Tea thread

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Tea thread Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 01:53:47 No.17358279 [Reply] [Original]

Do you like tea?

ANON X Sat, Jul 22, 2017 02:21:53 No.17358373

>>17358279
yes, the perfect tonic for when I am 'under the weather', although my choice is largely English or Celanese I do enjoy the rare Japanese version, usually on the Emperor's birthday (have a friend who treats me to a full tea ceremony on that day every year)

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 03:04:33 No.17358506 >>17358279 >Do you like tea? I'm not entirely sure I don't think I've ever drink REAL tea before, just stuff like Brisk and Red Diamond Tea you get at Wal-Mart, and the Arizona teas redpill me on the art of hot leaf water, senpai-tachi

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 03:08:22 No.17358518 >>17358279 Does Brisk count as tea? Also what some good tea to knock me out for some shuteye

Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 03:11:06 No.17358523

Yeah, sure. I like all kinds. I have been drinking less lately since it is summer and hot. I'll probably go back to drinking 1l a day when it gets colder again.

>>17358506
Well, what do you want to know? Temperature is the most important part along with the steep time. Black teas will usually be ok with almost-boiling water, but green teas for example may require as low as 70c or so to not taste horrible.

Since this is /jp/: Japanese green teas often taste a bit weird if you're not used to them. It took me years of occasionally drinking a cup to learn to really enjoy them. The taste of even something basic like sencha is, uh, grassy, kind of cabbage-like, even fishy or meaty. Some people seem to not taste that, though. But it made me gag at first.

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 03:14:32 No.17358526 >>17358518 4 parts water 1 part DayQuil 1 part NyQuil 2 parts Whisky bring to a boil add some leaves That will knock you out _________forever__________

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 03:16:19 No.17358529 >>17358523 >Well, what do you want to know? Like, what is tea?

Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 03:33:50 No.17358570

Yeah I drink a lot, usually 2-3 cups a day of green black or oolong, and sometimes maccha but only on occasion. Since it's hot right now I buy gallons of unsweet iced tea from trader joes, they're pretty good if you can't stand most of the bottled teas with insane amounts of sugar.

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 07:05:34 No.17359086 >>17358523 Yeah, sure. I like all kinds. I have been drinking less lately since it is summer and hot. but cold brewed tea is great for summer.

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 07:06:41 No.17359091 No it tastes literally like grass. A mouthful of hot grass water.

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 07:27:58 No.17359155 Yes but I only drink orange pekoe tea with milk and sugar.

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 07:41:11 No.17359191 Yes, but what does this have to do with jp?

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 07:51:13 No.17359229 i drink lipton's persian earl grey, op

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 07:56:06 No.17359246 >>17359086 I've never managed to get it right I guess. Maybe I should try it with teas other than black.

Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 08:05:07 No.17359270 [DELETED]

I'd just like to tell you something I learned in my health class today. All you tea drinkers out there, who think they are getting great health benefits are idiots. You are drinking leaves, how is that healthy? Your just drinking chlorophyll!

90% of the people who drink tea on this site are just fucking WEEABOOS. You drink tea just because the JAPS do it. Well, the JAPS have you conned. The other 10% are just britfags, and you are excused, because you are naturally fucking morons. Tea is just a LEAF! Japs aren't smart. You see how shitty their Yen is? You think that someone, who can't even keep a good economy, has the intelligence to know how good tea is? Bullshit.

Enjoy your diluted organic particles and chlorophyll, you've all been conned by the crafty, yet idiot NIPS.

Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 08:30:22 No.17359339 [DELETED]

>>17359270
You fucking moron you'd have to be eating the stupid ass leaves to actually ingest any of the chlorophyll you faggot. Also if some idiot was eating the leaves then it actually would reduce their chances of cancer because of the chlorophyll if they were drinking/eating it enough.

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 08:34:10 No.17359349 >>17359270 The worst thing is that the poor hard-working Americans who buy into this scam don't even realize that they're being fooled into consuming a VEGETABLE.

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 08:37:16 No.17359355 おおもおおちゃあああ？！

Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 10:29:03 No.17359702

>>17359191
Quoting the rules
>All images and discussion should pertain to light and visual novels, figures and other otaku paraphernalia, Touhou Project, Vocaloid, doujin works and music, and diverse niche Japanese interests (kigurumi, idols, mahjong, tea).

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 10:31:16 No.17359710 Mostly drink rooibos and black tea. I usually don't like green tea but I have some gyokuro waiting for special occasions. Can't drink matcha but any desserts that are matcha flavored are usually godlike.

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 11:04:34 No.17359849 >>17358523 >The taste of even something basic like sencha is, uh, grassy, kind of cabbage-like, even fishy or meaty. Some people seem to not taste that, though. But it made me gag at first. Are you American or something?

