Which one do you prefer? coffee or tea? And what do you drink?

I love my coffee in the morning - i always start with a large weak cappuccino. I tend to enjoy tea in the afternoons as I find it more relaxing. Have started drinking white tea as i have heard it contains ligher levels of antioxidants than black tea. Also love chamomile on cold winter nights and peppermint tea when im feeling full or bloated.

Tim Tam, I love my tea too. Brought back so much of it from China and Hong Kong. The white tea is especially good for you. We went to a proper tea ceremony while we were in Beijing, very precise and fancy!

I MUST have my Earl Grey cuppa in the morning. I like my tea strongly brewed with only a touch of milk. I dont mind coffee but am wary having it while I am out as the wrong milk can make me ill for hours. If I am desperate for one, I would have a short black. Dont drink all that much coffee anymore but if I have a headache, it tends to help it go away.

I like the odd cup of herbal tea. The Celestial Seasonings brand of Red Zinger is a fave and I like the occasional Peppermint Tea too.

I love both tea and coffee.
Usually I will drink a short latte or macchiato daily.
I generally enjoy herbal or traditional chinese teas. So comforting.

I prefer the tea they use in Chinese restaurants as opposed to Japanese restaurants. We were out a few nights ago (having Japanese) and I swear their green tea smelt like smelly socks! Much prefer Jasmine - bit more aromatic!!

Jasmine is such a favourite and it is wonderful with food. I also enjoy Oolong and various green teas.
For convenience I generally purchase my herbals from T2, it's organic and they have a good variety.
LB, I sadly have not tried the "smelly socks" variety. This girl hasn't lived! he! he! :chuckle:

Love that store too! I go to the Brunswick St one nearby. Can spend ages in there smelling all the exotic varieties and drooling over the gorgeous cups and saucers. Their gift wrapping is sensational, they use Chinese newspaper, orange tissue paper and tie together with string - very striking!

I shop in Hawkesburn Village and also spend hours touching and smelling everything in the store. A good place for gift buying!
Last year I purchased a complete set of tea pot cups and saucers in bone with black roses, sounds yucky but they are stunning. The cups are really broad as is the pot. I use them everyday and still love them to bits.

funny as i wasn't really much of a coffee drinker until i had kids [haha] now i have to have around 2 or 3 cups a day [depends on the day] before i picked myself up with Coke & choc
though i do occasionally enjoy a cuppa & a I drink alot of honey, lemon tea when sick

I have to have my two coffees in the morning (black with sugar as am lactose intolerant), to wake me up. In the afternoon its herbal teas (green, peppermint, cinnamin flavoured and camomile teas), with one earl grey tea thrown in there when I need some me time. Mmmm me time with earl grey...

I'm more of a tea drinker. I love my English Breakfast daily, and sometimes I will drink Green Tea with Jasmine - its good for your metabolism. I bought a big selection of different flavoured tea leaves online at the Tea Centre, although I'm yet to try most of them.

Lately I've been having a rough time at work so I've been having a cup of instant coffee in place of my tea, it gets me through somehow. Whenever I go out for coffee its always a mugachino with skim milk.

Tea all the way for me. I had a big latte recently after not drinking coffee for about five years and it made me really ill!

I like tea pure and strong, with no milk. Earl Grey is my favourite, like LB, and I drink about three cups a day. So lovely and aromatic, it's like a big warm blanket. I also like Jasmine and White Tea, and the occasional herbal (peppermint the most often and quite like lemon & ginger for a bit of a pick-me-up). I honestly don't know what I'd do if I couldn't drink tea every day. I'm sure I'd have withdrawls!

Jaime I love The Tea Centre too. The scents that waft out of the store when you walk past it - ahhhhhhhhh.....

Pardner is total coffee addict though; about 6 cups a day.

I absolutely detest coffee. I even hate the smell of it. I have only ever tried it once and that was enough for me.

I hardly ever have hot drinks although in the winter months I like to have a Chai Tea from Hudsons ocassionally. I also quite like Vanilla Tea that I get from a little tea house in Hobart. I have the odd hot chocolate now and then or a milo but I much prefer my Coke Zero, Milk Shakes (neither of which I can have at the moment), Orange Juice and water. I also like Milo.

I'm not big on coffee, only rarely drink it..... Definatley teas the go for me, especially green tea!!! Love it, not too big with the combinations or flavours that they can sometimes add to green tea, but the original is always the best. I used to drink quite a bit of jasmine tea, but now I cant stand it... theres sumthing with the flavour and taste that makes me go 'funny' lol i duno, i just cant stand it now. I drink white tea aswell, and red tea (good for digesting food and your metabolism, even though I wouldnt say its the best tasting).
I also but a varition of teas made from different herbs and flowers (eg Pansy tea, good for your skin) from my Polish deli.
I was actually wondering about some good tea houses or shops in sydney, if anyone knows???

Serena the only tea houses i know of in sydney are T2 and there is this other tea shop in one of the centres off pitt street mall - for the life of me i cant remember the name of it - its in the same arcade as midas and mollini.

I hardly ever have hot drinks although in the winter months I like to have a Chai Tea from Hudsons ocassionally. I also quite like Vanilla Tea that I get from a little tea house in Hobart. I have the odd hot chocolate now and then or a milo but I much prefer my Coke Zero, Milk Shakes (neither of which I can have at the moment), Orange Juice and water. I also like Milo.

Oh yum, agreed, I'm a fan of Chai and Milo too PCC. Now those are some serious comfort drinks. I tend to boycott Starbucks (evil corporations taking over the world!) but occasionally I sneak in and get a big Chai Latte, they're so good there :redcheeks:

I'm obsessed with coffee, to the point where I have tried to give up and have only been successful for a day or two. I love everything about it - the smell, the taste, the pick-me-up qualities. My bestie is also a coffee-lover so I think we enable each other. I treat coffee a little bit like others might treat wine - I have gone to coffee plantations and to the places where they roast and mill the beans, and I've done a lot of reading about coffees from different parts of the world and different elevations, and the different beans etc. It's so interesting to me - but even if I knew nothing about coffee, I still think I'd be obsessed. People say my house smells like coffee when they walk in, which makes me happy cos I love it. I would probably have a cup of tea every two weeks. I do like it but I'm just not that into it. When I do have tea, though, I like it to be brewed in a teapot, not from a teabag (though I'll go a teabag if I'm desperate for caffeine and there is no other option). I collect teapots and adore tea shops, so I'm not anti-tea at all, I'm just pro coffee!!

Both for me!

I normally start my day with a Green Tea with Citrus first up when I get to work.

Then by mid-morning I duck out for a coffee - normally a cap or a latte on Soy (lactose intolerance)

I love my tea and will have that throughout the day - I don't like to have more then one coffee a day (unless I'm very tired!) so tea does the trick. Don't mind the odd cuppa before bed - it relaxes me.

This is going to sound terrible... but I can only drink tea if there is about 5 teaspoons of sugar in it. :o

This is going to sound terrible... but I can only drink tea if there is about 5 teaspoons of sugar in it. :o

:chuckle: Don't be ashamed, you're not the only one; my pardner does the same thing! You could stand a teaspoon up in that tea!

This is going to sound terrible... but I can only drink tea if there is about 5 teaspoons of sugar in it. :o

I was the same KP ( 2 tspns ) until I wanted to trim down for my wedding, I cut out sugar, and have never added sugar to any drinks since. ( That was years ago! ) :hearts:

I bought some equal the other day... but YUCK i just cant do it!!!!!!

This is going to sound terrible... but I can only drink tea if there is about 5 teaspoons of sugar in it. :o


Im very much the same with my tea - esp the peppermints and green teas - i find them really bitter without any sugar. i feel like i am removing all health benefits with the amount of suagr i put in my tea so i an trying to slowly cut down - rather than cutting out sugar all at once.

