Green Tea

[Alice]

I love green tea!!!

I can't seem to get enough! And it's healthy too?! Wow!

Let's hear it up for green tea! Post about your love of green tea, about how healthy it is... basically anything to do with green tea!

[Doubleshadow]

I love green tea, and I really love green tea ice cream. In fact, I have a box of green tea sitting immediately next to my computers tower.

[Kezu-Chan]

I had this Lipton Green Tea once. It was all metal flavored and gross. >.< However! I like Arizona's green tea with Honey or Ginseg! (spelling?)

Yeah, I don't really know if I like it or not.

[Anna Mae]

I like green tea, but we usually don't have it around the house, so...

[Uriah]

I had this Lipton Green Tea once. It was all metal flavored and gross. >.< However! I like Arizona's green tea with Honey or Ginseg! (spelling?)

Yeah, I don't really know if I like it or not.

Lipton tea isn't real...
Japanese Green tea is really good. But oolong tea is my favorite, in the morning, anyway.

[termyt]

I had this Lipton Green Tea once. It was all metal flavored and gross. >.< However! I like Arizona's green tea with Honey or Ginseg! (spelling?)

Yeah, I don't really know if I like it or not.

Me, too - but who wouldn't? It's got so much sugar in it, it's hard not to like.

Green tea by itself is full of anti-oxydents, which, this month, are really good for you.

[dragonshimmer]

I like the taste of green tea, but I can't drink it nor can I take any vitamins or supplements with green tea extract in it.

It makes me severely sick at the stomach and violently ill. If I were to drink it, I had better plan on being home and unable to eat anything for the rest of the day.

It's sad, really because it's good for you, I like the smell and I really like the taste.

[ShiroiHikari]

I like green tea but I mostly drink it in the winter. However, that bottled Arizona stuff is pretty good and I get that once in a while.

[agasfas]

I occasionally drink green tea. Though I usually like to drink it cold and with a bit of honey. I have a tendency of not letting things cool down before drinking them so in result I've burned my mouth quite a bit.

About that healthy thing, yeah... I've been reading studies that show that EGCG, which is in green tea can help inhibit the growth of cancer cells. Pretty cool stuff. But yeah, green tea is alright. I was actually talking to a friend about it a few days ago; go figure.

Edit: Oh, Oolong tea with honey is also pretty good.

[meboeck]

I don't like any kind of tea, but I like green tea the least. I tried different brands, but I just can't stand it.

[shooraijin]

I just drink ... tea. Fashionable teas annoy me in the same way that *anything* fashionable annoys me, and there's a trendy vibe coming off green tea.

Nothing beats a nice cup of English Breakfast. I don't like coffee, or even hot chocolate, but I enjoy a nice cup of regular old black tea.

[Bobtheduck]

Well, the only difference between Earl Grey and Green Tea is that Green Tea isn't aged... All tea that is actually tea is the same thing. Green Tea, Earl Grey, and a few other varieties based on how it's treated... Green Tea is the best for you because it's not aged or anything... It's all the same tea, though... Herbal teas are not teas at all. I only drink Mint... I don't like real tea...

[Alice]

I just drink ... tea. Fashionable teas annoy me in the same way that *anything* fashionable annoys me, and there's a trendy vibe coming off green tea.

Nothing beats a nice cup of English Breakfast. I don't like coffee, or even hot chocolate, but I enjoy a nice cup of regular old black tea.

I admit it sounds trendy, but it's not trendy for the chinese to drink it. So why can't I drink it in a non-trendy manner? ^^

I admit, I wanted to start drinking it when I read that drinking it after meals can help you lose weight (or not gain weight anyway).

But I love the taste so much I'd probably drink it even if it wasn't healthy.

My mom drinks the "regular" kind of tea. I just prefer this.

I only drink Mint... I don't like real tea...

I just got some mint tea today. It's wonderful.

[agasfas]

I've never tried mint. I can't imagine having mint in a tea. To me, when I think mint, I think toothpaste, gum or mouthwash...

Though it's probably not fair for me to knock it unless I've tried it.

[kazekami]

Green tea is the best!!! I have loose leaf. I have Genmaicha, Sencha, and Dragonwell. So yummy. And green tea ice cream is my favorite. =)

[EireWolf]

I love green tea. I don't care for the black stuff. My fave is Tazo Lotus (a decaf green tea with a slightly flowery flavor) and Tazo China Green Tips (caffeinated, very smooth and tasty).

