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- casspa, on 01/22/2009, -1/+21I'm always up for switching up my morning coffee with some hot green tea.
- IcyWings8, on 01/22/2009, -0/+17It will grow on you if you make it right. Far too often I hear about people giving up on tea, and then I find out they were making it all wrong.
- MillionsLivio, on 01/23/2009, -0/+15I'm an avid tea drinker myself and have gotten most of my friends into it as well. I suggest checking out Adagio.com if you want to get into tea, great company and amazing tea that's cheap. Usually don't like plugging sites but they are one of the few companies along with Newegg that deserve it. If anyone wants a $5 gift certificate send me a shout with your email.
Regarding the whole antioxidant fad, yes real tea is very healthy, but the "sweet tea" that is sold in the vending machines is not, more corn syrup and flavoring than tea. If you want antioxidants get some rooibos, also known as "red" tea. It has about three times more antioxidants than green tea (some newer studies even claim much higher, but I'd wait for that to be tested before quoting). - Tomboys, on 01/23/2009, -1/+16I drink a ton of black tea but have never really like green tea. From the post I can see that I've always made it wrong.
- NeverGoHome, on 01/22/2009, -2/+14It's all about Jasmine.
- michaelpinto, on 01/23/2009, -0/+11My addiction is chilled Japanese green tea - my favorite brand is Tea's Tea (Pure Green) from Ito En.
- vitaminz1990, on 01/23/2009, -1/+12I ***** love green tea!
- crazlunatic, on 01/23/2009, -0/+10if you need to stay awake and use coffee, try this. works about 3x better than coffee and probably 3x healthier too
- archer104, on 01/23/2009, -0/+10source:
all the incredibly old and wise Chinese mutants - MillionsLivio, on 01/23/2009, -0/+10If you want a coffee replacement, black tea or yerba mate would be better.
- h3brew, on 01/22/2009, -0/+9I'm Sorry but I do not have coffee with my muffins, No sir only tea will do!
- EMFK, on 01/22/2009, -0/+7I love green tea and I agree with IcyWings---depends on how you make it.
- MillionsLivio, on 01/23/2009, -1/+8Ugh no, it's rather common knoweledge that green tea should be steeped with just below boiling water. Black, dark Oolongs, Rooibos, Yerba Mate, Pu Erh and herbal teas should be at boiling (212F). White, Green and light Oolongs below boiling (180F).
- wrzhydr, on 01/23/2009, -0/+53 sips and the 20oz is down. it's deliciously bad!
- EetFuk, on 01/22/2009, -3/+8Green tea also affects your hormones. Metabolical effects may be harmful and outweigh the alleged benfits, especially if you're still growing.
- inphu510n, on 01/23/2009, -0/+5The type of green tea that everyone is talking about is so mild and pleasant. I'm not exactly sure how people can dislike it's flavor.
I have a hunch the "Sobe Green Tea" crowd are the one's having a hard time with it.
If you want a green tea taste that's harder to acquire, try matcha green tea. It definitely takes some practice but it's SOOO much more pure than the crap that passes for green tea in the supermarkets. - bigfatphony19, on 01/23/2009, -2/+7Fake corn syrup filled Lipton sweetened citrus unhealthy green tea ftw.
- skoober, on 01/23/2009, -0/+5If you only drink tea with milk, you are not nearly enjoying its full potential.
Yorkshire tea FTW ! - Raiu, on 01/23/2009, -0/+5Green tea can definatley be something of an aquired taste for most. It was for me. Didn't enjoy the taste at all, but I couldn't ignore the massive amount of health benefits. So I eased into it slowly. After doing some reading I found an article similar to this and found out how wrong I was doing it. After making those changes it really improved the taste.
- AmnesiacJack, on 01/23/2009, -0/+5Since this might be the only tea article I get get to see on digg I'm excited to find out what other tea drinks think of Sleepytime tea.
*now my tea background*
I've tried lot's of tea growing up (I got addicted cause my father used to have a cup every morning so I reveled in stealing as many sips as I could, he always made it better than I ever figured out to) but never could enjoy green tea. After reading that guide I can see some of the things I have tried were wrong so maybe I'll give green another go. Is there any thing you all recommend adding to green tea to enhance its flavor? - bonecandy, on 01/23/2009, -2/+7I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of Americans believe green tea is SUPPOSED to taste bitter because they never make it correctly.
- JRjJ106, on 01/23/2009, -0/+5Tea for you, Tea for me.
Tea for two, Tea for three. - mhummel, on 01/23/2009, -0/+5How quaint! The rebellious colonists have discovered tea. Pity they serve it in massive paper cups so it tastes like they dredged the leaves from the harbour in Boston.
- archer104, on 01/23/2009, -0/+3Even though it might not even be real green tea, I like the Arizona Green Tea in those (light green?) bottles. It makes me float along, snickering at the earth dwellers with their fat children. La lal lallalalla...
what? oh...
