i like tea.
These are (almost) all of the teas that occupy my house right now. They made themselves into a tower! In the past couple of years, I’ve really taken a liking to different kinds of teas, both for the taste and for the health benefits they offer. I can’t drink coffee, so tea is one of my main sources of caffeine. These are teas I have either bought or have been given to me and others. For fellow tea enthusiasts and other people interested, here’s a little list of what you see here and why I think it’s nifty:
English Breakfast and Orange Pekoe: Standard black tea. Good for caffeine and drinking with breakfast and desserts. I also like London Fogs (tea + frothed milk + vanilla) made with this kind of tea. The “English” English Breakfast teas were bought in London!
Jasmine: I think this is my favourite tea. It’s a caffeinated green tea, and is usually offered with Chinese Dim Sum. It’s tasty.
Yerba Mate: I only learned about yerba mate a few months ago, but I’m a big fan. Yerba mate is a shrub native to South America, and mate-infused tea contains “mateine” instead of caffeine, which keeps your body and brain alert without giving you jittery feelings as caffeine often does. It’s more of a constant alertness than a sudden jolt or burst of energy. The gold bag in the front is pure yerba mate that my sister brought me back from Argentina, along with the gourd and straw (which is how it’s often drunk in such parts of the world). The top left orange bag is Mate Citrus Buzz, a blend of Yerba mate and, you guessed it, citrus! I like the taste of this one, and I drink it when I’m sick or feel like I’m getting sick. The orange bag beside it is Matecchino, which is tea that tastes like coffee (which is the closest I’m going to get to drinking coffee).
Chamomile, Ginger, and Goldenseal Herb: I mostly drink these for health reasons, though I do like the taste of chamomile. Chamomile for sleeping, ginger for nausea, goldenseal herb for digestive stuff.
The rest: Flavoured herbal teas. I have yet to try them all!
Boy, I can sure ramble about tea, can’t I?
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Lovely collection. Makes me jealous just looking at it! I want to try them all