I love coffee, french roast.. I have a cup of tea at night on occasion, and am a fan of aged Earl gray and something the afghani restaurant deems 'sheer shay', which is made of rose petals, cardamom, oolong and some secret ingredients I am not quite sure of their nature.. in a word heavenly..
I just decided on 'flowering tea' as per video above, let me know if you have tried them, and which flavor you like most and why..
I like earl gray because like the french roast, it doesn't have a cloying after taste and it is pleasing to the taste buds...
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the closest thing to sheer shay if you wish to try it is this, I am not sure they have it in England, but if you have amazon.com, I am sure you can get it from them--
you get a six pack for the price -- it is weaker than the afghan version and not as robust but still satisfying... nonetheless nothing steals the stage from aged earl, not even lady earl
halal and organic and nothing beats it.....
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I will look out for that kind of tea, Skye. We have several African, Pakistani/Indian and Asian specialist shops around, perhaps it's worth looking there.
Personally I don't like Earl Grey much. It tastes too 'soapy' for my liking.
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soapy? how do you mean? did you try aged earl from Numi?
tastes are certainly different I can respect that
I know the brits are particular about their tea, I remember once when I was in England I asked for a cup of tea and this woman brought it with milk in it, I was really disgusted and I asked her to take it back. Well she was annoyed (like I was supposed to specify that in advance) -- she goes 'You want your tea black?' with such distaste as if I had asked her for moon shine in a brown paper bag so I can drink it on a street corner...
Normally people ask you if you want something on your tea, I thought it was sort of a given that it should come black unless you specify otherwise? that was funny...
I had a few more cultural clashes but it was a good thing that it took me a few days to acquisce to the accent....
Like trying to stop a cabbie once and these people were appalled that I just got in.. and were yelling some obscenties, as it turns out, there is a line you are supposed to stand in.. England is strange, but I guess in some places in the U.S like timesquare and airports there is a line to stand in-- who knew...
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Of course when in England you must drink your tea with milk! What were you thinking, Skye??!
Perhaps you are better off asking for a pot of tea ... that way you get an empty cup, a full teapot and milk and sugar - and you can mix and match all those ingredients as you wish.
Back in my German days I used to drink tea black, with a little lemon and sugar, but after 19 years in the UK the milky tea thing has grown on me. (Although I still prefer coffee)
Talking about stange tea customs, I was visiting two Pakistani ladies across the road recently.
The auntie is an elderly lady, and not very well. Whilst we were chatting the niece (who speaks very broken English and relies on her aunt for explanations and translations) made tea.
She brought me a cup of tea (with milk, of course), but the tea bag was still in it (which I thought was strange). The aunt noticed and told her in no uncertain terms to take the teabag out for me.
(I was very polite and tried to look as if it was the most normal thing to have your teabag fished out by somebody else! )
Peace glo
Here I stand.
I can do no other.
May God help me.
Amen.
Come, let us worship and bow down •
and kneel before the Lord our Maker
[Psalm 95]
yeah ppl here leave tea bags in because it makes it stronger.. I prefer my tea light myself because I hardly put any sugar in it half a tea spoon is how I like it..
if you put too much sugar or leave the tea bag for too long then it upsets the balance of how I personally like it.. I hate things with after taste, and my own personal habits are odd, I prefer to wash the cups myself which makes for embarrassing situations in people's houses -- because if I detect any scent in the cup, I'll not drink it, and in restaurants I usually ask for my tea and coffee to go right on the table (I am working on that) but I detest odor of any sort and I am not certain of the hygiene habits of other people ....
but my friend from grad school used to leave tea bags in her tea (she is from Punjab) she made excellent tea... too bad I am not a big tea drinker.. but I am slowly coming around.. all I need now is a big shawl and a cat so I can settle into a particular typecast
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People have all sorts of preferences when it comes to tea ...
I sometimes help with the refreshments at our church, and there is a lady who asks for a cup of hot water and a teabag, and then literally dips the teabag for about a second into the hot water and whips it out again. I find that so funny!
My boss at work on the other hand likes her tea really strong. She puts two teabags in and leaves it to stew for about 10 minutes ...
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but my friend from grad school used to leave tea bags in her tea (she is from Punjab) she made excellent tea... too bad I am not a big tea drinker.. but I am slowly coming around.. all I need now is a big shawl and a cat so I can settle into a particular typecast
Don't forget to take up knitting. I can teach you!
Peace glo
Here I stand.
I can do no other.
May God help me.
Amen.
Come, let us worship and bow down •
and kneel before the Lord our Maker
[Psalm 95]
People have all sorts of preferences when it comes to tea ...
I sometimes help with the refreshments at our church, and there is a lady who asks for a cup of hot water and a teabag, and then literally dips the teabag for about a second into the hot water and whips it out again. I find that so funny!
My boss at work on the other hand likes her tea really strong. She puts two teabags in and leaves it to stew for about 10 minutes ...
The only thing I like to pair any hot drink with is a glass of cold water.. I must have both together and that is one habit I really don't foresee being able to get rid of. I feel physiological anguish if I can't take a sip of each simultaneously especially in the morning...
Don't forget to take up knitting. I can teach you!
I can knit very basic things in a square but I don't know how to close.. I like to be self-sufficient, but I don't see that, that is a skill I am really going to need? who knows.. My aunt has a friend who can knit anything without the need to attach things separately, sounds too complicated for me to even comprehend, I have a wonderful bell sleeve sweater coat that doesn't have a single seam that she has made for me, and it has three layers of bell sleeves like a blooming flower.. . Masha'Allah she is incredibly talented...
nonetheless, if you really want to help find something, I'd like to purchase a cape the quality they had in the old days in navy or gray (wool of course but not the rough kind, something in Alpaca or cashmere or soft wool in general)-- then I'd be much obliged!
even if you can put me in touch with a good seamstress ......
thanks
all the best
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that was funny...
England is strange, but I guess in some places in the U.S like timesquare and airports there is a line to stand in-- who knew...
but my friend from grad school used to leave tea bags in her tea (she is from Punjab) she made excellent tea... too bad I am not a big tea drinker.. but I am slowly coming around.. all I need now is a big shawl and a cat so I can settle into a particular typecast
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