I should try loose leaf though. For now I like Bigelow green tea bags. - baker1181, on 01/23/2009, -1/+4Somewhat off topic, but anyone notice this was his first post. I loved the article, but he/she is possibly the luckiest person to have the first post reach the front page of digg. The about page is still set to the wordpress default.
Besides that odd coincidence, great article, my tips would be add a little sugar to your first few cups. - isuisorisuaint, on 01/23/2009, -0/+3put 'tea' in title
get dugg - tuX0r01, on 01/23/2009, -0/+3Tea FTW!
- T8erT0T, on 01/23/2009, -0/+3Yerba mate all the way.
- AndyLocoweed, on 01/23/2009, -1/+4I've loved green tea since I was about 6 and had it at a Sushi bar. That's also where I fell in love with smoked salmon.
Good times.
FYI: Stay away from commercial vendors with "blends". For cheap, decent green tea you can get at WalMart I recommend Liptons Pure Green Tea. - MacEnvy, on 01/23/2009, -0/+3Tea, Earl Grey, hot.
- uclaith, on 01/23/2009, -0/+3metabolical... hehe
- MacroDaemon, on 01/23/2009, -0/+3I'll throw in a recommendation of peppermint tea. It's got a strong taste, but it's great.
It's best if you grow your own peppermint though, which isn't too hard to do. - greenchipmunk, on 01/23/2009, -0/+3Good article, except for the Teavana plug at the end. Teavana charges way too much for the quality of teas that they are selling. If you want to start somewhere with teas, go to Adagio.com. They have great prices, fantastic selection, and even offer inexpensive samples so you can try all the different types of teas without committing to huge tins of each one. I am not affiliated with Adagio, but they are definitely a company that I can thoroughly support.
- MillionsLivio, on 01/23/2009, -1/+4Not exactly, they all come from the same plant. I'm a little annoyed that everyone is hyping green tea in particular in this antioxidant fad, as all tea has almost as much, if not more than green tea. White tea has more antioxidants as it is the least processed. But if you really are into it for the antioxidants, look into rooibos and honeybush as I said above. Explore all teas and enjoy them for what they are, not just for the health benefits.
- archer104, on 01/23/2009, -0/+3bacon
- madin, on 01/23/2009, -0/+3For all fans of green tea I can definitely recommend trying yellow tea! And for those who don't like green tea I can also recommend yellow tea ;). It's tase is a lot milder.
- mr_ziy, on 01/23/2009, -0/+2I suggest to buy the Blueberry and Green tea from Trader Joe's. Actually tastes pretty good!
- vagarach, on 01/23/2009, -0/+2Try some gyokuro green tea brewed by someone who knows how--sweet and without any bitterness, definitely the king of green tea!
- LegomanArt, on 01/23/2009, -0/+2I think you've had enough.
- inactive, on 01/23/2009, -0/+2The best flavor enhancer IMO is the roasted brown rice blended in the Japanese style Genmaicha. Yum! No sugar needed, it's bad for you anyway.
- inactive, on 01/23/2009, -1/+3Try buying actual Asian green tea, not the bland American versions you find at your local supermarket. (Any loose leaf variety is usually a safe bet.) Real green tea is ***** delicious.
- Gwydion, on 01/23/2009, -0/+2Aren't all tea leaves from the same leaf(Camellia sinensis). So wouldn't they, for the most part, have the same benefits?
- MillionsLivio, on 01/23/2009, -0/+2Sugar distorts the subtleties of the flavor, no thanks.
- inquebiss, on 01/23/2009, -0/+2True, the Chinese boil their water for green tea, but they let it cool to about 180 before they steep. Japanese do the same, but they let it cool to about 160 for senchas since there is a higher lever of catechins. Experts say that boiling first helps to "oxygenate" the water, though I"m not really sure what that means or if it actually helps the flavor.
- inactive, on 01/23/2009, -0/+2I love the Arizona Green Tea (diet) too.
I always have a few gallons in my fridge. It's pretty much all I drink. - inactive, on 01/23/2009, -0/+2If your not into super sweet desserts, green tea ice cream is amazing as well.
- inquebiss, on 01/23/2009, -0/+2I'm not sure why you're getting buried, since some greens have more caffeine than blacks.
- michaelrsa, on 01/23/2009, -0/+2Growing up in South Africa, I can tell you that tea is all you drank in the morning, they say the English drink a lot of tea, they haven't got a thing on us. It's all black tea though, can't say I ever took a fancy to green tea, teas just not tea without milk for me I'm afraid.
- inactive, on 01/23/2009, -0/+2Very good article. Asians are smarter than the white man.
- dhughes, on 01/23/2009, -0/+2 Yes, it's possible.
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