drink 43 types of tea

aaaah! This was good. A very good tea which had no bitterness just a fresh, citrus flavor with a hint of cinnamon and nutmeg. It reminds me a bit like a russian tea recipe my mom would make years ago using instant lipton iced tea with Tang.. Remember the powdered orange breakfast drink the astronauts took to the moon. She would mix all the ingredients and put in a jar that we could make a hot tea. I always loved the smell that would fill the kitchen. Anyway Constant Comment reminds me of those old days. And that is a good thing. I wonder if you can still get Tang.. I don’t think I have seen it for years.

A caffeine free herbal tea that I found a bit tangy and on the unpleasant side. I think this is one of the teas that may be better over ice than hot.

Nice, mellow hot tea with a hint of vanilla. It’s an ambler favorite!

Just a simple black tea. Nothing terrific and nothing bitter or terrible, simply a good cup of tea.

22. Real Chinese jasmine tea. It’s definitely one of my favorites. I finally found the “Sunflower” brand at the Asian grocery store. I first tried it in Paraguay (it had been a gift from some Chinese people to the friends I was staying with). It has a lovely, light flavor, needs no sweetener, and helps settle your stomach when you’ve overindulged. What’s not to like?

Another Totalitea purchase. This one is a Ceylon tea blend with vanilla bean pods. It is quite a strong black tea but the vanilla aroma makes it smooth and sweet.

This is a loose tea from Totalitea. It is blended with cornflower petals and Christmas spices. It’s a fairly strong black tea, but the flavours balance quite nicely. When I first smelled it I thought it would be too spicy for me, but it tasted quite mellow.
I would buy this one again for sure.

This is the type of Japanese tea that is served at sushi restaurants. I found a huge bag of it at my local grocery store for under $4!
The tea is light and lovely with a nutty flavour. The best thing about it is the roasted rice grains. Some of them are popped open like miniature popcorn!

Twinings’ Lapsang Souchong

When I first smelt this tea, I was overcome with the incredibly strong smoky scent. I thought this would make the tea unbearable to drink, but surprisingly, the taste was quite mild. A tea I would like to drink on camping trips and out in the nature.

Tumeric is my latest fascination. I see it becoming the next ‘it’ herb and sparking a health ignited consumer craze of this herb you can get a pound of for a dollar at the small indian grocery (you can also get it fresh specially? I don’t know I haven’t gone that far yet!) It’s that yellow powder that gives mustard, curries, and many dishes their beautiful coloring. It has strong anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiseptic properties. In fact my friend from India said it’s used on skin rashes, cuts, and acne. I’ve put it on my face as a mask (and was yellow for a couple of days) but wow good results!

So I found a can of tumeric tea in the vitamin store marketed by ito en. I paid 3.99 for it. Turmeric is an acquired tasted so it wasn’t too easy to drink but after I finished I kind of wanted more. But what did I actually drink? I didn’t taste any tea! Yes the 3.99 ‘turmeric tea’ was distilled water, ascorbic acid, and turmeric. DAMNNN you can make this at home!

I decided to go for a real tea with turmeric – a plain white or green tea that is really leafy in taste I like most with this. (I’m using bonjemi white I got at asian mart). Last I add my ascorbic acid (slice of lemon). Turmeric is interesting as a brew on it’s own, interesting is good/bad… but I can say brewed with green/white tea this is really heavenly combination. If anyone is interested in trying this, a little turmeric goes a long way! Start with just a tinyyy pinch if you aren’t familiar with it’s taste.