Hey so I've discovered how to become more of a tea person!
Problem: Tea is super bitter to me. Apparently this is a common experience much like tasting marmite. I had no idea I was having a different experience to other people and that other people don't get ill from drinking tea.
Solution: Shorter brewing times! I boil the water, pour it onto the tea bag, then take out the tea bag. Now I like it!
I only drink Earl Grey atm (which tastes wonderful to me), but I'm looking into other non-herbal caffeine-free teas that have citrusy flavours as well.
I'm drinking a cup or two a week atm and it's really nice. I also don't put milk in it (which is blasphemy in the UK!) which makes it much more pleasant for me as well. ^_^
Tea!
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Re: Tea!
ooooh, yeah! that's a great solution!corvabird wrote: ↑Sat 29 Oct, 2022, 8:42 amHey so I've discovered how to become more of a tea person!
Problem: Tea is super bitter to me. Apparently this is a common experience much like tasting marmite. I had no idea I was having a different experience to other people and that other people don't get ill from drinking tea.
Solution: Shorter brewing times! I boil the water, pour it onto the tea bag, then take out the tea bag. Now I like it!
I only drink Earl Grey atm (which tastes wonderful to me), but I'm looking into other non-herbal caffeine-free teas that have citrusy flavours as well.
I'm drinking a cup or two a week atm and it's really nice. I also don't put milk in it (which is blasphemy in the UK!) which makes it much more pleasant for me as well. ^_^
citrusy, hmmm. well, earl grey is citrusy because it's got bergamot added, so anything with bergamot or lemon added to it is probably gonna work.
you could also try adding a squeeze of lemon to regular decaf tea!
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Re: Tea!
I was going to try another bergamot tea but I can't remember what it was called atm XDInspectorCaracal wrote: ↑Sat 29 Oct, 2022, 2:22 pmooooh, yeah! that's a great solution!corvabird wrote: ↑Sat 29 Oct, 2022, 8:42 amHey so I've discovered how to become more of a tea person!
Problem: Tea is super bitter to me. Apparently this is a common experience much like tasting marmite. I had no idea I was having a different experience to other people and that other people don't get ill from drinking tea.
Solution: Shorter brewing times! I boil the water, pour it onto the tea bag, then take out the tea bag. Now I like it!
I only drink Earl Grey atm (which tastes wonderful to me), but I'm looking into other non-herbal caffeine-free teas that have citrusy flavours as well.
I'm drinking a cup or two a week atm and it's really nice. I also don't put milk in it (which is blasphemy in the UK!) which makes it much more pleasant for me as well. ^_^
citrusy, hmmm. well, earl grey is citrusy because it's got bergamot added, so anything with bergamot or lemon added to it is probably gonna work.
you could also try adding a squeeze of lemon to regular decaf tea!
But adding a squeeze of lemon is a good idea! I'll try that. ^_^
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