[kazekami]

I've never tried mint. I can't imagine having mint in a tea. To me, when I think mint, I think toothpaste, gum or mouthwash...

Though it's probably not fair for me to knock it unless I've tried it.

Mint tea is really nice. It's more of a herb tea though. It has a plesent aroma. =D

[kazekami]

I've never tried mint. I can't imagine having mint in a tea. To me, when I think mint, I think toothpaste, gum or mouthwash...

Though it's probably not fair for me to knock it unless I've tried it.

Mint tea is really nice. It's more of a herb tea though. It has a plesent aroma. =D

I'm a tea adict. I like some black teas and I also like this african tea my friend game me. It looks like coffee grounds. Loose tea is my friend.

[shooraijin]

Well, the only difference between Earl Grey and Green Tea is that Green Tea isn't aged... All tea that is actually tea is the same thing. Green Tea, Earl Grey, and a few other varieties based on how it's treated... Green Tea is the best for you because it's not aged or anything... It's all the same tea, though... Herbal teas are not teas at all. I only drink Mint... I don't like real tea...

I'm aware of that, but I'm not sure I subscribe to green tea being better for you than regular tea (there's not a whole lot more than anecdotal evidence either way). Regardless, they may have *started* as the same tea leaves, but they didn't finish that way, and I just prefer plain old black tea. I don't hate green tea, but I like my tea black and strong enough to taste the tannin in it.

[kazekami]

heh heh. Everyone likes something different. =D. I like Eral Grey. I like the smell of the tea leaves. Before I was spoiled with loose leaf i treid several brands and I noticed that different brands are good or bad with their tea bag mixture. I think it was celestrial seasons with the worst Eral Grey. I also like Irish Breakfast and English Breakfast. I dislike Darjeerling.

[shooraijin]

heh heh. Everyone likes something different. =D. I like Eral Grey. I like the smell of the tea leaves. Before I was spoiled with loose leaf i treid several brands and I noticed that different brands are good or bad with their tea bag mixture. I think it was celestrial seasons with the worst Eral Grey. I also like Irish Breakfast and English Breakfast. I dislike Darjeerling.

Ach, Celestial Seasons. Please, I'm nauseous already.

I just keep Lipton tea bags usually in my larder, but my mom got me some Twining teas and those are lovely.

[Debitt]

I used to down a couple water bottles worth of cold green tea a day when school was in. Now, not so much. ^^;

[~Natsumi Lam~]

Love it... the only tea i drink.

~NL~

[kazekami]

Ach, Celestial Seasons. Please, I'm nauseous already.

I just keep Lipton tea bags usually in my larder, but my mom got me some Twining teas and those are lovely.

Twining was what I usually bought before my loose leaf days. I only bought that nasty stuff once at the University dorm late night mini mart. Whoever decided to stock it was not on my good list. Twining teas are awsome, except for the Darjeerling which I didn't like. They have a nice selection of good black teas.

My grandparents have lipton and Bigalow teas. My side of the cabnet is a variety of loose leaf. I think I have 10 different teas.

[Kiba-kun]

i want to try it really bad but i cant find it anywhere. but then again i never look for tea often

[Alice]

I used to down a couple water bottles worth of cold green tea a day when school was in. Now, not so much. ^^]
Then I assume you know what I mean, at least.

Ach, Celestial Seasons. Please, I'm nauseous already.

*resists the urge to chant a certain brand name, to torment Shooraijin. >: )

Actually I drink some off brand. It's decaf, that's what matters to me. ^^

[agasfas]

What about Brisk, the tea that's in a can. Does that count as real tea? I love that stuff. I mean, I could always put like green food dye to make it "green tea" (well technically)

*drinks can* "That's brisk baby!"

[shooraijin]

My grandparents have lipton and Bigalow teas.

