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The Dreadnote wrote:You know more than about two teaspoons of sugar won't actually dissolve?

I disagree 6 teaspoons is far more sweet than two

The Dreadnote wrote:You know more than about two teaspoons of sugar won't actually dissolve?

That depends on the amount of liquid present. If you have a vat full of tea, you can bet that it'll dissolve more than two teaspoons. It also depends on what you see as a teaspoon...

The Dreadnote wrote:You know more than about two teaspoons of sugar won't actually dissolve?

I beg to differ, I can usually get at least a half dozen (table spoons) to disolve in one of my mugs.

I like: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pu-erh_tea
its what asians drink after pigging out and why they dont gain weight :3

I should rephrase: you're all mental for drinking that much sugar. I mean why not just grab a can of coke?

The Dreadnote wrote:I should rephrase: you're all mental for drinking that much sugar. I mean why not just grab a can of coke?

These are tough times! You need as much energy as possible to get through a day of meaningless bothers! Drink your tea with more sugar!

For me, my favorite is barely tea(with a tad bit of sugar), a habit I picked up in Beijing. From what I understand it is also very popular in Korea. I also like a good green leaf, chrysanthemum, Chai, southern sweet tea, and Thai Ice Tea. If you can find Thai Ice Tea from a good Thai restaurant get it, it is the prefect drink to cool your throat after eating thai food.

All tea is good tea. I especially like that minty turkish tea, no idea what it's called. If you're from anywhere in Asia you drink tea.

No exceptions

Ketara wrote:Twinings Earl Grey if I'm slumming it.

Russian Caravan otherwise.

Damn straight, Russian Caravan is the gak.


I don't know how it works in the rest of the world, but in Australia chai, no matter where you get it, is insipid. I went to India and had chai and it was wonderful. I came back here all keen to enjoy the chai I'd seen on sale everywhere but had never bothered to try, and well, it sucked.

I like Iced Tea. Diet Iced Tea to be precise. Made by Turkey Hill Daries right her in Lackluster Pennsylvania.

It gets around. I have seen it for sale in NYC and Atlantic city NJ

snurl wrote:I like Iced Tea. Diet Iced Tea to be precise. Made by Turkey Hill Daries right her in Lackluster Pennsylvania.

It gets around. I have seen it for sale in NYC and Atlantic city NJ

Don't forget if you come to LI, try this kind of tea:

The guy who owns Arizona iced tea lives up the street from me, he gives out iced tea on Halloween!

The Dreadnote wrote:

I laugh in the face of any non-UK country that claims to be able to produce a decent cup of tea.

Behold! The Ultimate Cuppa!

asimo77 wrote:The guy who owns Arizona iced tea lives up the street from me, he gives out iced tea on Halloween!

Can you do something like hold this guy hostage and therefore corner the market on iced teas?

It would be pretty tough, considering the giant gate surrounding his mansion, and all the employees/bodyguards/hitmen he has. He's never actually handed out the iced tea personally, it's always his cronies at the front gate doing it. He sounds like a mysterious mafia boss now that I think about it.

But that won't stop me, he who controls the iced tea controls the universe!

asimo77 wrote:It would be pretty tough, considering the giant gate surrounding his mansion, and all the employees/bodyguards/hitmen he has. He's never actually handed out the iced tea personally, it's always his cronies at the front gate doing it. He sounds like a mysterious mafia boss now that I think about it.

But that won't stop me, he who controls the iced tea controls the universe!

The Iced Tea must Flow...

/me pities the poor proles who drink bag tea

Mostly I drink Irish Breakfast, although I've been on a bit of a Chai binge lately due to an ongoing sore throat. I've also got a bag or two of Oolong and Darjeeling sitting about, although they don't get pulled out too often.

WarOne wrote:

snurl wrote:I like Iced Tea. Diet Iced Tea to be precise. Made by Turkey Hill Daries right her in Lackluster Pennsylvania.

