Tea In The UK...???
29 December 2013, 08:16 PM
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Tea In The UK...???
As an Englander, the following has never really occurred to me till now...
Does the rest of the UK love a brew as much the English do? Or is it, generally speaking, an 'English thing'?
Also, does Eire have a penchant for the 'strange' infusion, too?
Does the rest of the UK love a brew as much the English do? Or is it, generally speaking, an 'English thing'?
Also, does Eire have a penchant for the 'strange' infusion, too?
29 December 2013, 08:26 PM
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Tea is dying out in the whole of the UK. Coffee is now massively more popular.
I think the main problem is most mainstream tea is crap (Tetleys, Yorkshire etc.) and even if you do get good tea most people have not a clue how to infuse it properly!
I think the main problem is most mainstream tea is crap (Tetleys, Yorkshire etc.) and even if you do get good tea most people have not a clue how to infuse it properly!
29 December 2013, 08:31 PM
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Steeping, FTW. 
Yeah. The commonly commercial brews lack flavour. I keep chopping and changing but am never satisfied.
When you do have a great, really refreshing cuppa, it seems to happen by chance, more than anything else. I refer to it as the 'chaos theory' cuppa lol.
Of course, drinking it from proper bone china cups certainly helps the perceived flavour.
Yeah. The commonly commercial brews lack flavour. I keep chopping and changing but am never satisfied.
When you do have a great, really refreshing cuppa, it seems to happen by chance, more than anything else. I refer to it as the 'chaos theory' cuppa lol.
Of course, drinking it from proper bone china cups certainly helps the perceived flavour.
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29 December 2013, 08:34 PM
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Lot of people drink tea in North Wales. Many country tea drinkers here have ancient teapots with flowery patterns and worn enamel/glaze. The tea brewed in them tastes from heaven! 
A lot of peeps also collect nice tea pots here for their Welsh Dresser cabinet display.
I don't have a tea pot. I just use one tea bag per mug, I do.
A lot of peeps also collect nice tea pots here for their Welsh Dresser cabinet display. I don't have a tea pot. I just use one tea bag per mug, I do.
29 December 2013, 08:36 PM
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Stick bag in cup and boil water.... leave kettle after boiling for 30 seconds then add water to the bag. Leave for 6 minutes and then remove the bag, add milk to taste (not too much) and you will be drinking a much better cuppa than the mainstream brands!
29 December 2013, 08:41 PM
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Thanks F1. I will defo do that!
Life's too short not to ensure one is drinking great tea, every time, all the time. I love tea so much, the pursuit of a perfect - consistently repeatable! - cuppa is kind of a Holy Grail for me.
Life's too short not to ensure one is drinking great tea, every time, all the time. I love tea so much, the pursuit of a perfect - consistently repeatable! - cuppa is kind of a Holy Grail for me.
29 December 2013, 08:46 PM
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I like the smell of coffee, but I don't like drinking it.
29 December 2013, 09:54 PM
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29 December 2013, 10:00 PM
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To show the national character stereotypes they analysed the European Big Brother series
The Spanish and Italians argued a lot
The French talked about food all the time
The Germans did the assigned tasks incredibly efficiently
The swedes and Dutch had a lot of sex
And the English just asked each other "who wants another cuppa tea"
Great drink if you ask me - nothing quenches the thirst better
It took my incredibly posh wife over 20 years to appreciate a proper cup of "builders tea" (after years of "ipsang do long" crap) but she rarely drink anything else these days
The Spanish and Italians argued a lot
The French talked about food all the time
The Germans did the assigned tasks incredibly efficiently
The swedes and Dutch had a lot of sex
And the English just asked each other "who wants another cuppa tea"
Great drink if you ask me - nothing quenches the thirst better
It took my incredibly posh wife over 20 years to appreciate a proper cup of "builders tea" (after years of "ipsang do long" crap) but she rarely drink anything else these days
29 December 2013, 10:12 PM
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Excuse me for poking in here , I am a Brit living too long in Germany.
The problem is the Germans don't have any Tea ( as we know it )
Its all "fruit" tea ( Ughh ) well I suppose It would be wouldn't it.
I am running out of Tetly so I will have to come over and drive slowly to get some.
The problem is the Germans don't have any Tea ( as we know it )
Its all "fruit" tea ( Ughh ) well I suppose It would be wouldn't it.
I am running out of Tetly so I will have to come over and drive slowly to get some.
29 December 2013, 10:28 PM
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Hardly anyone knows how to drink either tea or coffee properly or much of the history behind either.
Some random facts:
Tea should always be served with cold milk, whilst coffee should always be served with cream or warm milk.
One should only be served with white sugar whilst the other should be served with brown sugar. You can Google which is which, if you really need to.
The coffee known as 'Americano' was invented by the Italians. American G.I.s who could not take a hit of espresso would often ask for it to be watered down, hence the Americano was born when the Italians started topping it up with hot water.
There's no such thing as herbal tea. If it doesn't have tea leaves in it, it's a tissane.
Tea and coffee are both good for you due to the anti-oxidants they contain. Red wine is even better for you as it contains twice as many anti-oxidants as coffee.
Some random facts:
Tea should always be served with cold milk, whilst coffee should always be served with cream or warm milk.
One should only be served with white sugar whilst the other should be served with brown sugar. You can Google which is which, if you really need to.
The coffee known as 'Americano' was invented by the Italians. American G.I.s who could not take a hit of espresso would often ask for it to be watered down, hence the Americano was born when the Italians started topping it up with hot water.
There's no such thing as herbal tea. If it doesn't have tea leaves in it, it's a tissane.
Tea and coffee are both good for you due to the anti-oxidants they contain. Red wine is even better for you as it contains twice as many anti-oxidants as coffee.
29 December 2013, 10:34 PM
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Excuse me for poking in here , I am a Brit living too long in Germany.
The problem is the Germans don't have any Tea ( as we know it )
Its all "fruit" tea ( Ughh ) well I suppose It would be wouldn't it.
I am running out of Tetly so I will have to come over and drive slowly to get some.
The problem is the Germans don't have any Tea ( as we know it )
Its all "fruit" tea ( Ughh ) well I suppose It would be wouldn't it.
I am running out of Tetly so I will have to come over and drive slowly to get some.
29 December 2013, 10:51 PM
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29 December 2013, 10:53 PM
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