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Brits upset over how americans make a cup of tea.

soylentgreen said:
American TikTok user causes uproar with 'British tea' tutorial | London Evening Standard


Using a microwave to heat the water????? Putting the milk in before the tea bag?????

Could you possibly sink any lower into depravity?
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Over countless trips, I've tried to find hot tea palatable in towns and villages all across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. I've even tried in Ireland. Verdict: I'm among the last people on earth to enjoy hot tea. It doesn't matter to me how it's made, who makes it or where it is made, I'm not a fan.

Iced tea, I like. And coffee.
 
Risky Thicket said:
Over countless trips, I've tried to find hot tea palatable in towns and villages all across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. I've even tried in Ireland. Verdict: I'm among the last people on earth to enjoy hot tea. It doesn't matter to me how it's made, who makes it or where it is made, I'm not a fan.

Iced tea, I like. And coffee.
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It is an acquired taste. Best to start young.

I prefer coffee myself but if i drink tea it is with a slice of lemon and a teaspoon of sugar.
 
soylentgreen said:
But then again. Can americans really point the finger when we can consider what they do to coffee.

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I can't stand tarted up coffee either. It is feckin nasty stuff and simply an excuse for some people to have a liquid desert, and a crappy one at that.

My morning routine is two shots of espresso made with a phenomenal and inexpensive expresso maker we discovered in Rekyavik followed by one or two cups of coffee (Community Coffee) on a Keurig coffee maker.

Black, no cream, no sugar. In many circles that makes me a boring guy. But now that I'm on lockdown I only have to concern myself with my wife's opinion. On good days she thinks I'm witty. My dogs think I'm cool as long as I give them treats. I offer my wife a treat every morning. ;) She gingerly sneaks out of the bedroom before I wake up. :shock:
 
justabubba said:
go to any rural BBQ joint in the south and watch them make tea

that's how it should be done


help yourself to some hushpuppies while you're waiting
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They put in too much sugar.
 
PoS said:
I only drink tea when Im sick- which is almost never.

And who puts milk in their tea other than Asians and kids?
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I do when being nice to make it tolerable to drink. Indians just love it , usually saccharinely sweet with milk. I am not a tea fan. I like my coffee thank you. I gave espresso to one of my TCN crews, and they the same reaction I had to their tea. I like my espresso strong with a tich of cream and sugar to cut the bite and enhance the coffee's flavor. A 1/2 teaspoon of heavy cream and sugar per shot. I usually drink 2-4 shots a day, in 2 shot servings.
 
PoS said:
You know whats really popular now? Its these Asian bubble tea things- basically super sweetened milk with tea flavorings and tapioca jelly added. Disgusting.

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Nasty. My fraps have to have minimum sugar content. Just enough to cut bite and none of the premix. Scratch made only. I have a place in Bonner MT that makes the only exception to my scratch made requirement, because they make really good espresso shots and their equipment and ratios make a perfect iced coffee shake. Those are delicious. And fattening. I have to watch how many times a week I go there. I try to keep it to one. Try.
 
Who makes Tea the Indian way?
 
PoS said:
You know whats really popular now? Its these Asian bubble tea things- basically super sweetened milk with tea flavorings and tapioca jelly added. Disgusting.

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First time I drank Boba it was to gross out my daughters... And the second time.

By that time I started to like it.

But for real tea it's loose leaf in a Japanese Cast Iron pot.
 
beefheart said:
I take my morning tea seriously, Earl Grey, or Lady Grey, English Breakfast or Irish Breakfast.

Never would I make it in a microwave, and you always pour the boiling water into the cup, over the teabag, or over the loose tea in a ball!

The very idea.....
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I use loose tea in a french press to make my tea. I used to microwave the water, until I received an electric kettle for a gift. I use Luzianne teabags to make iced tea.
 
Mycroft said:
The only good tea is unsweetened iced tea.

If I want a hot drink, it's gonna be coffee...preferably German coffee.

(Italian espresso is also great for staying awake on road trips...say, from Naples to Rome.)
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I have never heard of German coffee. Is it a technique for making it?
 
countryboy said:
A lot of Brits do. I tried it once, and only once. It's vile.
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The tea in America is very weak. The Lipton brand being the prime example. Tea in UK and Ireland is much stronger and has a noticeable bitter tannin flavour. The creaminess of milk takes the edge off the bitterness. Sugar does the same thing.
 
Decypher said:
The tea in America is very weak. The Lipton brand being the prime example. Tea in UK and Ireland is much stronger and has a noticeable bitter tannin flavour. The creaminess of milk takes the edge off the bitterness. Sugar does the same thing.
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Lipton isn't the only tea brand sold in America, lol.
 
countryboy said:
Lipton isn't the only tea brand sold in America, lol.
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I know it isn’t. But it is by far the bestselling and indicative of the type of weak tea consumed in the states.
 
Decypher said:
I know it isn’t. But it is by far the bestselling and indicative of the type of weak tea consumed in the states.
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Not really, there are other brands and and varieties which sell better, especially for hot tea. Lipton is used mainly for iced tea. I personally don't drink hot tea often, but when I do I prefer Twinings or Bigelow, Earl Grey, or Darjeeling. There are tons of varieties at the supermarket, to say nothing of health food stores.
 
Decypher said:
Interesting, had no idea about this. Thanks for the info.
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I lived in Germany for six years back in the 80's. I drank a lot of their coffee.
 
Decypher said:
The tea in America is very weak. The Lipton brand being the prime example. Tea in UK and Ireland is much stronger and has a noticeable bitter tannin flavour. The creaminess of milk takes the edge off the bitterness. Sugar does the same thing.
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Ive drank tea in the UK and many of their brands are available in the US. I like them bitter, with no sugar and any sort of milk product would completely destroy their flavor, imo.
 
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