I cut out sugar a few years ago.

I found it easy to do with my tea, and I only every add a tiny bit of sugar if I'm feeling a bit down or whatever (mum always said a sweet tea is a good pickmeup).

I don't add sugar to coffee anymore either - this was the hardest one to do though I must admit! Now I prefer the real coffee taste so it's all good

I cut out sugar a few years ago.

I found it easy to do with my tea, and I only every add a tiny bit of sugar if I'm feeling a bit down or whatever (mum always said a sweet tea is a good pickmeup).

I don't add sugar to coffee anymore either - this was the hardest one to do though I must admit! Now I prefer the real coffee taste so it's all good

Me too nattieb - I cut out sugar in my tea and coffee about ten years ago (GOD that makes me feel old, but it was when i was 14 so it WAS ten years ago!). Now I absolutely cannot have sugar in coffee, it makes me feel ill. I love the real coffee taste. I will occasionally put a bit of sugar in tea though, your mum is right about sweet tea being a pick-me-up.

I have a few more tea mutterings...

Firstly, Jaime, do you have the www for that Tea Centre?

Do like my tea sweet, two level sugars, slightly more heaped for coffee and

When I go away, particularly to inlaws, the FIRST thing I pack is my Earl Grey tea. I have made my own tea there for many years now after repeadedly (and in full view) throwing it down the sink and starting again! IMO, it needs a certain time to brew, you DO NOT chuck in the milk while the tea bag is still in the cup and I only need a teaspoon of milk, not half the cup thanks!:chuckle:

Sure do Luisa...
http://www.theteacentre.com.au/

Enjoy browsing :) they have lots to choose from

When I go away, particularly to inlaws, the FIRST thing I pack is my Earl Grey tea. I have made my own tea there for many years now after repeadedly (and in full view) throwing it down the sink and starting again! IMO, it needs a certain time to brew, you DO NOT chuck in the milk while the tea bag is still in the cup and I only need a teaspoon of milk, not half the cup thanks!:chuckle:

:chuckle: How funny, I'm pretty particular about it too! If someone else makes it (apart from my darling boy who has now perfected it) it just doesnt taste the same :shakehead:

My hubby is the only one I will let me a cuppa, he has perfected my ideal!:hugs:

I am a bit anal about anyone else making one for me, it's all about ritual and routine dont you think?:chuckle:

PS, thanks for the website xo

That's right.... I totally agree. I'm anal about it too, but hey lifes too short to be drinking yucky tea!

LB Earl Grey minis the first thing I pack too! Even for an overnight stay! Friends and family used to get offended but now they just accept it :whistle:

LB Earl Grey minis the first thing I pack too! Even for an overnight stay! Friends and family used to get offended but now they just accept it :whistle:

Only ever forgotten them once and then I hot-footed it down to the nearest store to get some! Can you imagine NOT surviving without our EG tea? Too horrid to think about!:tears:

My hubby is the only one I will let me a cuppa, he has perfected my ideal!:hugs:

I am a bit anal about anyone else making one for me, it's all about ritual and routine dont you think?:chuckle:

PS, thanks for the website xo

I am very much the same! luckily my fiance knows how to make my tea and coffee the way i like it, which is such a good feeling!

Wanted to post a pic of delightful (and well spoken) Chinese lady who took us through a lengthy tea ceremony but jpeg file deemed too big but just had to tell you about the oddity they include ! There is a huge ritual to it from the temperature of the water to how you are supposed to slurp it! Then out comes the "pissing boy"! He is ceramic and dipped into the hot water to determine right temp before adding tea. It is deemed ready when he is taken out and begins peeing everywhere! Very funny sight. . And you just thought jiggling that tea bag was all you did....!

Good lord! I'll never think about brewing tea the same way again! Beautiful visual picture, thanks LB :chuckle:

I have a cup of tea in the morning first thing when I get to work with my breakfast. Its always Williamsons English Breakfast Tea. By mid-morning I have a cup of white tea, with no sugar.

I very rarely have coffee, and I wont drink instant coffee (hate the taste), only espresso. At home on the weekends I like to have Illy Coffee from a plunger, or if Im out a flat white with soy and 2 sugars.

I love Twinings English Breakfast tea. NOT a fan of Earl Grey - although I can have it in the afternoon. Drink Peppermint Tea in the afternoon at work and at night time, in a bid to get more water in and no caffeine. I do drink coffee but not often. If it is instant I prefer Nescafe Gold Blend, but prefer real coffee. And it has to be a cappucino. I don't understand lattes. Why would you NOT want a sprinkling of chocolate on top of your froth?? Mmmmmm

I only have one cup of coffee a day, as any more than that makes me wired and jittery... but I am a hardcore coffee nerd :ashamed: I have a Gaggia Classic espresso machine and also a Sunbeam conical burr grinder, plus all the accessories (frothing jugs in different sizes, milk thermometer, knock box, etc etc). I went to barista training to learn how to make a proper espresso and have now become very fussy - quite often when I go to a cafe, the staff are not trained properly and so the coffee is not as a good as I make it. My favourite beans are from Atomica on Brunswick St (who also make the best coffees in Melbourne).

But I also love tea and have 3-4 cups a day. My favourite tea is "Lorraine's Blend" which I order from Croplines in Launceston - Lorraine is actually a friend of my dad's and she invented this blend of black tea and apricot that is the best tea you will ever taste!

That tea sounds amazing Kate, can we mere mortals order as well?

That tea sounds amazing Kate, can we mere mortals order as well?

Yeah you sure can, just give them a call and they will post it to you - (03) 6331 4023. It's $36 a kilo I think - I usually order 500g at a time which they put into a small Express Post satchel for me.

I hate coffee too, even the smell amkes me :vomit: But it's soooo cool. I hated having to take clients to have a coffee & they would all be ordering their short blacks & lattes whie I'd end up with the whole tea set. :redcheeks: What is with that??? Why can't they just make me a cup of tea & bring it out?? Slightly less embarressing is ordering a Hot Choc.

Love my Madura tea & Earl Grey 2-3 times a day. Can only drink green tea at Yum Cha?
Love the smell of herbal teas but can't drink them. I need milk & sugar.

Can only drink green tea at Yum Cha?

What the hell is with that? Im exactly the same!

Flat white of a morning to get me going and same for morning tea

I either drink a skinny cap or a caramle or haxelnut latter when i'm out.

I like tea but i just don't craze it as often, however whenever i'm sick thats all i drink for all the antioxidants and it makes you feel good.

In winter i drink way more tea because if you want a hot drink after dinner at night coffee is not your best choice.

I love green tea, but it makes me sick, i get the most uspet stomach ever and i feel if i tried i could vomit. I drink it every now and again but then i regret it.

I love green tea, but it makes me sick, i get the most uspet stomach ever and i feel if i tried i could vomit. I drink it every now and again but then i regret it.

My cousin suffers the same thing PP. What a shame as it's supposed to be so good for you. I started my day with a green tea this morning instead of my usual coffee. Am being good:drunk:

[QUOTE=Medusa;14271Love my Madura tea & Earl Grey 2-3 times a day. Can only drink green tea at Yum Cha?
Love the smell of herbal teas but can't drink them. I need milk & sugar.[/QUOTE]

Yep, green tea only at yum cha! I always put sugar in my herbal teas otherwise I find them really bitter despite the yummy smells!

Hmmmmmm, could never get into the green tea. Too bitter. Maybe I'm doing something wrong though!

raspberry i know wat u mean with the bitter taste, but if u prefer put honey in ur green tea and it really cuts out the bitterness and makes it smell and taste soo much better too.:glee: :glee: :glee:

I drink a lot of tea at work...I'm talking like 6 or 7 cups a day. I'm going to switch to decaffinated. Sometimes I drink green tea, sometimes I drink herbal tea. I love my normal tea strong and white. I don't drink coffee.

