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Originally Posted by recycled sixtie
Tea? Tetleys Tea. I like the traditional British teas like Tetleys and Typhoo . So much so that I hardly ever drink coffee. Earl Grey and herbal teas don't do it for me.
I like my tea pretty strong - I let it steep several minutes and then add milk and some sugar. Teas are like wine and beer having lots of different flavours. You should try several kinds because there some really good ones. Another one for you Baz is Yorkshire Gold which you can probably find in a British store in the US or if you travel to the UK.
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Canadian tea is alright, pretty acceptable - good emergency substitute in the US. The supply of real tea could be pretty flakey outside major metro areas, even just a few years ago..
I actually never take the tea bag out; boiling water, dash of milk, irritate and walk. Took me years to stop putting sugar in coffee, but I've not put sugar in tea for 3 decades - ruins the taste.
Tetley's is fine tea, but give PG Tips a try, if you can find it (pretty cheap on Amazon - cheaper even than CostPlus). "Tips" refers to it being made only with the top two leaves and the flowering tops - e.g. the youngest part of the plant.
"American tea"? Please. Liptons and Bigelows - I tried hard to drink that stuff and just failed miserably. Even if you don't just make it with hot water from the coffee faucet (heresy! sacrilege!!) it's just awful - weak, no taste. It won't even stew if you put 4-5 bags in a cup. No prizes for guessing how I know this...
"Liptons" was originally a Scottish brand - but they don't market their black "tea" in the UK. It'd probably cause riots if they tried..
It's just being separated by a common language. Like calling Anheuser-Busch Budweiser "beer". I might quite enjoy one on a hot day - but it's not "beer" to me....
