Cream in tea

Do you put cream in tea?

I grew up on iced tea and didn't drink hot tea until after living in
England in the late 80's for a few years growing up. Lots of folks put
cream and sugar in their tea there, some didn't. I did at first, but then
learned to like it straight (maybe because it was more like ice tea)- I
tended to like Earl Grey and Lapsong Soochong.

I mostly drink green and Oolong teas now but when I drink black tea I
usually don't put anything in it.

Now days tea has alot of touted health benefits (amazingly enough, when I
was younger it was said to be "bad for you"), which probably has kept my tea
drinking at a steady pace (hey, if it's good for you and doesn't taste
bad... why not? Some days I might drink 5-8 cups of tea). Apparrently,
adding milk/cream to tea reduces the health benefits from what I've read.

Use milk in tea- not cream. Cream is too heavy and destroys the delicate
flavor. Cream gets used in coffee, not tea.

Better yet, learn which teas you can enjoy without milk or sugar. It's
healthier that way.

"magnulus" <magnulus@> wrote in message
news:pRlXc.24419$cx.18258@bignews4... .
> Do you put cream in tea?
>
> I grew up on iced tea and didn't drink hot tea until after living in
> England in the late 80's for a few years growing up. Lots of folks put
> cream and sugar in their tea there, some didn't. I did at first, but then
> learned to like it straight (maybe because it was more like ice tea)- I
> tended to like Earl Grey and Lapsong Soochong.
>
> I mostly drink green and Oolong teas now but when I drink black tea I
> usually don't put anything in it.
>
> Now days tea has alot of touted health benefits (amazingly enough, when
I
> was younger it was said to be "bad for you"), which probably has kept my
tea
> drinking at a steady pace (hey, if it's good for you and doesn't taste
> bad... why not? Some days I might drink 5-8 cups of tea). Apparrently,
> adding milk/cream to tea reduces the health benefits from what I've read.
>
>
>

I love sugar- but green tea tastes delish without. so do most Japanese teas
and quite a Chinese greens.
when it comes to doing a proper British tea time, though, I agree. Bring on
the sugar!
<xxnonexnonexx@tampascanner.info> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 16:21:01 GMT, "Tea" <thereisno@ddress.com> wrote:
>
> >Better yet, learn which teas you can enjoy without milk or sugar. It's
> >healthier that way.
>
> Absolutely NEVER! ! ! I've never met a cup, pot, or pitcher of tea, hot or
iced
> that couldn't use a dose of 100 % REAL PURE CANE SUGAR!
>
> Healthy > /dev/null
>
> If I die from what ever I am going to die happy. Bring on the SUGAR!
>

<xxnonexnonexx@tampascanner.info> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 17:39:20 GMT, "Tea" <thereisno@ddress.com> wrote:
>
> >I love sugar- but green tea tastes delish without. so do most Japanese
teas
> >and quite a Chinese greens.
> >when it comes to doing a proper British tea time, though, I agree. Bring
on
> >the sugar!
>
> I don't care for green tea at all, so thats not a problem.
>
> The japanese tea(s) I only run into when going to those "hibachi" style
> restaurants, and its drinkable without sugar, but not my most desired way
to
> drink tea.

Perhaps not- but if you are drinking tea in Japanese restaurants, there's a
good chance you're drinking green tea. All green tea isn't green in color.
At didsfferent times of the year, I drink different kinds of tea. I prefer
greens in the spring and midwinter. Chinese blacks I can drink all year
round, but they have to be hot and milky in winter.
>
>

xxnonexnonexx@tampascanner.info wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 16:21:01 GMT, "Tea" <thereisno@ddress.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Better yet, learn which teas you can enjoy without milk or sugar. It's
>>healthier that way.
>
>
> Absolutely NEVER! ! ! I've never met a cup, pot, or pitcher of tea, hot or iced
> that couldn't use a dose of 100 % REAL PURE CANE SUGAR!
>
> Healthy > /dev/null

LOL, I feel that way about honey. Not any honey, but nice, fresh, local
locust honey OR *tupelo* honey from Florida, very, very mild (especially
the locust (black locust tree) honey and perfect for tea. Just a drop or
two, I have yet to find a tea it doesn't compliment.

Catrin

"magnulus" <magnulus@> wrote in message news:<pRlXc.24419$cx.18258@bignews4.> ...
> Do you put cream in tea?