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 11:26:38 No.17359907 >>17359849 Yes, why, where are you from?

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 11:40:20 No.17359937 What is the source of the income you use to spend on KanColle?

Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 11:42:24 No.17359944

Oh yeah. The weeb factor drove me to tea in general and to Japanese green tea in particular, and it's probably one of the better things to come out of it.
You can experience the joy of preparing and consuming delicious things and sharing them with friends, without enduring the extra calories or paying too much.
You can satisfy your weeaboo urges and delve deeper into some interesting aspects of East Asian culture, and still discuss and practice your hobby in polite society.
You can build up a collection of objects that are beautiful and yet functional, simple and accessible.

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 11:43:07 No.17359948 >>17359849 Nope. But I'm from the country that drinks the most coffee in the world per capita, so I'm more used to that from drinking it since the age of 11, I suppose.

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 11:45:48 No.17359965 File: 159 KB, 600x600, tea_time.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I sure do

Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 11:57:22 No.17360003

>>17359849
He has a point. Looking back on a few years of sharing tea with people, the most common complaints coming out of coffeefags or teabagfags when trying out quality green tea, are the presence of high umami and veggie flavors.
People can get kind of freaked out when they taste or smell something they're not expecting and can't explain. Hell, after a particularly successful sencha brew resulting in the signature long-lasting aftertaste, one friend came back to complain about it.
It's probably best to keep the high-grade stuff for later, and let beginners share stuff like houjicha, bancha and low-grade sencha.

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 12:05:55 No.17360034 >>17359270 woke af rn bro praise kek maga awoo

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 13:22:41 No.17360356 >>17359944 Stop using the weeb word. It's wrong.

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 15:34:13 No.17360902 So what's the best tea for starters?

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 15:50:10 No.17360976 >>17358373 >tea ceremony That's like having a coffee ceremony, or a coke ceremony, or a strawberry milk ceremony. Why do you need a ceremony to drink a beverage? Where do I find Japanese friend to perform the hot cocoa ceremony for me every winter?

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 16:58:05 No.17361227 >>17358526 Depends on what type of xQuil, proof of the whisky, and how much, really. But boiling it will cook out quite a bit of the alcohol. And make it all taste worse. Don't do that. Hell, don't do any of it.

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 17:08:16 No.17361276 >>17359355 お漏らし茶？

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 17:40:36 No.17361463 I like tea a lot: cold brewed sencha in the summer, almost daily regular sencha fall/winter/spring, daily all loose leaf, no sugar Oolong and some types of earl gray are also good occasionally Still drink coffee in the morning

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 19:23:55 No.17361925 File: 35 KB, 520x390, meiling_smoke(goats).png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>17358279 Nothing beats a cup of pu'er and a few cigarettes.

Anonymous Sat, Jul 22, 2017 20:40:21 No.17362183
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The worst is when someone asks what you're drinking and you tell them "Oh, just a cup of green tea" and the reaction is somewhat like "WHAT, that's not very German of you, I thought you all drink beer 24/7"
Tea is amazing, even proper leaf tea is simple and quickly made. It satisfies you completely and you can drink it in any situation, not to mention cold or warm, sweetened or as is. There is some unfair stigma attached to it I feel but it's truly amazing.

>>	Anonymous Sun, Jul 23, 2017 00:03:54 No.17362977 milk in tea

>>	Anonymous Sun, Jul 23, 2017 00:14:27 No.17363010 I like that green tea with roasted rice or whatever in it.

>>	Anonymous Sun, Jul 23, 2017 00:15:59 No.17363015 >>17363010 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genmaicha

>>	Anonymous Sun, Jul 23, 2017 00:30:20 No.17363053 File: 150 KB, 572x438, chen_smug.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>17362183 Do Germans also have a penchant for blogging?

Anonymous Sun, Jul 23, 2017 01:01:06 No.17363137

>>17360902
You should probably get like 3 different teas of different kinds and try them, brew them with slightly different temperatures and times etc. Just to see what kind of tea you might like. Maybe one black, one green and one white? Maybe some oolong too.

Uh, get one black tea of the kind that the brits drink, one Jap green tea and some nice white tea and you have three very different tastes to check out what this tea stuff is all about. Add that oolong for a fourth taste if you want to.

Remember, proper brewing is very important, especially for teas that aren't herbal or black.

Anonymous Sun, Jul 23, 2017 01:08:26 No.17363156

I like poppy tea. Does that count?

What about essentially extracted fruit juice, like 'raspberry tea' and whatnot?
How do you do that properly without just making it juice?

Also straight ceylon loose leaf milk tea is best black tea. Sugar/sweetener optional.

>>	Anonymous Sun, Jul 23, 2017 01:47:00 No.17363340 >>17363053 Would you take offence to that?

