Welcome to tea
Welcome to tea
Welcome to the tea community. As the leading British Lemmy instance it is a disgrace that none of you stated this sooner.
So here we are for all tea needs - tea news, tea memes, tea recommendations and on and on.
Now for the difficult bit: I don't drink much tea. Not a slight on the nation's favourite brew, I just don't drink hot drinks beyond the occasional lukewarm chocolate. So if there's a safe pair of hands out there who loves a brew then let me know.
[USA] I've got a friend with a membership to a tea store so he gets unlimited tea. Whenever I go over he's got strange stuff to try. Just had a cinnamon "tea" that was super interesting. Are any of these non-tea teas actually GOOD, though?
For reference I'm a PG Tips man, converted by my UK colleagues.
Just had a cinnamon “tea” that was super interesting. Are any of these non-tea teas actually GOOD, though?
That depends on your criteria and it's always going to be subjective (unless you want health benefits and that kind of thing). So the key question is: did you enjoy it?
Tisanes? Or just C. sinensis?
Camellia sinensis only! Tisanes are for the weak of heart.
If you believe that is true, perhaps you would enjoy a tisane of Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis)? It's extremely bitter, as it's a good source of berberine. Let me know what you think. https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/herbs/huanglian https://www.americandragon.com/Individualherbsupdate/HuangLian.html
Not sure I understand the question but the former would fit, the latter... not so much.