tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post8293693345699972937..comments2024-03-28T12:50:13.647-04:00Comments on Tea With Friends: Miscellaneous tea samplingsAngela McRaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928913868086900802noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-81340863087928596952009-04-02T07:50:00.000-04:002009-04-02T07:50:00.000-04:00I love your blog each morning. I have learned so ...I love your blog each morning. I have learned so much about tea from you. Thanks for sharing. <br>fyi: the Japanese tea bag is upside down. (Sorry I can't read it.) JanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-31995666091376257042009-04-02T08:24:00.000-04:002009-04-02T08:24:00.000-04:00Thanks so much for the kind comments, Jan! And als...Thanks so much for the kind comments, Jan! And also thanks for pointing out about the direction of the teabag. I reflexively put it with the strip at the top, but now that you mention it I see the characters have what I think of as the "housetops" on bottom, not on top. I don't know what they say but I have observed they often look like little tea huts!Angela McRaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13273293189684752811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-55568561243459912502009-04-02T08:26:00.000-04:002009-04-02T08:26:00.000-04:00It is fun to try new teas. One of my daughters dr...It is fun to try new teas. One of my daughters drinks the Bolthouse Vanilla Chai and I used to purchase a lot of their carrot juice before I had my Omega Juicer. Now that they have an Earl Grey flavor, I might buy some Snapple to try on my next roadtrip. <br><br>I thought the Sencha was quite good also and the Golden Monkey is a real favorite now. You came up with a perfect name for that Japanese tea, since the landfill is where mine will end up (minus the wrappers, of course).<br><br>I'll need to try the Harney & Sons bagged teas you mentioned. Thanks for the reviews.parTea ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106196613047314184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-11077657875191123452009-04-02T08:27:00.000-04:002009-04-02T08:27:00.000-04:00Angela,Regarding that Japanese tea bag. . .if you ...Angela,<br><br>Regarding that Japanese tea bag. . .if you can't read it, and someone knows it's topsey turvey. . .how did the person know that it is actually tea?<br><br>I know it is absolutely horrible to repeat, however, I have heard of cow patty tea ( which is made, I'm told by steeping pure cow manure )<br><br>I hope this is a late April Fools' Day joke, since this has all been pre-tested by you!<br><br>Do you happen to know a good Japanese reader?<br><br>I don't know whether to say "Choto mate kudosai," or "Sayanora" to that one!Gwendol Bowlingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-33696150148048140562009-04-02T09:31:00.000-04:002009-04-02T09:31:00.000-04:00I don't think I'd like the cold chai, eith...I don't think I'd like the cold chai, either. It's amazing where we can find tea RTD's these days! Practically everywhere! I have two I've been waiting to try.Stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753205572837649406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-91607279732221955002009-04-02T13:05:00.000-04:002009-04-02T13:05:00.000-04:00Gwendol, I DO know some good Japanese readers! I d...Gwendol, I DO know some good Japanese readers! I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner, but I just sent a picture of the teabag (with the correct direction this time) to my missionary friends in Japan. I'm not sure if they've returned from their recent trip here, but I'm hoping to hear from them about what I actually drank!Angela McRaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13273293189684752811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-4556899061548273922009-04-03T10:45:00.000-04:002009-04-03T10:45:00.000-04:00The Japanese tea is genmaicha. Genmaicha is green...The Japanese tea is genmaicha. Genmaicha is green tea mixed with toasted rice. I really like the taste of good genmaicha, but I'm usually disappointed by teabags.Sandy Wamboldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17740455654033906518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-10302946445567136602009-04-03T13:22:00.000-04:002009-04-03T13:22:00.000-04:00Sandy is right! I also heard back from my Japanese...Sandy is right! I also heard back from my Japanese missionary friend, whom I had asked to interpret, and here's what he says:<br><br>"The tea you drank is called "Genmai-cha", or brown rice (unpolished rice) tea. The brand (O~i Ocha) makes mainly green tea, but apparently they make other kinds, too. In Japan they drink a variety of teas (green, barley, rice, oolong, jasmine, etc.) in addition to the kinds we normally drink in the States. But, the flavors of some may take a little getting used to, this being one of them."Angela McRaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13273293189684752811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-6694343363090995122009-04-03T14:16:00.000-04:002009-04-03T14:16:00.000-04:00Angela,Whew! What a relief! Now for the first ti...Angela,<br>Whew! What a relief! Now for the first time ever I think I understand the movie "Mary Poppins" better...remember the line about the nanny smelling like "barley-water?" In reading about these different types of tea, you have the rice tea (in a bag) and the poor little kids who needed Mary Poppins were having to deal with barley water...I wonder how much getting used to that one must take?<br><br>(Me personally, I happen to like boiled barley...so I guess it [with a teaspoon of sugar] could add some nutrition to the tea. . .)Gwendol Bowlingnoreply@blogger.com