/ck/ - Post tea. Here's the /tea/ pastebin from cu/ck/, which I haven't read: https://pastebin.com/4ZEuMwBJ My tea: Cold-brewed loose high mountain oolong. On hand, I also have these, all loose: gunpowder tea, pearl tea, tie guan yin, ceremonial matcha, lapsa

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Anonymous 08/25/2019 (Sun) 17:39:50 No.21

>>18
Oh, almost forgot my most important piece of gear.

Anonymous 08/25/2019 (Sun) 17:41:39 No.22

>>21
I get more use out of a simple variable temperature electric kettle though they do seem to lose accuracy as they age unless you go high end.

Anonymous 08/25/2019 (Sun) 17:43:21 No.23

Rus anon here.
Here's some slav ASMR on samovar preparation.
https://invidio.us/watch?v=AVYIMtyzqms

Anonymous 08/25/2019 (Sun) 17:44:23 No.24

>>23
Everyone always forgets that Russians and slavs in general are autistic about tea. Do you do the whole preserves in tea stuff too?

Anonymous 08/25/2019 (Sun) 17:55:26 No.25

>>24
>Do you do the whole preserves in tea stuff too?
Oh yes. How can you not with shelves full of babushka's jam.

Anonymous 08/25/2019 (Sun) 18:12:49 No.26

>>24
>>25
I've done it without knowing it's a Russian thing. I have a creamer with blackberry preserves in my fridge.

Anonymous 08/25/2019 (Sun) 18:18:16 No.27

>>25
Something I've never tried really. Next time I have some quality jam in maybe I will.

Anonymous 08/25/2019 (Sun) 18:31:41 No.28

>>26
>blackberry preserves
Very slav, I approve. Russia's favorite is raspberry tea.
>>27
Do try, it's a healthier way compared to sugar. Unless you of course have your tea sugar free, then it's just a nice bonus and a way to diversify your tea experience.
Also lemon tea, of course.

Anonymous 08/26/2019 (Mon) 17:28:16 No.30

>>23
>>25
>>28
Suddenly I'm very interested in Russian tea culture and looking at samovars on eBay. This electric one almost matches the rest of my service.

Anonymous 08/26/2019 (Mon) 19:20:50 No.31

>>30
Good to hear, do ask if you have questions.

I should note that electric samovar is basically a larping kettle. It is good enough to sate ones curiosity but the actual tea culture is based around the real wood burning samovar and its proper usage.

Anonymous 08/28/2019 (Wed) 07:36:56 No.32

>>28
I don't take sugar in my tea but that's more just because it adds pointless sweetness. Jam sounds nicer.

Anonymous 08/28/2019 (Wed) 08:32:36 No.33

>>30
Samovars were not invented by russians though, they originate from Middle East. It is said that first samovar was brought to Russia from China by Peter the Second along with tea drinking culture in 18th century. Some of the things widely associated with russian culture actually originate elsewhere. For example vodka is polish and russian folk dress is actually iranian.

Anonymous 08/28/2019 (Wed) 09:32:29 No.34

>>33
Everything came from somewhere else you dumbshit. Roman culture took everything from the Greek who took everything from the Egyptians.

Anonymous 08/28/2019 (Wed) 10:04:52 No.35

>>33
And tea itself was invented in China, chili was introduced to Asia by the Portuguese and tomatoes weren't a thing in Italy until ~250 years ago.

Anonymous 08/28/2019 (Wed) 11:22:10 No.36

>>34
You are wrong, things have origins, try being less retarded next time.

Anonymous 08/28/2019 (Wed) 11:32:21 No.37

>>36
How dumb are you, you dumb faggot?

Anonymous 08/28/2019 (Wed) 11:47:38 No.38

>>33
Are you retarded? Who cares where things originate, when they move from country to country and ferment there for hundreds of years an entirely new culture is built around them. Like this >>35 anon said, tea came from China, I guess this entire thread should be about chink tea drinking then.