>>	Anonymous Sun, Jul 23, 2017 01:51:44 No.17363355 >>17359229 >Lipton HAHAHAHAHHHAHHHOHOHOHO

Anonymous Sun, Jul 23, 2017 06:21:58 No.17364013
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Jaypee what do you do when you're like me and never have anyone to share your tea with?
I can never justify making an entire pot only for myself. Eventually the entire bag goes stale because I never make any.

>>	Anonymous Sun, Jul 23, 2017 06:36:59 No.17364069 >>17364013 Get a smaller pot or only make half a pot? Or use a tea ball if you're not autistic.

>>	Anonymous Sun, Jul 23, 2017 06:39:36 No.17364077 >>17364013 Easiest thing to justify I've ever heard, drink it all

>>	Anonymous Sun, Jul 23, 2017 11:19:13 No.17365359 >>17363137 Thank you

>>	Anonymous Tue, Jul 25, 2017 10:18:59 No.17375271 >>17358279 Tea is shit.

>>	Anonymous Tue, Jul 25, 2017 10:36:07 No.17375328 >>17375271 Thanks for the bump.

Anonymous Tue, Jul 25, 2017 12:04:28 No.17375661
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>>17358279
I drink standard issue pure green tea with a bit of sweetener to please my palate. That shit in tea bags, but I will move over to imported sencha once I find my porcelain set again. Right now I lack time for tea ceremony and I drink it more as a substitute for mineral water.

Any hardcore enthusiasts here who have a vacuum setup or use water filtered through charcoal? Worth it or just a waste of money?

>>	Anonymous Tue, Jul 25, 2017 12:09:50 No.17375685 File: 73 KB, 634x813, article-0-1D809D4500000578-919_634x813.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>17375661 adding video for clarification https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIHRxZRHLzw

>>	Anonymous Tue, Jul 25, 2017 12:56:42 No.17375959 File: 614 KB, 650x650, GUA002.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] anyone else drinking this? i think it's pretty good.

>>	Anonymous Tue, Jul 25, 2017 13:11:34 No.17376022 File: 34 KB, 500x375, box of sawdust.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>17375959 oh yeah i love it

Anonymous Tue, Jul 25, 2017 13:15:41 No.17376044
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>>17375959
>>17376022
>mate friends
now we're three already. I have one of these straws, looks like a drug addict's tools, jej

>>	Anonymous Tue, Jul 25, 2017 13:48:20 No.17376225 >>17358279 Tea is the GOAT beverage, but I'm too much of a lazy piece of shit to brew good loose leaf tea very often as it takes time to clean the pot etc. Also try gyokuro if you haven't yet, /jp/. It's so damn good.

Anonymous Tue, Jul 25, 2017 14:57:25 No.17376527

>>17359710
>Can't drink matcha but any desserts that are matcha flavored are usually godlike.
It's a capitalist meme to crush it into indistinguishable powder to fool hipsters and charge more. It probably tastes good in desserts because added artificial flavours and tons of sugar. It's either sencha or gyokuro for me if available.

>around yearr 1100
>Preparation and consumption of powdered tea was formed into a ritual by Chan or Zen Buddhists.
i.e. the poor

>became highly appreciated by others in the upper echelons of society during the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries
First hipsters emerging, trying to impress others with odd behaviour.

People who drink matcha also drink the coffee beans shat out by animals.

>>	Anonymous Tue, Jul 25, 2017 16:38:03 No.17376887 >>17376225 I got some gyokuro from Japan during my visit, they were 2000 yen for 80 grams and the bags look so nice that I haven't even opened them yet since I can't find a proper moment to drink them.

>>	Anonymous Tue, Jul 25, 2017 16:58:55 No.17376964 >>17358279 yes I enjoy all kinds but I prefer assam over japanese types I only wish that I had someone to share my tea time with

>>	Anonymous Tue, Jul 25, 2017 17:45:10 No.17377131 File: 120 KB, 231x415, 45z345.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>17376964 >I only wish that I had someone to share my tea time with If you can name the reference, you are worthy.

Anonymous Wed, Jul 26, 2017 05:08:49 No.17379080
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I've been waiting for these threads.
Has anyone else here tried Russian Caravan tea?
It seems like it's essentially lapsang souchong but doesn't have that weird sort of smell that permeates it.
I find the bitter taste to be quite refreshing and good for summer days, it's started to replace coffee for me.

>>	Anonymous Wed, Jul 26, 2017 06:00:07 No.17379205 >>17379080 I like the smell of lapsang souchong though. Smells like smoke.

Anonymous Wed, Jul 26, 2017 16:02:49 No.17381566

>>17375685
I use water filtered with a normal household water filter (probably activated charcoal). I tried finding mineral water within the specs recommended by one tea vendor, but all the local brands I checked had their pH higher than the recommended level.
The right answer probably stops short of counting sodium ions, but it's no doubt a good idea to at least arrange for water that isn't hard.

