Every green tea product that I have ever seen (until recently) has been distinguished by the same brownish color. However, I recently decided to get an “organic” green tea product, and, lo and behold, it produces a yellow-green infusion.
It’s not some goofy flavor variety or anything like that, it’s just certified organic green tea, and it happens to be green. The different is not subtle. What explains the difference??
celestial seasonings is also green
I’ve had green tea that a coworker picked up in China, and I noticed something very peculiar. One, it was actually green, and two, it was much better than any I’ve had that are available at your typical supermarket.
green tea should be green.
[quote]edgecrusher wrote:
I’ve had green tea that a coworker picked up in China, and I noticed something very peculiar. One, it was actually green, and two, it was much better than any I’ve had that are available at your typical supermarket.[/quote]
Were the tea leaves tightly packed together in a large frizbee-sized/shaped cake? I got one of those when my cousin and his wife went to China last month and it’s the best green tea I’ve ever had. He also brought back some rooibos tea, which supposedly has 50% more antioxidants than green tea and tastes better, IMO.
[quote]Panther1015 wrote:
He also brought back some rooibos tea, which supposedly has 50% more antioxidants than green tea and tastes better, IMO. [/quote]
rooibos makes awesome iced tea.
I believe rooibos is also called red tea, despite not actually being “tea”.
[quote]ToShinDo wrote:
I believe rooibos is also called red tea, despite not actually being “tea”.[/quote]
yeah it’s made from bark, not leaves.
Don’t they usually put honey in green tea?
[quote]swivel wrote:
Panther1015 wrote:
He also brought back some rooibos tea, which supposedly has 50% more antioxidants than green tea and tastes better, IMO.
rooibos makes awesome iced tea. [/quote]
Amen. I mix about 3/4 gallon every night and drink it throughout the day. Just add some fresh lemon juice and you’re good to go.
[quote]Panther1015 wrote:
swivel wrote:
Panther1015 wrote:
He also brought back some rooibos tea, which supposedly has 50% more antioxidants than green tea and tastes better, IMO.
rooibos makes awesome iced tea.
Amen. I mix about 3/4 gallon every night and drink it throughout the day. Just add some fresh lemon juice and you’re good to go.[/quote]
that sounds good. try it with some chopped mint leaves.
[quote]swivel wrote:
Panther1015 wrote:
swivel wrote:
Panther1015 wrote:
He also brought back some rooibos tea, which supposedly has 50% more antioxidants than green tea and tastes better, IMO.
rooibos makes awesome iced tea.
Amen. I mix about 3/4 gallon every night and drink it throughout the day. Just add some fresh lemon juice and you’re good to go.
that sounds good. try it with some chopped mint leaves.
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Will do. Next time you brew some green tea, try it with a little fresh basil too. Sesame leaves work well too, but that might be difficult for some people to find.
[quote]swivel wrote:
ToShinDo wrote:
I believe rooibos is also called red tea, despite not actually being “tea”.
yeah it’s made from bark, not leaves.
[/quote]I was under the impression that it was actually from needles similar to those on pine trees, but maybe that was something else.
I had “green rooibos” a while back, which is supposedly from the same source, but not dried out. Insanely good.
The Teatech brand is green, and comes in cool little tubes that can be added right to a bottle of water.
[quote]Panther1015 wrote:
swivel wrote:
that sounds good. try it with some chopped mint leaves.
Will do. Next time you brew some green tea, try it with a little fresh basil too. Sesame leaves work well too, but that might be difficult for some people to find.
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Make sure to stick your pinky out while drinking.
can you drink too much tea?
I use the Stash brand green tea and it’s green when I brew it. I have one of those ice tea makers and I brew it with 2 bags of green tea and two bags of this raspberry herb tea, it’s good very cold.
My brand of green tea is Salada, and it’s greenish yellow when brewed. Their website is
They have a huge range of green and white teas.
My favorite Green Tea is TenRen brand available at CostCo. It also seems to be the cheapest. Oh yeah, it’s green, too.
[quote]Panther1015 wrote:
edgecrusher wrote:
I’ve had green tea that a coworker picked up in China, and I noticed something very peculiar. One, it was actually green, and two, it was much better than any I’ve had that are available at your typical supermarket.
Were the tea leaves tightly packed together in a large frizbee-sized/shaped cake? I got one of those when my cousin and his wife went to China last month and it’s the best green tea I’ve ever had. He also brought back some rooibos tea, which supposedly has 50% more antioxidants than green tea and tastes better, IMO. [/quote]
Apparently it doesn’t have 50% more antioxidants than green tea. It doesn’t even have as much.