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Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts) Fri Feb 24, 2012, 11:36 AM Feb 2012

A good cup of tea [View all]

A good cup of tea must be made with boiled water. Not microwaved, not hot. Boiled.

It should also never be served in a paper or styrofoam cup. Never!

Also, the serving of iced-tea should be a flogging offence.

I'm glad to get this off my chest, and I hope I've educated some people today.

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A good cup of tea [View all] Ron Obvious Feb 2012 OP

And once you have had tea in China, you will never use a bag again siligut Feb 2012 #1

Agreed! Ron Obvious Feb 2012 #4

I have had some very good tea in Victoria BC and London siligut Feb 2012 #6

Loved the Empress... Ron Obvious Feb 2012 #24

Have you tried driving to Port Angeles and then taking the ferry? siligut Feb 2012 #32

Yeah, but that's the one I described as Checkpoint Charlie Ron Obvious Feb 2012 #33

Agreed, depending on where you are in China. geardaddy Feb 2012 #5

I agree, the tea is very important, but it is the whole experience that makes it extra special siligut Feb 2012 #8

Tea bags have improved Major Nikon Feb 2012 #18

Coffee is better. HappyMe Feb 2012 #2

Boiled water is the same ... surrealAmerican Feb 2012 #3

Not the same in the microwave Sanity Claws Feb 2012 #9

It sounds to me like the main difference is ... surrealAmerican Feb 2012 #12

It can happen although it's rare Major Nikon Feb 2012 #20

That doesn't always happen and there's an easy fix Major Nikon Feb 2012 #19

I quite like snapple limpyhobbler Feb 2012 #7

I am also very fussy about tea Sanity Claws Feb 2012 #10

Yes, green teas definitely need to be steeped at lower temperatures Major Nikon Feb 2012 #11

Respectfully, iced tea is the antidote to Southern ennui. nolabear Feb 2012 #13

Tung Ting Oolong tea geardaddy Feb 2012 #14

And if you don't like sugar, GoneOffShore Feb 2012 #15

True Brit, eh??? elleng Feb 2012 #16

I am not a true Brit even though my heritage is English, RebelOne Feb 2012 #27

Couldn't pass up a thread with such a British-sounding title! LeftishBrit Feb 2012 #17

Actually green tea your make with water that is hot but not boiling. Otherwise it ends up bitter. applegrove Feb 2012 #21

If this is coffee, then please-bring me some tea. pokerfan Feb 2012 #22

But 6 lbs. 4 oz. of Lipton Instant Tea makes 9 1/2 GALLONS of iced tea! trof Feb 2012 #23

Alright then.. Ron Obvious Feb 2012 #25

Boo hi$$!! Dude111 Mar 2012 #34

Mmmmm, jasmine tea---black, not green. Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #26

Loose leaf is the best. Neoma Feb 2012 #28

You must never have spent summer in Washington DC or points south LiberalEsto Feb 2012 #29

Found a great tea shop Diana Prince Feb 2012 #30

Sounds like the shop in Edmonds HeiressofBickworth Feb 2012 #31

So for those of us who can't get to China OriginalGeek Mar 2012 #35