I usuallly prefer tea... but If I need coffee then I NEED coffee. It only happens about once every 2 weeks, but sometimes I just must have the coffee hit.

I usuallly prefer tea... but If I need coffee then I NEED coffee. It only happens about once every 2 weeks, but sometimes I just must have the coffee hit.

VeeE, I am exactly the same. Normally a tea drinker although only two cups max a day of my Earl Grey. Used to drink more coffee but now dont really have the taste for it (although I do love the smell). If I have a headache though, a coffee will usually put it right!. Have to take so much care when I am out and ordering coffee, making sure they make it with skinny milk as I will pay for it for about 24 hours if not! Airport cafe got my order mixed up just as we were going to board a plane. Nine hour flight and I was in absolute agony! Today's at the Observatory Cafe was just right and I made it home!

I bought a really nice tea called Japanese Lime from the Tea Centre. Its got green tea with daisies, lemon and lime peel in it. Smells heavenly, the tea itself wasn't too strong, then again I might not have let it sit for long enough before taking it out. I usually like hot water with lemon juice in the mornings so this made a nice change :)

I bought a really nice tea called Japanese Lime from the Tea Centre. Its got green tea with daisies, lemon and lime peel in it. Smells heavenly, the tea itself wasn't too strong, then again I might not have let it sit for long enough before taking it out. I usually like hot water with lemon juice in the mornings so this made a nice change :)

Jaime, Japanese Lime sounds delicious! Usually tea requires 4-5 minutes to steep. :bunny:

I had the loveliest cup of Earl Grey tea yesterday, the bergamot was quite pronounced. (it was at Sweet Source Kate), loose leaf in a fabulous pot (ceramic, hate burning myself on those aluminium ones!) with inbuilt strainer. Must go and ask them what brand they use. It was heavenly!

Which one do you prefer? coffee or tea? And what do you drink?


Being born in an area famous for its tea production( Assam north east India ) I am deffinetely a tea drinker, I love to experiment with my cup of tea. Like mixing a normal tea bag with a Jasmine flavour tea bag, Or drop a few bits of ginger before you pour the hot water. Also i love Indian red chai, which is a boiled tea leaf in water with sugar and a bit of salt make it really refreshing, You can squeeze a few lemon drops if you want to. Good for colds and flue. Well according to the locals of India.

Dipal, I worked with a 5 star extraordinary chef for some years who was of Indian decent. He had the most amazing knowledge of herbs/spices, their benefits and uses, it was mind blowing. When customers would attend our Restaurant suffering some form of ailment (mainly in winter) chef would grab a bit of this and some of that and steep in our traditional cast iron tea pots. The customers adored this personal touch which addtionally was beneficial for their ailments.

Usually tea requires 4-5 minutes to steep. :bunny:

I thought there was supposed to be a technical name for it!!! Thanks Charismatic :)

I thought there was supposed to be a technical name for it!!! Thanks Charismatic :)

:hugs:

I love all manner of beautiful teas but to me, nothing beats espresso.

To me, coffee is for survival and tea is an optional, but beneficial, extra. If coffee is water, air, food and shelter, then tea is friends. :)

hahaha ozkat that's a funny way to put it. I just found a Robert Timms coffee bag thingy in the drawer so I just had that - was quite nice I think? Makes a change from the awful Nescafe Blend 43.

Jaime embarassingly enough I actually carry a couple of coffee bags around in my handbag for the times when I'm at someone's house and they have no coffee (or if they only have International Roast!). A bit of a security blanket really!

International Roast! :vomit:

I'm drinking an incredibly huge cup of incredibly good coffee right now. It's just made with Harris beans from Coles (4 out of 5 strength...people who buy this brand will know what I mean!), I don't know why it's so frickin good....but it is.

I love when I go to a new cafe or somewhere I've never been before and they have awesome coffee. It makes my day a whole lot better! Having said that, nothing beats KFC instant-coffee-out-of-a-machine when you're ordering your Sweet Chili Twister at 2am after a bit of a big night!

blech! too watery!

I have been drinking healtheries "sleep tea" every night. Bliss!! :yawn:

I have been drinking healtheries "sleep tea" every night. Bliss!! :yawn:

Does it work KP? What's in it?

It does for me. I was taking valerian which wasnt helping at all

it has Passionflower, Chamomile Limeflowers and Lemon Balm

Although I think its the warm drink thing that does it for me. but it is very soothing and pleasant.

It does for me. I was taking valerian which wasnt helping at all

it has Passionflower, Chamomile Limeflowers and Lemon Balm

Although I think its the warm drink thing that does it for me. but it is very soothing and pleasant.

This one has been around for years, such a popular blend. The passionflower is excellent for those anxious ones wanting some sleep!

i have taken passion flower extract before , it is so much better than valerian [for me]

My first thing in the morning cup of tea is a lifeline........ without it, I simply cannot function. When I need a coffee though, no-one had better stand between me and my barista!:sunnies:

Drinking coffee makes my anxiety levels fly ... If I do have coffee. Its only very rarely and its always a flat white with soy milk.

I can't drink much or any coffee anymore, I get a headache, I get a tummy ache... not such a great feeling -I don't feel like it all the time but in the last couple of years I've got worse so for me... it's Tea, especially herbal tea, when I am out at a cafe, I'll either have a cold drink like lemone,lime and bitters or diet coke or if I am out just for a drink i'll go for a trim, hot chocolate...

For home I like tea, so long as it's not peppermint or chamomile, it's all good.

There is only 1 place in this Higher Power-forsaken hole that makes a good coffee. They use Danes - oh yeah! When I get around to buying an espresso machine, we will have this at home too.

Instant coffee is to be avoided at all costs! Normal tea must have 1 sugar, chai should be served in a latte with honey, and coffee should be sugar free, and preferebly in a skinny latte :hearts:

I think I have somehow, without me realising, converted from a diehard coffee drinker to a tea drinker :shockedhair: . All of a sudden I find myself really looking forward to a nice, sweet cup of earl grey tea over my usual coffee :confused: .

Dont be so :shockedhair: BPJ. Same thing happened to me. I now drink a coffee only every couple of weeks. Love my Earl Grey!:hearts:

Dont be so :shockedhair: BPJ. Same thing happened to me. I now drink a coffee only every couple of weeks. Love my Earl Grey!:hearts:

Sorry, I didn't mean to be so dramatic! Lol! I am lovingly sipping an Early Grey tea right now, and enjoying every moment of it!

Blech! I cannot comprehend sugar in tea! Sipping on a tea right now my boy made me - he has got it down to a tea (lol sorry!) made my fave way....

I think I have somehow, without me realising, converted from a diehard coffee drinker to a tea drinker :shockedhair: . All of a sudden I find myself really looking forward to a nice, sweet cup of earl grey tea over my usual coffee :confused: .

I tend to go through a bit of tea-preference seasonally. In winter I still have coffee in the morning but I love Earl Grey throughout the day. In summer it's all coffee for me though!

I've got a tea-preference thing going on at the moment! It's def seasonal for me.. in summer I'll still have a morning coffee when I get to work but sip on water all day. Now that it's getting cooler (and the aircon is still on summer highs at work!) i'm finding myself making a tea more often!

