Do you drink tea?

[shadowmouse]

Do you drink tea? If so, what type and where are you from? Do you leave the bag in when it's done?

American, living in China for the last 18 years.

I tend to rotate through several types: Da Hong Pao and Tie Guan Yin, Pu'er, and recently Junshan Island tea (same stock and style as Junshan Yinzhin, but grown lakeside) since my fiancee's mother grows it. I love all kinds of tea, but those are my standbys here.

Nope, no bags, loose leaf tea is popular here.

[Bigbazz]

I drink tea 1-2 cups per day, but of course I do I'm british.



This is one of my favourites, good everyday tea. Quite like Twinings English Breakfast and Earl Grey though too.

[yetgdhfgh]

Not a fan even though iam English but i have drunk it many a time but now its not something i will seek after.

[Kithelle]

I drink real green tea sometimes for the benefits...and sometimes I drink this for the flavor.

[Nadiru]

I drink unsweetened teas, usually black or green. I remove the teabag because the tea leaches tannins out of the teabag (more accurately, the leaves) which make the tea taste bitter. Also never squeeze the teabag for the aforementioned tannins.

[Milchshake]

I love tea, and have a fairly extensive vegetable and herb garden. So I've been making my own teas lately. Tea herbs are surprisingly easy to grow.

• Chai Tea is best tea. I blend black tea leaves with cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, but go easy on the cloves.
• Lemon Verbena
• Lavender
• Spearmint
• Peppermint
• Jasmine
• Poppies

[Veyne]

Nah. Water suits me just fine.

[Liyka]

The only tea I drink is Tetley and if I'm out and about the only tea I think that's in shops and junk is P.G Tips which tastes like damn styrofoam.

All other teas are inferior ALL HAIL TETLEY.

(As you can tell I really like tea)

[Super Kami Dende]

I drink Tea, In Australia. At the moment my 2 favourite types are Honey and Vanilla Chamomile and Matcha.

A big fan of Teh Tarik as well, but don't drink it often.

[Alakallanar]

Voted for drink tea and remove bag. Although I almost exlusively trink loose tea. >90% loose green tea (various kinds, but mostly Sencha). ~8% black tea (Assam) mostly in homemade ice tea during the summer. ~2% tea bags. (Fennel and similar teas if I have a fever.)

[shadowmouse]

All other teas are inferior ALL HAIL TETLEY.

(As you can tell I really like tea)

This is akin to saying Gallo is your favorite wine and their best is the purple one.

[Super Kami Dende]

Do tea drinkers drink coffee?.

I drink both.

[Nihilist74]

I love ice tea with lemon and sugar substitute but i cant drink it anymore. It is too hard on my stomach.

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I drink real green tea sometimes for the benefits...and sometimes I drink this for the flavor.

Used to really love this stuff but it started tasting different to me.

[Bildur]

I drink coffee - and tea.
Favorite tea is Indian chai tea with a teaspoon of sugar. I don't remove the teabag because I like how it gets a little bit stronger towards the end of the cup when it's also started to cooled off :-)

[belfpala]

This is akin to saying Gallo is your favorite wine and their best is the purple one.

Dude, Franzia, and the apple juice colored one.

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But really, I only drink tea when I'm sick, and when that happens I might do a black tea with a little honey and lemon, or I might do any variety of herbal teas. Very much a cultural thing, as you'll notice the UK contributors wondering why we don't have electric kettles in the US. (Hint: the microwave works fine for heating water, noobs).

[Paperfox]

I drink tea and coffee. Some form of regular black tea as I can really taste the acid in orange pekoe tea, but sometimes I'll have a flavoured tea like Earl Grey / Lady Grey (just has less bergamot), blackberry or orange. Of course I take the teabag out once it has been brewed, otherwise it gets stewed and that can be awful.

[shadowmouse]

Dude, Franzia, and the apple juice colored one.

Now you've done it. I'm fresh out of cough syrup and Mad Dog, but if I go expensive I can get a bottle of the stronger "White Cow" (牛栏山 二锅头) for a bit under three bucks. That runs something like 52% alcohol, compared to the regular 40% or so, I can splurge the extra dollar for quality!

[Minikin]

i do
- chai tea (tim horton's chai tea, two milk two sugars to be exact!)
- from canada ontario
- leave the bag

[callipygoustp]

Do tea drinkers drink coffee?.

I'm a heavy, regular tea drinker and I also love coffee. I only have a few cups of coffee a week though whereas I have 4-5 cups of tea daily.

[Obelisk Kai]

The only tea I drink is Tetley and if I'm out and about the only tea I think that's in shops and junk is P.G Tips which tastes like damn styrofoam.

All other teas are inferior ALL HAIL TETLEY.

(As you can tell I really like tea)

Punjana is the only tea worth anyone's time.

Also, to the OP, remove a teabag? If I make the tea in the cup (pop the teabag in, add hot water, stir and leave for a few minutes to brew) yes I remove the teabag but normally I make a pot of tea in a teapot. Improves the taste a lot.