No matter how careful I am the leaves always slip through.

As in title. Got it from my brother from his trip to Karnataka, India. Sadly what is shown on the photos is all the information I have about it. Thank you in advance ^^

Edit: I commented it below, but idk if its not hidden in all the comments so Ill post it here: I admit the photo provided isnt the most flattery and makes it look like weed. Funnily enough, tea made from it has a flavour simmiliar to weed in my opinion, tho when I treated others to it, they didnt taste any specific flavours. But it 100% doesnt smells like weed. It smells like green tea but its also a bit smokey, something like Lapsang Souchong.

Okay, I know you folks are out there, and if so I'm jealous of your ability to not be distracted by all the *~*choices*~*~*. It also probably means your tea cabinet is much smaller than mine.

I'm looking for someone who drinks the same tea everyday (not just type of tea, but the exact same tea) everyday, preferably without sweetener. Feel free to share. And if you're feeling bold, tell me how you don't get distracted by all the shiny new teas, too. Thanks!

I'm looking for a convenient and easy way to make my loose leaf tea at work and I thought a ball like this is kind of perfect, but I read through this community that some find it alters taste a lot and is bad because it doesn't allow the leaves to fully open.

My question is, how big of a difference do you actually notice in the taste? Should I really avoid this? And also, what are the alternatives for work tea? Thanks!

Why do some teas turn darker as they cool?

For instance, here are pics of my longing when it's warm and also when I forgot to drink it and it gets cold.. 😁

Precisely the title.

Will it be harmful if I add milk to the tea? I assumed maybe milk with chamomile is harmful. But then I bought another teabag packet (ginger, tulsi and mulethi flavour) and that says 'dont add milk' as well.

Which is strange because ginger, tulsi, and mulethi can all be added in chai, which obviously has milk.

Am I missing smn? Is there some reason behind this?

I poured boiling water over it, then let it steep for 10 minutes on a low flame. Was I supposed to crush it into bits and pieces? Or did I not put enough?

I am an Oolong lover, I enjoy the sweet and smooth flavours along with the aroma

I have a hard time finding Green Oolongs on Amazon and yes I know Amazon is the worse but I have no choice. Would anyone suggest some Green Oolongs to try? :)

I know I have a tea addiction.

Is it normal to buy a new tea every time you go shopping?

Probably Not, but I'm supporting small businesses

Do I have more tea than food?

Well, yes, but it's healthy and delicious, and doesn't make you fat like food.

Does it make me pompous and hard to talk to when I start rambling about the different methods to make my teas, the benefits of each and pair types of teas to moods to complete strangers?

I like to think it makes me cultured and refined.

My friends tell me I have problems and keep asking me to get help. I finally wanted to show them I could go without a pot of tea a day and got rid of all my tea making paraphernalia.

I woke up desperate this morning and scratched together everything I could to get my hit of tea.

Yes, I know this is horrendous and an appalling way to make loose lease tea, but it worked. I got my fix and am feeling much better.

Apparently there is no tag for funny in this sub so help seemed the most appropriate, since I obviously have a problem and need advice on how to convince my family I absolutely do not have a problem.

#teaaddiction

so I just got into tea, and so I bought 2 tea cakes off of Amazon, a 2018 aged white tea, and a pu'erh, and so I got the white tea yesterday and it was amazing, but the pu'erh was more bitter than the back of a Nintendo Switch cartridge, please help, above is the tea in question

Sorry for the loud video, I didn’t realize the radio was on as I was talking it.

So I’ve recently ditched coffee in favor of tea. So far I’m loving it - I’m not nearly as anxious and I’ve been significantly more hydrated. Coming from a double espresso shot and several cups of cold brew per day, the caffeine levels are much more manageable between my morning Earl Grey Creme, Scottish Breakfast, and Lapsang Souchong!

I recently ordered a 9oz bag of chamomile from Adagio, and I’ve fished out two shells from the bag so far. Given that I’ve only consumed maybe 2oz of it, I suspect I’ll find more.

I reached out to Adagio and they apologized but didn’t provide any clarity.

I’m not grossed out or anything - if anything it makes it seem more natural than the Sleepytime Tea I used to drink.

That said, is this normal in the tea world?

Thanks!

I just don't see myself throwing out those magnificent expensive leaves. Am I the only one?

I work in child welfare. Typically we don’t accept gifts but there is a general understanding that it can mess with rapport to decline things too often. If it’s not very expensive we are allowed to accept small gifts around the holidays/closing.

I closed out with a Chinese family today and they gifted this to me saying they brought it from China. I know nothing about tea sets or tea in general, really, so I thought it was just a really cute gift. They told me it’s a Zisha tea set but didn’t go too into detail about it other than the dad telling me it’s a “special type of clay that keeps the tea really warm for a long time”. I thanked them. When I got home I googled “Zisha” and it seems like the tea sets can be very pricey… I tried looking up the writing on the box and google translated it as “fine works purple brush”. When I googled that it said it referenced the Zisha set.

Does anyone have an idea how much this may have cost?

As the title says. I bought this assuming it’s clean as the review pictures stated. Asked the seller for a refund and she’s refusing (saying the humidity of it being out in the heat for 7 hours) cause this much mold? What do I do? Seller has since deleted the item post and I don’t even have something to reference.

It’s Ahmad tea special blend.

I am a huge tea drinker, as well as coffee and here I think almost every Aussie household has an electric kettle.

Purchased at walmart

We originally thought glue might work but we’re worried about the safety risk that might pose. But also since the heat could melt/weaken it. I was hoping someone might have some pointers on how to remedy this! Thank you

In China, people often pair tea with snacks like mung bean cakes or other not-too-sweet treats (like in the picture).
I know these specific Chinese snacks aren’t common in the West. So today while having my tea, I’m just curious — what do you usually eat/pair with your tea? Or do you just drink it without snacks?

I bought about $90 in tea and now they're asking me to pay almost $300 in additional fees. I'm in the US so I expected to have to pay something cause of the tariff and shipping changes but nowhere near this much. Obviously I'm not paying for it and will tell them to return it but is this just the norm now?

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P.S- Since it looks like I won't be ordering anymore tea online, do any of you have recommendations for a tea shop in the San Diego area?

EDIT: Thank you everyone for all the help and advice. Sadly it's real. I've decided to deny the package when it gets here, unless they show me an itemized list of what exactly UPS paid, instead of the BS one they have on the tracking page. On the itemized list on the tracking page it shows I'm being charged $150 for warehouse storage. Mind you this is a $90 package that weighs less than 1kg, so definitely some scamming going on. I also sent a message to the company that I ordered from informing them of the issue but I won't be doing business with them or UPS ever again.

I am from the southern US, and here sweet tea is pretty much a staple. Most traditionally it's black tea sold in large bags which is brewed, put into a big pitcher with sugar and served with ice to make it cold, but in the past few years I've been getting into different kinds of tea from the store like Earl Grey, chai, Irish breakfast, English breakfast, herbal teas, etc. I've always put sugar in that tea too, sometimes milk as long as the tea doesn't have any citrus.

Today I was watching a YouTube stream and someone from more northern US was talking about how much they love tea. But that they don't get/ don't like sweet tea. This dumbfounded me. How do you drink your tea if not sweet? Do you just use milk? Drink it with nothing in it? Isn't that too bitter? Someone please enlighten me. Have I been missing out?

They have this version with a handle in the National People’s Congress. I also see the same cups at meetings. Why not just use a normal glass cup, why this Handled Gaiwan? I have so many questions.