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[Anonymous No.]

Sort of an OTAKU CULTURE question, but Is there really a difference between loose leaf tea and bag tea? If leaves are already in the bags how is there a difference?

[Anonymous No.]

Ask to British.

[Anonymous No.]

TEABAGGING?

[Anonymous No.]

From the image you have chosen I'll have to tell you to fuck off.

Also >>>/ck/

[GreenTrashcan !6mvmNVD6E6 No.]

Loose leaf is always better because you can guarantee the freshness of the ingredients. Tea leaves need to be stored correctly to maintain their quickly depleting freshness, and bags in a box just doesn't cut it.

I pulled this information ENTIRELY out of my ass.

[Anonymous No.]

Bagged tea typically uses fannings, which is basically tea dust that's left over after picking out the bigger leaves. It increases surface area so the tea infuses faster, but tea snobs claim that fannings taste muddier and are inferior to loose leaf teas.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6720651

My cheap loose leaf oolong tastes a little better than my cheap bagged oolong, and I've never had a bagged green tea that was worth a damn...the only real benefit of teabags is portability. I've never run into bagged tea that uses really high quality leaves, including stuff like Tazo, Stash, Zhenya, and so on...it's always middling stuff.

[Anonymous No.]

Typically low quality tea prioritizing efficiency and consistency over quality. You're usually getting a blend of dust that has as much to do with a good pot of tea as a McDonald's hamburger does with a quality steak. You're also paying more than it's worth because teabags are branded and have advertising costs. Even the upmarket tea condoms have their quality issues.
The most damning thing in my eyes, though, is that it cheapens the ritual.