Tea

[j delight]

I switch off between coffee and tea, but ever since I was a child I've loved milk-brewed tea.  It's chai, but not the spice chai, just good black tea brewed in milk (no fair putting the milk in afterwards).  The steam brings out the lactose in the milk and it's sweet without sugars. 

When I order it in the coffee houses, I ask for a Cambric, but I have no idea where that name came from.

Comforting like no whiskey has ever been.

And it's just soo... sooo... mmmmMMMMMMmmmmmm.

Mm!

[B9 perspective]

What's the practical value of that? Who drinks tea is civilized?

Tea is a medium, be it warming or cooling..it invites unpolluted communication-communion, sharing..but also drunken in isolation-it invites reflection, pause and sanctuary.It lends art and decoration to the substance of water-to which we're all dependent.

Personally I favor the loose black tea too,yet occasionally,there is nothing as refreshing as sweetened cooled hibiscus, or ginger, lemon, mint and honey, hot or cold.
I'm a big coffee fan too..no doubt...but coffee isn't nearly as charming.

Ahhh, a man of culture around here.  A true gentleman. Not from UK are you with all that knowledge on tea?

England - the home of tea drinking!

A woman, (more precisely), and not from the UK. Born and raised in USA but expat for over 20 years-living in Italy. Tea is NOT Italian- and unlike many other consumables, the Italians do what they can to botch it, as tea is NOT Italian and therefore doesn't deserve respect here. Ahhhhhhh.......they'll never know what they are missing....
The gentleman in my life; basically my Italian bf and my Scottish bf ( bf=boyfriend and best friend respectively) understand, thank goodness, that if they wish to make me happy in the afternoon or evening, they can prepare me a luscious beautiful cup of tea.

[Templarios]

What's the practical value of that? Who drinks tea is civilized?

Tea is a medium, be it warming or cooling..it invites unpolluted communication-communion, sharing..but also drunken in isolation-it invites reflection, pause and sanctuary.It lends art and decoration to the substance of water-to which we're all dependent.

Personally I favor the loose black tea too,yet occasionally,there is nothing as refreshing as sweetened cooled hibiscus, or ginger, lemon, mint and honey, hot or cold.
I'm a big coffee fan too..no doubt...but coffee isn't nearly as charming.

Ahhh, a man of culture around here.  A true gentleman. Not from UK are you with all that knowledge on tea?

England - the home of tea drinking!

A woman, (more precisely), and not from the UK. Born and raised in USA but expat for over 20 years-living in Italy. Tea is NOT Italian- and unlike many other consumables, the Italians do what they can to botch it, as tea is NOT Italian and therefore doesn't deserve respect here. Ahhhhhhh.......they'll never know what they are missing....
The gentleman in my life; basically my Italian bf and my Scottish bf ( bf=boyfriend and best friend respectively) understand, thank goodness, that if they wish to make me happy in the afternoon or evening, they can prepare me a luscious beautiful cup of tea.

*shoots self in foot*

Ahhh, i know what im talking about...

 

[Allama]

The gentleman in my life; basically my Italian bf and my Scottish bf ( bf=boyfriend and best friend respectively) understand, thank goodness, that if they wish to make me happy in the afternoon or evening, they can prepare me a luscious beautiful cup of tea.

Ah, just the way to have your loved ones pamper you!  A woman after my own heart! 

[Templarios]

Oh no, the women are getting together. Soon their menstrual cycles will synchronise...

[Delfos]

Men create women special channels so they can be entertained while we govern the world, don't worry.

[Zimmerwald]

I really hope that was a joke...

[Delfos]

actually, why is there women special channels? I can't find men special channels...but in any way, at least here, the Portuguese women special channel has 40% audience of men. As they put it, we can't understand women, so we try to learn in every opportunity we have to be curious about it.

[Bara]

*nods*

yep.

[j delight]

actually, why is there women special channels? I can't find men special channels...but in any way, at least here, the Portuguese women special channel has 40% audience of men. As they put it, we can't understand women, so we try to learn in every opportunity we have to be curious about it.

There are guy TV channels in the U.S.  Is that what you're talking about?

I don't watch TV anyway.  Guess that makes me dangerous...

*returns to her Earl Grey*

[Solnath]

Speaking of hot, nice drinks, glowwine/Glühwein/glög, anyone?

[Delfos]

and Anis?

[Solnath]

Cannanis?

[Delfos]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_anise

[Solnath]

This is why I'm not a pedophile.