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Miss Kitty Lou · Tea

What I'm going to say next may seem controversial, and I apologise for the shock it may cause, I also advise you to sit down.

Sat down?

Ok.. I.. don't... like tea. Embarassed

The shocking part over with, I've heard there are teas that aren't, well, tea. That makes very little sense lol, but I've heard that there are flavoured teas (fruit teas etc) but I don't know the first thing about them. So I was wondering if anyone here had tried any, and what you'd recommend?

Ruby Rose

*picks herself off floor*

Dear Miss Lou,

I quite understand your predicament, I myself cannot stand breakfast blend tea, or as I call it builders tea. I much prefer a fragrant blend of aromatic teas.

My personal favourite alternative to tea is as follows;

1. Place four thin slices of fresh ginger in a saucepan and cover with with a cup of water

2. Bring to the boil and simmer for a few minutes.

3. Pour the water into your favourite little cup (or heaven forbid a mug) and add the juice of half a freshly squeezed lemon.

4. Add honey to taste.

5. Sit down pick up your copy of Twirlers Weekly and relax.

I hope this appeals.

Kisses,

Ruby

x

Miss Kitty Lou

That does sound quite nice Smile

Will have to go shopping methinks

Dolly Dimple

As a lover of builders' tea, made in the mug, and brewed strong enough to dissolve the teaspoon, I'd like to try to be a bit more refined about my tea occasionally! But I'm always in awe of those who can be faffed with the business of warming the pot, straining the leaves, crooking the pinky etc etc. Does it actually make a difference (especially with horrible limescaly London water)?

Kitty Lou - I'm not crazy about most fruit teas (the Twinings ones are usually "fruit flavour" and seem to bear as much resemblance to real fruit as a packet of Chewits) but herbal teas are another matter. If you like aniseed-type flavours, then fennel tea's fantastic, but my favourite is by a company called Celestial Seasonings, called Sleepytime Tea - it's got camomile, spearmint, valerian, and a few other bits and bobs, and it's wonderfully soothing on those nights when nothing else is getting you to sleep!

Cherry Noir

If you go to Whittards (most high streets) they have more fancy teas than you can shake a rich tea finger at, and usually have samples you can taste.

Aswell as the aforementioned spoon-melting breakfast tea (just a dask of milk, one sugar/sweetener), I am a fan of peppermint tea from anywhere, and also Twinings Honey, Vanilla and Camomile, with a little extra honey, always makes me pleasantly snoozey!

I once got some wonderful strawberry and cream tea from a farm shop in Devon - in fact I could go on and on about tea, so I'll stop now before I scare people Laughing

Ruby Rose

This is the right place for scarey tea talk, you are amongst friends here, no one will tell your secret!

Ruby
x

Lacey La Belle

Strawberry and Cream tea??? That sounds divine... i feel a google search coming on! Laughing

EllaEmerald

Mmmmm, ginger and lemon tea sounds lovely! I expect thats a bit of a detox potion.

Amber Rosia

Can I reccommend Twinnings Strawberry, Raspberry and Loganberry tea - its tastes divine and needs no sweetening what so ever

smashingsadie

While we are being honest - I absolutely hate fruit tea!

I adore Brewhaha Rose Tea! And Chai - I drink an absolute tonne of that. You can even get vanilla chai powder in Tesco now yey!

xxx

Amber Rosia

Vanilla Chai sounds gorgeous!

Cherry Noir

smashingsadie

Doooooo iiiiiiiiiit!!!

xxx

syntheticdarkness · tea

i did not used to like tea but i do now, i started on normal tea with sugar now i can drink it with out i realy do not mind but one thing which i adore is camomile and pepermint tea and green tea espically with honey.

smashingsadie

Peppermint tea is divine, and settles my tummy nicely. Chamomile, however nice it is, doesn't appear to agree with me for some reason!

xxx

syntheticdarkness · tea

that is such a shame, the one i have right now is a mix of the two camomile and peppermint and is very scrumy, i find if i had some sage to to tea i can sleep easily.

Sassparella Soda Pops!

i have only recently discovered a lovely range of teas in tesco.. "DR STUART'S extraordinarily good teas".
ive never been a fan of anything other than "builders" tea but my husband reccomended these and i give one a try...im totally hooked now and cant see me going back....
*note: they do one called "slim plus" which is spposed to supress your ppetite etc, i tried when dieting....i drank one, went out and had the urge for a full english breakfast!!!!!!! im scared to drink one again in case i eat the kids! Laughing

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Diva Hollywood

I have to say I do not like tea either horrible stuff but I will have the odd fruit tea and there has been some great recommendations posted here that I will try. I am a coffee girl strong columbian is my choice at the moment, I can only have one cup a day or I go mad, or more mad lol
Diva x

Broomy

Diva, can I give a gorgeous coffee tip? It's a specialist coffee, so you would need to find a coffee/tea specialist like Whittards.
Ask for Kenyan Peaberry. It's not ultra strong, more mid range, it smells and tastes delicious. Get them to grind it for cafetiere, or as the Americans refer to it: French Press.

Diva Hollywood

Oh thanks for the tip honey to be honest I have been put off a lot of Kenyan coffee as I fine them bitter and go Columbian as its got a lovely nutty flavor. We do have a coffee emporium in Liverpool will give them a try.
Diva x

Heather Sweet · You fu coffee

Can't have dark rich collumbian at the mo.
Mmm speacial coffe just add the finest irish wiskey and cream.

Herbal tea makes you pee.
And there's a fine line between stewed to buggery and slightly flavoured water.

Diets suck !

Pieman

Today I bought some ground coffee from Java, so far it's the best I have found. I do like Costa Rican as well.

I had to buy an espresso machine for the office the other week as I wasn't getting enough caffeine and buying a coffee from the canteen each day was starting to add up.

Miss Baby Bones

yay!

ive gotten SO into tea recently.

its all chris's fault. hes a big tea fan lol

xxx

Lily Lain

Yogi tea is my favourite thing in the world!! It's brilliant and tastes like cinnamon... don't drink too much though a small pot should be enough for the day otherwise you get bored of it.

Lily
x

Miss Baby Bones

spiced or vanilla chai is my fave

yummy yum yum!!!

xxx

Katrina Orchid

I drink green tea like it's water. My mother has been a long-term drinker of Pu'er tea which has recently came under the media's attention as it can apparently burn 100 calories with every mug. (It completely solved the mystery why my mother is still slender after three children, which baffled me completely)

But go out and try loads of tea!! that's what makes tea so enjoyable at times. For me, trying different tea leaves is extremely exciting and a tea party would have me jumping up and down on my bed.

I once tried a £50 per pound of jasmine tea and that was divine. Due to my oriental heritage I am inclined to say herbal and fruit tea is the way to go. But I understand every tea lovers feeling to a warm cup of tea; builders tea or not.

Miss Baby Bones

*runs out to buy tonnes of calorie burning tea*

hurruh! bring on the cakes!!

xxx

Katrina Orchid

I forgot to mention that Pu'er tea is VERY VERY expensive. I heard that Madonna pays over £100 for a pound worth of it. But if you go to your local chinese supermarket, they sell them in convenient tea bags as well as loose for a cheaper price.
Meanwhile I'll try search for some in my mother's house for everyone to try at Ruby's slumber party ^_^

Miss Baby Bones

*runs off to chinese supermarket*

thanks!

xxx

Dorothy

*Dorothy accidentally tramples on Miss BB on mad dash to said supermarket*

Laughing

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Dorothy

*Dorothy accidentally tramples on Miss BB on mad dash to said supermarket*

Laughing

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