tungsten on 11/10/2006 at 18:23
Or you just need a good cup of tea to relax - and to make a small ceremony out of it is one part.
RBJ, well, maybe you get them, but I prefer good, cheap Japanese green. Sure you can make a good tea from "good" teabags. I just enjoy the preparation as a part of the tea, but certainly you can make that with your expensive bags.
Do I count as tea snob when I can't afford those bags? :confused:
Scots: take cheap Japanese green and dump some into your cup, add water and drink. No pot required.
And I finally understand why you find so much time to post here :p
Stitch on 11/10/2006 at 18:36
Quote Posted by Briareos H
Just spotted this abbreviation around the forum in a couple of places, and it is popping up on other forums too. I figure this means "in this thread", what the fuck? Is it just me, or do you think that when you start using abbreviations for threads you need to rethink priorities?
Well played sir.
demagogue on 11/10/2006 at 18:58
Has anyone every actually seen a Japanese tea ceremony?
Man, it's so slow! Every couple of minutes you're expecting ok now we get to take a sip, right? But no, now the old lady has to spin the cup in her hand at just the right angular veolcity to just the right position with just the right elbow movement. Every little movement has meaning, but if you don't know it, which I don't think anyone ever does their first time, it's so hard to concentrate on it (the way you're supposed to) for long until you do.
Rug Burn Junky on 11/10/2006 at 19:03
Quote Posted by tungsten
Do I count as tea snob when I can't afford those bags?
When you say shit like:[INDENT]"I've nothing against teabags and the liquid that can be made with them, but please don't confuse this with tea."[/INDENT]then the answer is a resounding YES.
I'm split fifty/fifty on bags vs. loose tea. I have a decent little Bodum teapress at home, and a fantastic tea shop about fifty yards from my front door, but at work I simply don't have the time to go through that much trouble.
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As for the initial question, I use 2 teabags (stronger) but a short steep (less bitter), a slight press to get the excess water out, but not too much (again, less bitter).
How much sugar/milk I use is entirely dependent on the type of tea I'm drinking.
newphase on 11/10/2006 at 22:37
hehe
I only drink genuine green teas (the kind you CANNOT BUY in supermarkets etc)
My current regular drinking tea is Chinese GReen Gunpowder - and if I want a special tea I use either Dragon-Top (from the heights of the mountain) or Dragon well from the base of the mountain.
Its great!
1 teaspoon (flat) of tea in a cup - pour on nearly-boiling water and wait about 2-4 minutes
beauty of it is that that first teaspoon is good for a further 3-4 cups :D just top it up with more water and you're good to go :D
If that didn't make sense, pm me for edjumacation ;) and clarification :)
Jack_Arrow_Of_Sutekh on 16/10/2006 at 03:53
I dunk and then I squash.
Lhet on 16/10/2006 at 06:01
I drink my tea everyday Chinese style (Can't think of a better name, the teapot and teacups thing is not practical enough to do several times a day)
I take my xinyang mao jian tea leaves, then put them in a cup, then pour boiling water over them, then drain that water, then pour more boiling water, then drink it. (Without removing the leaves)
It's quite good.
TJKeranen on 16/10/2006 at 06:47
Bring the water to ~80 degrees celcius and pour it into pot with the tea leaves of your choice. Close the lid, wait a couple of minutes, enjoy.
Or like I do at work, when I don't have time for silly things: toss a bunch of leaves into mug and during the day use them up to 3 times before changing into new ones. At work I use lower grade gun powder green tea, as the taste is stronger and it can be used several times without the taste getting too diluted.
dlw6 on 16/10/2006 at 11:05
Squashing the tea bag increases bitterness, according to (
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_16494,00.html) Alton Brown.
Trivia: I am told by British tank troopers that British tanks have a tea-maker built in. It even allows them to drink tea while wearing gas masks. That's dedication right there.
I used to drink tea but have converted to coffee, fresh ground and brewed in a French press whenever possible.
Don
Hioncoffee II on 16/10/2006 at 11:09
not necessarily, a stubbie is usually a certain size of bottle, the VB stubbie is just the most iconic
