/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.6557740]

What's your tea of choice?

[Anonymous No.6557750]

Earl grey, hot.

[Anonymous No.6557758]

Yerba mate, mainly because I can sell a gram or so of it to highschool kids as weed and buy more mate.

[Anonymous No.6557774]

Darjeeling usually. I even visited the town a while, it's quite beautiful. The tea is godlike.

[Anonymous No.6557791]

Yorkshire

[Anonymous No.6557813]

>>6557740
>anything other than teh tarik
You plebs never had real tea

[Anonymous No.6557835]

Jasmine. Oolong on fancy days. Chrysanthemum is alright but petals, petals everywhere.

[Anonymous No.6557848]

i'm not sure i have one, probably either an oolong or a white one though.

[Anonymous No.6557851]

>>6557750
my jam. Two bags per cup, at least 3 spoons sugar (mostly ~5 though) and a little bit milk

[Anonymous No.6557859]

PJ Tips: Pyramid bag

[Anonymous No.6557860]

>>6557740

Mint. Very strong mint.

Green is a close second.

[Anonymous No.6557995]

>>6557750
How's life with the Romulans these days, Jean Luc?

>>6557740
I quite like gunpowder tea with a little sugar. I'd settle for assam, oolong or darjeeling though

[Anonymous No.6558091]

Dilmah black teo
Dilmah green teo with lemongrass
Lipton black teo with lemon (in piramids)

[Anonymous No.6558110]

bengal spice or black decaf with some aspartame.

[Anonymous No.6558117]

>>6558091
Did you take that picture? If so
>being lithuanian

[Anonymous No.6558138]

>>6558091
svajunas

[Anonymous No.6558141]

>>6557740
sleepytime :^)

[Anonymous No.6558298]

>>6558117

[Anonymous No.6558356]

>>6557851
>at least 3 spoons sugar (mostly ~5 though)
disgusting

[Anonymous No.6558376]

>>6557851
>at least 3 spoons sugar
Why not use aspartame? It tastes exactly like sugar and won't rot your teeth. I bought a 250 packet box at walmart for a couple bucks. One packet makes my tea taste pleasantly sweet.

[Anonymous No.6558381]

maple tea is really good. if you add some sugar it tastes just like maple syrup

[Anonymous No.6558400]

>>6558376
>It tastes exactly like sugar

Nope. It has a foul aftertaste.

[Anonymous No.6558416]

>>6558400
>Nope. It has a foul aftertaste.
Not from my experience. Aspartame tastes exactly like sugar. Try some. I can't tell the difference. All it is, is two amino acids joined together.

[Anonymous No.6558424]

>>6558416

I've never tasted it straight-up, but in the case of comparing two sodas (one normal, sweetened with sugar) and the other "diet", sweetened with aspartame, the latter tastes fine at first but does have an unpleasant aftertaste.

[Anonymous No.6558697]

I started drinking tea plain recently. I used to always have milk and sugar, but now I have neither. It's actually pretty nice, the flavour of the tea really comes out.

[Anonymous No.6558714]

>people who put sugar in their tea

[Anonymous No.6558840]

>>6558416
>>6558376
Aspartame tastes like chemically processed ass.
The only sugar substitute on the face of God's green earth that doesn't is Xylitol, and that shit gives you the runs.

And seriously nigga? You're avoiding sugar for your teeth of all things? Get a damned toothbrush.

[Anonymous No.6558847]

My favorite tea is the Turkish tea

[Anonymous No.6558854]

>>6558840
Or eat a lot of unprocessed cacao beans. Coating your teeth with theobromine increases their remineralization potential better than sodium fluoride.

[Anonymous No.6558858]

>>6557791

This. Has to be in a Stoke City mug and strong enough to stand the spoon up.

[Anonymous No.6558891]

I got sick of everyone adding liquorice root to liquorice flavored teas, so I made my own blend out of black tea + anise + cinnamon + cloves and a touch of honey to help it all blend better.
No fennel but I intend to add that next time.
It turned out pretty fucking good.

[Anonymous No.6558908]

>>6557851
>adding ~50% of recommended daily added sugar
>adding it to 1 drink
Can I be invited to the funeral?

[Anonymous No.6558920]

I've liked almost every tea I've tried, including many in this thread.

But for some reason, I just can't get over good'ol peppermint tea. Hot or iced, it's always perfect.

[Anonymous No.6558928]

>>6557851
>earl grey
>two bags per cup
>at least 3 spoons sugar
There is no world in which this is not satire.

[Anonymous No.6559565]

>>6558714
There are teas in which sugar simply belongs, m8. Any east frisian blend for example.

Best green tea: gyokuro
Best black tea: Assam broken with cream
Also good: Raw Pu Erh

[Anonymous No.6559568]

>>6559565
>Putting sugar in any of those
>PUTTING SUGAR IN GYOKURO
I will hunt you down and feed you unsugared tea you idiot

[Anonymous No.6559584]

>>6559568
You seem to be lacking some reading comprehension. I said sugar belongs in in east frisian blends not in gyokuro.

[Anonymous No.6559605]

>>6557740
long island iced

[Anonymous No.6559619]

I just got a pound each of South African Honeybush. Its like a stronger, sweeter Rooibos

And some Pur-eh. Its very earthy, but isn't as bitter as other black teas.