Anonymous 08/28/2019 (Wed) 15:23:58 No.39

>>37
>>38
Buthurt russians detected.

Anonymous 09/05/2019 (Thu) 06:33:08 No.46

How's mate? I guess it's technically not tea.

Anonymous 09/05/2019 (Thu) 07:58:48 No.47

>>46
You mean yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis)? I've never tried it before but it's apparently a tisane.
>Grown mostly in Brazil and Argentina, this evergreen plant is high in caffeine. It has faint hints of tobacco and green tea flavors, and is known to improve mental energy as well as mood.

Anonymous 09/05/2019 (Thu) 18:58:58 No.48

>>47
Obviously it's not technically tea unless it's literally made from tea leaves but most people just call shit like that either tea or herbal tea.

Anonymous 09/13/2019 (Fri) 02:41:11 No.77

What tea do you drink the most? I love a pot of genmaicha.

Anonymous 09/13/2019 (Fri) 04:24:20 No.79

>>77
For me it's gunpowder tea.

I've seen genmaicha for sale but I've yet to try it.

Anonymous 09/13/2019 (Fri) 06:32:15 No.80

>>77
Currently Darjeeling which, despite the memes and the retards who pay over the odds for them, is still a nice solid black tea. It seems like burgers specifically are really susceptible to that sort of marketing. Don't get me wrong, there is good quality tea out there, but without really knowing your shit or more practicaly having a reliable company to buy from odds are you're being ripped off. This goes double for bug people tea.

Genmaicha is nice and is actually my go to for green tea recently. I tend to enjoy it more around this time of year.

Anonymous 09/13/2019 (Fri) 08:46:56 No.82

How does /ck/ feel about southern sweet tea?

Anonymous 09/13/2019 (Fri) 13:45:01 No.83

>>80
So who's your contact for a quality Darjeeling? Is it a secret?
>>82
An ice tea? What makes it southern? Is it true that 80% of tea consumed in the U.S is sweet iced tea?

Anonymous 09/13/2019 (Fri) 14:28:29 No.84

>>83
The style that it is made in is what makes it southern tea. It is generally a very strong black tea strong as in brewed for a fair amount of time and/or using a lot of tea bags that is sweetened with sugar, then iced. occasionally, it is consumed with lemons. its gets its name from the region it came from. The American south is represented with this picture although I don't entirely agree with it.
Also yes, the majority of the tea consumed in the US is sweet tea.
Is this kind of tea I described to you not very common in your area?

Anonymous 09/13/2019 (Fri) 18:24:54 No.85

>>84
>Also yes, the majority of the tea consumed in the US is sweet tea.
I always thought I was in the minority liking unsweet Southern tea but I started working at a restaurant recently and I sell more unsweet tea than I do sweet. I'm attributing it to the keto fad but still. It's surprising.

Anonymous 09/13/2019 (Fri) 18:40:51 No.86

>>85
I only drink unsweetened tea because I'm too lazy to go through the extra tiny step of adding sugar when making it at home.

Anonymous 09/13/2019 (Fri) 23:27:35 No.87

>>84
>Is this kind of tea I described to you not very common in your area?
Pretty much, yeah. It's rare unless we're talking about bottled ice teas/tisanes like those sold by Lipton and various SE Asian concoctions. I do make my own ice tea but it's just tea which I stick in the fridge overnight that's usually made with the days leftover tea leaves; although I'll exclusively make batches of iced tea during summer, when drinking hot tea is not viable.
>>86
I absolutely hate sugar in tea or coffee. It ain't right.

Anonymous 09/14/2019 (Sat) 04:00:37 No.88

>>86
That sounds pretty simple. I like the bitterness though, and especially the caffeine.

Anonymous 09/14/2019 (Sat) 10:01:51 No.89

>>85
I like southern sweet tea but I really gotta watch my weight so i go with unsweetened tea. they call us amerifats for a reason
>>88 (sieg heil'd)
Yeah the bitterness is something that pairs well with whatever you might be eating. I find that the bitterness of beer goes well with a steak or hamburger.
>>87
What area of SE Asia do you live in if you don't mind me asking? Is it the Philippines? Your knowledge of how to properly speak English leads me to believe that.

