"dsi1" > wrote in message
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> On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 3:03:34 PM UTC-10, Doris Night wrote:
>> On Fri, 29 Jul 2016 15:12:58 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <dsi1yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 11:40:36 AM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
>> >> Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
>> >> > ...
>> >> > > On Fri, 29 Jul 2016 01:18:27 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> >> > > wrote:
>> >> > >
>> >> > > > Does anyone know what is meant by this? I recently read a series
>> >> > > > of books by a British author. The books were her life story. She
>> >> > > > lived in a variety of places and often referred to the quality
>> >> > > > of
>> >> > > > tea as either being cheap, poor quality, better quality, superb
>> >> > > > quality, etc.
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > Here, most places do not serve good tea because they will bring
>> >> > > > you a little pot of hot but not boiling hot water and a tea bag.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > > Could it be that the author meant that the tea she was getting
>> >> > > > was not made properly? Or is there some really crappy tea out
>> >> > > > there for sale?
>> >> > > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Never had crappy tea, but some are better than others. Maybe the
>> >> > > really bad stuff is blended into cheap bags. I don't know.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Agree that tea is a restaurant is second rate at best. I rarely
>> >> > > order it for that reason.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Some teas are better if the leaf is left larger. You won't find
>> >> > > that tea in a bag because there is not enough room for it to
>> >> > > expand
>> >> > > and cut up, it dos not work as well. Other tea is cut more
>> >> > > finely.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > I use bags only for iced tea. My regular morning tea is loose and
>> >> > > I
>> >> > > have an infuser that I put right into the mug.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > I prefer Ceylon tea and have been buying from here for many years
>> >> > > now. The price is US dollars is much less right now so don't let
>> >> > > the price scare you.
>> >> > > http://www.teatrader.com/Ceylon.html
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks! I buy a lot of different kinds but some is expensive so I
>> >> > look for sales. One that I grew up with was Constant Comment. I
>> >> > realize now that my parents must have made it super weak. I can't
>> >> > drink it as it says to make it. Far too strong. So I will use one
>> >> > bag
>> >> > of that or Lemon Lift and combine them with green, black or orange
>> >> > pekoe.
>> >> >
>> >> > When I lived on Cape Cod, I could get huge boxes of green tea at a
>> >> > Korean restaurant for only $3. Seemed to be very good tea. But I was
>> >> > shocked to see what I could get for that price in other areas.
>> >> > Either
>> >> > very little or nothing at all.
>> >> >
>> >> > I miss going to a tea shop in the U District. It wasn't a British
>> >> > Tea
>> >> > shop. They sold all kinds of tea by the pot or cup. My friends and I
>> >> > would go there every few weeks and try something new to us. I think
>> >> > they did sell some food items but we only ever got the tea.
>> >> >
>> >> > More recently, we found a tea shop in Laconner. I assumed I could
>> >> > get
>> >> > a cup of tea in there. The owner seemed a bit put off that we wanted
>> >> > that. She did make us some but had a very limited selection.
>> >> > Apparently she mostly just sold the tea for you to take home to
>> >> > make.
>> >> > Also things like cups, pots, decorative items and some little
>> >> > pastries, cookies, candies, etc. which she also did not serve. There
>> >> > was a small table in there that we sat at to drink the tea. She
>> >> > seemed annoyed that we were sitting there. She said most people took
>> >> > the tea to go.
>> >>
>> >> Somehow, I've never 'gotten it' on green tea. (Yup, some things asian
>> >> do not appeal to me and that's one).
>> >>
>> >> Looks like your tea shop was a true shop, not a tea house (where you
>> >> drink tea, get nibbles, then buy some loose leaf or bags for home use
>> >> on the way out).
>> >>
>> >> There was a nifty one in San Diego 'Conversation to a Tea' where you
>> >> got dainty little crustless sandwiches (think English classic tea
>> >> types). You got 2 complimentary mini-sandwiches with your first cup.
>> >> Those were nifty and very simple usually with a 1/2 moon of thin
>> >> cucumber and some tangy mayo-based spread. A single slice of bread
>> >> made 2 sandwiches to give you a proportion. Yes, they had more
>> >> substantial food items but all similarly light lunch material to a USA
>> >> perspective.
>> >>
>> >> They had a great 'build your own fruit cup' where you selected from a
>> >> list of what was currently available (list printed daily, had fresh
>> >> and
>> >> frozen.
>> >> Carol
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >
>> >My daughter is strangely into green tea. She's made matcha mochi, matcha
>> >macrons, matcha cookies, etc. Last night we had some matcha cheesecake.
>> >I'm not too wild about it although I like the color. It tastes like hay
>> >to me.
>> >
>> >https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/sh...hare_link_copy
>>
>> A couple of years ago, I was diagnosed with severe acid reflux. I was
>> told not to drink coffee any more, so I started drinking decaf green
>> tea. (Surprisingly, I never missed the coffee after I started drinking
>> the tea.)
>>
>> Anyway, I really like it. I make it really weak, and drink about 3
>> cups every morning.
>>
>> Doris
>
> I did not know that coffee can cause this problem. I'll keep it in mind.
> Thanks.

It's different for everyone. Peppermint can make it bad. Chocolate used to
be so bad for me, I could not eat it. Now, I sometimes can but I usually
don't. I can eat onions, peppers and tomatoes with no problems. But I know
many people who can't. Garlic is no good for me either. Some people can't do
fizzy drinks. They're not a problem for me.