach than witch coffee. It also makes you more alert from my experience.

I usually go for oolong.

>>5862547
Elderflower/berries are a weed here in Austria. It grows wild everywhere.

>>5862184
I'm betting that's on the same level as eating canned tuna and getting mercury poison.

>>5858834
Like most of my fellow Brits, I prefer a simple black tea, not green tea or peppermint etc.

Although it's usually brand names here (Yorkshire Tea, Twinings, PG Tips etc), they're usually just a blend of black teas, like Assam, Darjeeling or Earl Grey.

Do I need a tea pot or can I just put that cup-sized strainer in the top of my pot and fill the cup up to the top?

>>5863690
yes

>>5863694
Should it be porcelain?

>>5863701
please don't tell me you plan on pouring boiling water into a plastic cup

>>5863703
I thought you meant I needed a teapot. Ceramic or what.

Or did you mean that cup sized strainer is good enough for one person and loose leaf brewing?

>>5863708
just get a small teapot.
ceramic is ideal, cheap metal teapots are leaky and hard to clean.

strainers are always a bad idea with loose leaf, unless you're pouring through one to strain out small bits of leaf.

>>5863715
is the strainer ok for pouring from teapot to mug

I just microwave water till it boils and use this thing steep. When you place it on top a mug it starts draining out the bottom and strains the leaves out.

>>5863701
>>5863708
>>5863715
>>5863785
"To be honest, the best tea tastes delicious whether it comes in a porcelain pot or a tin cup...There is a simple honor in poverty." -Iroh

I went to the coffee shop and got a Sencha because I read this thread earlier.

Shits comfy as fuck, thanks anons :3

>>5863139
chase it with bacon grease.

>>5858834
does elderflower really help a cold? i have one and i would like to feel better

I bought some pu-erh. How do I brew it?

Someone recommended me a tea for a horrible flu I had recently, it was delicious and indeed felt way better...

It was just passion fruits, cut in half thrown into boiling water with its shelf and cinnamon sticks.

>>5864267
What kind of pu-erh? Ripe? Raw? Loose leaf? Cake/brick? Pu-erh is a really broad term and can also pretty finicky when it comes to brewing.

>>5863969
What is that called. I use it for coffee, but I dont' know how to describe it to people who haven't seen it.

yunnan gold tip. Fucking tasty, as far as fancy black tea goes.

That or some Oolong that is on the darker side, like Crimson Cloak.

>>5864331
It's called ingenuitea. it's made by adagio

>>5864384
You have got to love some good Dian Hong. I mean seriously just look at it. This picture isn't even as golden as some others but it was the biggest resolution. Still looks amazing.

>>5864480
dem hairs

I'm going to have to stop by my china town tea shop and look at labels for that now. Do you know the character for it? there's no English on the jars in the shop.

Any tea recommendation to calm nerves/relax?

Where to buy 10/10 quality loose leaf tea online?

>>5864511
Also, pls link a good pot to brew in, preferably amazon.
I have no idea what i'm looking for.
Ceramic>glass?

>>5864511
>>5864521
What kind of 10/10 are we talking about?
Western style black tea is very affordable.
Chinese green tea, sencha, or oolong gets very expensive in the upper tiers.

>>5864480
is this like weed where people go "dude look at dem hairs, shit is so dank" but with tea?

>>5864511
Verdant Tea for super fresh Chinese tea - small selection
Teavivre for more Chinese tea - not as good, but bigger selection, some good teaware

Mandala tea for some good pu-erh, pretty good selection
Mist peaks for really good but expensive pu-erh straight from a small family farm in chine -super small selection

Taiwan Tea crafts and Beautiful Taiwan for Taiwanese tea.

Den's Tea for a good beginner level Japanese tea vendor
Hibiki-an for more expensive Japanese tea

camelia-sinensis has a huge selection of pretty much everything.

>>5864526
What in the world is Western style black tea? British? British tea is just Indian tea but normally blended. Legitimate loose leaf, upper tier Indian tea can be expensive as hell.

>>5864534
Pretty much.

>>5864534
yup.

>>5864534
Very high quality Chinese teas tend to have hairs.

So yes.

>>5864539
>What in the world is Western style black tea? British? British tea is just Indian tea but normally blended. Legitimate loose leaf, upper tier Indian tea can be expensive as hell.
That's exactly what I meant. Most tea drinkers in the west I find stick to black tea blends. I know there are single estate Assams and Darjeelings that go for a few hundred dollars for kilo.

>>5864542
Not really. It is just that certain style of black tea that does. Chinese tea is incredibly varied, there is no other country in the world with even half as many styles of tea as China and there are new styles popping up all the time. There is no one way Chinese tea should be or look, that is what is so great about it.

>>5864550
Ahh, thought so. Personally I am not really into Indian tea or blends that much.

>>5864526
Well, affordable and not complete shit.
I want to try greens, blacks, and oolongs.
I was looking at this site but idk how good it is. http://www.znaturalfoods.com/Organic-Tea

I remember a tea only site but i cant remember what it is, if you know any good ones i'd appreciate a link.

>>5864563
see
>>5864539

>>5864539
Whoop, missed this post.
Thank you, i'll have a look around.

>>5864563
uptontea.com has a lot of variety and is reasonably priced.

>>5862701
From what I understand, Irish breakfast is usually a touch stronger and maltier than English breakfast, but for intents and purposes they're really very similar. Just a blend of strong black teas that holds up well to milk and sugar.