I am this guy >>84 in case any of you are wondering.

Anonymous 09/14/2019 (Sat) 14:03:39 No.90

>>89
Carbonation ruins any enjoyment I might get out of pairing beer with drinks but yeah, that astringent bite of strong tea hits the spot with just about any food. God-tier hangover drink too.

Anonymous 09/14/2019 (Sat) 14:59:11 No.91

>>90
I'm sorry, I seemed to have explained myself wrong. I meant that beer and steak go well together. Not that you should mix beer and iced tea together.

Anonymous 10/09/2019 (Wed) 14:59:40 No.171

I'm drinking canned yerba mate today. It's not good.

Anonymous 10/10/2019 (Thu) 06:38:20 No.172

>>171
I can't blame you.
I haven't eaten anything canned in months ever since I got panic-inducing gas from a can of beans.

Anonymous 10/10/2019 (Thu) 10:41:14 No.173

>>172
What the hell? Did the gas come out of you or the can? I've never heard of gas coming out of a can before.

Anonymous 10/10/2019 (Thu) 11:27:07 No.174

>>173
It's not uncommon to occasionally have a very small hiss when you open a can but a big rush of escaping gas indicates the food has gone off: gas is a product of the bacteria breeding in large numbers. This is why you should never eat food from a Bulgarian.

Anonymous 10/10/2019 (Thu) 21:12:40 No.175

>>174
>This is why you should never eat food from a Bulgarian.
Butthurt Hungarian detected.

Anonymous 10/11/2019 (Fri) 07:06:12 No.176

>>174
That's quite strange.
>>175
There's beef between the Hungarians and Bulgarians? What happened?

Anonymous 10/11/2019 (Fri) 08:11:42 No.177

>>174
>>175
>>176
Bulged Can*
Fucking phone.

Anonymous 10/15/2019 (Tue) 13:55:32 No.208

>>177
You could have just started a fucking war all over a damn typo. You really need to type better. /ck/ does not need a bunch of europoors trying to kill each other over who came up with things first or who is better at what. That is what /k/ is for.

Anonymous 11/09/2019 (Sat) 23:24:27 No.335

drink tea

Anonymous 11/10/2019 (Sun) 22:22:30 No.353

Anyone here like Bigelow tea? Only one I could afford.

Can anyone share their favorite vanilla teas? Looking for a nice creamy flavor for the winter season.

Thanks.

Anonymous 11/11/2019 (Mon) 01:22:10 No.355

>>353
Bigelow makes one of the most disgusting Earl Grey teas I've ever had the displeasure to sample. I am not game enough to try any other teas from them.

Anonymous 11/11/2019 (Mon) 01:40:33 No.359

I like mixing tea with fizzy mineral water

Anonymous 11/12/2019 (Tue) 10:58:59 No.369

>>353
I think Bigelow is "okay". I have their Earl Grey tea and if you brew it too long it taste like hand sanitizer. I think Lipton tea is okay but it's extremely 1 dimensional and I only make it for Iced Tea during the summer.
I got this one Christmas tea one year and I think it's okay but it's just a little boring. It had vanilla in it but outside of that I can't say I've had much.

Anonymous 11/12/2019 (Tue) 14:47:19 No.370

>>353
I only buy unbagged teas. I've never seen loose Bigelow tea for sale, but apparently it's out there.

I was served Bigelow teas while I was buying things at a Burberry boutique. They were fine.

>>359
YIKES

Anonymous 11/12/2019 (Tue) 15:23:25 No.372

>>370
>yikes
Ban for you, degenerate.

Anonymous 11/12/2019 (Tue) 18:46:02 No.373

>>359
Back when I used to drink sodas there was this Liptonic one that was sweet fizzy tea. It was nice.
One drawback of mixing tea is that you dilute it and the flavor gets weaker. Maybe you could carbonate it with a siphon if you get your hands on one.

