Tea!

[osprey_archer]

I can't say that I've learned to like tea; I still think it tastes rather like boiled grass clippings. And I find the process of tea rather intimidating: it comes out in two pots, and I can't figure out how they're meant to be used. Am I supposed to pour from the hot water pot into the teapot, so that I will have a continual supply of steeped tea? Or am I supposed to use the hot water to water down the tea if I think it steeped too long? Assuming I knew if it was steeped too long. It's way too alchemical for me to judge.

And let's not even get into tea lists. One girl vs. fifty varieties of tea...is it any wonder I'm intimidated?

But at the same time...tea comes with biscuits. I'm particularly fond of ginger. Or scones with clotted cream! Why did no one tell me such a wonderful thing existed in the world? (The Jane Austen Center in Bath has a particularly lovely cream tea. I was running out of time so I had to pick between their tour and their Regency Tea Room. I think I made the right choice.)

And...while the two pots are intimidating...still. Two whole pots, plus my own tiny pitcher of milk. I could sit there and read and write all afternoon with such provisions! And it's cheaper than hot chocolate. And better for my health!

It's still a pity about the grass clippings bit. But maybe I've just been drinking the wrong varieties; eenie meanie minie mo will do that for you. What are your favorite types of tea?

Comments

[longlegs21.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure how toffee tea is made, either, but it's a winner. And though it tastes decadent, it's calorie free. What a delightful mystery. :-)

Those chai tea lattes don't have coffee in them, thank goodness! The "latte" really does just refer to the fact that it's made with milk. I get where you're coming from, though. I have eyed Starbucks' pumpkin spice lattes with similar suspicion. Pumpkin coffee? But I may try them yet.