I just went through a pound of pinhead gunpowder green. I usually drink 4-5 cups at work, then at home I'll make a few cups of red tea. Once in a while sleepytime tea, but all it seems to be doing is keeping me from waking up the following morning.

pic related

[Anonymous No.6559649]

>>6559584
Oh, you're right. I apologize.
Good taste in tea, anon.

[Anonymous No.6559653]

>>6559619
You're supposed to get cakes of pu erh for the best quality.
Regardless, I was thinking of getting some honeybush and rooibos. I'm guessing they're good?

[Anonymous No.6559655]

>>6557851
Do British people really do this?

[Anonymous No.6559660]

>>6558840
>Aspartame tastes like chemically processed ass.
I dare you to go to the store, buy some, and try it. It actually tastes just like sugar with no aftertaste, no calories, and no cavities.

[Anonymous No.6559667]

>>6559660
Not him, but I have. In hot drinks it's fucking awful because it foams. I'd rather have no sugar than that shit. I don't sugar my tea anyway.
And yes it DOES taste differently from sugar.

[Anonymous No.6559745]

>>6557740
Every day? Earl Grey. Special occasion? Iron Goddess

[Anonymous No.6559844]

>>6559745
What sort of taste does Iron Goddess have?

[Anonymous No.6559854]

>>6557740
Earl Grey and English Breakfast for regular. Lady Grey if I feel tired of the former two

[Anonymous No.6559856]

>>6559653
I've never had the opportunity to buy the cakes, blocks, or other forms of compressed tea for a reasonable price. Its an extra step in making a drink that I just don't see the need for. As far as the quality, Davidsons has been pretty good for me, and that Tattle Tea was a new try, and I would definitely buy again. I stick to davidson's because of its value; I can get most any tea from them for $15-20 per pound versus $5-$10 per ounce for the competitors. I can't taste things very well, so I honestly don't think I'll ever notice the difference between expensive teas and bulk. Also, Davidson's is organic and kosher, which ordinarily I wouldn't care however drinking so much tea I'd prefer it be pesticide and fertilizer free.

Honeybush and rooibos are very similar, but with the honeybush being a slightly sweeter, fuller tea. Both look like tobacco and have that red tint to them.

[Anonymous No.6559877]

>>6557740
Black tea with almond milk and sometimes a sweetener.
Either a dash of honey, maple, coconut sugar, stevia or black :^)

[Anonymous No.6559887]

Green, though I do like Oolong as well.

[Anonymous No.6559897]

Green tea is my favorite I think. Anything floral is also a favorite. I like jasmine, rose, and while I'm not really a fan of chamomile I drink it regularly. Chrysanthemum is okay but a bit too much like chamomile. I have some lavender earl grey that's quite good, I'm not a fan of it normally but the floral hint makes it more interesting. I'd like violet tea someday.

[Anonymous No.6560144]

>>6559660

Dude stop shilling for dipeptides already.

Aspartame tastes exactly NOTHING like fructose and/or sucrose. It's fucking awful and the "no kcal" thing is a fucking nonissue when you have developed something called "portion awareness" and "self control"

[Anonymous No.6560157]

>>6560144
We shall hang him in the town square.

[Anonymous No.6560176]

Favorites
>Darjeeling (oolong especially. While I find Adagio to be pretty cringy, they have an oolong darjeeling that is out of this fucking world)

>White

>Pu'erh (Contrary to popular opinion it doesn't all taste like scum that you just scraped off a pier at the docks)

Awesome tier
>Green (Chinese. The more fruity notes the better...although a good clean & vegetal green is also pretty good)

>Oolong (Taiwanese > Chinese)

>Ceylon (Specifically this one from the New Vithikaninande or whatever it's called estate)

Shit tier
>Assam
>Earl Grey
>Any/all british blends
>Flavored blacks
>Rooibos
>Yerba mate

Honorable mention tier
>Thai iced tea

[Anonymous No.6560180]

>>6560157

Too lenient. Death by a thousand cuts. Using a butter knife.

[Anonymous No.6560211]

Indian/bengal spice.

Cannot beat a good Darjeeling though. Will not lie.

[Anonymous No.6560308]

>>6557740
Darjeeling with a small bit of sugar.
Or cold green tea

[Anonymous No.6560430]

What's the best tea that you can get at walmart? I got the 98 cents lemon tea and it's pretty gud.

[Anonymous No.6560458]

>>6560430
Why would you do that? It's all going to be poor quality.
Just buy online.

[Anonymous No.6560466]

>>6557740
Pu erh in pressed cake form

[Anonymous No.6560593]

Ceylon is my go to

[Anonymous No.6560597]

tung ting oolong

i love chinese tea but i'm still too much of a pussy to appreciate good pu erh

[Anonymous No.6560623]

>Always drink tea from tea bags
>Buy one of these and some loose leaf on a whim
>Now I can never go back

It's so much better holy shit

[Anonymous No.6560732]

I'm addicted to chamomile

is it a problem?

[Anonymous No.6560737]

>>6560623
Why would you make life more complicated and expensive for yourself. On purpose.

[Anonymous No.6560756]

>>6560737
>complicated

I literally just take a scoop of loose leaves and put them in it. If anything, it's easier than teabags.