>>5864802

That's pretty much exactly what it is, it's a little stronger and gives you a little more caffeine.

I've been drinking a ginger and lemon herbal tea recently because I've picked up a bug and have a sore throat-bad tummy combo.

>>5864297
ripe

>>5864480
looks like the poopy clumps of hair on my dogs ass.

>>5863165
Try drinking it cold. I can't stand hot green tea but I really like it when I steep it in a pitcher in the fridge for a few hours. I usually add one or two fruity tea bags too and it gives a nice, sweet taste.

Lipton also makes a 0 calorie citrus green tea that is simply delicious. Probably because it has corn syrup. But no calories!

>>5858834
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eELH0ivexKA

>>5863271
Trying to hard: the post.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned fedoras yet.

>>5864891

Clean your dog's arse then you monster.

>>5863199
>Or is coffee the same as tea because they both involve the steeping of plant-derived materials?

In jamaica, yes. Anything you steep in hot water is tea.

Also, tea is something the working class have when they get home from work, and it consists of fish fingers chips and beans.

You, on the other hand, are a pedantic faggot. >>5863184 says TEA on the fucking box, so that's what it's marketed as. Words eh, how do they work?

>>5863984
What iroh doesn't know is that metal ions, freed by the acidity of the solution, affect the taste of drinks. That's why we use glass and ceramic cups traditionally.

>>5858834
No way in hell am I drinking ginger tea when I'm nauseous. Ginger tea is enough reason to vomit

>>5865644
I'm not big on tea and this was my first thought too.

Does anyone have tips for making really good tea? Like do we have some Chinese monk who was taught 500 years worth of tea brewing tradition passed down by his ancestors?

All I know about making tea is from my dad, who told me if he ever caught me pouring anything but boiling water into a tea pot he'd beat me.

>>5863165
Every time I've gone to a Japanese restaurant, the green tea I've been served was actually genma-chai, or green tea with roasted brown rice. Maybe it's that roast rice flavour you don't like.

Try jasmine tea. It smells and tastes like flowers.

>>5864283
That sounds really wonderful anon.

I've been thinking of getting into brewing more looseleaf tea. I bought mango coconut white tea at a bulk store and it's really nice and fragrant. My SO got me this mug because I'm weaboo trash and I love it.

>>5863269
false

>>5865930
boiling water is fine for turkish, persian and russian tea.
in fact rather than letting it steep, they simmer the tea for a good 8-12 minutes.

for real though boiling water will ruin just about every other kind of tea.

I honestly can't comprehend why you guys enjoy drinking something that not only tastes like wet leaves, but is literally wet leaves, like the kind you rake up in the fall.

Is it because chinks and britbongs are too poor to drink soda?

>>5863969
Okay, so you make one cup but still have good tea leaves in it... what do you do if you still want to use the tea leaves, can you?

>>5867251
Put more water in.....

>>5867255
No I mean like all you want for one day is just one cup, what should you do with the tea leaves if they still should be good for one more steeping.

I like to reuse my green tea a lot but sometimes I make only 1-2 cups a day. Trying to cut back. How do I make my tea last longer when its wet with out turning skunky smelling.

>>5863144
What is that, like cider tea or something? Looks dope.

>>5867260
I just leave the leaves in it and usually make a 2nd or 3rd cup later in the day. If I leave it in 24 hours they start to smell skunky. I guess I could start using 1/3 a teaspoon and steep it for 3X the normal time. If it's green tea that is....right?

>all I've ever had. Every sunday.

Well I take that back. I remember when I was real little we sat this jar of something out in the sun all day, usually when we bbq'd, that ended up as tea. No clue if that was something special or they just threw in tea bags in water.

>>5867392
It's called sun tea we used make that shit all summer long when i was a kid
I thought everyone knew what sun tea was

>>5867410
yeah it said sun tea on the jar we always used. I just didn't know if the parents went and got special sun tea or something or just threw in the lipton bags and sat it in the sun

>>5867260
>Anonymous 10/08/14(Wed)18:23:22 No.5867255▶>>5867260
>>>5867251
>Put more water in.....
>>>
> Anonymous 10/08/14(Wed)18:25:25 No.5867260▶
>>>5867255
you have to reuse the leaves the same day or it'll get rancid. I'm cheap as hell, but it's just doesn't work the same the next day.

>>5864267
>>5864884
anyone?

>>5867483
Youtube

>>5866134
I honestly cant comprehend why you guys enjoy not only eating something that not only tastes like dried grain, buy actually is dried grain, like the kind that gets into your shoes in the summer.

Is it because yuropoors and amerilards are too poor to eat potatoes?

>>5859291
ughh. homeopathy is a bullshit pseudoscience.

>>5863165
are you retarded or something?
you don't like it but you want to still drink it?
for what??

>>5867368
i don't know but it translates to wintertime

Is this a good beginner guide to tea?

http://www.teanerd.com/2009/04/newbies-guide-to-teaware-spartan.html

Also wondered how I should go about buying this stuff since they are all US instead of UK sites. I saw an enamelled cast iron kettle for £20 in TK Maxx but wasn't sure if I would regret it or not.

>>5868787
That's pretty unclear at points. Is he saying a kettle strainer is better than a mug strainer or vice versa?

>>5868787
I just boil my water in a small pot. If you're not clumsy, you don't really need a kettle.

Some are quite nice looking, though.

>>5868801
I use a small pot to brew then put my all-purpose strainer (not the tea kind) over the serving mug.