Cream very seldom. In fact, only if I have to, like with traditional
Eastfresean tea ;-).

With milk of course. If it tastes nice, I do it. So, always with
Assam, sometimes with Keemun ... and with all those grocery store
stuff (PG Tips, which I kinda like from time to time, don't know why),
as well as all barely drinkable teas.

[...]

> Apparrently,
> adding milk/cream to tea reduces the health benefits from what I've read.

Well, personally, I do not belive in health any longer ;-)

Dieter

<xxnonexnonexx@tampascanner.info> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:34:04 GMT, Catrin <ckostyn@> wrote:
>
> >LOL, I feel that way about honey. Not any honey, but nice, fresh, local
> >locust honey OR *tupelo* honey from Florida, very, very mild (especially
> >the locust (black locust tree) honey and perfect for tea. Just a drop or
> >two, I have yet to find a tea it doesn't compliment.
>
> Honey is a fine substitute, but my concept of tea, well, probably could be
> called tea flavored sugar. Definitely more than a couple of drops to make
it
> sweet enough for me.
>
> I like my tea sweet, just like I like "Sweet" Iced Tea. Its called sweet
for a
> reason, and since thats the way I've always had it, thats the way I make
it and
> expect it to taste. Hot tea doesn't have to be as sweet as the "Sweet Iced
Tea"
> but its going to have a good dose of sugar in it.

Hey- whatever works for you. Chacun au son gout.

You wouldn't smear sugar on the lips of a woman you kiss, why put it in tea?

Alex.

"magnulus" <magnulus@> wrote in message
news:pRlXc.24419$cx.18258@bignews4... .
> Do you put cream in tea?
>
> I grew up on iced tea and didn't drink hot tea until after living in
> England in the late 80's for a few years growing up. Lots of folks put
> cream and sugar in their tea there, some didn't. I did at first, but then
> learned to like it straight (maybe because it was more like ice tea)- I
> tended to like Earl Grey and Lapsong Soochong.
>
> I mostly drink green and Oolong teas now but when I drink black tea I
> usually don't put anything in it.
>
> Now days tea has alot of touted health benefits (amazingly enough, when I
> was younger it was said to be "bad for you"), which probably has kept my
> tea
> drinking at a steady pace (hey, if it's good for you and doesn't taste
> bad... why not? Some days I might drink 5-8 cups of tea). Apparrently,
> adding milk/cream to tea reduces the health benefits from what I've read.
>
>
>
>

"JB" <danube@delet.cwcom.net> wrote in message
news:pan.2004.08.30.20.15.55.9737@delet.cwcom.net. ..
> On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 09:47:25 -0400, magnulus wrote:
>
> > Do you put cream in tea?
> >
>
> If tea is healthy, and milk is healthy, how can the combination of the two
> be unhealthy?

How does the milk react with the catechins and polyphenols in the tea?
The evidence either way is weak at the moment. All that is known for sure
is that pure tea is a healthy drink that has been shown to prevent disease.

I do like milk and sugar in some kinds of tea, such as Indian tea blends,
but on the whole I think tea is better off without it. If a tea has so
little character that it must be doctored up to drink, there's something
wrong with it.

"Dieter Folz" <dieterfolz@gmx.de> wrote in message
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> With milk of course. If it tastes nice, I do it. So, always with
> Assam, sometimes with Keemun ... and with all those grocery store
> stuff (PG Tips, which I kinda like from time to time, don't know why),
> as well as all barely drinkable teas.
>

What is Assam and Keemum- I assume you live in Germany?

Here in the US tea is often "black pekoe". Some of it is drinkable-
Lipton hot is not bad stuff, but Red Rose is not a good hot tea brand (it
tastes sourish and stale), although it's popular in the South US for iced
tea with sugar and lemon. Twinings and Bigalo English teas are sometimes
available too. I have found Jackson English tea to be good and it is
available at some stores. For black tea I like Earl Grey and Irish
Breakfast, occasionally I like Lapsong Soochong.

And also green tea is becomming more popular. You can buy it in stores,
but the quality is not as great as what one can get from specialty stores or
online. I usually preffer Longjing or a cheap Ceylon green. Most of my tea
drinking is green tea.

Whole leaf tea is the best way to make the stuff, but hasn't caught on in
supermarkets in the US yet. We have more whole bean coffees, but the same
hasn't happened for tea yet.