I would like to start drinking green/herbal tea but not sure which falvours/brands to go for?
October 20, 2009Lately i’ve been hearing a lot about the health benefits of drinking green tea and I’d like to start, but i know nothing about it really- like which flavours/brands provide which benefits, and how you brew it, how much you should drink etc.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
my fav is tescos camomile, lemon balm leaves and aloe vera. its the tescos ‘soothing’ range.
just nip into ur local supermarket, have a look at the tea boxes they generally tell u wat the teas are supposd to do. on top of that it will tell u how to brew them, basically its just a tea bag I usually leave mine in the cup until ive drank it
Twinings are the best.
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http://www.twinings.co.uk/
my fav is tescos camomile, lemon balm leaves and aloe vera. its the tescos ‘soothing’ range.
just nip into ur local supermarket, have a look at the tea boxes they generally tell u wat the teas are supposd to do. on top of that it will tell u how to brew them, basically its just a tea bag I usually leave mine in the cup until ive drank it
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I wouldn’t worry about buying a particular "brand" of green tea – it’s the type of leaf that’s most important, although the mainstream tea companies are all getting in on the bandwagon. Go and buy some from your local Chinese supermarket – or if you don’t have one all the major supermarkets will stock it. (Tetley green tea bags are stocked everywhere).
See link below for more info on the types available and brewing techniques.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_tea
My friend loves green tea and always buys Clipper as she says they are the best.
http://www.clipper-teas.com/our-drinks/green
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lipton
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I like loose-leaf tea a lot better than bagged tea, but for someone new to it, tea bags are a good way to start since they are a lot cheaper. However, If you want quality green tea, loose-leaf is the way to go. You would be surprised how many different varieties there are. Each contributing factor to the growth and preparation of the leaf determines what variety it falls under when finished with production. A good place to start with loose green tea could be dragonwell. From the tea-growing area surrounding the famous spring in Zhejiang Province, and picked during the spring, this Tribute Tea is one of the 10 most beloved teas in China. It has a toasty, yeasty flavor with a hint of chestnut in the after-taste. Pan-fired in wood-charcoal-stoked woks, the artisans who create this tea are the masters of their craft.
Steep 2-3 infusions at 2 minutes each.
Water temperature should be 170˚ – 180˚ F
A good website to start with for loose tea is: http://www.cooksshophere.com/products/tea.htm
They have a good selection of all the types of tea including white, green, yellow, oolong, black, and pu-erh for reasonable prices.
A more convenient place to get it from however, is Teavana. They have many locations in malls across the country and a good website but they are pretty expensive for the quality and variety of the teas they offer – which are mostly herbal teas (which is not real tea).
My personal favorite type of tea is Tieguanyin Anxi "Monkey Picked" oolong. I love the deep, richly sweet flavor and the very fresh, stone-fruit aroma. Soft yet complex, this wild-grown Tieguanyin is oxidized slightly less than the traditional 50-70%, more like the modern-style Tieguanyins. This is the type of oolong that is often referred to as ‘Monkey-picked Oolong’, one of the more confusing terms in all of Chinese tea vernacular. I tend to believe the tales of tea-plucking in such remote places and on such rugged terrain that it required the assistance of trained monkeys to access the plants. The fable is also considered to be a possible antithesis to the white tea of the Emperors, plucked only by white-silk-gloved-virgins. Who knows definitively about the lore, but the tea tastes fantastic!
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Tea aficionado