Anonymous 11/12/2019 (Tue) 18:49:23 No.374

>>353
>vanilla teas
What if you infused real vanilla? Wouldn't that work? I've never tried it myself, only boiled them in milk for cooking.

Anonymous 11/14/2019 (Thu) 22:31:19 No.404

>>355
Was the earl grey tea really that bad? Which brand do you like?

>>369
Another bad earl grey experience, geez man.

>>370
Burberry boutique sells tea? Must be pretty fancy, maybe I'll drop in one one day.

>>374
Never tried raw vanilla before. I know the jamaican store near me sells raw vanilla favoring but that's it, maybe I'll give it a try with some black tea.

Anonymous 11/15/2019 (Fri) 15:07:26 No.408

>>404
I tried this one brand of Earl Grey tea many years ago and I thought it was okay. It's just that specific brand of tea I have puts on a strange chemical-like taste after long brewing a long brewing time.
Any of you co/ck/s ever tried those hard iced teas? Image related is what I am speaking of.

Anonymous 11/15/2019 (Fri) 16:10:25 No.409

I'm hesitant about tea that's not organic, and that comes from china.

Countries like china are polluted shitholes that dont give a damn about their products, what do you think that does to the tea or their food products? Stay away.

The best tea is nettle tea from garden or unpolluted place. Also very healthy in vitamins.

Nettle soup is also pretty good. But most burgers seem to always dislike doing something which isn't pre packaged or marketed.

Anonymous 11/15/2019 (Fri) 17:36:20 No.410

Anyone grow their own tea here?

Anonymous 11/15/2019 (Fri) 17:59:53 No.411

>>410
No but nature grows this one for me, for free.

Anonymous 11/15/2019 (Fri) 18:08:20 No.412

>>411
I'm working on my garden for next year which includes a greenhouse so I was interested in cultivation in a controlled setting. I've already got some kratom tree clones going under grow lights. My goal is to be able to grow all my medicine and veggies by next year. I've been keeping small gardens for years but next year I'm expanding to a large area outdoors with automated watering and indoor hydroponic for things like tomatoes and melons through the winter. I drink ALOT of black tea. It has replaced soda and coffee in my diet.

Anonymous 11/15/2019 (Fri) 18:21:00 No.413

>>412
That's really cool my friend, tell us on how it works out for you. You should make a thread or board on gardening so we can discuss/share resources.

Also be wise with the kratom, i've heard it's pretty addictive, but if it actually makes your life better in a real way who gives a crap.

Try nettle tea sometime, it's my all time favorite beside ginger root tea.

Anonymous

12/06/2019 (Fri) 15:41:13 No.469

>>409
>>411
I think the opposite is true: tea is one of the few things that China will probably never fuck up, along with silk and porcelain. I buy Temple of Heaven gunpowder tea straight from the mainland and I'm not dead yet.

What does nettle tea taste like?

>>404
>Burberry boutique sells tea?
Mine was complimentary.

Anonymous

12/06/2019 (Fri) 15:44:13 No.470

>>469
I quite like Chinese teas, especially the one that leaves a sweet aftertaste in the back of the mouth which lasts for a while.

Anonymous

01/07/2020 (Tue) 06:30:43 No.554

>>411 Is that spearmint? My nigger.

Anonymous

01/26/2020 (Sun) 16:54:09 No.579

>>470 >especially the one that leaves a sweet aftertaste in the back of the mouth which lasts for a while Name the variety.

Anonymous

01/27/2020 (Mon) 20:20:32 No.591

>>579 I have no idea what variety it is, quick search suggests it might be Pu Erh, but visiting Chinese tea specialty shops would probably be a better way to find teas with sweet aftertaste since it's apparently something big in Chinese tea culture. I was given a jar as a gift from a friend who went missing so I can't find out exactly what it is.