I love coffee and tea.
On a normal day I'll have a coffee in the morning - instant, 1 sugar & some skim milk and then another coffee mid afternoon if I'm out (always get from gloria jeans) and/or one after dinner.
Tea I drink is alot of herbal, green or white and black teas - usually 3-4 cups a day. i'm obsessed!
lol....thats a lot of coffee and tea :o
but the only other thing i drink is water. im not a fan of soft drinks or juices. i have the rare diet coke or hot cocoa though (i get real organic cocoa..yummy :)

Well, I have discovered that I NEED my morning cup of tea - I logged on here the other day, and answered a PM, with the wrong name!! I wrote it to Member X, when it was from Member Y - I looked at the thing wrong! :redcheeks:

I probably have one cup of tea per day. Just a bushells tea bag and hot water with quite a bit of milk! Not a huge hot drinks fan and as mentioned before I can't stand coffee.

I can't start my morning without a large skinny cap at my fave local cafe... even though I have to wait ages, it's sooooo worth it! Love my coffee, & this is the right temp, not burnt... perfect! :clapping: And in Bris Vegas it's hard 2 get a good coffee...
Hate instant coffee & will only drink it if it's the ONLY coffee available...

That said, I also drink at least 2 cups of green tea a day. It's chock full of anti-oxidants & speeds up your metabolism. Also like to have Earl Grey at night or when I need to detox from too much cafeine ... :shakehead:

I'm loving my tea more and more in winter - its so comforting and relaxing for me. I like my tea to be strong though ( but not bitter ) so i get the Dilmah extra strength one and let the tea sit for as long as i can wait.

Drinking more and more tea at work too as the coffee in the office tastes like dirty water and its too cold to go out and get one. Although the tea never tastes the same as when im at home (and i use the same tea!) that has always puzzled me!!

Although the tea never tastes the same as when im at home (and i use the same tea!) that has always puzzled me!!

I found the same thing too Tim Tam. I have also decided that the taste of the tea can also depend on the type of mug you drink it out of.

that's my theory ;)

thats one of my theories jaime...other ones include, different milk...different water/kettle...different sugar...

:p

I only drink my Tea out of My Royal Dalton Winnie The Pooh Mug. It has a pic of Pooh Bear stuck in a hole upside down on it because he's too fat to fit through! It has the quote "How long does getting thin take" asked Pooh anxiously!

:chuckle::chuckle: how gorgeous PCC!

I only drink my Tea out of My Royal Dalton Winnie The Pooh Mug. It has a pic of Pooh Bear stuck in a hole upside down on it because he's too fat to fit through! It has the quote "How long does getting thin take" asked Pooh anxiously!


i have to have my moring coffee out of my fav mug , a pressie ,Villeroy & Boch [fruit basket on the mug]
i love it , funny how it makes a difference

I only drink my Tea out of My Royal Dalton Winnie The Pooh Mug. It has a pic of Pooh Bear stuck in a hole upside down on it because he's too fat to fit through! It has the quote "How long does getting thin take" asked Pooh anxiously!

how gorgeous!!!

I love good coffee - never instant - and I love tea. Lady Grey, Earl Grey, Chai, Green Tea, Peppermint tea, English breakfast...it all depends on my mood. At work I always begin with a cappuccino, but when I get home I hanker for a calming cup of English breakfast or Earl Grey - it helps me to unwind. Now that winter is here I have also been getting into the milo.

I also love drinking out of beautiful china mugs and antique teacups - although the latter never holds enough tea!

What I wouldn't give for a chai latte - a real one, not one made with that powder stuff - :rollthoseeyes:

I'm curious about Chai Latte. I don't really know what it is, I've seen them but been too scared to try one in case I don't like it.....

I'm curious about Chai Latte. I don't really know what it is, I've seen them but been too scared to try one in case I don't like it.....

Jaime it is a spiced milk tea originating in India. The mixture is black tea based with ginger, cardomom pod, clove and honey. Recipe can vary. A fabulous fresh brand to have at home is Calma Sutra, they supply good cafes. :carrot:

Oh ok. Thanks Charismatic - I'll have to buy myself some to try.

:)

Jaime the ones from McCafe are really yummy and not scary at all. They cater to a mainstream taste I think!

Cool I'll go in there end of June when I'm back to civilisation and try it :)

Almost ashamed to say this, but Starbucks Chai Lattes are good too :redcheeks:

I've never had a starbucks before - I don't think Perth has one?

Almost ashamed to say this, but Starbucks Chai Lattes are good too :redcheeks:

:chuckle::chuckle::chuckle:

I've never had a starbucks before - I don't think Perth has one?

Are you a Perth-ite too, Jaime? I thought I was the only WA Adorable!

. A fabulous fresh brand to have at home is Calma Sutra, they supply good cafes. :carrot:

:chuckle: "Calma" Sutra eh? Does it have aphrodisiac qualities Charismatic?!

I had some turkish apple tea tonight at the hairdresser - it was soo yummy! like drinking apple juice...but warm...and more tea-y!

I had some turkish apple tea tonight at the hairdresser - it was soo yummy! like drinking apple juice...but warm...and more tea-y!

It is yum Tim Tam, you can buy this from T2 stores in sealed pouches. You jut had boiling water!

I've got that one. I love it! Great winter drink and smells delish!

oh yum that sounds great , i will have to take a look at that shop a bit better

Jaime it is a spiced milk tea originating in India. The mixture is black tea based with ginger, cardomom pod, clove and honey. Recipe can vary. A fabulous fresh brand to have at home is Calma Sutra, they supply good cafes. :carrot:


Ooooohhhh - must get me some to have here - main ones we can get here is the powder, which is ultra-sweet.

ETA: Found this recipe online.

Here is a simple recipe to make chai yourself at home. This is what you will need:

1 1/2 cups of water

1 1/2 inch stick of cinnamon

8 cardamom pods

8 whole cloves

1/4 inch fresh ginger root (sliced thin)

2/3 cup of milk

6 teaspoons sugar

3 teaspoons of Darjeeling Tea leaves
Place water, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and ginger in a pot and bring to a boil.

Cover and lower heat to low setting and simmer for 10 minutes.

Add milk and sugar and again bring to simmer.

Next, add the tea leaves, remove from heat and cover.

Let steep for 3 minutes and strain. Enjoy!

Ooooohhhh - must get me some to have here - main ones we can get here is the powder, which is ultra-sweet.

Rosie it is delicious. When I say fresh, I mean literally. The mixture is moist and devine.

What's the deal with tea going cold in about two seconds in winter?! Even when I warm up my cup beforehand with hot water, the tea lasts about three minutes max before it starts to go cold. Cold tea is yucky!

What's the deal with tea going cold in about two seconds in winter?! Even when I warm up my cup beforehand with hot water, the tea lasts about three minutes max before it starts to go cold. Cold tea is yucky!

I know! Totally sucks! What about heating the milk up before you put it in the tea?

It is yum Tim Tam, you can buy this from T2 stores in sealed pouches. You jut had boiling water!

YAY :penguin: must go get me some then! I doubt it has any health benefits though :(

What's the deal with tea going cold in about two seconds in winter?! Even when I warm up my cup beforehand with hot water, the tea lasts about three minutes max before it starts to go cold. Cold tea is yucky!
Are you using bone china cups ozkat? I find they stay hotter much longer.

Are you using bone china cups ozkat? I find they stay hotter much longer.

The only way to drink tea Miss Kate! :hearts:

Maybe for those who aren't uber-klutzy - me, I'll stick to me large, clunky, pretty well indestructible mug, and just nuke my cuppa when it cools off. :spin:

Maybe for those who aren't uber-klutzy - me, I'll stick to me large, clunky, pretty well indestructible mug, and just nuke my cuppa when it cools off. :spin:

:chuckle: yeah I love my big 'cheap and cheerful' mugs. I have a fantastic one thats pinky/peach with a dog on it and it says 'woof', and my boy has a blue one and it says 'ruff'. Got them from the $2 discount store and they are fabulous!
As for the nuking....can't bring myself to do it!

