Topic: Tea.

[nidgemo]

What do you make of tea? How fussy are you about it?

Generally, I'll drink anything as long as it has 1 sugar, a decent amount of milk and is hot. But some people are craily fussy about their tes...

so, some questions, to see what the general consensus is!

1. Milk? How much?
2. Sugar? How much?
3. Strong or weak?
Do you only use a particular brand, or will you just buy whatever is in the shop / on sale?
4. Which brand?
5. Technique...
a. milk first or last?
b. Leave the bag in for a while, or take it out straight away?
c. Stir and remove, or squeeze agains the side of the cup?
d. In the cup of from a teapot?

NB - for the more high pitched users, "tea" is a warm (and even sometimes cold for weirdo americans) drink, made from dried tealeaves, in teabags, stirred with a teaspoon, and often drank from a teacup.

[conman]

im similar to you nidge,

boil the kettle, add a lyons tea bag (or barrys),
add between 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of sugar (generally have the 1 full in the mornings, then less)
mix it all up... take the teabag out, add some milk, not too much, but enough to not be scalding..

and drink..

as a kid i used to not be interested in tea, as i didnt like the whole process of getting it,
if i was thirsty i had water or a mineral or something, boiling a kettle etc was such a process and took up precious thirsty time just to prepare!!
but when i started work after college, i got into it, as i could take a 5min break getting it, we had an boiler always full of hot water.. so, 5 years later and im hooked..

i have lots of different teas and coffees now, but above is my fav, and rich in tradition where i grew up along the border, and in Dubland now

so, voil a!! !:D

[Jessica]

Stick milk teabag and one sugar, add hot water 3/4 of the way up, stir, remove teabag and then top up with cold water  .

[Hightown Phil]

Why do people need sugar?

You wouldn't put in water, or milk, so why put it in tea?

[conman]

oh, and since july 07 i discovered chai tea from india, had my first taste on in budapest after hopping off the train from serbia at 6am, and drank lots of it reading Shantaram, they like their chai tea in mumbai it seems

in serbian, chai = tea

[conman]

Why do people need sugar?

You wouldn't put in water, or milk, so why put it in tea?

flava flave!!

[nidgemo]

you're not far wrongconman - but Lyons is horrible!

My answers...


1. Yes, about 1/6 of the drink should be milk
2. Yes, 1
3. Medium
4. Tetley
5. Technique...
a. milk last - milk in first burns the milk
b. Leave the bag in for about 30 seconds
c. stir, good squeeze and remove
d. in the cup

[nidgemo]

Why do people need sugar?

You wouldn't put in water, or milk, so why put it in tea?

Milk is already sweet. Tea needs sugar - it's just bitter without it.

[BMW]

Iced tea is my prefered drink, if we're talking tea...

[conman]

you're not far wrongconman - but Lyons is horrible!

u mean YOUR not far wrong

[Slugworth]

Damned easy to make a brew for me, throw in a tea bag add hot water plenty of milk and jobs a good un. No need to take the bag out

[conman]

Damned easy to make a brew for me, throw in a tea bag add hot water plenty of milk and jobs a good un. No need to take the bag out

i hate a tea bag left in it,
looks no better than a rats arse stickin up, bobbin at me, tauntin me!!!
yuk!

[Slugworth]

i hate a tea bag left in it,
looks no better than a rats arse stickin up, bobbin at me, tauntin me!!!
yuk!

Used to agree with that, but it tastes better. If you like strong tea its the only way

[conman]

Used to agree with that, but it tastes better. If you like strong tea its the only way

well my dad, he has to heat the cup with boiling water, make a put of tea, with many tea bags in it, (ie: if in a cafe, he needs 2 teabags per his cuppa), and then pours, mixes it all up... and has some strong tea with a little bit of milk!

[JohnnyDrama]

1. Milk? How much? decent splash of milk
2. Sugar? How much? 2 sugars
3. Strong or weak? strong
Do you only use a particular brand, or will you just buy whatever is in the shop / on sale? dilmah usually
a. milk first or last? last
b. Leave the bag in for a while, or take it out straight away? leave it for a while
c. Stir and remove, or squeeze agains the side of the cup? stir and squeeze


how the fuck anybody could drink it cold is beyond me, it taste vile when cold.

[Zizou]

My mate from Sunderland is stupidly fussy when it comes to tea, he has the tiniest dribble of milk in it, and says it's too milky if you put just a drop too much in..

Beyond me how he can tell the difference with such a tiny amount, the fussy twat. He reckons everyone from up that way has it the same.

[conman]

My mate from Sunderland is stupidly fussy when it comes to tea, he has the tiniest dribble of milk in it, and says it's too milky if you put just a drop too much in..

Beyond me how he can tell the difference with such a tiny amount, the fussy twat. He reckons everyone from up that way has it the same.

zeee swizz, ze zgermans, and zee haustrians are vewy fusszy and calculating the metrics, zont u agree?

[BazC]

I like Indian or English style as long as it doesn't taste like flavoured milk, has a couple of sugars in it and isn't cold.

[gerrardspetal]

I love a good brew.  No sugar.  Niether strong or weak.

