Drinking tea

by **greg@hoodatsurfco** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:14 pm

Being American I wasn't raised drinking tea. I drink coffee, and usually a lot of it!

I want to start drinking tea more than coffee.. so I am curious since there are a lot of people from England on here, and it seems to be the "stereotype" that you guys like tea a lot, (assuming it is true) what kind of tea would you recommend for drinking in the morning? And how do you serve it? With milk, sugar.. what ever you do.

I'd like to know. The only tea I ever drink is Green tea and I am quite bored of it!

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by **gixer** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:26 pm

mushroom tea is quite popular at some times of the year :wink:

by **Real Pol** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:59 pm

Normal tea is also called breakfast tea. I like it strong (ooer) with a little milk and one sugar.

All the flavoured stuff is for girls n' hippies!

by **RJD** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:35 pm

I didnt used to drink tea untill a year or so ago, apart from jasmin tea in chinese resteraunts..

Dont go in for all the herbal or fruity ones now either , or earl grey/lady gray/etc

Just do English breakfast , with a dash of milk. Quite refreshing in a way goof coffee isnt realy.

by **surf patrol** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:42 pm

I drink a lot of tea. Strong, white, no sugar. I don't go for the fancy ones either.

by **Ged** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 12:12 am

English Brekfast, Earl Grey or Darjiling or mixtures of these, milk, four sugars..........................=nectar.

by **greg@hoodatsurfco** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:46 am

thanks guys! I am mainly looking for a nice "strong" tea that I can add some milk to. Sounds like I got some good ideas here.

I do not like sugar in my coffee or tea I prefer tasting it as naturally as possible. Never been a fan of sweet stuff like that. (Can't stand sugar in coffee!)

by **b123** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:08 am

I like iced tea?

by **isaluteyou** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:57 am

buy yourself a tea pot and go get some loose black tea like english breakfast or prince of whales. Assam/celon/kenya are all good brands too although celon being a little weak for my taste. Then add a dash of milk and 2 sugars and thats what i drink all day

by **greg@hoodatsurfco** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 3:21 am

awesome!

I am looking forward to enjoying a hot drink that's actually good for me. Or at worst not bad for me

I like really strong flavors.. for example when I make my coffee it's always pitch black when it brews because I like the bite it offers. Is black tea similar to that "idea" ?

by **Jonah_Fro** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 10:12 am

If you can get hold of it, there's brand called "Yorshire Tea", all the tea drinkers I know swear by it. Good strong taste

by **essex sucks** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:27 pm

Jonah_Fro wrote:If you can get hold of it, there's brand called "Yorshire Tea", all the tea drinkers I know swear by it. Good strong taste

drinking a cup of yorkshire now it is the best tea

by **surferdude_scarborough** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 3:28 pm

of course its the best. its from Yorkshire!

by **twerked** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 4:27 pm

english breakfast. strong and clear.

or good ol' southern sweet tea...mmmmmm

by **missy** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 4:43 pm

The Yorkshire tea suggestion made me giggle......it's true though you get a good cuppa out of it

In the Uk we call strong tea "builders tea" that's the way proper blokes like their tea...apparently!

However I dont take sugar........i'm sweet enough! :wink:

lol

by **Milo** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 6:42 pm

Hi Greg, What brands can you get?. English breakfast by Twinnings is good, you can have it black or with milk as most do. Sugar if you want.
Tetleys and Typhoo are not bad. :wink:

by **.Jen.** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 11:22 pm

I prefer it the Dutch way. Weak, no milk, one sugar.

However, am definitely preferring tonigh'ts tea. Tis a purple shade, made of grapes and goes by the name Merlot. Wahey.

by **pkbum** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 12:17 am

green tea all day.

by **didj** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 12:56 am

anyone who drinks weak tea has just wasted a tea bag! dont do it!!!! :twisted:

The perfect tea is brew water and tea bag (none of that value suff mind, cant be doing with that) for about 4 minutes- till completely black then add tiny amount of milk -till maghoney colour. Then add one and a half sugars and your all set for a f£*king sweet cuppa.

enjoy!
chris

by **.Jen.** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 3:52 am

didj wrote:anyone who drinks weak tea has just wasted a tea bag! dont do it!!!!

The perfect tea is brew water and tea bag (none of that value suff mind, cant be doing with that) for about 4 minutes- till completely black then add tiny amount of milk -till maghoney colour. Then add one and a half sugars and your all set for a f£*king sweet cuppa.

enjoy!
chris

No wastage... the way I drink it, I can get 5 cups out of one teabag hehe

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