Alex Krupp wrote:
>
> > crymad wrote: [ Tiramisu Mate]
> > This degenerate concoction sets a new
> > record for distancing itself from all that we here hold dear.
>
> Well my favorite real tea is dragon's well though this group is
> starting to turn me on to pu-ers. However I have found that neither of
> these travel very well from class to class in a thermos because they
> are only drinkable in a narrow temperature range and are best enjoyed
> in the comfort of my dorm room. However, since as I said I am doing the
> lightweight rower thing for spring I'd like to have something to sip on
> throughout the day. Masala chai (brewed in water as a tea, not the real
> kind) would be a good option but I find that after a pot or so it
> starts to upset my stomach. So this is why I am interested in Mate,
> however if it has just as many calories as soda or hot chocolate then
> obviously there isn't really any point.

Look at the description of this stuff at specialteas.com:

"No. 966 Mate Tiramisu:
If you like the desert, you must try this blend. Toasted Mate with
cocoa, white chocolate chips, crocant bits, fine Madagascar vanilla and
our secret tiramisu flavor. The invigorating, caffeine bearing herbal
infusion."

It contains cocoa and white chocolate chips. Add your requisite sugar
and milk, and of course it's going to be packed with calories. Your
mention of a dorm room suggests that you're a college student. Perhaps
it's time to outgrow the childish tastes that drive you to sustain
yourself throughout the day on what amounts to candy in a cup. Fill
your thermos with an unenriched infusion of some sort -- tea or herbs or
whatever -- and be done with it.

--crymad