Tea

[Adam]

What's wrong with a dash of cow juice?! (as P J O'Rourke put it!).

 

I tend to buy Twinings tea, and at the moment have a box of Assam, and like Roxi I have two to three cups a day (sometimes more) and add both milk and sugar.

 

I've tried to kick the sugar habit on more than one occasion, but after 30 odd years of drinking tea, I just can't drink the stuff without it.

 

But back to Adam's original question, I don't know if you can get them in Canada, but Twinings do a great range of different teas.

 

You can even sign up for t-mails! (did you see what they did there, very funny!).

 

Thanks for the suggestions. Twinings teas are all over the place here. At one shop there is a wall full of them. I always get so confused.

 

I like the t-mails joke too!

 

I have tried Lemon and Ginger, which packs a punch. I think Lucybird mentioned this one a page back.

 

I always drink my tea plain. I never put anything in it. I even drink my coffee plain. No milk, no cream, no sugar. Just give it to me straight!

[anisia]

I love tea! I received as a present recently a tea with cinnamon, really good. I usually drink tea just with sugar and maybe a bit of lemon. I did try it with milk but I can't say I liked it too much.

[bethany725]

The only time I have a caffeinated cup of tea is when I have a bad migraine as this gets rid of it very quickly.

 

I have the EXACT opposite problem.. Isn't that funny? I can't have caffeine because it causes migraines for me. I've found a Twinings honey, chamomile, & vanilla tea that is decaf and soo yummy.. I drink about a cup per day on average.

[Rawr]

I need to pick up some more green tea today

[SweetiiPie85]

I love tea and I drink quite alot of it! I have mine with two sugars and alot of milk. I buy Melrose teabags they are great.

[Inver]

I was put off tea with milk when we lived/worked in London. I found the scum stuff on the top offputting. We ended up using a water filter at home. So used to our softer water up here.

 

Anyway if it is just normal tea, just have that on its own, black. Earl / Lady Grey I quite like with a slice of lemon. I have also acquired a taste for Red Bush tea by The Red Bush Tea Company and just drink it as it comes. Supposedly caffiene free too.

Sweetiepie ~ Melrose teabags are really nice tea. I try to get them too if I can. Think Sainsbury's usually have them.

[Janet]

I hate tea.

Me too! The smell of it turns my stomach.

 

I bought hubby a cup of tea whilst on holiday last year and put sugar in it because he has it in his coffee. He nearly up-chucked as he hates sweet tea and I didn't know... we'd been married for 20 years at that time!

 

I love coffee though - strong and black!

[Echo]

The only tea I have with milk is Chai, and I just use my own milk, which is nonfat. Otherwise, I have all my tea with either sugar or honey.

[SaraPepparkaka]

Sometimes I drink a lot of tea. When it's cold. To get going at work.

 

I have two favourites, green tea+lemon and rooibos. Most kinds of tea benefit from a little lemon in my opinion, but not rooibos. I never use milk, and sugar only if I have to drink the poison they call tea on a plane.

 

I never drink coffee. If there's a fancy dinner and others get coffee+cognac, I like to have a little vermouth in my tea. Mind you, that needs to be basic tea, like earl grey for example.

[shnnntam]

tea with milk and sugar?! it's like im from a different planet. i just drink my tea with some boiling water and its fantastic! i usually drink either green tea, jasmine or brown riced tea YUMMM

[anisia]

tea with milk and sugar?! it's like im from a different planet. i just drink my tea with some boiling water and its fantastic! i usually drink either green tea, jasmine or brown riced tea YUMMM

I really like jasmine tea

[BookJumper]

Though I'm mostly a coffee person I do like a nice cuppa tea, mainly the interesting ones... favourites include: Christmas tea (I wish I could find this in shops, mum gets it in little ribboned sachets in hampers and such, it's gorgeous, tastes a lot like Lebkuchen - spicey German Christmas cookies, with cinnamon in them and all sorts of nice things and icing on top - in a mug), and Twinings Lemon & Ginger/Sweet Fennel.

[Stephanie2008]

I hate tea. I can sometimes stomach lemon tea but the smell of teabags and tea really makes me feel ill. I really hate milk so I think that might play a part too. I sometimes drink black coffee but mostly I stick to water or pop.

[BookJumper]

I'm a milk hater too but I find coffee/tea make it bearable, I prefer my caffeine black dark as night and sweet as sin but usually have to add milk to cool things down due to morning rush.

[Peacefield]

Coffee is definitely my drink of choice but I do have a cup of tea occasionally. If I'm buying it in the store, I just buy what I know since I hate to waste money experimenting on something I might hate. I get PG Tipps, and I take it with milk and 2 heaping spoonfuls of honey .

[pontalba]

I finally found a tea that was strong enough for me without being too sharp. Taylors of Harrogate's Scottish Breakfast Tea. I brew a pot in the morning and drink it up by evening usually. Plain, no sugar, honey or milk.

I haven't had milk in tea since I was about 10 years old, just don't care for the combination.

 

Although I drink my coffee black, I do enjoy cafe au lait on occasion, like right now.

[jewell]

I lile trying different types. I suppose apart from the regular tea, my favourite is peppermint. Has anyone tried rooibos tea?

[Lucybird]

My mum drinks rooibos, but I've never actually tried it. Am drinking a mug of ginger and lemon right now

[jewell]

Oh that sounds so nice. You've prompted me to search my cuboards and look for one for me!

[Lucybird]

I knew there was a tea thread somewhere. It didn't pop up when I searched. Twinnings is giving away free tea ta the moment on their website here. Am going to get the breakfast blend but don't know which other to try.

[Ceinwenn]

Grrrrrrrr! I tried to do this, but it won't let me complete the order for some stupid reason! Keeps telling me to enter my address - I HAVE ENTERED MY ADDRESS!!!!

[Lucybird]

grrr. Which ones were you trying to order?

[Mexicola]

Thanks, Lucybird! I got Breakfast and Ceylon to try

[pontalba]

Oh Fiddlesticks! They only deliver to the UK. /sigh/

 

for posting though.

[chesilbeach]

I drink either Twinings Assam (like a stronger, maltier tasting blended tea like PG Tips or Typhoo, so suitable with milk) or Ceylon (lighter and a sweeter taste, but still good with milk).

 

I also love peppermint tea, green tea and also lemon flavoured green tea.