More than you ever wanted to know about tea

Post by **bitWISE** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:32 pm

I stumbled across this link earlier and its got some pretty cool information.

http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/p ... icals/tea/

Cliff notes: Real tea is good for you and it may: prevent heart disease, prevent cancer, induce weight loss, lower risk of kidney stones, and increase bone density

Post by **Billy Bellend** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:33 pm

its weird i get gut raunch from tea

i havent had it in awile tho might o been a bad batch or somme

Post by **werldhed** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 4:24 pm

Tea is good stuff, and yeah, it's pretty good for you. A lot of it could have to do with antioxidants, but the media is starting to use that as a buzz word to sell just about everything. But there are a lot of good studies out there that support tea's positive effects.

There's a nice little place close to where I work that has hundreds of different types of tea. It's like a wine shop for tea snobs. It's a nice change from the barrage of Starbucks and Folgers coffee here in the states. The problem is that a lot of americans think you're abnormal if you don't drink coffee or uncool if you don't like cappuccino. Good tea is sometimes hard to come by...

Post by **Iccy (temp)** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 5:55 pm

All i drink is tea. I dont drink coffee hardly ever. I find green tea is just the right boost without a hard crash. Hard crash means you have to drink it all day to stay "up" or keep smooth with red bull.

Honestly i dont drink anything right now. I just have my bagle and OJ and im fine.

Post by **l0g1c** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 6:39 pm

My fave

Earl Grey, HOT!

Post by **werldhed** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 6:47 pm

Billy Bellend wrote:its weird i get gut raunch from tea

i havent had it in awile tho might o been a bad batch or somme

That's odd, because many teas are used to relieve got rot. Try something lighter, like a green, red, or white tea. :icon14:

Post by **bitWISE** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:24 pm

My favorite is Thai iced tea with tons of creamer in it.

Post by **phantasmagoria** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:49 pm

Yorkshire Tea

Post by **Don Carlos** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:58 pm

PG Tips
Milky with 2 Sugars

Post by **werldhed** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 11:08 pm

Damn, there are all kinds that I really like, but these are some of my favorites:

Moon over Madagascar
Three Brothers
Malaysian Highlands
Chocolate Cream
Orange pekoe ceylon
Jasmine
Rooibos

And I agree with bitwise: Thai iced tea owns.

Post by **losCHUNK** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 11:09 pm

just... just... tea.. nothing fancy just tea, the stuff you buy like, the tea stuff... off the shelf

Post by **ajerara** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:01 am

Assam
Makaibari Estate Darjeeling
Margaret's Hope Estate Darjeeling
Ahmad's Afternoon tea

Post by **mjrpes** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:16 am

bitWISE wrote:My favorite is Thai iced tea with tons of creamer in it.

QFT!!

Post by **Grudge** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:33 am

I mostly drink Earl Gray Deluxe (with extra bergamott), Earl Gray Jasmine or Keemun in the morning. In the evening I tend to stick to green tea, often Gunpowder or perhaps Chai.

No teabags, only quality stuff.

Post by **MKJ** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:40 am

green tea is good for the skin :icon14:
and tastes good, too

Post by **Eraser** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:46 am

I certainly drink a lot of tea :icon14:

Post by **CrinklyArse** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:20 pm

phantasmagoria wrote:Yorkshire Tea

:icon14:

Post by **Tormentius** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:07 pm

Chai is my favorite but loose leaf green tea and earl grey are pretty close seconds.

Post by **Billy Bellend** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:10 pm

werldhed wrote:
Billy Bellend wrote:its weird i get gut raunch from tea

i havent had it in awile tho might o been a bad batch or somme
That's odd, because many teas are used to relieve got rot. Try something lighter, like a green, red, or white tea. :icon14:

yea no not rot gut

gut raunch is like burning gut plus extreme type hunger pangs combined.

well, to me anyway

Post by **Billy Bellend** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:11 pm

but i will remember your tea suggestions of lighter teas in the future thanks

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:20 pm

those who like earl gray should try lady gray.

similar taste but a sweeter light citrusy nature.

Post by **LeonardoP** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:55 pm

i drink tea all the time. the standard pick wick one (english blend or summin). sometimes tropical somethingsomething or melon or maybe southern fruits.

i hate green tea tho, don't understand why every1 likes that crap bleh.

i get mine with milk and lots of sugar please

Post by **Dave** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 8:09 pm

[xeno]Julios wrote:those who like earl gray should try lady gray.

similar taste but a sweeter light citrusy nature.

Post by **Hannibal** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:27 pm

Irish Breakfast or any decent black Chinese tea. Much more of a coffee dude though....especially Turkish coffee.

Post by **l0g1c** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 11:41 pm

Hannibal wrote:...especially Turkish coffee.

There's a Turkish smokehouse me and my buddies go to every once and a while. Hookah + Turkish coffee = easy like Sunday morning.