Misaki_Chi wrote...
That image made me really happy to see, I need to re-read that series at some point.
OT: I use to enjoy black chai tea quite a bit, but I don't do well with a lot of caffeine so it's been a while since I've had any.
Currently I really enjoy herbal tea's and good green tea is also enjoyable. My favorite herbal tea's are ginger/lemon since I have a sensitive stomach, cinnamon apple tea which is awesome on cold nights, and a peppermint tea my boyfriend had at his place over the holidays and have recently been hooked on.
There's also a mango peach flavored tea that looks really interesting so next time I'm at the store I want to get some.
I want to start trying loose leaf tea at some point since I got an awesome Japanese tea set from my family last holiday and have yet to use it.
Once you try loose leaf tea, I swear, you'll be hard-pressed to go back to bagged. You get to control the intensity of flavor more and they generally taste "fresher" to me, which is hard to describe but basically the flavor isn't, uh, dusty? Idk, it's like the difference between instant and brewed coffee. They just taste different.
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Holoofyoistu wrote...
mtlrpzkpfw wrote...
Holoofyoistu wrote...
i love green tea, and i go to san fran four times a year to buy it in bulk from a tea house that has amazing tea.
What's the name of the tea house? I gotta stop by sometime.
Its called lovejoy's, my youngest sister worked there when she lived in the city, and i started buying my tea in bulk from them because she got me a discount, after she went to college, i kept going back, and now the manager gives me free food whenever i come in to buy tea
That's awsome. Thanks for the info.
Lovejoy's is great for indie blends. You might want to try Ten Ren, too, if you're looking for more "Asian"/less boutique-y tea (located in Cupertino and in San Francisco's Chinatown). Just either bring a friend who speaks Chinese or know exactly what you're going in for so as to avoid surprises ("Wait, that tea costs HOW MUCH?!").
OT: I prefer hojicha if I can get it, made 1.5 times stronger than directions state and maybe with some honey or mixed with barley tea. Otherwise sencha and jasmine are good, too.