>Expensive

You can get higher quality tea for less money this way.

[Anonymous No.6560764]

>>6560756
I think he was comparing it to a simple strainer, not a teabag?

[Anonymous No.6561683]

Matcha unsweetened

[Anonymous No.6561691]

Vanilla chai, a dollop of honey, some D milk.

[Anonymous No.6561693]

>>6560737

Because, generally speaking, loose-leaf tea is better tea than what's in the bags. The miniscule amount of extra effort is easily offset by the fact that the loose-leaf tea tastes better.

The best quality tea leaves are used for loose-leaf tea. The bags are made from the dust and trimmings and other bits that are unfit to sell as loose leaf.

[Anonymous No.6561698]

>>6561693
Again, they're referring to the type of tea ball, not loose leaf in general.

[Anonymous No.6561699]

chamomile. i love that tired relaxed feeling

[Anonymous No.6561703]

>>6561691
> some D milk
dick milk?

[Anonymous No.6561712]

>>6561703

vitamin D, no low fat or skim or any of that garbage.

[Anonymous No.6561727]

What kind of tea is best if I want the supposed health benefits it brings?

[Anonymous No.6561744]

>>6561727
Different tea has different health benefits.
Rooibos (not technically tea) helps with inflammation (so, lowering cholesterol, as it's caused by inflammation of the heart, perhaps arthritis too)
Green and black tea are pretty similar, except in regards to amounts: heart health, cholesterol, digestive tract, skin, hair
They're all pretty good for you. The thing to watch out for is the caffeine in black tea - some people get anxiety/shakiness from a lot of caffeine, perhaps because it is detrimental to absorbing magnesium.
You're pretty much fine with any of them, though.

[Anonymous No.6561749]

The best tea can ever get: Jasmine with a splash of Bailey's. Suck it haters.

[Anonymous No.6562102]

>>6561744

quackery and pseudoscience: the post

[Anonymous No.6562111]

>>6562102
Not them. I know for rooibos they did studies on rats, not sure about the rest.
Cholesterol is tied to inflammation, so if it decreased inflammation of the heart, specifically, it could reduce cholesterol.
But exercise would do that better.

[Anonymous No.6562122]

>>6562111
>so if it decreased inflammation of the heart, specifically, it could reduce cholesterol.

Why?
Your heart does not make cholesterol, that's the liver's job.

[Anonymous No.6562124]

>>6562102

Shill for big pharma elsewhere.

[Anonymous No.6562136]

>>6560144
sipping sugary tea is a great way to rot ones teeth. Aspartame is a miracle chemical. No one should be using sugar to sweeten things with these great substitutes around.

[Anonymous No.6562152]

Any roasted oolong, dong ding is pretty good.

[Anonymous No.6562166]

>>6562122
I've heard two theories.
1) Heart inflammation occurs, and the body sends cholesterol to reduce it. LDL, being larger, gets stuck in the inflamed portion of the heart and is turned into plaque which can break off and form blood clots.
2) Regardless of the use of cholesterol, LDL gets stuck, is seen as foreign, and the body attempts to keep it out of the bloodstream and turns it to plaque.

Despite what was previously taught, doctors are finding eating cholesterol does not raise your cholesterol, and people should instead focus on exercise, and other means of lowering inflammation because in either scenario it's the big risk factor of heart disease.

[Anonymous No.6562210]

>>6562166
>eating cholesterol does not raise your cholesterol
Of course it does.

[Anonymous No.6562224]

>>6562210

No, really, it doesn't. You eat cholesterol and you poop it out. The cholesterol in your bloodstream is made by your liver, it's not from your food. Dietary cholesterol has no appreciable effect on your serum cholesterol (e.g. what's in your blood).

Though some studies have shown that eating a diet high in saturated fat can result in increased cholesterol.

[Anonymous No.6562231]

>>6562210
The effects are minimal, and not long-lasting. They debunked it a long while ago. The myth is what caused the egg-whites-only fad.
What's important is cholesterol in the bloodstream, which dietary cholesterol makes up a very, very small portion.
The only people who need to worry about it are diabetics.

[Anonymous No.6562241]

>>6562224
>>6562231
Egg Yolks Almost as Bad for Arteries as Smoking: Study

http://news.health.com/2012/08/15/egg-yolks-almost-as-bad-for-arteries-as-smoking-study/?xid=facebook-fitsugar

"Although artery plaque levels rose with age, both smoking and eating egg yolks sped up this plaque formation within vessels, the researchers found. Regular consumption of egg yolks sped up plaque deposits in arteries at a rate that was about two-thirds the rate seen with smoking, Spence said."

[Anonymous No.6562260]

This. I make a pot every morning.

[Anonymous No.6562309]

>>6557758
Py?

[Anonymous No.6562319]

Poured boiling hot water all over my hands. Hobby related injuries are tough.

[Anonymous No.6562570]

>>6557750
Thins. Or pic related.

[Anonymous No.6562586]

>>6562260
yeah i love budydy

[Anonymous No.6562932]

>>6559660
Ive done this. Its terrrible and I can easily taste the difference especially when its used in food. When used in food the food is always blanderr than using real sugar.