It is yum Tim Tam, you can buy this from T2 stores in sealed pouches. You jut had boiling water!
Not sure of the price for Apple tea in T2 but no doubt it will be exy. You can buy this in a big tin in Lebanese/Turkish supermarkets for about $5. Splurge on some gorgeous Turkish glasses to drink it in instead.
http://www.justmorocco.com/cat_moroccanfurniture.cfm

Not sure of the price for Apple tea in T2 but no doubt it will be exy. You can buy this in a big tin in Lebanese/Turkish supermarkets for about $5. Splurge on some gorgeous Turkish glasses to drink it in instead.
http://www.justmorocco.com/cat_moroccanfurniture.cfm

I would advise the same Medusa. Cant remember the exact cost but almost prohibitive! I still havent got myself some gorgeous moroccan tea glasses, must hunt some down. Any suggestions? T2 is a fun shop to visit though, might put it on the itinerary for Melbourne in November.

Again you will find tea glasses in the ethnic supermarkets, cheaper too. If you want to go all out get the whole tea set including the cute brass tray.
http://www.turkishtaste.com/brassteatray.html

Oh! I have 2 Turkish tea glasses, a friend got them for me - must get some more when the Adorables do Melbourne!

I just got the heads up on a green tea & pawpaw blend available here, must check it out! T2 is ridiculously expensive here.

T2 is ridiculously expensive here.

I think they may have the same recommended retail prices around Aust. The store in Brunswick St opposite Kleins is good for a look though, they have some lovely china too.

I'm drinking coffee at the moment. God I love it.

What type do you drink ozkat?

I'm drinking coffee at the moment. God I love it.

I miss Melbourne coffee so much – coffee is not a strong point in Perth, alas.

Bawwwwwwwwwllllllllllllll....................... :no: my barista is leaving! Nooooooooooooooooooo :tears:

She is having a baby (their first) in September, so I understand, but dammit! She makes AWESOME coffee, only place in the 'port that I can get a decent java......................... :flames:

There are new people coming in, and the business will remain open, but it just won't be the same............ :no:

I have had a revelation this week.

I usually enjoy the occasional coffee but I always feel like I can never ever make it right to my liking - either too milky or too strong. That was until I had a black coffee at my nan's (coz all she had was soy milk :vomit:) and I enjoyed it a lot more.......strange! :rollthoseeyes:

Oh and I'm totally hooked on Lady Grey tea now. I found Earl Grey too strong before.

I don't drink coffee and I've never had any tea that I've actually liked. I think I will go to T2 and try some samples!

I've never had any tea that I've actually liked. I think I will go to T2 and try some samples!

Good idea Trash! I'm sure you'll find something you like...maybe look for a tea that's a bit more delicate/not as full-bodied....white tea or jasmine perhaps? Or you could go down the herbal/fruit tisane path...T2 is fantastic.

T2 fruit tisanes RULE!! I have a couple on permanent rotation :hearts:

Good idea Trash! I'm sure you'll find something you like...maybe look for a tea that's a bit more delicate/not as full-bodied....white tea or jasmine perhaps? Or you could go down the herbal/fruit tisane path...T2 is fantastic.

Well I'm really interested in some detoxing teas but I have no idea what any of them would be so I guess I will have to go in and ask.

My HD has some T2 teas in her salon that she makes for her clients. I LOVE the turkish apple one! Really tastes like apple!!

Well I'm really interested in some detoxing teas but I have no idea what any of them would be so I guess I will have to go in and ask.

Hi Trash,

Tea Tonic do an excellent tea which is supposed to be great for detoxing and helping with skin problems -

http://www.teatonic.com.au/products/complexon_tea.php

Dr. Stuart's is available in many supermarkets and they do a detox tea as well.

Also try chatting to a specialist in a health store for some other ideas.

Hi Trash,

Tea Tonic do an excellent tea which is supposed to be great for detoxing and helping with skin problems -

http://www.teatonic.com.au/products/complexon_tea.php

Dr. Stuart's is available in many supermarkets and they do a detox tea as well.

Also try chatting to a specialist in a health store for some other ideas.

Thanks Sapphire :waving:
Have you personally tried it before? What's the taste like? I had a look at the website but it doesn't tell you much. Although it does seem very interesting, and I can get it from my local shops.

Thanks Sapphire :waving:
Have you personally tried it before? What's the taste like? I had a look at the website but it doesn't tell you much. Although it does seem very interesting, and I can get it from my local shops.

I have tried both the tea-tonic and Dr. Stuarts. The latter is a little milder in taste - a bit like a generic green tea taste. Tea Tonic is an excellent tea but the flavour is a little stronger. Still nice to drink though - no really overpowering flavours. You can buy smaller amounts of the Tea Tonic as a trial in most places.

Thanks Sapphire, will definitely trial a sample size of the tea tonic one next time I go shopping ;)

when I was in melbz early this year (at easter) I went to that tea shop in brunswick street, after having a yummy brunch at a local cafe, I bought a carrot tea - smells and tastes so good! the ladies at the tea shop said so save some for summer, as its great as iced tea!.... I thought I might make some tomorrow. we having super great weather at the moment, so enjoying a glass of cool carrot tea! will be beautiful. go get some if you live in melbz, I'd be there all the time if I could!

I have never heard of carrot tea before

There's a cafe near where I live, and their gimmick thing is way-out types of tea and coffee. They have this "cat poo coffee" (it does have a proper name but I can't remember it), and basically it is made from coffee beans that have been swallowed by this certain South American mountain cat, and then pooed out and the coffee is made from the beans that have passed through the cat. It apparently takes all the bitterness out of the coffee or something! I don't know why, because the bitterness is nice to me. Anyway, it retails at $50 a cup and everyone raves about it!!

They also have these lotus flower tea infusions which they serve in clear glass teapots. The lotus flowers are stuffed with tea leaves and other types of dried flowers and what-have-you, and then tightly bound up (I don't know how). When the boiling water is poured in, the lotus apparently "blooms" and it looks very beautiful. That one is a relatively cheap $25 a pot!

CAT POO COFFEE?!?!

"what are you drinking?"...
"oh cat poo Coffee"

:chuckle:

CAT POO TEA?!?!

"what are you drinking?"...
"oh cat poo tea"

:chuckle:

Thats too funny
:chuckle:

when I was in melbz early this year (at easter) I went to that tea shop in brunswick !

That would be T2. Thankfully there are several of them dotted around!

There's a cafe near where I live, and their gimmick thing is way-out types of tea and coffee. They have this "cat poo coffee" (it does have a proper name but I can't remember it), and basically it is made from coffee beans that have been swallowed by this certain South American mountain cat, and then pooed out and the coffee is made from the beans that have passed through the cat. It apparently takes all the bitterness out of the coffee or something! I don't know why, because the bitterness is nice to me. Anyway, it retails at $50 a cup and everyone raves about it!!

They also have these lotus flower tea infusions which they serve in clear glass teapots. The lotus flowers are stuffed with tea leaves and other types of dried flowers and what-have-you, and then tightly bound up (I don't know how). When the boiling water is poured in, the lotus apparently "blooms" and it looks very beautiful. That one is a relatively cheap $25 a pot!

I bought some of that lotus flower tea in Melbourne - haven't use it yet.

The cat poo coffee is coffee made from berries devoured and then passed by the civet cat - apparently it gives a more mellow flavour.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_Luwak

There's a cafe near where I live, and their gimmick thing is way-out types of tea and coffee. They have this "cat poo coffee" (it does have a proper name but I can't remember it), and basically it is made from coffee beans that have been swallowed by this certain South American mountain cat, and then pooed out and the coffee is made from the beans that have passed through the cat. It apparently takes all the bitterness out of the coffee or something! I don't know why, because the bitterness is nice to me. Anyway, it retails at $50 a cup and everyone raves about it!!
I've heard of that one, but didn't realise it was so expensive!