Ah, that reminds me of something posted to rec.humor.funny.reruns sometime ago:

> >Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny.reruns
> >From: ms0p+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Gordon Shapiro)
> >Subject: I Love Lemon... Not
> >Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2000 19:20:00 PST
>
> Here's the transcript of my recent communication to Bigelow, inspired
> by a sampling of their atrocious "I Love Lemon Herb Tea".
>
> ------------------------------------------------
>
>
> Dear Sirs,
>
> I am writing to complain about the performance of one of your products,
> to wit: Bigelow I Love Lemon Herb Tea. Having recently sampled said
> item in a culinary context, I am convinced that it is the most
> unappealing, tasteless, and unprofessional tea I have ever encountered.
>
> Each teabag is enveloped in a package that reads "A year-round
> valentine for everyone who really loves lemon." Well, I happen to be
> an ardent enthusiast for that particular flavor, and I can assure you
> that this alleged tea tastes less like lemon than most electric home
> appliances. The only way this substance could be considered a
> "year-round valentine" is by taking the meaning of "valentine" as "a
> heart," which, if left out in the open for a year, would be encrusted
> with congealed blood and covered with small, creeping insects.
>
> This tea breaks all previously-conceived boundaries of the concept
> bland. It invokes in the drinker a level of excitement usually
> associated with shoelace collections or counting one's own armpit
> hairs. I notice that the tea is classified as as "Herb Tea" rather
> than an "Herbal Tea," and that Herb has traditionally been a name
> denoting banal, tedious people. Another tumbler of the Bigelow
> corporate lock falls into place.
>
> The outer wrapper of the teabag - whose taste may be compared favorably
> to that of the tea itself - is colored yellow. One may conjecture that
> this represents some twisted attempt to conjure associations with other
> objects that R.C. Bigelow, Inc. regards as the paradigm of tastiness,
> such as fire hydrants, old math textbooks, and yield signs. A quick
> glance at the packages of some of your other herbal tea products
> confirms our suspicions. One tea package depicts a small cat,
> playfully clawing a ball or mouse or small child, while your
> propagandistic legend assures us the paragon of beverages is contained
> within. What sort of baldfaced nonsequitor is this? The only thing a
> cat and tea have in common is that one dislikes being immersed in the
> other. Clearly, your marketing skills are equivalent to your prowess
> at teamaking, which is probably on level with the cat's.
>
> In short, I find I Love Lemon Herb Tea a thoroughly detestable product,
> and recommend changing its name to I Used To Love Lemon Until I Drank
> This Herb Tea. In view of its exceeding worthlessness as a viable
> drink, it is difficult not to inductively extend this condemnation to
> include the entire product line of R.C. Bigelow, Inc. However, if I
> were sent a free sample of each of your other tea products, I might be
> able to constrain my loathing to this particular specimen, and not
> gallop through the streets of Pittsburgh howling obscenities about your
> company and your activities, which, as you know, it exceedingly
> deleterious to healthy public relations.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Michael Shapiro
>
> ------------------------------------------------
>
>
> They responded promptly, within a week:
>
> ------------------------------------------------
>
>
> Dear Mr. Shapiro:
>
> I must say your letter was one of the more descriptive letters we have
> received. It is always unfortunate when ever we have a dissatisfied
> consumer and normally we will send them free coupons in order to try
> and better satisfy their needs with many of our other products.
> However, in your case I feel you have reached a point of no return. My
> only recommendation to you is try Celestial Seasonings

AAAARGH! THEY SAID CELESTIAL SEASONINGS! GACK!

, they offer a
> very nice lemon tea. Perhaps they will have better luck pleasing you.
>
> Thank you for taking the time to share with us your tremendous
> displeasure. We continually try to improve our products, and each
> letter does mean a great deal to us.
>
> Sincerely,
> Ms. Bigelow
> Operations Manager
>
>
> * * * *
>
> The letter was accompanied by a generous portion of No Tea. I was
> rather hoping that they'd send me a sample.
>
> The irony is that I'm actually very fond of Bigelow tea products. I
> really just wanted to see what they'd say.

[Heed]

Ok, to set the record, you can't really know what green tea tastes like ubkess you buy it straight from Japan or a JApanese import shop. I just go tback from Japan and when I went to buy some green tea here ( I have tried many different brands) All of them taste like Lipton Ice tea with different sweeteners.

You gotta order the stuff to get the real deal.

[agasfas]

Ok, to set the record, you can't really know what green tea tastes like ubkess you buy it straight from Japan or a JApanese import shop. I just go tback from Japan and when I went to buy some green tea here ( I have tried many different brands) All of them taste like Lipton Ice tea with different sweeteners.

You gotta order the stuff to get the real deal.

Yeah I actually bought mine from this asian import market downtown. I was bored one day and decided to just drive around and some how ended up at an asian market. I've never tried the supermarket stuff to be honest so I can't really judge. But the stuff I have is alright.

And since I didn't have cash, I had to buy $10 worth because they had a $10 min. purchase on credit cards.... so I got some to last a while. To say the least.