[Anonymous No.6562956]

>>6562570
Picked up a box of this because the store didn't have lemon lift which is what I normally go for. It was good too.

Bigelow's whole line is great for inexpensive teas. Though I wasn't fond of the one with orange spice.

[Anonymous No.6563852]

Is it worth it to get a Kyusu, tetsubin, and/or Houhin?

Seems like most of them are made for the use of one specific tea and you'll end up having a hundred of them.

[Anonymous No.6563882]

>>6561691
idk man vanilla chai on its own is insanely good

[Anonymous No.6563905]

Hot: Genmaicha / Hojicha
Cold: Pomegranate, 2 bags, a bit of honey and a splash of mango juice, lots of ice.

Has anybody tried barley tea? An asian store near me is having a sale on them by the pound, but I don't know how it tastes and if I'm gonna like it.

[Anonymous No.6564064]

is it true that Japanese green teas have more caffeine thane coffee ?

[Anonymous No.6564128]

>>6564064
Gyokuro and macha yes, others no.

[Anonymous No.6564141]

>>6557813
>teh tarik
>ultimate hawker center drink
>calling others plebs

C'mon mate.
Granted the "pulling" produces a smooth feel and lots of foam, teh tarik is made with condensed milk which makes it too sweet. kopi kosong master race here

[Anonymous No.6564362]

>>6557740
Emnity.

[Anonymous No.6565606]

friendly reminder to always clean your teapots after use......

[Anonymous No.6565608]

>>6565606
Coincidentally I just did a deep cleaning of my teapot. Cleaning the spout was like trying to finger an eight year old though.

Also, has anybody ever heard of "toatea"? I think I found them shilling on infinity's /tea/ board, but not confirmed. It's overly expensive, but I ordered some to try it out. Anybody have ideas on how long it takes them to ship/arrive?

[Anonymous No.6565631]

Teh Poci

[Anonymous No.6565667]

>>6557740

>2015
>still drinking tea
>not drinking coffee

[Anonymous No.6565785]

>>6565667
Great if you like being autistic about gear, grind, roast date, etc

Tea you just buy a bag of it and throw it in hot water within a year

[Anonymous No.6565793]

>>6565785
i don't know man, i think i can get pretty autistic about tea as well at times.

[Anonymous No.6565797]

>>6565785
I'm less autistic about coffee than I am tea. Coffee I just throw in the coffee maker and let it go. I get a lot more involved with tea.

[Anonymous No.6565859]

>>6565785
No difference m8. With tea you get to be autistic about stuff like steep time and water temp

[Anonymous No.6565923]

>>6565785
There are varying levels of autism for both coffee and tea drinking.
Some prefer instant coffee/cheap bagged tea. These are not the hobbyists.
Some prefer traditionally brewed matcha, gaiwan pots, roasting their own coffee beans, fussing about water temperature, strength, brew time, weighing versus teaspoon measuring, etc
We're all autistic in the end, as hobbyists. It's a prerequisite for really being interested in something.

[Anonymous No.6565954]

>>6565667
>not drinking both
Life is too short to limit yourself like that.

[Anonymous No.6566627]

>>6565608
You've fingered an eight year old?

[Anonymous No.6566635]

>>6566627
No, but it gave you a boner didn't it? Pedo scum.

[Anonymous No.6566642]

>>6566635
You didn't get from my pic that I was expressing discomfort, you autist?

[Anonymous No.6566731]

>>6566642
Not him, but that picture could be any expression. I can't tell since you can only see big eyes and a weird mouth.
Also I am pretty sure that watching cartoons after the age of 18 years old is autistic.

[Anonymous No.6566769]

>>6566731
Also not him, but no anon, if you can't read the emotions expressed by that face chances are that you are literally at least borderline autistic, chinese cartoon or not.

[Anonymous No.6566801]

>>6566769
The fact that looks like it was drawn by an eight year old? The face with little to no detail that could be expressing discomfort, arousal, having to poo, watching food cook, or any other number of things because of the lack of detail used to draw the face. Perhaps if it was drawn better. If anything the guy looks smug.

[Anonymous No.6566825]

>>6566801
You do realize that people have an extremely well developed system for recognizing emotions in faces and anything that even looks remotely similiar to a face, right? If you see an emoticon with a nothing but two dots for eyes and an upwards bent line for a mouth you instantly know that this is expressing a positive emotion, likely happiness. The face in the anons picture is much more detailed than that and if this is still not enough for you to read the expression you likely have some sort disorder related to recognizing facial expressions. The eyebrows that are raised to the sides clearly indicate a negative emotion for example.

OT:
Bought and tried two new teas today, Formosa Super Fancy Oolong (yes, that is the teas actual name), an Oolong tea from Taiwan and White Downy, a chinese white tea.
The Oolong has a nice nutty flavour and a chocolate-like aftertaste. The flavour could be a bit stronger though, imo. Maybe I'll steep it longer next time (2min. were recommended). Still tastes pretty good.
The white tea on the other hand has very strong flavour and you can easily tell that it's high quality stuff. The flavour is difficult to describe, it tastes somewhat tart, but not bitter, a little bit like fennel maybe. Despite the obviously good quality it's unfortunately not really my taste, though. But I would definitely recommend it to people who like fennel tea.