It kind of sounds like a big practical joke, doesn't it?

Can one of you adorables please go to the nearest coffee shop and get me a Large Skinny caramel latte to go and a mango frappe????? There is no decent coffee shop in my town. ugh!!!! I haven't had real coffee for nearly 2 weeks

I'm solo in the office again and bored, i even have my legs up on the desk and the ketboard on my lap.

I'm solo in the office again and bored, i even have my legs up on the desk and the ketboard on my lap.

:chuckle: wow must be quiet in there

:chuckle: wow must be quiet in there

so quiet that i've been in this comfy position now for 20minutes. phone rang once. woopy doo!!!!!

so quiet that i've been in this comfy position now for 20minutes. phone rang once. woopy doo!!!!!

I "excused" myself in training and am sitting in an empty office on the net :chuckle:

:chuckle: Cheeky!

You should see my posture... I'm also horizontal.

I totally Over Dosed on tea today. 4 cups ... normally I'd have 1 for breakfast and maybe another after dinner. but today I had 4 cups.... and plenty of water between each so I've had to go to the loo a lot!

coffee lovers - have u tried the robert timms coffee bags?

these are awesome!!! totally confused hubby who saw me dipping the bag but could smell coffee :rollthoseeyes:

coffee lovers - have u tried the robert timms coffee bags?

these are awesome!!! totally confused hubby who saw me dipping the bag but could smell coffee :rollthoseeyes:

Tim Tam, I love the RT Moccha Kenya bags.
i have recently fallen in love with the Tea Forte selection, particularly the citrus mint. Yum!

Tim Tam, I love the RT Moccha Kenya bags.
i have recently fallen in love with the Tea Forte selection, particularly the citrus mint. Yum!

Glad im not the only one!! They have the smoothest coffee flavour - just perfect!

Tim Tam, I love the RT Moccha Kenya bags.

This one is my fave too Charismatic. I don't drink it a lot, but I find the small boxes are great to keep in my desk drawer :spin:

coffee lovers - have u tried the robert timms coffee bags?

these are awesome!!! totally confused hubby who saw me dipping the bag but could smell coffee :rollthoseeyes:

Might be worth a try - I am a bit (hah!) of a coffee snob, I like my latte, made with real coffee, and not burnt tasting. So I don't generally drink instant. I'll keep an eye out for this though............

Might be worth a try - I am a bit (hah!) of a coffee snob, I like my latte, made with real coffee, and not burnt tasting. So I don't generally drink instant. I'll keep an eye out for this though............

Rosie, the RT bags are actually ground coffee, not instant.
I am a terrible coffee snob and am happy to use these bags when making a quick coffee for myself.
When you remove the wrapping they smell delicious!

Well then, if that's the case I will most definitely have to get me some.

OH really? They sound good.. I am not an instant fan either but my espresso machine isn't working at the moment.. those RT bags sound great... So what do you do?

OH really? They sound good.. I am not an instant fan either but my espresso machine isn't working at the moment.. those RT bags sound great... So what do you do?

Hi A, simply tear open the airtight foil and pour boiling water over the coffee bag. Let it draw to required strength and enjoy.

Wow, easy hey. I'd add a splash of soy and it would be great.. I will pick some up - thanks for the suggestion. :D

Wow, easy hey. I'd add a splash of soy and it would be great.. I will pick some up - thanks for the suggestion. :D

:hugs::waving:

You will love them. I'm not a coffee snob as such, but I find it difficult to find one that I like that I can make at home.... these ones are great :spin:

Thanks for the tip Charismatic! I bought the Mocha Kenya ones on the way to work and it was a great start to the day!

Thanks for the tip Charismatic! I bought the Mocha Kenya ones on the way to work and it was a great start to the day!

Glad you liked them LB :hugs::waving:

Jaime , what variety do you enjoy?

Same as yourself C! I have my trusty box of Mocha Kenya ones in my desk drawer :waving:

Same as yourself C! I have my trusty box of Mocha Kenya ones in my desk drawer :waving:

:kissing:

I actually carry one or two coffee bags in my handbag in case I am at someone's house and the coffee urge strikes me! Yes i am that bad of an addict!!! Most of the time though I just accept their instant....as much as I hate it, I don't like to be rude and produce my own coffee bag.

Another reason why I love my bestie - she and I have (well, had - she is pregnant and can't stand the smell!) a shared love of coffee and I always got good coffee at her place!

.as much as I hate it, I don't like to be rude and produce my own coffee bag. !

That cracked me up! My daughter looked at me funny :)
It's a good idea though!

Anyhow, I bought a box of the Italian one today, am going to make one soon :clap:

I actually carry one or two coffee bags in my handbag in case I am at someone's house and the coffee urge strikes me! Yes i am that bad of an addict!!! Most of the time though I just accept their instant....as much as I hate it, I don't like to be rude and produce my own coffee bag.


I have been known to suffer instant when I am dying and there's no tea, milo or stock cubes.............. I even endured Caro once. :vomit:

I have been known to suffer instant when I am dying and there's no tea, milo or stock cubes.............. I even endured Caro once. :vomit:

Whats caro?

Whats caro?

It's a non-caffeinated coffee-type drink. Like fake coffee. It reminds me of being at my grandma's before I was allowed coffee, and I thought it was sooooo cool to be allowed a cup of Caro!!

It's a non-caffeinated coffee-type drink. Like fake coffee. It reminds me of being at my grandma's before I was allowed coffee, and I thought it was sooooo cool to be allowed a cup of Caro!!

Is it like Jarrah?? On Kath and Kim they always talk about a "cuppa Jarrah" but I'm not sure what it is - I always assumed it was some sort of fake coffee thing!

Jarrah is a brand of flavoured coffee tins.. Instant coffee with flavours like irish cream etc
pic for you - http://www.graysonline.com.au/oimg/13555_74732.jpg

jarrah Brazil coffee & the Bavarian one is all i drink , so yummy [real coffee but instant , milky & sweet ]

It's a non-caffeinated coffee-type drink. Like fake coffee. It reminds me of being at my grandma's before I was allowed coffee, and I thought it was sooooo cool to be allowed a cup of Caro!!

thanks celeste :clap::hugs:

I am currently enjoying a pot of T2 Red, Green Vanilla - me likey :hearts:

Have had a headache all day today! True, I have not had enough hydration for a 40 degree day but I missed my usual cup of tea this morning so I am blaming that!:redcheeks::whistle:

Oh would it help if you had one now Luisa? For some reason, sometimes if i have a headache green tea will make it go away. Maybe its the caffeine in it? I duno, but I like it!

Serena, caffeine is usually my first remedy for a headache but it had gone past it today with the pitiful amount of water I had actually drunk. I began to get signs of heat exhaustion and used cold packs to bring my body temp down. A couple of pain killers were required too but after a yummy dinner and about a litre of water I am feeling a heap better.

Oh glad your feeling better :) yummy food always helps hehe and water! It was so hot today... at least you wont forget tomorrow!

