Food Topic: Tea

[Caprice]

I have recently been drinking alot of Teas. My favorite so far is Té de Manzanilla, which I found out yesterday is Chamomile.

So, got any teas you all would recommend? I always use honey rather than sugar for the flavoring, I wonder what you use?

[BeautifulBurnout]

Being British I am extraordinarily fussy (and boring) when it comes to tea. I will occasionally drink a fruit or herb tea for a change, but I normally drink about 4 pints of proper tea a day.

Proper tea = strong, something like an Assam or Assam mix - always indian, never china tea. Milk, no sweetener. The colour has to be like a good sun-tan on fair skin.

Brands I like, in order of preference, are:
Clipper Fair Trade
Yorkshire Gold
Tetleys strong

In terms of "other" teas, depending on my mood, I like Twinings Lemon and Ginger, which is great is you have a cold, or generally in need of something comforting, sometimes jasmine tea before bed. Mint tea is a nice, refreshing, soothing "morning after" drink too, but to my mind, nothing beats good old fashioned lorry-drivers tea.

[Rog]

i agree Janie but my favourite at the moment is twinnings everyday....it pips Clipper to the post.

fruit tea's are for the weak

[patrick]

I drink a liter or two of jasmine scented or normal green tea every day at work. it is VERY delicious!

[matt]

i used to be a coffee person but over the last few years have swung all the way over to the tea side

quite enjoy a nice green tea and also a refreshing peppermint too