Herbal Teas

[kevinmiller]

Does anyone else here enjoy drinking herbal teas? I love all kinds of teas, especially Asian teas. I like reading about all of the health benefits of them too. :cool:

Favorites are Chai, Brown Rice Green tea, a Korean tea made from Job's Tears(#1), and Jasmine. :D

[Guest Guest]

I'm just getting into them, Kevin, but I like them hot or cold. At the moment we have some iced blackberry and green tea and it's GREAT! Healthy too...that's why I started on the Herbal teas...all the health benefits...that's your aunts fault haha.

Katy-Anne

[kevinmiller]

Lol, and my aunt probably got it from my mom. Except my mom doesn't drink a whole lot of tea. I didn't use to either. But I really discovered it when I went to Korea and we had it at every meal and in between meals and out of vending machines.

I forgot to mention ginseng and ginger tea. Ginseng is awesome hot or cold. Oh, and it's not tea if it has to have sugar in it. :

[Guest Guest]

Kevin, I totally agree on the sugar thing. Sugar does NOT belong in tea, one of many reasons why I cannot stand the iced tea they make down south here.

I wouldn't like the ginger and ginseng one coz I don't like ginger. LOL.

I had a mixed berry and vanilla one that was really good.

Last time I had chamomile tea I ended up in the hospital...I enjoyed the tea, but I had the flu really bad, was dehydrated, and began to throw up everything including the tea. Got dehydrated so badly that I had to go to the hospital and be put on a drip...what's worse is it happened on a Sunday so it was no church for me, and when I got out of the hospital I had a HUGE green bruise on my arm from them trying to put the drip in.

Katy-Anne

[kevinmiller]

It's not ginseng AND ginger. They are two different teas. hehe The ginseng has an awesome taste and it's really healthy. The ginger is really good too, it's got kind of a spicy taste to it.

I agree with you on sweet tea...nasty stuff. hehe
I will admit that I put a tiny bit of sugar in my rasberry zinger tea because black mixed with fruit teas need a little bit of sugar because they can't stand on their own feet without it. But it's the only 'American' tea I have up here. Yup, I have a water heater and several different teas in my bedroom. :mrgreen:

[Tim]

Shhhh Katy-Anne don't say anything about sweet tea in the South, that is still a hanging offense in some places :lol:

[pneu-engine]

Does anyone else here enjoy drinking herbal teas? I love all kinds of teas, especially Asian teas. I like reading about all of the health benefits of them too. :cool:

Favorites are Chai, Brown Rice Green tea, a Korean tea made from Job's Tears(#1), and Jasmine.

I remember a drink we had in Korea that tasted like very thin and sweet cream of wheat. It was exceedingly flavorful though. :mrgreen: YOWZA!!!! That stuff was soooo gooood.

I like alll those teas listed and all the mints, especially spearmint and peppermint. Still, Chamomile is my ultimate favorite. :sing: :sing: :sing: :sing: :sing:

[kevinmiller]

Was the tea brown and really smooth? They have it in a lot of vending machines there. The Korean name is Yul-mu cha(tea). If that's what you're talking about, it is my ultimate favorite. :D

[Guest Guest]

The Korean tea sounds interesting.

Katy-Anne

[kevinmiller]

http://www.koreanfeast.com/korean_markets_in_the_us.htm

Here's a list of Korean groceries, or oriental groceries selling Korean food. It looks like you have one in Baton Rouge Katy-Anne. Of course, you will have to discern which one is Korean and which is Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese...hehe

Or you can order online at http://www.koamart.com or http://www.hmart.com (this is where I shop, we have a location here in Maryland)

[pneu-engine]

Was the tea brown and really smooth? They have it in a lot of vending machines there. The Korean name is Yul-mu cha(tea). If that's what you're talking about, it is my ultimate favorite.

Yes indeedy, that's the stuff. I was at a friend's house and his wife made it from scratch. It was incredibly fine and wonderful-good. :mrgreen: :sing: :sing: :sing: :mrgreen:

I just wish I could find the recipe for it. YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMY. :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool

[kevinmiller]

You can find it at some Korean groceries. Unfortunately, it's difficult to find. We used to have it at one of the stores here in Maryland and I only bought one bag thinking I could come back and get more but now they don't sell it anymore.

You just buy the bag of the powder, put a good amount in a cup, add a little bit of sugar and pour hot water over it. It has to be stirred really well or it will clump and leave a lot of residue on the bottom. But I tell you, if you make it strong enough and stir it well, there is no better beverage in the world. :D

[Guest Guest]

Does anyone know if you can keep drinking all those teas while pregnant? I've been really careful and I haven't had any coffee.

Katy-Anne

[kevinmiller]

I think certain one's like catsnip and chammomile maybe. I'm not sure about the others but I think most of them would probably be good for you. You can look them up online and they will usually tell you.

[dwayner79]

Here is one link: http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/pregna ... /3537.html


There are some good teas for pre- and post-natal issues. There is morning sickness teas and teas that encourage lactating and all sorts of crazy-lady stuff. Stop by your local natural food stores and ask the people there (preferably the owner if its a mom and pop shop). They are normally a very good source for information.

I am glad I am a guy.