You in Melbourne too? It was a scorcher but much cooler here tomorrow (well 30 instead of 40!), It is heavenly outside at the moment but I will get bitten alive. We live near a creek and the mosquitos just love me. I hope they bite our neighbours - the music has started AGAIN!:shakehead:

LB, you must start tomorrow with your usual cup of tea and I am sure things will be much clearer.
I have fallen in love with Tea Forte Citrus Mint. It is so refreshing in this obscene weather.
Look after yourself as dehydration can be most serious. :hugs:

Thanks C:kissing:

Will do. I love peppermint tea but will not forgo my lovely Earl Grey tomorrow morning. Taking Laura to a "tea party" in the afternoon before going to check out (a promising but not the one I really want) hall at 5pm. Hope to get a couple more of the underbed storage boxes too. Why did it take me til now to buy some?:shakehead:

Luisa it was stinking hot in sydney as well today

u really must turn your music on loud tomorrow morning say 7am ?:whistle:

I told hubby, perhaps the lawn mower under their windows?:chuckle: (we have a laneway with garden/grassed areas between us and even 10+ metres away it was still noisy! Can't hear them now? Whew!)

I told hubby, perhaps the lawn mower under their windows?:chuckle: (we have a laneway with garden/grassed areas between us and even 10+ metres away it was still noisy! Can't hear them now? Whew!)


oh i LOVE that idea :chuckle::whistle:

Nope im in sydney luisa but like fusspot said it was really hot here too. I heard it was like that in melb too. It wasnt too humid though which im so thankful for, because i can handle heat even like 40 degree weather, but if its humid it kills me!

I am not a fan of humidity either Serena! We have been to Hong Kong three times in their winter. The days are lovely, between 24 and 28 degrees but still really humid. My sis said "I wouldnt recommend you come in summer then - 100% humidity!"

I'm definitely a coffee girl, I love lattes and Gloria Jeans is my fave!!:kissing::rollthoseeyes:

Well not even my loved Earl Grey is getting rid of these headaches for me. Have had a constant one for a couple of days and even woke up with it this morning. Think it might be sinus although my neck feels out.:shakehead:

Well not even my loved Earl Grey is getting rid of these headaches for me. Have had a constant one for a couple of days and even woke up with it this morning. Think it might be sinus although my neck feels out.:shakehead:



same here Luisa , even my combo of painkillers isn't helping much
i realised yesterday i probably have sinusitis:shakehead:

Me three. Been getting heaps of headaches these past few days and no idea why

I got some lovely White Russian beans from Gloria Jeans today, about to have a nice milky latte with them!

Just finished off a robert timms coffee sachet/bag - yummy :)

just about to make myself a well earned cup of coffee

What do you guys think about kids drinking coffee? I think it is a no no, too much caffine. I also ban all those energy drinks. Miss 15 is allowed to drink a cup a day at home with her mum. Being a stepmum is such a hard position esp when Dad hates confrontation. :(

Mr12 is allowed a weak cup once in a blue moon. None of my kids were allowed it on a regular basis until after Year10 or age 16. Neither is Mr12 allowed energy drinks - the ones with guarana etc.

Good luck!!

What do you guys think about kids drinking coffee? I think it is a no no, too much caffine. I also ban all those energy drinks. Miss 15 is allowed to drink a cup a day at home with her mum. Being a stepmum is such a hard position esp when Dad hates confrontation. :(

We were always allowed to drink coffee and tea growing up, so I guess I don't see anything that bad about it - kids get caffeine from plenty of other sources anyway. But I completely understand and respect your position Medusa. But having said that, I would say that 15 is definitely old enough to be allowed to have coffee.

I was always allowed to have a coffee with my mum and her friend when i was 12, but i never was bought one from a cafe. I think 1 coffee a week is okay as a social thing but anymore than that a week can't be good for growing bodies, there are enough other hidden nasties in the food and drink without adding caffeine. There is plenty of time for them to drink coffee in ther adult like.

My neice and nephew have bubbacinos which are no coffee just milk, froth and marshmallow and to them its the novelty and to be like the rest of us.

i would say a weak instant coffee a day from around 16 is fine , i would feel i bit 'funny' otherwise , energy drinks NO way & my kids don't drink coke & hopefully won't until that age if ever

i would say a weak instant coffee a day from around 16 is fine , i would feel i bit 'funny' otherwise , energy drinks NO way & my kids don't drink coke & hopefully won't until that age if ever

Yes totally agree

I remember I was allowed to have a weak cup in primary school. It was like 1/2 a teaspoon of coffee. Not every day though.

My parents had no clue what I did and I drank it all the time :chuckle:

and we all turned out just fine didn't we?!?!? :chuckle:

I went way off coffee when I worked at Starbucks - and last year after I fainted at Michel's, I suddenly couldn't even stand the smell of it!

I do think with my kids I would limit the intake and not give them free range, but teach them balance and moderation.

I'm not a fan of coffee, it's boring. Unless it's a short black with 6 sugars, I don't want it.

I'm not a fan of coffee, it's boring. Unless it's a short black with 6 sugars, I don't want it.

I have lots of sugar in my coffee. Im damn naughty

Weeeeeeee............. I ordered my Red Green Vanilla today! :penguin:

There's actually not a lot of evidence that caffeine has any long-term adverse effects. Of course it can cause disturbed sleep in some people and can also sometimes interfere with absoption of some vitamins and minerals like magnesium (but not to any kind of dangerous level). I say CAN - I drink coffee all the time and I had my levels tested recently and I was not deficient in anything. It is also a diuretic and can cause dehydration if drunk in place of water (if you're dumb enough to stop drinking water). That being said, there's really no evidence that coffee is bad for you. Its effects are fairly similar to those of tea, yet coffee is often seen as a "bad guy", which I think is unfair. I have met people who are really hypocritical about caffeine and love to criticise coffee drinkers while drinking three or four cups of tea a day!!

There's actually not a lot of evidence that caffeine has any long-term adverse effects. Of course it can cause disturbed sleep in some people and can also sometimes interfere with absoption of some vitamins and minerals like magnesium (but not to any kind of dangerous level). I say CAN - I drink coffee all the time and I had my levels tested recently and I was not deficient in anything. It is also a diuretic and can cause dehydration if drunk in place of water (if you're dumb enough to stop drinking water). That being said, there's really no evidence that coffee is bad for you. Its effects are fairly similar to those of tea, yet coffee is often seen as a "bad guy", which I think is unfair. I have met people who are really hypocritical about caffeine and love to criticise coffee drinkers while drinking three or four cups of tea a day!!

Oz, you are so cute. Stand up for your coffee!! :worship:

There's actually not a lot of evidence that caffeine has any long-term adverse effects. Of course it can cause disturbed sleep in some people and can also sometimes interfere with absoption of some vitamins and minerals like magnesium (but not to any kind of dangerous level). I say CAN - I drink coffee all the time and I had my levels tested recently and I was not deficient in anything. It is also a diuretic and can cause dehydration if drunk in place of water (if you're dumb enough to stop drinking water). That being said, there's really no evidence that coffee is bad for you. Its effects are fairly similar to those of tea, yet coffee is often seen as a "bad guy", which I think is unfair. I have met people who are really hypocritical about caffeine and love to criticise coffee drinkers while drinking three or four cups of tea a day!!

Sing it sister. Im a coffee drinker too. Only one cup a day but I do love my one cup!!

Aint no mountain high enough, aint no valley low enough, ain't no river wide enough, to keep me from cooffeeeee! AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH!....

No but in all seriousness, my bestie and I spent ages in the uni library once, researching the effects of coffee, because we were sick of this myth going around that coffee is somehow evil and bad for you. IT'S NOT!

Aint no mountain high enough, aint no valley low enough, ain't no river wide enough, to keep me from cooffeeeee! AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH!....


:chuckle::chuckle::chuckle:

Aint no mountain high enough, aint no valley low enough, ain't no river wide enough, to keep me from cooffeeeee! AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH!....

No but in all seriousness, my bestie and I spent ages in the uni library once, researching the effects of coffee, because we were sick of this myth going around that coffee is somehow evil and bad for you. IT'S NOT!

Its probably bad if you have a fair amount of sugar, which I do and I am trying not to. I have skinny milk though!!