[Anonymous No.6567028]

Getting back to tea.
Living with my sister while working for her, and she has issues with caffeine. Ordered some de-caffinated tea from upton as well as honeybush, rooibos, and tisanes to mix with some ceylon I have.
Does upton ever give a sample other than C.T.C. Assam? It was nice the first time, but I have 45 grams of the stuff now. Please stop, upton.

[Anonymous No.6567031]

>>6558847
>tfw no one recognizes that meme anymore

[Anonymous No.6567045]

Russian Caravan, mostly. Or a strong Assam.

>>6558091
>>6558298
You must have very steady hands.

[Anonymous No.6567830]

lapsang souchong

[Anonymous No.6568132]

I want to get into matcha, but I also want to make sure I'm doing it the right way.

Are the bowl, chasen/brush, and spoon mandatory? I'm willing to spend some cash.

[Anonymous No.6568147]

>>6568132
>bowl
As long as you have something you can mix it in it's fine.

>chasen/brush
Either that or you can use a milk frother.

>spoon
Well, you could always weigh the tea instead, or use a normal tea spoon and convert the amount you need.

[Anonymous No.6568179]

>>6568147
I definitely don't need a bowl, but I don't have a milk frother.

[Anonymous No.6568247]

>>6568179
Well you need something to mix it then. A normal eggbeater isn't fine enough, so I'd recommend buying a bamboo whisk.

[Anonymous No.6569633]

I like Ceylon tea Russian style (with sugar and a slice of lemon inside) It's a really amazing beverage, especially with breakfast.

[Anonymous No.6569644]

Black: Ceylon/Irish Breakfast/Earl Grey
Herbal: Chamomile
Green: No thanks

[Anonymous No.6570020]

>>6565785
>Not being autistic about coffee
>Not also being autistic about tea.

You're not doing it right if you're just throwing it in some water.

[Anonymous No.6570021]

Rooibos. It's not true tea, but it's still tasty and I can drink it at will without worrying about caffeine intake.

[Anonymous No.6570181]

keemun

[Anonymous No.6570416]

>>6557740

Lipton, yellow label.

[Anonymous No.6570519]

>>6570021
I bought some rooibos. It came in yesterday, its alright. I still need go try the honeybush that came with it.

[Anonymous No.6570668]

earl grey at noon and oolong throughout the afternoon

[Anonymous No.6570698]

>>6557740
Oolong

[Anonymous No.6570700]

>>6569644
>turning your nose up at green tea while drinking herbal tisanes

Nigga.

[Anonymous No.6570822]

My new tea scale came in. For some reason this is the only type of thing I get excited about anymore.

[Anonymous No.6570851]

>>6557740

What's the best way to prepare a large amount of iced white tea? Does it even taste good? I had Arizona's black and white and it was pretty good. I only ask because I like having more than one cup of tea at a time, and I don't want hot tea in the summer. I figure this is the best alternative besides buying jugs of Lipton shit tea

Also, which is the objectively healthiest tea?

[Anonymous No.6570889]

>>6570851
diet peach snapple

[Anonymous No.6570923]

>>6570851
>What's the best way to prepare a large amount of iced white tea?

Cold brew method. Look it up.

>Does it even taste good?

Cold brewing means less tannins. Less bitter. How good it is depends on your standards and the quality you use.

>Also, which is the objectively healthiest tea?

Green by a good margin. White tea is up there with green tea.

[Anonymous No.6570994]

>>6557740

Czar Nicholas Russian Caravan

[Anonymous No.6570999]

>>6570923

thank you kind anon

[Anonymous No.6571023]

>>6570999

[Anonymous No.6571511]

Family dog died today (11 years old). She waited until mom went to the farm, then took a nap and didn't wake up.
What tea do I drink to drown my misery?

Pu Erh
Rooibos (chai, fruit, plain)
Honeybush
Midsummer Dream
Himlagott
Gunpowder green
Oolongs and blacks of various sorts.

[Anonymous No.6571540]

>>6571511
Whiskey

[Anonymous No.6571644]

all these plebs in this thread with milk and or sugar holy shit do any of you fuckers even know what a gaiwan is?

[Anonymous No.6571651]

>>6571644
>implying the chinese ever gave a shit what you did or did not put into tea

Niggas were putting salt, pepper and onions in their tea for four thousand years.
Insisting on plain, unadulterated tea is a recent concept, coinciding with Zen Buddhism.

[Anonymous No.6571662]

>>6571651
THERE ARE ACTUAL LIPTON DRINKERS IN THIS VERY THREAD

[Anonymous No.6571664]

>>6557740
Russian Earl Grey because I'm a communist faggot.

[Anonymous No.6571686]

Red Rose.

[Anonymous No.6571725]

>>6558416
Aspartame has a very distinctive bitter/metallic aftertaste to me.

[Anonymous No.6571739]

Hidden treasure, put a little creamer in it and its godlike.

[Anonymous No.6571749]

>>6571739
>Creamer
Just put normal fucking creamer in it you goddamn waste of space.

[Anonymous No.6571756]

>>6571749
I do put normal creamer in it, just a small amount. Its the only tea I do it with, because I grew up with my mom making it all the time.

[Anonymous No.6571759]

>>6571749
CREAM, not creamer.

[Anonymous No.6571762]

>>6571759
Oh, I use half and half not that non dairy stuff.

