Tea or Coffee?

[mdarden1x]

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[Lily_V]

That sounds absolutely brilliant! Thanks for the recommendation. Is Angelina the place that is also famous for its hot chocolate?

[Sam_F]

Yes it is said that Angelina café serves the world’s finest hot chocolate but I didn’t try it on this occasion as I had tea. Us Brits do love our tea!

The menu which makes reference to their two specialties: Mont-Blanc and hot chocolate, and a Mont-Blanc pictured with my tea!

[Lily_V]

Hahaha we do, my husband ordered a tea in d’Orsay and was then complained it wasn’t a “proper” cuppa! Honestly…

Angelina is definitely in my “to-do” list next time I visit Paris thanks Sam!

[Sam_F]

Well this is a new one for me! I just arrived in Lithuania and had my first cup of jam tea. It comes in several flavours, for instance, popular flavours are raspberry and quince.

My first jam tea which was delicious!

Has anyone else ever tried jam tea?

[Maggie8K]

I tried this maybe a couple of years ago. Picked it up while in the U.K. Not my cup of tea. The nearly full box is still hanging out in our tea drawer at home.

[Maggie8K]

BTW, on sits when I buy jam and can’t finish it in time, I sometimes dump it in tea, oatmeal or such. You also can melt it (in a pot or in the microwave) and use it as syrup over cake or such. Like raspberry jam goes well with chocolate cake.

[Sam_F]

@Maggie8K That’s a great suggestion re the leftover jam, melting it to put on cake!

[Maggie8K]

Works with doughnuts, too. Because I’ve done my research.

[Sam_F]

I tried this syrup tea of raspberries and ginger in Vilnius, Lithuania today and it was delish! (I couldn’t resist the cupcake either! ).

[joemanmn]

Any yerba mate drinkers here?

I’m Joseph (Joe) and I’m just getting my feet wet around here.

That being said, I love my tea. At my previous employment a colleague and I used to joke that we were part of the “pretentious tea club”. I’m not that bad though. Really. But I do love my tea. I like dark teas a lot (Yunnan, Pu-erh, Assam). But I’ll drink about anything.

I’m happy to be part of a group where there are other avid tea drinkers like myself.

[Lily_V]

Welcome to the community Joe! How are you finding it?

I have a couple of Argentinian friends and I tried yerba mate back in the day but the flavour is a bit bitter for me, I am more of a black with milk/anythything fruity type of gal.

However, I am always open to recommendations! I also like Assam,never heard of Yuam, had to Google it so now I want to try it!

[joemanmn]

Yuam sounds like something I’d enjoy.

I’m getting my feet wet in the community and it seems pretty welcoming. I have a couple of applications so far, so I must be doing something right.

I like all kinds of teas really. Assam is good. I enjoy Pu-erh and Earl Grey. Among green teas, I like Jasmine, Gunpowder, Hojicha.

Always good to converse over tea.

[Lily_V]

I’ll try it and I’ll let you know how it goes.

Congrats on the applications! And so the adventure begins… If you need any help, @Jenny and I are here to give you a hand.

[Maeve]

I drink these teas regularly and replenish my stock at the Asian grocery store. Chinese Restaurant Tea is a combination of Oolong and Jasmine. Genmai-cha is a lovely green tea with roasted rice.

Roastaroma is a nice coffee alternative, it’s made with roasted barley and chickory, as is Inka, a Polish grain beverage that’s similar to Postum. When they stopped making Postum

a while back. I was so disappointed at the time that I joined a Postum support group, where I learned about Inka. Eventually, someone bought the recipe and started making it again, so Postum is once more available.

I also love coffee!

[Sam_F]

Hi @joemanmn

I tried yerba mate tea in Argentina, I didn’t dislike it but it’s not my favourite! A tea I really love is White Hair Silver Needle, or Baihao Yinzhen, it’s a white tea produced in Fujian Province in China. Have you ever tried it?

[joemanmn]

I have had silver needle tea before. I enjoy white teas. I’m not sure there’s a tea I’ve tried that I’ve disliked.

Yerba Mate is definitely a bit of an acquired taste.

[joemanmn]

I see you have the Hojicha tea there. Good choice!

[Debbie]

My younger son (now 14) wanted to try Yerba Mate tea after hearing that some footballers from South America drink it. We both like it.

The Yerba Mate we currently have at home is from Uruguay. Apparently Uruguayan Yerba Mate is less bitter than Argentinian Yerba Mate. However Argentinian Yerba Mate leaves stick together better when drunk in the traditional way from a mate cup. The Uruguayan version doesn’t tend to stick together quite as well, but the special straw stops you slurping up stray leaves!

We might try an Argentinian Yerba Mate next as we both enjoy bitter flavours.

[Sam_F]

I tried a “Weekend in Bombay” tea last night for the first time and loved it!

It is made from the first flush of the Darjeeling Blend, and I found it had a lovely light sweet floral taste.

Has anyone else ever tried this tea?