>>	Anonymous Wed, Jul 26, 2017 16:17:40 No.17381624 smdh if your tapwater needs any kind of treatment

Anonymous Wed, Jul 26, 2017 20:17:00 No.17382450

>>17358279
Sure. After hating tea as a child and learning to like it as a teen, I've moved away from bagged tea in the past few years and branched out to try different kinds. I've got some basic sencha and a couple types of black tea in my cupboard, along with lapsang souchong, puerh and a herbal mix that has at least hibiscus, cornflower and chamomile in it. For the past few weeks I've been drinking only my most recent purchases, though; darjeeling highlands, chamomile, and jasmine green tea. The last one especially is the stuff of the gods.

Let me also take the opportunity to say that George Orwell was a fucking idiot when it came to tea and that British tea culture is a blight.

>>	Anonymous Wed, Jul 26, 2017 23:43:06 No.17383067 >>17364013 Make the entire kettle and just l et it sit there. Keep it heated with a tea light, enjoy a cup whenever you want.

>>	Anonymous Thu, Jul 27, 2017 01:02:15 No.17383255 >>17383067 Keeping it warm will ruin the flavour rather quickly. I'd give it maybe 2 hours for half a litre. Most teas taste better off cold at that point.

>>	Anonymous Thu, Jul 27, 2017 05:11:15 No.17383763 >>17359710 >Can't drink matcha but any desserts that are matcha flavored are usually godlike. A while back I went to a nature park for the day and they were selling matcha ice cream at a cafe and it just tasted like vanilla ice cream.

>>	Chinese refugee from /pol/ Thu, Jul 27, 2017 05:16:43 No.17383783 File: 335 KB, 2000x2000, Muh Tee.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>17358279 Yes, but I usually prefer Arizona tea more over real tea.

>>	Anonymous Thu, Jul 27, 2017 11:35:07 No.17384873 >>17383783 Arizona tea isn't tea

>>	Anonymous Thu, Jul 27, 2017 11:37:41 No.17384884 a tea spoon of matcha into my mouth and a gulp of water so it goes down 'cause I only care about its antioxidant property.

>>	Anonymous Thu, Jul 27, 2017 12:41:30 No.17385104 >>17384884 Heh. Maiko used to sell matcha capsules you could just swallow without tasting anything, but they discontinued them this year.

>>	Anonymous Thu, Jul 27, 2017 14:41:18 No.17385683 >>17360976 You don't just fucking chug tea like an uncultured hillbilly there's a form to it, but I guess it's too much from someone who's range of class doesn't extend past the basement.

>>	Anonymous Thu, Jul 27, 2017 14:53:14 No.17385745 >>17383783 how many calories does that "tea" contain?

>>	Anonymous Thu, Jul 27, 2017 16:02:23 No.17386056 >>17385745 Why does it matter? I am not even oversized, so I don't worry about fats and carlories. Plus, that "tea" taste good, especially iced tea in a hot environment like where I'm living now.

>>	Anonymous Fri, Jul 28, 2017 00:24:28 No.17387875 >>17383255 I usually finish the kettle before that but I always wondered if it would go sour at one point.

>>	Anonymous Fri, Jul 28, 2017 02:23:33 No.17388180 File: 1.93 MB, 350x197, sadboy.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>17383783

>>	Anonymous Fri, Jul 28, 2017 05:05:04 No.17388494 >>17379205 It has a similiar smell, but I tend to find that Lapsand souchong smells a bit "fishy" and I find it off putting.

>>	Anonymous Fri, Jul 28, 2017 05:11:03 No.17388512 I've only had cheap garbage, so it's possible that I'm a natural-born tea snob. But to my knowledge, no.

>>	Anonymous Fri, Jul 28, 2017 09:01:28 No.17389140 >>17382450 George Orwell was an overall edgy person

>>	Anonymous Fri, Jul 28, 2017 09:43:55 No.17389272 >>17389140 Nothing wrong with being a little edgy if you know what you're talking about. The dude took part in a fucking war. Alas, despite being a big part of popularising it, I don't think Brits on average know much about tea.

>>	Anonymous Fri, Jul 28, 2017 09:52:38 No.17389310 >>17382450 >George Orwell was a fucking idiot could've just stopped there

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 29, 2017 11:37:59 No.17394786 I get houjicha every winter.

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 29, 2017 19:47:08 No.17396591 >>17385745 i think its like 80 calories per serving and a normal can has like 2.5 servings.

>>	Anonymous Sat, Jul 29, 2017 20:48:59 No.17396782 >>17394786 I just tried some hojicha, it was great! I just tried some Lady Londonderry at my local tea house and it's really good. It has strawberry and citrus in it.

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