[lachesis]

1. Milk? How much?
Approximately 50-70ml

2. Sugar? How much?
Trying to cut down, so now only putting 4 in, hopefuly get it down to 2 next month

3. Strong or weak?
Medium

4. Which brand?
None in particular although PGTips is in the house mostly, but am trying these new range Asda loose leaf teabag bad boys, wihch are turning out pretty good. Seem to be more juicy than normal stuff

5. Technique...
Teabg in cup, boiling water on, dunk teabag quickly and deep until water is coloured. Extract teabag and squeeze joice from side of cup. Add milk, add sugar to sweeten, stir vigourously for 20 seconds, stand 30 seconds, take big slurp.

[redbyrdz]

not fussy at all, as long as its proper black tea - not flavoured or earl grey stuff, uargh.

1. Milk? How much? about 1/4 - 1/5 of tea
2. Sugar? How much? none. suger is only needed for some cold, rainy days in winter
3. Strong or weak? strong. must taste of tea
Do you only use a particular brand, or will you just buy whatever is in the shop / on sale? will stick with one brand thats good flavour for money, but don't have a favourite one
5. Technique...
a. milk first or last? last, except when its quicker to put the milk in first, ie some else is still holding the teapot
b. Leave the bag in for a while, or take it out straight away? teapot: leave in for a while, often until teapot is empty. cup/mug: take out, except when teabags are rare and have to be re-used
c. Stir and remove, or squeeze agains the side of the cup? squeeze. i want every last drop of my tea.
d. In the cup of from a teapot? teapot. one cup is never enough.

[Rotation]

Anyone ever add honey to tea 

[waittillmay]

only ever added honey when i've had a sore throat to be honest,

as for tea, really trying to cut down so when i'm in work i only drink green tea now(drinking that shit also puts me off raiding the chocolate in work as i would if i was drinking normal tea).
at home its tea bag in cup water in, leave it a minute, mix, take out tea bag add a small splash of milk.

tbag brand not too arsed really, like it medium strong, no sugar, tiny amount of skimmed milk(full fat milk in tea is rank)

[Rotation]

only ever added honey when i've had a sore throat to be honest,

as for tea, really trying to cut down so when i'm in work i only drink green tea now(drinking that shit also puts me off raiding the chocolate in work as i would if i was drinking normal tea).
at home its tea bag in cup water in, leave it a minute, mix, take out tea bag add a small splash of milk.

tbag brand not too arsed really, like it medium strong, no sugar, tiny amount of skimmed milk(full fat milk in tea is rank)

Well I used to. Or at least me mum used to; but I liked it so much that I do it from time to time now.

[Cochise]

1. Milk? How much? 1/5 of the cup (approx)
2. Sugar? How much? Used to be 2 but now none
3. Strong or weak? Medium to Strong
4. Which brand? Tetley
5. Technique...
a. milk first or last? Last
b. Leave the bag in for a while, or take it out straight away? Leave in a while
c. Stir and remove, or squeeze agains the side of the cup? Stir and squeeze
d. In the cup of from a teapot? In the cup

[cornish exile]

me mam says she gave me tea as a kid,40 plus years a go. i dont ever remember drinking that disgusting stuff.just the smell of it is enough to put any one off it, surely.

[CHOPPER]

Yorkshire tea 
Last timie I checked their was not a single tea plantation in the whole of Yorkshire


My tea(Tetleys)- Strong,Dark, no sugar and milk put in last, of course

[Party Phil]

My tea(Tetleys)- Strong,Dark, no sugar and milk put in last, of course

snap

[Lo]

I dont drink tea, I eat it

[redeagle]

I use soya milk (or juice if you perfer)

[Rhi]

I want a cuppa now, twats!

[Pheeny]

Why do people need sugar?

You wouldn't put in water, or milk, so why put it in tea?

same with milk.

[Johnny Foreigner]

What do you make of tea? How fussy are you about it?

/quote]

Tea is for women, coffee is for men.

[nayia2002]

1. it has to be milky for me(1/3 milk, 2/3 tea)
2. 1/2 sugar, sometimes none!!
3. strong
4. tetly or PG
5.
a. milk first
b. leave in for a while
c. stir and squezee
d. prefer teapot but most times in cup.

[Yozz]

Green tea for me. Tea bag in for about 30 seconds and then we are good to go.

[Walking Through A Storm]

Bit of a tea lover me, fancier brand and milk first turns it from nice to awesome.

1. Bout 1/4
2. Depends on how I feel, usually the one lump.
3. Middle
Do you only use a particular brand, or will you just buy whatever is in the shop / on sale?
4. Twinings if possible, I'm a posh git
5. Technique...
a. First
b. Leave it a bit
c. Stir
d. Pot when there's others, otherwise just the cup.

[Chivasino]

Indian Tea is the way.

[nidgemo]

I dont drink tea, I eat it

see the NB Low

[nidgemo]

Why do people need sugar?

You wouldn't put in water, or milk, so why put it in tea?

same with milk.

No, I definately would have milk in milk.

Too watery otherwise.

[nidgemo]

Bit of a tea lover me, fancier brand and milk first turns it from nice to awesome.

you do know that adding boiling water directly onto milk scalds it and destroys the flavour?

Milk second is the only way - the cup has taken a bit of temperature out of the water, so the milk doesn't get  burned.

Tea with milk in before water is stinky.