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Title: White Tea
Post by: Lise on Sep 17 07 04:50
Has anyone drank this? I just tried it, Tetley Brand and it's surprisingly good. Kinda light and not too heavy on the palate.
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Post by: P.C. on Sep 17 07 05:11
I have...but I call it water. [img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/more/bigs/c028.gif" border=0]
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Post by: Sportsdude on Sep 17 07 05:14
that's some funky water P.C.  
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Post by: Lise on Sep 17 07 05:14
Brown water is always.... interesting to taste. (http://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/2.gif)
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Post by: Sportsdude on Sep 17 07 05:16
lol. Some places back home you can't drink the water. that's no fun.

What does white tea look like? (so I know what to look for at the store)
 
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Post by: Lise on Sep 17 07 05:25
(http://i8.tinypic.com/6bu101f.gif)

  This is the one I'm taking. Well... sorta similiar.
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Post by: Sportsdude on Sep 17 07 05:29
Thanks Lise! :)))
 
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Post by: Lil Me on Sep 17 07 05:41
I had some a few years ago (Trade Joe's).  It tasted like fragrent water.  
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Post by: wyk on Sep 17 07 11:49
I prefer red tea.  Like a good sturdy tea, plus red tea is caffeine-free, unlike green and white teas which have caffiene or have to go through a decaffeinated process to be caffeine-free.  Makes great iced tea too (the American, non-Southern way).
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Post by: Gopher on Sep 18 07 10:56
Not come across this one, I'll start looking around - it sounds interesting.
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Post by: Lil Me on Sep 18 07 11:42
 wyk wrote:
I prefer red tea.  Like a good sturdy tea, plus red tea is caffeine-free, unlike green and white teas which have caffiene or have to go through a decaffeinated process to be caffeine-free.  Makes great iced tea too (the American, non-Southern way).
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 I like red tea, too.  Althought I don't like the flavoured Rooibos.
 
 
 
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Post by: wyk on Sep 18 07 12:23
Lil Me wrote:
I like red tea, too.  Althought I don't like the flavoured Rooibos.

Me too.  I prefer the plain red tea; none of those flavours like lemon, ginger, vanilla, or whatever.  Prez Choice makes an excellent plain one.

 



 
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Post by: JJ on Sep 18 07 12:48
Thanks, wyk I'll go there and check it out.
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Post by: Lise on Sep 18 07 04:03
Is Red Tea a brand name or is it a type of tea?
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Post by: wyk on Sep 18 07 09:48
Lise wrote:
Is Red Tea a brand name or is it a type of tea?[/DIV]
 It is a type of tea.  LM was right in calling it rooibos.  It is a herb, but a tea.  [A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooibos"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooibos[/A]

  This is the tea I drink, not only coz it's good-tasting but also cheap!  I find that no matter how long I steep it (i.e. for iced tea), it never turns bitter like white or green tea does.

(http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/6999/pi169586038374501bzt1.jpg)    
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Post by: P.C. on Sep 18 07 10:15
I'd get it just because I like the package. (http://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/12.gif)
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Post by: Lise on Sep 19 07 09:48
Wow! Thanks for the info and yes, I'll be getting that one day. Hehe... looking at the lion makes me think the company wants to put 'hairs' on your chest for drinking their tea.
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Post by: JJ on Sep 19 07 10:00
I wonder if that is what they call bush tea in #1 Ladies Detective Agency novels?  Now I really must try it!
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Post by: Lil Me on Sep 19 07 01:50
Yes, it's the same as bush tea.  Love those books!
   
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Post by: Michel on Sep 19 07 02:04
         
 
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Post by: Lil Me on Sep 19 07 02:13
 I've never had the real stuff in the very little teapot.
 
 But I've bought the yerba mate tea bags in the States (cheap at Trader Joe's) and I don't mind the taste.
 
   
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Post by: P.C. on Sep 19 07 02:22
I never knew I didn't know SO much about tea.
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Post by: Michel on Sep 19 07 02:23
   
 
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Post by: Michel on Sep 19 07 02:24
   
 
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Post by: Lil Me on Sep 19 07 03:46
(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/4104C7WR5CL._AA280_.jpg)
 
 It was this kind.  They sell it in Vancouver, but it's expensive.  I think it's less than $5 at Trader Joe's in the U.S.
   
