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Apr 1st, 2008, 03:01 PM
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Hello ladies,
I LOVE green tea and have a whole box of tea bags but whenever I make the tea, it turns really bad! It's also always brown in color and not green. Is it the quality of the green tea I got that's bad or the method? I just boil a cup of water with some sugar and put the tea bag in. Add some lemon juice when serving.
I've also tried adding some ilaichi and saunf to enhance the flavor but it still tasted bad.  What am I doing wrong?
also tell me how to choose the right green tea!!! THANK YOU!
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Apr 1st, 2008, 04:04 PM
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come onnnnn......someone must know how to make green tea...!!!
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Apr 1st, 2008, 04:31 PM
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Are you keeping the tea bag in too long? sometimes strong tea can taste bitter too.
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Apr 1st, 2008, 04:40 PM
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What do you mean ladies????????????
I make best green tea ever.
You make it in english tea fashion.
Thats what you do boil water, little less then bubbling.
pour it in cup, put few green tea leaves in it.
Cover the cup so steam stay in for like 2-3 mins.
IF you find it light put more leaves in.
You are using tea bags so leave te bag in for probably 1-2 mins. Don't for get to cove your cup.
Make 2 cups please. Now I feel like having one cup too.
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Apr 1st, 2008, 04:44 PM
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green tea is never green its allways brown
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Apr 1st, 2008, 04:56 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by knockout_artist
What do you mean ladies????????????
I make best green tea ever.
You make it in english tea fashion.
Thats what you do boil water, little less then bubbling.
pour it in cup, put few green tea leaves in it.
Cover the cup so steam stay in for like 2-3 mins.
IF you find it light put more leaves in.
You are using tea bags so leave te bag in for probably 1-2 mins. Don't for get to cove your cup.
Make 2 cups please. Now I feel like having one cup too.
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yes make some for me man
What good am I if i can't be me.
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Apr 1st, 2008, 05:03 PM
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hey look who is here
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Apr 1st, 2008, 05:14 PM
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The correct way of making green tea is what Knockout mentioned. Less brewing time.
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Apr 1st, 2008, 05:59 PM
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a friend of mine used to boil the green tea, in desi fashion.. so no.. turn off the stove, then put in ur tea bags and let it brew til you have it to ur desired strength.
my favourite green teas are from the republicoftea.com
i'm now going through a bag of pomegranate green tea.. amazing stuff they make!
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Apr 1st, 2008, 10:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ira
Are you keeping the tea bag in too long? sometimes strong tea can taste bitter too.
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You're right....maybe I kept the tea bags in for too long. But I also think the tea bags I'm using aren't of a very good quality.
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Apr 1st, 2008, 10:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by knockout_artist
What do you mean ladies????????????
I make best green tea ever.
You make it in english tea fashion.
Thats what you do boil water, little less then bubbling.
pour it in cup, put few green tea leaves in it.
Cover the cup so steam stay in for like 2-3 mins.
IF you find it light put more leaves in.
You are using tea bags so leave te bag in for probably 1-2 mins. Don't for get to cove your cup.
Make 2 cups please. Now I feel like having one cup too.
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oh I'm so sorry, I didn't think of sughar man like you when I posted this thread. 
Well, I used your method and the tea turned out much better. I'm liking it!  I guess now what I need to do next is to go out and buy green tea leaves...I wanna see if my tea will taste better that way. Can you please tell me which brand you use?
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Apr 1st, 2008, 10:47 PM
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I started drinking it recently and I got Ahmad's green tea from the Indian store.. supposedly from England. My first reaction was, this isn't green, it's brown! and then someone told me that's how green tea looks. It tastes okay.. I don't add sugar to it.. so it's always slightly bitter.. it actually tastes just like regular tea with milk without any sugar in it.
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Apr 1st, 2008, 10:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ~Namkeen~
a friend of mine used to boil the green tea, in desi fashion.. so no.. turn off the stove, then put in ur tea bags and let it brew til you have it to ur desired strength.
my favourite green teas are from the republicoftea.com
i'm now going through a bag of pomegranate green tea.. amazing stuff they make!
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is this brand available in stores??
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Apr 1st, 2008, 10:52 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shay9164
I started drinking it recently and I got Ahmad's green tea from the Indian store.. supposedly from England. My first reaction was, this isn't green, it's brown! and then someone told me that's how green tea looks. It tastes okay.. I don't add sugar to it.. so it's always slightly bitter.. it actually tastes just like regular tea with milk without any sugar in it.
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Mine also tastes 'okay'....I have had better greentea at restaurants n other places. I really think I should try other brands.
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Apr 1st, 2008, 10:54 PM
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Do they all have the same benefits?
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Apr 1st, 2008, 10:57 PM
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I think the quality of the tea also matters. CA, What brand do you use?
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Apr 2nd, 2008, 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by CurruptAngel
oh I'm so sorry, I didn't think of sughar man like you when I posted this thread. |
Thats right!!
Here is the brand .
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Apr 2nd, 2008, 12:45 PM
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If you want to experiment with the green tea brands, there are a whole bunch of asian stores on Argyle Street (also called new china town, old one is past the downtown area i think). I have done shopping at Argyle st grocery stores and that area is basically an Asian Devon.
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Apr 2nd, 2008, 01:00 PM
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Meow
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I have lots of green tea at home (TAZO etc). You are welcome to have it.
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Apr 2nd, 2008, 01:12 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sidra54
I have lots of green tea at home (TAZO etc). You are welcome to have it.
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really.
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