tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post7276722658407639269..comments2023-06-19T06:28:32.714-07:00Comments on VWXYNot?: Fancy a cuppa?Cath@VWXYNot?http://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-35626595287538930472008-07-08T14:36:00.000-07:002008-07-08T14:36:00.000-07:00Sorry, no idea... maybe Taylors would be able to p...Sorry, no idea... maybe Taylors would be able to provide you with a list of local retailers? There has to be somewhere in West Van that sells fancy tea!Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-91341209491571006142008-07-05T12:55:00.000-07:002008-07-05T12:55:00.000-07:00Dear tea experts,I am looking for a wonderful tea ...Dear tea experts,<BR/>I am looking for a wonderful tea that I discovered at Whole Foods. It's Taylors of Harrogate's Moroccan Mint Leaf Tea. I haven't been able to find it at Whole Foods lately and wonder if anyone in North or West Vancouver knows where I could purchase same. (Yep, boiling water from a kettle makes the best tea.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-20520313021766122502008-06-05T11:26:00.000-07:002008-06-05T11:26:00.000-07:00I'll get right on that ;)I'll get right on that ;)Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-66773170638967272612008-06-05T10:35:00.000-07:002008-06-05T10:35:00.000-07:00@ Scientist Mother, actually when I said that chai...@ Scientist Mother, actually when I said that chai was called "chai" when it traveled by land, I was refering to the linguistic etymologies of the words for tea. There are really only two words (with a couple minor exceptions) for tea in the world: chai and tea. And which word a region uses depends on how it came to the country. China also calls their tea "chai." That's where we Indians got it ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-12729326333036211162008-06-04T12:12:00.000-07:002008-06-04T12:12:00.000-07:00Chall, I also get visitors to bring me various bit...Chall, I also get visitors to bring me various bits and pieces when they come over. Before I discovered a Canadian source of Branston pickle, my sister got stopped at customs with a HUGE jar of it. "It's a gift!" she squeaked, which made them look at her all the more strangely.<BR/><BR/>ScientistMother, you may well be right about that given the number of single-use gadgets at my place! I do makeCath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-20104627802349009472008-06-04T09:47:00.000-07:002008-06-04T09:47:00.000-07:00Yep our people did steal tea from the chinese I wi...Yep our people did steal tea from the chinese I will admit that. Now that I think about it, my in-laws never owned a kettle either...that may because us indians just make tea in a pot. Does that mean brits can't multi-task utensils? :))ScientistMotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540317551396323613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-88411646200088556122008-06-03T22:25:00.000-07:002008-06-03T22:25:00.000-07:00Cae> Guess I could have done a trip... ut the mail...Cae> Guess I could have done a trip... ut the mail service from th mother land worked ok last ;) that is, the guests bring a box or two with them ... anyway, it works kind of ok with that so far.<BR/><BR/>Regarding ice tea. I buy the special "Ice tea bags" here which is just milder regular english breakfast and brew my own during the summer times. Make a large pot in the morning with hot water challhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10421219663804628119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-57748646263529395742008-06-02T13:42:00.000-07:002008-06-02T13:42:00.000-07:00Hi ScientistMother, and welcome! My statement that...Hi ScientistMother, and welcome! <BR/><BR/>My statement that "some Canadians don't have kettles" is definitely true in my experience. The first two shared houses I lived in when I came here were kettle-less, as was Mr E Man's apartment when I first moved in. (He was doing better than his high school friend though - my friend from work moved in with him (this connection is how Mr E Man and I met) Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-23179294164438003092008-06-02T13:29:00.000-07:002008-06-02T13:29:00.000-07:00In my defense, I have only a coffee pot in my lab ...In my defense, I have only a coffee pot in my lab and one mug. So, I have two choices (1) cross contamination between the coffee and tea or (2) hot water in microwave. However, I'm now thinking about getting an electric kettle. Then, I can have french-pressed coffee. Yum!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15650186640428219734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-28559058969224686882008-06-02T12:11:00.000-07:002008-06-02T12:11:00.000-07:00OK, as native Canadian I so don't understand that ...OK, as native Canadian I so don't understand that claim that Canadians don't use / have kettles. I grew up with kettles and have owned one since living on my own. Few comments:<BR/><BR/>1) Chai is a the punjabi / hindi word for tea, don't believe it refers to the fact that tea came from land.<BR/><BR/>2) Why do the English think they are the tea drinking experts when tea originally came from ScientistMotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540317551396323613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-42896022755614336352008-06-02T08:50:00.000-07:002008-06-02T08:50:00.000-07:0020?! Sweet!I'm not a big fan of iced tea and I'm a...20?! Sweet!<BR/><BR/>I'm not a big fan of iced tea and I'm amazed that would be the default option! The commercial kinds are way too sweet. In summer I do sometimes make a pot of mint tea in the morning (in a different pot to the normal one, there can be no cross-contamination) and leave it in the fridge all day. Icy minty tea is a great refreshment when I get home all hot and sweaty after bikingCath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-83884055750410328622008-06-01T14:00:00.000-07:002008-06-01T14:00:00.000-07:00Oh, I couldn't miss out on the tea conversation! ...Oh, I couldn't miss out on the tea conversation! CAE, you'd be proud to see my tea collection - I just counted over 20 kinds. And I have a kettle both at home and at work (no tea nuking here!) I will even admit to Arduous's pet peeve with the "chai tea," but my biggest pet peeve is that where I live now, if one asks for tea, one will get <I>iced</I> tea. Now why would I want cold tea in a ScienceGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071055167798044468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-31598343727011229472008-06-01T10:06:00.000-07:002008-06-01T10:06:00.000-07:00Oh yes, not all tea needs milk. But Tetleys defini...Oh yes, not all tea needs milk. But Tetleys definitely does!