Yeah _ i think the additives like sugar and flavourings and whole milk and cream make it not so flash.

Now I want a coffee...

Yeah _ i think the additives like sugar and flavourings and whole milk and cream make it not so flash.

Now I want a coffee...

Have this instead :champagne:

Hmm - I have a meeting in an hour - hey well, sure why not, I think they all think I'm drunk most of the time anyway.

I had one glass of champagne at lunch last week, and when i got back to work i couldnt even asnwer the damn phone without giggling

haha - this is why I don't drink during th day at work - I am a total cadbury.

I had one glass of champagne at lunch last week, and when i got back to work i couldnt even asnwer the damn phone without giggling

I'm the same, even if it's wine! What is it about drinking during the day? I love it though - feels like you are being naughty and it is just relaxing and holiday-ish

I love drinking during the day.

I love drinking during the day.

but I don't! God I just realised how that sounded haha :chuckle:

:champagne:

u I have met people who are really hypocritical about caffeine and love to criticise coffee drinkers while drinking three or four cups of tea a day!!

Hear ya! My MIL is like this. She "allows" herself an instant decaf (ewwh!)in the morning but then has about 8 cups of tea a day!:shakehead:

but I don't! God I just realised how that sounded haha :chuckle:

:champagne:

:chuckle::chuckle::chuckle:

I can't stand sugar in coffee, it destroys the flavour.. and I can't stand the sweetness..

I think a couple of coffees a day is fine, it's when people have 16 cups that they die of a heart attack

I can't stand sugar in coffee, it destroys the flavour.. and I can't stand the sweetness..

I think a couple of coffees a day is fine, it's when people have 16 cups that they die of a heart attack

Agree amaranth!
Although a traditional epresso in Italy has 1 teaspoon of sugar tadded.

I didn't know that! I thought Italians had their coffee straight!

Agree amaranth!
Although a traditional epresso in Italy has 1 teaspoon of sugar tadded.

traditional espresso is in a tiny cup too isn't it? that would make it hella sweet!!

I didn't know that! I thought Italians had their coffee straight!

So did I until I went to Italy. It balances the acid in the coffee.

I can't stand sugar in coffee, it destroys the flavour.. and I can't stand the sweetness..

I think a couple of coffees a day is fine, it's when people have 16 cups that they die of a heart attack

I never have sugar in mine either. Yuck.

Hear ya! My MIL is like this. She "allows" herself an instant decaf (ewwh!)in the morning but then has about 8 cups of tea a day!:shakehead:

I guess no-one has told her that tea has more caffeien than coffee? I can have 1 coffee a day, if I have 2, I get palpitations. I also have to be careful with my tea intake, and can't drink energy drinks for this reason. I suck!:whipcrack:

I guess no-one has told her that tea has more caffeien than coffee? I can have 1 coffee a day, if I have 2, I get palpitations. I also have to be careful with my tea intake, and can't drink energy drinks for this reason. I suck!:whipcrack:

She would never believe me so I dont bother. Let her drink her Bushells Decaf!:vomit:

I dont drink a lot of tea or coffee and sometimes I go without either. The time of the day doesnt affect me, can even have a coffee late at night and still sleep like a baby!:yawn:

I've been having 2 or 3 espresso's (in those little cups) with sugar in it the last week - delcious! especially after a big meal.
I'm fairly sensitive to caffeine though and it makes me jittery :rollthoseeyes:

Doesnt make me jittery but after two lattes late this afternoon no hint of tiredness tonight... whoops!

Well, as I am in a major health kick, I have eliminated caffeine from my diet entirely. (Yes no chocolate, no cocoa, no soft drink, no coffee!!!!!!!!! :tears:) But i am so sensitive to it and feel better already! So anyways I have stocked up on some delicious herbal teas:

- rooibus & vanilla
- spearmint & chamomile
- chamomile, honey & lemon
- blackcurrrant & apple

Yummy! :clapping:

Well, as I am in a major health kick, I have eliminated caffeine from my diet entirely. (Yes no chocolate, no cocoa, no soft drink, no coffee!!!!!!!!! :tears:) But i am so sensitive to it and feel better already! So anyways I have stocked up on some delicious herbal teas:

- rooibus & vanilla
- spearmint & chamomile
- chamomile, honey & lemon
- blackcurrrant & apple

Yummy! :clapping:

I love a good cuppa tea. Haven't tried any of the herbal ones would love to know what they are like once you've tried them.

they are all delicious! :) i've had them before - i love herbal teas!

Sold. I'm going to get some tomorrow. Thanks!

I love a good cuppa tea. Haven't tried any of the herbal ones would love to know what they are like once you've tried them.

Go for the rooibus! It's one of my faves. A lovely drop, that.

Go for the rooibus! It's one of my faves. A lovely drop, that.

Rooibus? Geez what kind of flavour is that? Sounds interesting

Rooibus? Geez what kind of flavour is that? Sounds interesting

It's a South African red tea. Very mild. It's great mates with vanilla, which is probably why emmy has it as one of her picks. You should be able to get it from places like The Tea Centre, T2, DJs food hall or Myer food section, delis and good supermarkets.

It's a South African red tea. Very mild. It's great mates with vanilla, which is probably why emmy has it as one of her picks. You should be able to get it from places like The Tea Centre, T2, DJs food hall or Myer food section, delis and good supermarkets.

Yeah i love rooibus and vanilla tea its delicious! As rbb said its very mild - you'll be pleasantly surprised!! :)
You can get all the teas at the supermarket! Twinings are a good brand (the brand i got today for all the teas except rooibus) and Lipton make a really nice berry one!

Yeah i love rooibus and vanilla tea its delicious! As rbb said its very mild - you'll be pleasantly surprised!! :)
You can get all the teas at the supermarket! Twinings are a good brand (the brand i got today for all the teas except rooibus) and Lipton make a really nice berry one!

Yay!!! Can't wait to get some now. Pretty sad I get excited about tea :rollthoseeyes:

Pretty sad I get excited about tea :rollthoseeyes:

Not at all dude, as soon as I get up all I can think about is my cup of Earl Grey (and Luisa is the same)! I love, love, love tea! Us tea junkies have to stick together:chuckle:

Not at all dude, as soon as I get up all I can think about is my cup of Earl Grey (and Luisa is the same)! I love, love, love tea! Us tea junkies have to stick together:chuckle:

I love my tea. I don't like coffee at all. I have this massive cup at home from Starbuck Bangkok and it holds probably the equivalent to two normal cups of tea. Love it love it. Although I usually spend the rest of the arvo going to the toilet!:chuckle:

:chuckle: A small price to pay for all that tea goodness!

:chuckle: same!! I have a big cat mug thats really 2 cups in size!

Go for the rooibus! It's one of my faves. A lovely drop, that.

That would be my Red Green Vanilla from T2, very refreshing!

Definately Tea!

I LOOOOVE English Breakfast and Earl Grey tea!

Although, I admit; I do love my Hudsons ChocMocca's on cold mornings before class! ;)

:chuckle: same!! I have a big cat mug thats really 2 cups in size!

me too and I love it! :chuckle: I could drink tea for ever and a day

It's weird, I really only ever want to drink tea when it's super-cold, otherwise it's coffee for me. We seem to be a coffee household - it's quite weird to see someone making a cup of tea!

Having said that, I adore beautiful tea shops and I seem to own a lot of teapots for someone who doesn't drink much tea!

Don't know where else to put this. I bought a tin of Apple Tree Tea from Tea Tonic at the Easter Show the other day. Its yummy.

http://teatonic.com.au/products/appleTree_tea.php

Bought some strawberry & cream tea and some tummy tea from T2 today. Trying to be healthy.

I really want some green tea right now.