Iced Tea is nasty.
Also…I reported the OP for you to make the title change request, because I noticed it hadn’t been done. And then my screen refreshed and it was fixed. I see Twickster posted just above me, so I assume she handled it while I was typing…sorry to doubt you, Twicks!
Oh. I though this thread was going to be about what you think of when you hear the word tea. And I am, yes, one of the savages that thinks of iced tea. Or, to be more exact, sweet tea. The only hot drink I can think of that doesn’t need hot in front of it is coffee.
As for drinking, I can’t have caffeine. Although, with as fatigued as I’ve been lately (nutrient absorption issues), I’m starting to wonder if I couldn’t stand a little bit. And, if I do, it will definitely be iced tea.
Hot: Twinings or PG Tips (if I can find it), steeped for a long time (5-7 minutes) in water that is BOILING, sweetened with a bit of splenda or truvia and finally a splash of milk.
I gather this is the way most Brits drink it, although the only Brit I know drinks Lipton, black, steeped in lukewarm water.
I used to drink iced tea unsweetend, now if I’m thirsty for something cold I’ll have water. Haven’t drank iced tea in years.
I don’t know about restaurants, but President’s Choice sells an unsweetened tea in cans. It’s fairly good. There never seems to be more than 2-3 cases of it, usually on the bottom shelf of the pop aisle somewhere. IIRC, the box is grey (silver), though it might be white. It’s been a while since I bought some, since I’m a Coke Zero addict.
I like lapsang with a touch of splenda, russian caravan with a dash of milk and splenda or plain with a dash of lemon, russian caravan iced with fresh mint and a wedge of lemon, chai with milk either hot or cold, whatever the generic chinese restaurant black tea plain and scorchingly hot.
I can not abide sweet tea, other than it being dangerous for my diabetes, it is way to jaw-wrenchingly sweet.
There is if you don’t want to be served iced tea by mistake.
Iced tea, hot tea, I drink it all. I do drink more hot tea ever since a British friend of mine came to visit and convinced me to get an electric kettle. It’s so easy to boil the water now that I find myself making tea more often.
There’s always a pitcher of unsweetened iced tea in the fridge. If the Fella’s sons are here, there’s a pitcher of seriously sweet tea too. At least one day on the weekend, I’ll make a pot of hot tea at breakfast. Right now, with a headful of crud, I don’t want to drink coffee (I use cream in that) so I’ve switched to tea until dairy doesn’t do bad things to me.
I enjoy a hot cup of tea. I started having a cup or two at night instead of coffee. Less caffeine and I sleep better.
I like it with a teaspoon of honey.
I don’t understand. Everywhere I ask for tea, I get a container of boiling water, a teabag and cup. You steep it fresh right there at the table. Its a lot more dependable than coffee which may be hours old when served.
The flat tea bags are crushed flat, with the tea leaves in little pieces - the pyramid ones seem to have bigger leaves in them. Not sure how big the difference really is or if it is mostly just a marketing ploy.