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Post by: Michel on Sep 19 07 03:49
   
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Post by: Lise on Sep 19 07 03:50
Wow! That's expensive. No way I'm paying that much to drink tea.
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Post by: Michel on Sep 19 07 03:52
   
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Post by: Lise on Sep 19 07 03:53
BTW, how long does tea last in containers? I've got jasmine tea that's going on 5 years now... hehe... I think it may be time to toss it out.
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Post by: Michel on Sep 19 07 03:55
   
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Post by: Michel on Sep 21 07 10:27
   
Title: Re: White Tea
Post by: purelife on Sep 21 07 10:35
What's mate de coca?
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Post by: Michel on Sep 21 07 10:41
   
   
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Post by: purelife on Sep 21 07 10:53
Is there a pic? Or a brand you buy?  I'd like to check it out.
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Post by: Michel on Sep 21 07 11:09
     
   
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Post by: Lil Me on Sep 21 07 11:18
hmmm.  Sounds interesting Michel.
 Is it addictive?
   
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Post by: Michel on Sep 21 07 11:21
   
   
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Post by: Lil Me on Sep 21 07 11:24
Thanks for the info.  I'll have to buy some next time I'm around Commercial Dr.
 (had an awesome panini sandwich at Calabria earlier this week).
 
   
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Post by: Michel on Sep 21 07 11:50
   
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Post by: Michel on Sep 21 07 11:52
   
   
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Post by: purelife on Sep 21 07 11:56
Thanks for the info Michel. Yes, I'd love to try some.  I've got to find some more info on the net for mate de coca.  If you could bring some pouches for me to try, that would be so nice of you.  I'd love to try.  :))

  If I'm hooked on it, I hope to find some in the back alley. ;)  hee hee...

  Cafe Calabria also makes excellent expresso/lattes.   I like their interior design. :)  
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Post by: Michel on Sep 21 07 12:11
   
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Post by: Lil Me on Sep 21 07 12:20
 Michel wrote:
yeah I thought we were neighbour... ahhh false hope...  
 --
 I WISH I lived on Commercial Drive.  (or anywhere in Vancouver...)
 But I live in the suburbs.
 
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Post by: Michel on Sep 21 07 12:22
   
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Post by: Lise on Sep 21 07 01:15
Wow... tea has become so pricey, it's better to just grow your own. Who's with me?!?!?
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Post by: Michel on Sep 21 07 01:17
   
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Post by: Lise on Sep 21 07 01:18
Hydroponics.... er... would that work?
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Post by: Michel on Sep 21 07 01:26
   
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Post by: Lise on Sep 21 07 01:30
Oh yaaay, snort one leaf while driving on the roads of Peru. Don't worry, Michel, if I do go there, I'll be grabbing more than a few leaves for you. I'll bring at least one fine bush for you to smoke. (http://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/12.gif)
Title: Re: White Tea
Post by: Michel on Sep 21 07 01:37
         
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Post by: Lise on Sep 21 07 01:48
Hmm.... someone speaks from experience? *wink wink nudge nudge*

  It sounds like betel leaves. You know, the type that the Indians from India who chew the stuff. Suposedly has some narcotic attributes.
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Post by: Michel on Sep 21 07 01:58
   
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Post by: purelife on Sep 21 07 06:39
 Wow, I'm impressed with the benefits of mate de coca...
http://www.peruherbals.com/3030/coca.html

I'm going to look around for that now.

Hmmm, I wonder if Granville Island would sell it... I'll have to check.  SOON!
   
Title: Re: White Tea
Post by: purelife on Sep 21 07 06:43
This site says that white tea is healthier than green tea...

http://coffeeworks.blogs.com/coffee_and_tea/2005/03/white_tea_is_he.html

 
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Post by: Michel on Sep 21 07 06:56
   

 
Title: Re: White Tea
Post by: P.C. on Sep 21 07 08:16
I picked up some fancy foo-foo white tea yesterday.  I had never heard of this until Lise brought it up.  It's a pomegranite flavour.  (haven't tried it yet....but I will)
Title: Re: White Tea
Post by: Michel on Sep 21 07 08:24