[Anonymous No.6572005]

This mostly but really any peach tea that isnt lipton will do. an interest in tea is still a relatively new concept to me. All i really know is that I like tea that tastes like fruit and maybe a nice Oolong once in a while

[Anonymous No.6572008]

>>6572005
I'm a dumbass. Forgot the picture

[Anonymous No.6573014]

>>6562241
Half of the scientific studies on eggs say they're terrible for you and the other half say they're a miracle food. I'll go with the latter half since they're so tasty.

[Anonymous No.6573020]

I like sencha a lot.

[Anonymous No.6573315]

Drinking some Genmaicha that came in today. The roasted rice really adds something, although it feels a lot more like a Fall/Winter tea than a nearly Summer one.

[Anonymous No.6573385]

>>6570416
My niggah. Tried a bunch. Best consumer brand bagged tea

[Anonymous No.6573565]

>>6565606

[Anonymous No.6575319]

It isn't my favorite, but this mornings tea is Thai Chai from Adagio, it's pretty great.

>>6572005
If you want to get into straight Oolongs loose leaf is the way to go, there's much more variety.

[Anonymous No.6575519]

>>6565606
Looks like you got a hairy spider iIn their m8

I wonder if tea attracts certain types of mould?

[Anonymous No.6575570]

>>6567031
it was the first thing I searched for, to see if anyone had done it yet.

[Anonymous No.6575761]

tea gives you aids

[Anonymous No.6576178]

>>6575761
It's worth it, though.

[Anonymous No.6576204]

Mint with sugar > Green > Black with milk > Matcha/Black with sugar > Oolong > Herbal > Rooibos > Fruit

[Anonymous No.6576310]

>>6576204
>Putting milk and sugar in tea
>ever
>Putting sugar in matcha
Why don't you just kill yourself?

[Anonymous No.6576453]

>>6571686
my nigga.
If I'm feeling herbal I'll have good earth original

[Anonymous No.6577150]

>>6575319
That does sound lovely.. esspecially right now.

[Anonymous No.6577155]

who here adds honey to their tea?

[Anonymous No.6577158]

>>6577155
Only if I'm sick or drinking chai.

[Anonymous No.6577315]

>>6567045
Years of carrying that full cup from kitchen to my room did the trick

[Anonymous No.6578204]

>>6577155
Honey changes the flavor way more than plain sugar. I never understood adding it in.

[Anonymous No.6578292]

>>6576310
>Putting milk and sugar in tea
>ever
Being elitist is one thing, but if you are an elitist and have absolutely zero idea what you're talking about you just embarass yourself, so I suggest you stop doing that.

[Anonymous No.6578321]

>>6576310
Milk belongs in tea you cock.

[Anonymous No.6578324]

>>6578321
My cock belongs in tea you prick.

[Anonymous No.6578340]

>>6557995
I am glad someone else saw this.

[Anonymous No.6578343]

>>6578324
Doesn't that kinda hurt?

[Anonymous No.6578357]

>>6578343
Sometimes... So what I do is make up a large bowl of tea. I fill it half full with hot tea, then put the rest in the freezer until it's nearing a point when ice crystal begin to form. Then I pour it in on only one side.

At this point I just submerge my cock in the middle. Temperature gradient is a bit sharp initially. But it quickly smooths out and appears to fix any issues, a quite pleasant temperature is maintained for an adequate duration.

[Anonymous No.6578388]

>>6578340
Holy shit! This thread's still going after a week and not many people spotted Captain NCC-1701's beverage of choice

[Anonymous No.6578392]

Chai Tea with a teaspoon of honey in it.

[Anonymous No.6578394]

>>6571662
Lipton is cheap.

[Anonymous No.6578410]

Sleeping dragon green tea, make it with enough honey to get rid of the bitterness

[Anonymous No.6578414]

Ceylon.

Assam if I'm out of ceylon.

Darjeeling if I'm out of assam.

Anything oolong if I'm out of darjeeling.

Shitty teabags if I'm out of everything.

[Anonymous No.6578493]

>>6578394
You can get far better tea for only slightly higher prices.

[Anonymous No.6578496]

>>6557740
Peppermint tea, nothing added

[Anonymous No.6578500]

>>6578321
Depends on the tea. Indian tea, I can see. They do it with chai.
But japanese tea?
Sugar in matcha?
Just why. I don't like either in my tea, except for chai (with honey instead of sugar).
Milk is only for the strongest of black teas if you put it in anything else you're a faggot.
Sugar does not go in any tea, period, go back to your juice boxes.

[Anonymous No.6578647]

>>6578500
>Sugar in matcha?
I'm all for the "everyone to his taste" mentality, but even I have a hard time not calling this a perversion.

>Milk is only for the strongest of black teas if you put it in anything else you're a faggot.
This is wrong. First of all milk is actually better in less strong black teas, because in strong ones (e.g. Assam) cream is superior, but in milder ones (e.g. Darjeeling) the cream can overlay the natural flavour of the tea too much, so milk is a better fit.

>Sugar does not go in any tea, period, go back to your juice boxes
Again you are wrong. Sugar absolutely belongs in east frisian blends for example.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Frisia#Tea
If you don't try to act elitist when you don't really know what you are talking about.

