On 18 Jan 2004 01:07:45 -0800, (seby1689) tripped
the light fantastic, then quipped:

>So the question is, what's a tea lover supposed to do when meeting
>someone in a place like that?
>
>I can't exactly bring my mesh ball with loose leaves and tell the
>server to bour boiling water over it. I am pretty sure that they'd
>give me a weird look and tell me they couldn't do that for me.

Welcome to the group, Seby. I carry in my bag a couple of different
types of tea in small tins with tightly-fitting lids. I also put
paper filter bags, like T-Sacs or Minit Filters (both available at
many online purveyors of tea) in the tins. In my experience, most
restaurants don't mind at all bringing me a cup of hot water, and
sometimes a [poorly insulated] small metal teapot containing enough
water for a "coupla cuppas". If I'm lucky, the water is actually hot
enough to brew a decent cup of tea (I prefer black teas that
necessitate hotter water than, say, green teas). It certainly beats
the weak, generic tea bags usually available at the restaurants I
visit. I don't drink coffee, either, so this solution, though not
quite as convenient as ordering a cup of java, works well for me.
After all, nothing beats a wonderful cup of tea after a satisfying
meal. Once again, welcome to rec.food.drink.tea. Sooner or later,
you'll see here the answer to any question you've ever had concerning
tea.

Tee
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