2dimes wrote:Just something I'm curious about. Vote, discuss, that sort of thing.
There are so many kinds of camellia teas (black/green/oolong/white/etc ), as well as near-infinite herbal teas and tisanes. The many variables of preparation and service should also be taken into account... This poll is far too simplistic.
I like tea. I like that "other tea" (Rooibos). I have a blend that includes the rarer "green" rooibos that is labeled "Key West." I like herb teas (especiall mint). I have a blend of organic mint tea at work as well.
Speaking of which have you heard that joke ....
Two British explorers were stranded in the dry wastes of Australia. There they wandered, dying of thirst. Suddenly they discovered an oasis. There were tents and locals and everything. "Welcome to the Oasis of Kindness," they were told. "Do you have any tea," they asked. (Obviously British ...) "Our tea is made from the pressed hides of the Koala." The explorers thought about that for a moment but they decided tea is tea. One of them discovered lumps in his tea and he complained. "Of course there are lumps in the tea," he was told. "Everyone knows ..."