# Please tell me more about tea. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 14, 2001, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-more-about-tea/93397 "2001-11-14T21:55:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2001, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-more-about-tea/93397/21 "2001-11-20T16:02:06Z")
What, no talk about steeping times? According to the package of Russian Imperial Earl Grey I have sitting right here, everything except Green tea and Oolong should be made with boiling water. More info here [http://www.tealeaves.com](http://www.tealeaves.com) (Yeah, it’s a store, but they grok leaves). ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2001, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-more-about-tea/93397/22 "2001-11-20T16:20:00Z")
Thought I’d correct a factual error I made above. _Châr_ is not the Persian word for ‘four’, it’s the Hindi word for 4. The equivalent Persian word is _chahâr_. Sorry! About _masâla châî_: In India most often it’s made with cardamom as the only spice. The multi-spice version is extra fancy. ---
**Author:** ![buddy1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@buddy1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddy1)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2001, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-more-about-tea/93397/23 "2001-11-20T21:29:34Z")
A few years back, I heard of a guy who was growing tea in South Carolina. Is he still in business, and is American-grown tea any good? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-more-about-tea/93397.md?page=1)