[Anonymous No.6578651]

>>6578500
>with honey instead of sugar
Jesus how can you call other people faggots when you subscribe to that meme food? What the fuck is wrong with you?

>>6578410
It shouldn't be too bitter, are you brewing it at a lower temp? Green tea shouldn't be made at boiling.

>>6578414
Do you drink different kinds of Ceylon? I want to try some single estate Ceylon but I have no idea where to start.

[Anonymous No.6578687]

Can you make tea with a vacuum like you can with coffee? The water boils and the steam goes into another pot, in which you remove the heat from the boiler and then the brewed tea gets returned to the original boiler.

Would this taste like shit?

P.S. should I get a tea pot and some actual tea cups? I have been making tea with a small pot so I can get it whilst it's boiling instead of boiled, as I don't like the electric kettle we have here at my house.

P.S.S. I'm drinking black "breakfast" tea.

[Anonymous No.6578723]

>>6578687
>Can you make tea with a vacuum like you can with coffee? The water boils and the steam goes into another pot, in which you remove the heat from the boiler and then the brewed tea gets returned to the original boiler.
Generally it is better if you boil the water for tea as short as possible. Vacuum boiling probably requires to boil the water somewhat longer, right? So that would be a downside. Also you couldn't brew all tea varients, since many need lower water temperatures. English breakfast tea would be ok, though.

>P.S. should I get a tea pot and some actual tea cups? I have been making tea with a small pot so I can get it whilst it's boiling instead of boiled, as I don't like the electric kettle we have here at my house.
You mean a pot on a stove plate? The kettle is superior to this for the same reason as mentioned above: The water boils water faster, leading to better water quality.

[Anonymous No.6578782]

>>6578647
Thank you for educating me, senpai.
I tend to group "cream" and "milk" into one category in my head, but sure.
I'll be sure to study more on the topic.

[Anonymous No.6578923]

>>6578204
because eating a peach with honey sounds amazing so the thought process is that adding honey to peach tea will also be amazing

[Anonymous No.6579155]

>>6578204
It complements some teas very well.

[Anonymous No.6579189]

>>6578723

I see @ boiling water for a short amount of time. I mainly do drink the breakfast tea, so maybe I'll just try it out anyway.

As for the teapot, I am talking about the actual pot that you put the boiling water into with the tea leaves. I don't really want to use tea bags anymore.

[Anonymous No.6579914]

>>6579189
>As for the teapot, I am talking about the actual pot that you put the boiling water into with the tea leaves. I don't really want to use tea bags anymore.
Yeah, that is the best option. You can exactly time how long you want to brew the tea, also it's pretty cheap and uncomplicated.

[Anonymous No.6579922]

How do I get into loose leaf tea? I don't have a kettle or infuser. Any recommendations? Should I grab an electric kettle?

[Anonymous No.6579947]

>>6579922
Electric kettle.
Local tea shops, or uptontea.com if you're in the US.
If it's overly expensive, it's probably best avoided (do some research, things like teavana: avoid). If all or most of the sellers' products are flavored they're probably hiding shit tea.
Order a variety of things like genmaicha (tea with roasted rice), assam, gunpowder green, tie guan yin oolong, sencha, and whatever else seems interesting.
Get some flavored tea if you'd like.
Drink it without sugar and milk, then try it with some of each or one and then the other.
See which you prefer.
As for an infuser, I got a teapot for christmas that came with one.
For a teapot I go with 3g per pot per 3 1/2 serving pot.
Go with weight of tea, not teaspoons. Different teas have different densities and measuring by weight is far more accurate and gets rid of the possibility of fluctuating strength.
Go for .01g accuracy for a scale, any more there's no point.
I got mine on amazon for 10 bucks.
If you're looking for pu erh, go for a specialty shop.

[Anonymous No.6579953]

>>6557740
Tsingtao

[Anonymous No.6580048]

>>6565797
What a shame.

>>6565859
Coffee is all that and more. Also requires more sweetener. French press coffee can take over 10 minutes of activity to prepare. It's definitely annoying.

On this topic, I'm lurking in order to try even intoing tea.

I had tried Lipton herbal "tea" pyramids from the supermarket, disliked it, and stopped buying it. I currently just buy those gallon jugs of cold Arizona zero calorie green tea, and they're a hell of a lot nicer than plain water, but after having gotten gud with coffee, I'm eager to see if I'd care for actually decently made tea.

Taking notes.

[Anonymous No.6581006]

>>6580048
Alright, firstly, if you think "good" tea isn't also autistic, you're retarded. Secondly, herbal tea isn't even tea, so don't judge a steak because you hate chicken. Thirdly, if you actually want to get into tea, drink loose leaf. It's miles better than tea bags when you get it right.

If you actually want to get into tea I'm open to any questions you have and am willing to spoonfeed basic shit, I love tea and like other people getting into it.

[Anonymous No.6581134]

So I got some peach flavoured and mint flavoured green teas from Darjeeling, any tips on brewing?

[Anonymous No.6581709]

>>6581006
I said coffee is more annoying to make well than tea seems to be. I already make good coffee, so since making good tea seems like less of a hassle I decided it might be worth looking into. I also used quotations around "tea" when talking about herbal types, so not sure what you're upset about there either.