It gets around. I have seen it for sale in NYC and Atlantic city NJ

Don't forget if you come to LI, try this kind of tea:

Yes, the last time I had those they said I was sitting on the back of the convertible on the way home howling like a werewolf and scaring other motorists. I don't remember any of it. But I do remember that they taste GREAT.

I guess I'll have to look for that yorkshire stuff, is it even available in the US or is it only a british thing? I've heard of it but don't remember ever seeing it before.

I think one problem I have is I don't taste things as good as most people. It's hard for me to tell the difference between brands or types of the same kinda food or drink. Like, all beer just tastes the same to me. Same with coffees or chocolate. My girlfriend thinks I'm nuts when I tell her hershey tastes the same as godiva, but to me it does. So one brand of regular tea will probably all just taste like "tea". I think that's why I go for the bolder, flavored stuff.

And here I thought this was gonna be along the lines of: "Your favorite tea bagging episode in video games or real life..."

Umm, on topic, ... Green tea.../shrug.

Ah, the long island iced tea. Delicious, and very alcoholic

Sanctjud wrote:And here I thought this was gonna be along the lines of: "Your favorite tea bagging episode in video games or real life..."

Umm, on topic, ... Green tea.../shrug.

Funny you should mention, I got tea bagged BY a tea bag just the other day. Tipped my cup back to get the last of the tea and. . . plop! Right between the eyes.

Gotta be Green tea for me! the only beverages I tend to drink are water, black coffee as black and bitter as the devil himself, and green tea....ah, lovely



@Ribiksnoob: if you need a hand defeating frazz and his *snigger* dogs *ahem* I can lend you my beard? it cuts sick when cornered!


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or we can recruit Kingcracker's? that bad boy would eat frazz itself!

Real men drink a strong cup of Lapsang Souchong. MMmmmm. Smokey teas.



The Twinings brand is actually quite nice, though I do think I prefer loose leaf varieties of it.


Kashmiri Chai is also incredibly tasty.

Jin wrote:Real men drink a strong cup of Lapsang Souchong. MMmmmm. Smokey teas.



The Twinings brand is actually quite nice, though I do think I prefer loose leaf varieties of it.


Kashmiri Chai is also incredibly tasty.

I see your Lapsang Souchong, and I raise you one Irish Breakfast:

I enjoy Irish Breakfast Tea quite a bit as well. The smokiness of the Lapsang Souchong just hooks me a bit more .


Granted, Lapsang isn't an everyday tea.

Jin wrote:I enjoy Irish Breakfast Tea quite a bit as well. The smokiness of the Lapsang Souchong just hooks me a bit more .


Granted, Lapsang isn't an everyday tea.

Hmm...I figured you to be a

Jin and Juice kind of person.

I second (or third) the Irish Breakfast Tea. It is certainly one of the finest everyday teas around.

My usual brew is Red Rose tea, simply because it is dirt cheap and better than lipton's. I just learned it is Canadian!

Now Sweet Tea, not iced tea, is a phenomenal thing when done correctly. I live too far south to have easy access to it in Tampa, FL, but once you get into Georgia they make one that will blow you away. I'm less familiar with the Northern limits of Sweet Tea, although my Grandma in West Virginia makes a pretty good batch.

It is absolutely a regional delicacy. If you have not had it in the American South then you really have no idea what you're missing.

If you'd like to find out, here's a quick recipe- take 4 to 8 tea bags and a gallon of boiling water. Start stirring the water and begin adding sugar until it begins to reach the bottom. Take a break, and stir. If the sugar dissolves, add more. Repeat until the sugar stops dissolving, no matter how much you stir it. This will still not be as good as proper Southern tea, but it will come close.

Place it in the refrigerator overnight, or pour the tea into a cup full of ice. Drink up!

Lipton is trash... There, i said it! I advance Twinnings as the premiere mass fabricator of tea bags. However i prefer a French company's (le palais du the) range. Earl Gray, Imperial Russian (assam w/oranges) and other great flavours. But no sugar.... it spoils the taste.
Oh, and Luna you do realise that Pu Ehr actually lowers your heartbeat rate don't you? It 's being administered as a part of a heart condition treatment.