Jun. 4th, 2022 12:48 am
experiments in tea #0: supermarket teabags
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scientistsinistralSo, after the revelation that 'Tea is Good, Actually', I started by using what was already in my house from other members of my family: teabags from the supermarket.
First was PG Tips Original, which I drunk with quite a bit of milk and sugar. It cemented the view that Tea is Good Actually, especially with milk and sugar. (Turns out, not a fan of the tannins.)
I also don't have pictures of this, but I tried a Twinings Green Tea teabag, which I made the grave mistake of adding milk to and combined with the fact that green tea definitely is an acquired taste for me, I ended up chucking a third of the cup down the sink. Lessons definitely learned there.
But then I read about about the microplastics in teabags (less of an issue as manufacturers think about it and switch to plastic free alternatives, but still there) and the fact that the fannings used in them are what's left after the good leaves have been taken out for loose leaf. Which then put me on a Google search for loose leaf tea.
I do still drink from those PG Tips bags if I want something quick in between my more lengthy experiments in tea (more details to come), and... it's serviceable, but it's definitely an acceptance that this is more on the instant coffee side of tea. It's not the best, but it's there when you need it. And it's still pretty good with milk and sweetener.
Tune in next time for the start of the loose leaf adventures!
First was PG Tips Original, which I drunk with quite a bit of milk and sugar. It cemented the view that Tea is Good Actually, especially with milk and sugar. (Turns out, not a fan of the tannins.)
I also don't have pictures of this, but I tried a Twinings Green Tea teabag, which I made the grave mistake of adding milk to and combined with the fact that green tea definitely is an acquired taste for me, I ended up chucking a third of the cup down the sink. Lessons definitely learned there.
But then I read about about the microplastics in teabags (less of an issue as manufacturers think about it and switch to plastic free alternatives, but still there) and the fact that the fannings used in them are what's left after the good leaves have been taken out for loose leaf. Which then put me on a Google search for loose leaf tea.
I do still drink from those PG Tips bags if I want something quick in between my more lengthy experiments in tea (more details to come), and... it's serviceable, but it's definitely an acceptance that this is more on the instant coffee side of tea. It's not the best, but it's there when you need it. And it's still pretty good with milk and sweetener.
Tune in next time for the start of the loose leaf adventures!
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