Anyway,
it looks like online vendors are the way to go, but since super high quality products are probably a bit of an acquired taste I'd be more interested in middle-of-the-road vendors. High value for the cost, etc. Also will packages come with brewing directions, and are they to be trusted? If not having a good resource for how to brew different teas would be neat. I don't have any hardware I'd need for it yet, but it seems hard to fuck up. I know how to shop for a good electric kettle (temp control options, safe to touch, etc) but what else is good to know before selecting gear?

[Anonymous No.6582108]

>>6581709
Good packages usually have brewing instructions, but there's plenty of room for experimenting. If you get a teapot (recommended) be sure to get one that's glazed so the flavors don't leak in and contaminate your other teas.
For a 3 1/2 cup (8oz) teapot try 3g, then experiment with less or more until you find what you like.
For temperature it's generally around 190F for green, 212F for black. But, experiment. Lower, longer steeps bring out sweeter flavors, and faster, stronger brews bring out bitterness.
Lupicia has brewing instructions but ALL of their teas say boiling. Ignore it.
I'd also suggest a metal electric kettle, especially ones that you can set to specific temperatures (though I just eyeball it).

[Anonymous No.6582315]

>>6582108
specific temperature controls are a must imo, so yes I'd spring for a higher end model kettle. Why metal though? Just to be sturdier/last longer? And are there any features in teapots that matter? And no other gear is needed for loose leaf tea, right? Infusers are just for lower grade pieces?

[Anonymous No.6582317]

For daily drinking generic jasmine green, genmaicha or houjicha

Best tea I've ever had must be Jin Jun Mei

[Anonymous No.6582321]

My favourite tea is green gunpowder. Any recommendations for different ones?

[Anonymous No.6582360]

>>6582315
Sturdier, yes. I've had plastic chip off my kettle multiple times and I have to be careful with it now.
As for infusers you don't technically need any, the lowest amount of supplies you could go for is a cup, tea, and hot water and drink it "grandpa" style where you just keep filling it up with more water until the tea stops lending taste.
I prefer having a metal infuser though, as it's easier to empty and individually clean if need be.
It's not for lower grade, though. Tea bags or too-small infusers aren't good because they don't let the tea leaves expand as much as they need. If it's a good size it will be just fine.

[Anonymous No.6582644]

>>6582360
Since I like to nurse my cups over a long period, should I get an infuser so the tea doesn't over-brew? I think I've heard there's debate over whether that matters much.

Is green tea the best starting point? Do any companies offer some kind of good sampler set to try smaller amounts of different teas at once? I'd hate to waste a pound of perfectly good tea if I end up not caring for it.

[Anonymous No.6582695]

>>6582644
Try it without and if you feel it's overbrewing get one. I don't usually notice much difference but have one, as I said, to clean it out easier.
I have double walled glasses that retain heat for a long time and that paired with the glazed, ceramic pot keeps it nice and warm.
As for samples, go for uptontea.com
They have 5-15g samples for almost all teas. The amount depends on the type (more expensive teas get a smaller sample, and the larger amounts are smaller too 50g instead of 125g, for example).
If you like green tea try out some green teas. Try gunpowder green, sencha, flavored if you like that I'm not much of a green tea drinker so you'll have to ask someone else in the thread. Matcha needs special equipment so skip it for now unless you know you like it.
When I started out I got 15 or so samples, one dollar each, plus 5 dollar shipping and kept doing that until I decided on favorites.

[Anonymous No.6582702]

>>6582695
Thank you very much, /ck/. Who knew this board could be productive?

[Anonymous No.6582705]

>>6582702
You're welcome, anon. It's why I come here.

[Anonymous No.6582935]

>>6557740
Orange Zest or Moraccan Mint

[Anonymous No.6582951]

>>6557740
I got a connection that air-ships Darjeeling over here inside a month of first harvest. When it's that fresh, it tastes like heaven.

[Anonymous No.6583319]

>>6571739
Constant Comment doesn't need cream.

[Anonymous No.6583321]

PG Tips.

Fuck your fancy shit.

[Anonymous No.6583323]

>>6582951
On that note, how much/quickly does tea degrade? I assume loose leaf keeps best. Would it not be something to even be concerned about as an inexperienced drinker?

[Anonymous No.6583333]

>>6583319
No tea should have cream in it.

[Anonymous No.6583339]

>>6583323
It can last a while, but keep it away from heat, humidity, and sunlight. Store it in an airtight container if possible. It'll pick up the taste of other things near it easily, so don't keep it in an open bag next to garlic.

[Anonymous No.6583409]

>>6582317
How does houjicha taste? Is it similar to genmaicha?
I can only get a 150gram package here and I really hate genmaicha so I don't want to waste money if it tastes like ash too.

[Anonymous No.6583414]

>>6583321
Amen.

[Anonymous No.6585671]

Recently began drinking genmaicha.

I love it already.

[Anonymous No.6586340]

if I don't drink tea habitually, would I even notice / appreciate the difference between well made & high quality tea vs Lipton's bagged flakes?

[Anonymous No.6586369]

>>6567830
Love it

[Anonymous No.6586370]

>>6586340
Yes, probably. Even my sister noticed. You will probably not notice the difference between middle lane and high tier teas though.