[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Nice and Interesting ...Pretty good. - Tea and Coffee

[P. Alexis Nguyen]

Steve/bboymin
> We do have tea pots, which are small ceramic pots for brewing
> and serving tea. Keep in mind that we use almost exclusively
> tea bags. Lipton being the most popular. Though a few organic
> diehards still use loose tea, but very few.

Ali:
I resent being called an organic diehard!  :)  Nah.  I think tea bags
are popular in the US because the US is mainly a coffee nation, as
proven by the millions of independent coffee shops that pop up around
me each day (despite this "dying economy" that I know exists but can't
find proof of it in my daily life), so people don't care as much about
tea.  However, that's changing - since my discovery of the "Two Leaves
and a Bud" brand, I've had to admit that there are better tea bags
being made these days.  (Hooray for convenience coming to the tea
world!)


SSSusan:
> And, Kemper, I agree about Starbuck's. While I like their "souped
> up" stuff (a decaf mocha latte, to be precise), when having just a
> straight cuppa, I prefer Dunkin' Donuts.

Ali:
If I want a straight cup of black tea, I've got several pounds of
extremely good coffee in my apt, but I'm with you for that souped up
stuff.  I've even got the Starbucks gold membership to prove it.
(What can I say?  I just prefer the souped up stuff!!!)  Such yummy
goodness ... too bad it's so obscenely calorie laden!

~Ali, who now may have to stop at Starbucks for some coffee on her way home

PS  I have a water kettle (which is electric so may not be able to
participate in this conversation anyway) and have never heard the term
tea kettle.