Anonymous

02/17/2020 (Mon) 17:47:50 No.623

>>591 BO/OP here. Pu-erh has been on my list of teas to try for a while. I've put it off because I haven't felt like taking a chance with a $30-50 "entry level" brick of something I might not like and might not be able to preserve correctly. Reviews of pu-erhs always seem polarized as well.

Anonymous

02/18/2020 (Tue) 04:22:55 No.624

>>623 I just went with the first result after I searched up chinese tea with sweet aftertaste. If it helps it has a dry flavor that gives way to a sweetness in the back of the mouth after swallowing.

Anonymous

02/18/2020 (Tue) 04:24:51 No.625

>>624 Forgot to mention that I have not done anything special with the tea leaves aside from leaving them in the glass container they were already in for the 3 months I've had them without flavor changes so it probably isn't pu erh.

Anonymous 02/18/2020 (Tue) 04:34:01 No.626

>>469 a 2013 study published in the Journal of Toxicology, titled “The Benefits and Risks of Consuming Brewed Tea: Beware of Toxic Element Contamination”. It took a look at 30 top bagged tea brands - organic and not organic - and showed that a whopping 73% of teas brewed for three minutes and 83% of teas brewed for 15 minutes contained levels of lead that are deemed unsafe for pregnant and lactating women according to California Proposition 65 requirements. https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jt/2013/370460/ https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jt/2013/370460/

Anonymous 02/18/2020 (Tue) 04:41:01 No.627

>>469 >I think the opposite is true: tea is one of the few things that China will probably never fuck up, along with silk and porcelain. I buy Temple of Heaven gunpowder tea straight from the mainland and I'm not dead yet. I mean, you very likely won't die heavy metals just taxes the body and is related to many disorders such as alzheimers even neurological, problem with heavy metals is that they bio-accumulate and have a very long half life, lead, mercury, aluminum etc long half life is due to body storing it in fat not really knowing what to do with it, for mercury half life is up to several decades until reduction. >What does nettle tea taste like? Mellow and rich, a bit spiced. very high in vit c and other good stuff as well.

Anonymous

02/18/2020 (Tue) 05:16:03 No.628

>>626 I usually left the tea in boiling water for an entire day, like 2 black tea bags and the ones from Lipton Iced catalogue which are like 4 bags inside one to make a jar serving, although i used it for 2 cups serving (a glass) If cheap tea doesn't kick like coffee it isn't good. Should probably stick with coffee now that i see that.

Anonymous

02/18/2020 (Tue) 10:54:26 No.629

>>628 Name a common drink and there will be a study about it containing lead. >Concentrations of six elements: manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), chrome (Cr), silver (Ag) and lead (Pb) were investigated in coffee infusions from eleven samples of coffee, roasted and purchased in four countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Lebanon and Poland. >Metal intake estimated for individual countries (in the respective order; mean consumption per person per year) was as follows: Mn: 26.8-33.1, 28.3-29.5, 29.7, 12.6-18.9 mg; Co: 0.33-0.48, 0.42-0.35, 0.32, 0.12-0.17 mg; Ni: 3.83-5.68, 4.85-5.51, 4.04, 2.06-2.24 mg; Cr: 0.17-0.41, 0.21-0.47, 0.17, 0.09-0.28 mg; Ag: 0.16-1.13, 0.26-0.70, 0.61, 0.33-1.54 mg, Pb: 4.76-7.56, 3.59-5.13, 3.33, 1.48-2.43 mg. >The high lead level in some coffees suggests the need for a more precise control of coffee contamination. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24340307

Anonymous

05/14/2020 (Thu) 18:40:06 No.764

Lately it seems like all the girls I know who drink tea are actually drinking tisanes (herbal "teas" without tea leaves). I'm not sure why that seems to be a thing.

Anonymous

06/07/2020 (Sun) 10:39:18 No.776

>>764 >girls just chase trends and fall for marketing Who knew?

Anonymous

08/05/2020 (Wed) 06:06:52 No.783

>>764 >girls pretend to like tea As everything else.