tea

[redbird]

Via yonmei, a Friday Five I actually have something to say about.


1. Are you a tea drinker?
Yes.

2. Which do you prefer: English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Black Tea, or Green Tea?
English breakfast is a black tea. I prefer Ceylon Breakfast, pure Assam, Irish breakfast, or PG tips, but English breakfast is fine. So are some flavored teas, like vanilla, cinnamon, or mango. I'm not an Earl Grey drinker.

3. What is your favorite herbal tea?
By default, Bigelow's orange-and-spice

4. Do you take ice in your cold tea?
Usually, but I tend to put ice in a lot of cold drinks.

5. Have you ever had Sweet Tea?
If I understand the question correctly, no. Never even heard of it. If this means, do I put sugar in my tea, yes I do, and milk as well, when drinking black (Indian-style) teas. Not in oolongs. Edited based on Minnehaha's info: Sure. I usually sweeten my iced tea.

Comments

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

"Sweet Tea" is a Southern staple. It doesn't surprise me that a New Yorker has never heard of it.

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[redbird]

Okay, but what is it?

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Sweetened ice-tea (no one ever claimed it was interesting.

Random sweet tea recipe from Google:

http://www.grits.com/tea.htm

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[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Here's another recipe:

http://www.foodtv.com/recipes/re-c1/0,6255,17870,00.html

Who knew there were so many weird variants...

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