<BR/><BR/>Chall, IIRC there are parts of the US Midwest with a large Swedish population - time for a road trip to stock up?!Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-11420867428999291202008-05-31T00:28:00.000-07:002008-05-31T00:28:00.000-07:00Yes, I knew that no milk would not be popular in t...Yes, I knew that no milk would not be popular in this conversation, I'm sorry. It's just the habit I took...<BR/><BR/>But I do love the milky spicy tea made in India. That's some cool drink. <BR/><BR/>And don't forget that north African tea does not take any milk!! So there are other ways! ;)stepwise girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937763179569166676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-39226904798105408832008-05-30T17:48:00.000-07:002008-05-30T17:48:00.000-07:00Chall, I buy my loose leaf tea primarily from the ...Chall, I buy my loose leaf tea primarily from the Indian store. However I'm going to assume you don't have one near you, so I asked my co-worker who is more fanatical about tea than I where he buys his tea. (My co-worker refuses to drink tea bag tea.)<BR/><BR/>He buys it from Harney & Sons. The web address is www.harney.comruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-17330799137210872252008-05-30T16:22:00.000-07:002008-05-30T16:22:00.000-07:00Well, you're not wrong or anything... it's just t...Well, you're not wrong or anything... it's just that a lymphocyte is a leukocyte, but not all leukocytes are lymphocytes :)<BR/><BR/>Regarding the tes thing. I miss my 'loose tea' that is very common back in sweden. Here in the states I haven't found it (I live in the south ok...) and therefore imported some leaves from the mother country. I dare not think of the carbon trail.... ^^<BR/><BR/>Butchallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10421219663804628119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-26169234046598443362008-05-30T16:03:00.000-07:002008-05-30T16:03:00.000-07:00Oh, EGF, I just realized why EGM has to make each ...Oh, EGF, I just realized why EGM has to make each cup separately. It's because he's the only one drinking it, and tea made from the pot really needs to be drunk right then and there. Otherwise it becomes overbrewed, or even if you have one of those fancy infuser- thingies and can remove the leaves, it becomes cold. And then you have to reheat the tea in the microwave which is a major no-no.ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-32393165439104291432008-05-30T14:59:00.000-07:002008-05-30T14:59:00.000-07:00Oh, I put the milk into the tea if I'm making it i...Oh, I put the milk into the tea if I'm making it in a cup. Otherwise I'd need 2 cups to do it right!<BR/><BR/>I don't like hot milk - it changes the taste completely. According to Douglas Adams, that's the reason for putting the milk in the cup first - the larger volume of milk cools down the first few drops of tea enough that they don't scorch the milk. If you put milk into hot tea, the first Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-18638943458179777152008-05-30T14:17:00.000-07:002008-05-30T14:17:00.000-07:00I think you are maybe right, though I don't do thi...I think you are maybe right, though I don't do this. *Hangs head in shame.*<BR/><BR/>I put the milk in after because I'm so used to making teabag tea one cup at a time that I only know exactly how much milk to put on by the color that comes from pouring the milk over the tea. If I put the milk in first, I wouldn't know for sure how much milk to put in.<BR/><BR/>The other thing my mom does that I ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-32224418293542726132008-05-30T12:56:00.000-07:002008-05-30T12:56:00.000-07:00Oh, and also, if you're making tea in a pot, put t...Oh, and also, if you're making tea in a pot, put the milk in the cup first and then add the tea. Right, Arduous?!Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-64228094642278378992008-05-30T12:46:00.000-07:002008-05-30T12:46:00.000-07:00Best. Comments. EVAH!Arduous, if they called it Br...Best. Comments. EVAH!<BR/><BR/>Arduous, if they called it British Blend in Canada, my first morning might not have been so confusing! I didn't know about the reason for the two names - that's so cool! I wonder if any other substance has different names depending on the delivery method?<BR/><BR/>Chall, you are no doubt right! I don't know what the different immune cells look like, just what Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-37096306340016410922008-05-30T12:28:00.001-07:002008-05-30T12:28:00.001-07:00EGF: yes.EGF: yes.ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-56599990641501651372008-05-30T12:28:00.000-07:002008-05-30T12:28:00.000-07:00P.S. I'm currently on my fourth cup. I was very ti...P.S. I'm currently on my fourth cup. I was very tired this morning so I had three cups regular and then I switched to herbal for the fourth cup. Then I will continue drinking herbal until about five when I will have one more regular.<BR/><BR/>I drink tea nearly constantly at work because my workplace is very, very cold.<BR/><BR/>P.P.S CAE, sorry that I have totally spammed your tea post's ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-75220545795055170662008-05-30T12:27:00.000-07:002008-05-30T12:27:00.000-07:00Arduous, do you care about tea more than used clot...Arduous, do you care about tea more than used clothes? :)EcoGeoFemmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236907917990309659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-82666059975905061102008-05-30T12:24:00.001-07:002008-05-30T12:24:00.001-07:00Amanda, no!!!! At least put the tea bag IN the cup...Amanda, no!!!! At least put the tea bag IN the cup and pour the microwaved water OVER the tea bag. But the bag must be in FIRST. Then you pour the water OVER it.<BR/><BR/>Sheesh. Apparently I care more about tea than I care about ummm ... almost anything else in the world?ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.com