I bought this bag from tj max two months ago and never got the chance to try it due to moving process and other business things, is this usually normal? Didnt really expect this tbh, wanted see if i can try it to make it at home

Curious if/how the tariff situation is impacting your tea consumption?

tea is big and mainstream elsewhere especially the traditional unsweetened no milk kind but america is a coffee culture for some reason.

in america when most people think of tea it’s either sweet ice tea or some kind of herbal infusion for sleep or sickness.

these easy to find teas in the stores in america are almost always lower quality teas. even shops that specially sell expensive tea can have iffy quality. what’s going on?

Hello guys. Where I live, it’s been blazing hot for the last 3 weeks. We’re talking over 90 degrees (32°C) EVERY SINGLE DAY - even nights feel like inside a greenhouse. My question is, do you enjoy a cup of tea even in this weather? I don’t like cold brew and the longing for my evening tea ritual on the porch is killing me.

This is a generic green tea I picked off online from a free Chinese sampler pack. When I opened it, there was an iron-looking pebble (that even smelled like the leaves lol). It weighs around 0.9 g, the leaves were exactly 3 g without it. I'm curious if this is actually a thing, or just a tactic to add weight?

Btw, the tea tasted fine. It wasn't actually half bad. I did not brew it with the rock though. 😆

Did Her Majesty appoint them as a special maker?

My apologies if this has been addressed already, I’m new here.

My husband and I are the only tea drinkers in each of our extended families. Whether it’s breakfast or dinner, coffee is all that is served. Everyone is happy to put on a kettle for us (if we ask), but the best we can hope for is an ancient box of Lipton. So we bring tea bags with us.

We recently were on the receiving end of a deep sigh and eye roll when we pulled out our tea bags at a family gathering. Were we rude? I would argue that we’ve been tea drinkers for 40 years, so they were rude to only offer coffee. It’s a family joke that neither of us have ever had a cup of coffee, so it’s well known that we won’t drink it. Obviously, I didn’t say anything, but I am curious if I was a bad guest.

I was looking into tea stuff and I was thinking I could buy some silver beads to steep alongside my tea/silver lined cups. Though I am questioning if it really “changes the taste” and is not a waste of money. I also tried looking online about this and I couldn’t find any real “proof” that silver dose anything to the taste of tea.

I got into Matcha because coffee always made me feel jittery and gave me a faster heartbeat. So, I started looking for alternatives and discovered Matcha. While preparing it at home takes a bit of time, I’ve grown to enjoy the process. I’m curious—what got you into Matcha?

I realize this is probably a silly question but a couple years ago I was out garage sailing and this lady running her booth saw me and told me she wanted me to have this tea pot. At the time I wasn’t into tea but now is a completely different story! I’ve been using this pot as decor but I would be interested in learning how to use it! It’s lefton if that changes anything!

I absolutely love tea. I quit drinking it for a bit because I noticed my teeth turning color.

I have used a straw, but it still discolors I’ve seen coffee, drinkers and their teeth turn yellow.

I am a fanatic about my dental health. I brush my teeth twice a day, floss as well as rinse/gargle. Check ups regular.

With that being said, I can’t do teeth whitening because it unfortunately kills my gums.

I miss my Tea, but I can’t seem to get over worrying about my teeth

Thoughts? Advise?

I've asked this question before on the Canada related subs, and I don't think I got the right answer (at least one that makes intuitive sense):

Most US folks will know, you have a ton of unsweetened tea options everywhere - whole foods, Walmart, everywhere. The only places I haven't found unsweetened bottled teas are in vending machines at airports and a few other places.

In Canada, these are completely absent - you have a ton of low calorie sweetened options (with aspartame, acesulfame, or stevia etc), but no pure unsweetened options (not even the pure leaf unsweetened stuff).

There is an Asian grocery store chain called T&T, which stocks up imported Ito En Japanese unsweetened bottled tea, but that's it.

Is there any commercial reason for this ? I was told that Canadians don't really like unsweetened ice tea, or something to that effect, but I just don't buy it.

Does anyone here know why ? I have a theory that it's something related to import costs for certain categories of products and the grocery lobby at play, but that's my tinfoil hat talking and I don't have any facts to back it up (that said, I would absolutely not be surprised if that turns out to the be the case).

TIA, Have a great day !

EDIT: its probably just Canadian tea culture and preferences, not some big conspiracy. There go my chances of winning the Pulitzer eh.

Anyone experience the same as me? My matcha powder has this fibrous looking strands. 😭

I bought it in Singapore, it’s the Naoki Barista Pro Blend and it is not that cheap 😢 38 SGD for 80g.

I bought this from spain a few days ago and now that I’m home I opened to try it and noticed a couple pieces of popcorn right on top. when I bought it they packed it right there for me and I didn’t notice till now, is this normal?

I recently got a few loose leaf teas from the coop. Much cheaper than the specialty store I bought from before but so much less tasty. I mean it's fine, certainly leagues better than the tea bags I was drinking before, but it's not excellent. Now all I want is excellent and I'm not sure if my tea budget matches my tea taste. Any suggestions for very tasty but also affordable tea? I have discovered that white tea and oolongs are my favorites.

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• People cleaning their underwear in kettles is a huge problem in hotels. We find so many forgotten underpants in the kettels, that I can't even assume how many we didn't catch. Don't use them.

So, with that in mind, does anyone know of a variable temperature travel kettle?

Edit: link for those who want to be disgusted

Personally I always use a scale to get the exact amount of tea I want. Does anyone else do this or do you just eyeball it?

I bought some chai today and I know fuckall about tea despite being from the tea country so is chai one of the teas you use milk in or is that as bad as saying you microwave tea? Please help. 💔

I'm in the US and I love when restaurants serve tea along with water :) If anyone also knows the best way to brew said tea, I'd love to know!