White & Green tea

[smartarse]

i tried white tea in an asian restaurant once and it basically tasted like water, only more bitter:S

also a waiter at another restaurant once told me to never drink green tea on an empty stomach, as its rly unhealthy and u could faint. Is there any truth to this? Cuz ive done it loads of times and nothings ever happened to me!!

i drink green tea first thing in the morning before breakfast and i have never fainted. i guess it all depends on the person.

*i also started drinking white tea. so now, i drink both green and white. B)

 

[castingcrowns]

I just bought this honeydew flavored white tea, and its soooo good!!

republicoftea.com

Republic of Tea is the best tea--hands down. The other white tea flavors they have are:
Orange Blossom
Ginger Peach
Asian Jasmine
Pinapple Guava
Honeysuckle
Persimmon
Vanilla Coconut
Kiwi Pear
and Plain White Tea

I want to try all the other flavors so bad! Has anyone here tried any?

 

[izzie stevens]

what brands of white and/or green tea are there out there that anyone knows of that i could find at a grocery store within the u.s.?

 

[SirSunday]

Republic of Tea is the best tea--hands down. The other white tea flavors they have are:
Orange Blossom
Ginger Peach
Asian Jasmine
Pinapple Guava
Honeysuckle
Persimmon
Vanilla Coconut
Kiwi Pear
and Plain White Tea

I want to try all the other flavors so bad! Has anyone here tried any?

I sooo agree One of the restaurants in my city introduced me to the brand last year. Ginger Peach is the only one I've had so far, just a bit sweet but flavorful - more of a peach aftertaste. There is one specialty grocer near me that does stock Republic of Tea, but only a couple of flavors. I'd really like to try the Pineapple Guava and Persimmon.

 

[SirSunday]

also a waiter at another restaurant once told me to never drink green tea on an empty stomach, as its rly unhealthy and u could faint. Is there any truth to this? Cuz ive done it loads of times and nothings ever happened to me!!

i don't think there's any truth to this. solids don't sit well with me for the first couple of hours after i wake - but i usually have a cup or two of green tea every morning and it's fine.

 

[castingcrowns]

what brands of white and/or green tea are there out there that anyone knows of that i could find at a grocery store within the u.s.?

umm.. you can find Lipton at pretty much any store. Its not organic and its not 100% white tea (they use a mixture of different teas, because its cheaper). But I've had the Premium White Tea (the pyramid shaped tea bags) in blueberry/pomegranete flavor and its really good! They also have a Island Mango and Peach flavor.

 

[izzie stevens]

umm.. you can find Lipton at pretty much any store. Its not organic and its not 100% white tea (they use a mixture of different teas, because its cheaper). But I've had the Premium White Tea (the pyramid shaped tea bags) in blueberry/pomegranete flavor and its really good! They also have a Island Mango and Peach flavor.

thank you! i'll have to try the island mango. yum.

 

[castingcrowns]

^let me know how it is!

 

[mousquerader]

I haven't had tea for a very long time. (Not counting that cup of Ceylon/black tea I had last week.) I went to the grocery store today to look for white or rooibos tea, but there weren't any so I just got a package called "Japanese Green Tea" and it contains matcha. I've tried a few other green tea brands before, but I always had to drown them in honey because they tasted so bitter. I was surprised when this tea wasn't bitter. I don't need honey at all. It's really nice.

 

[TheKiwi]

what brands of white and/or green tea are there out there that anyone knows of that i could find at a grocery store within the u.s.?

Target sells some pretty good teas (if your Target has food). I've bought Tazo tea there before and it was good. Target's own food brand (something Pantry I think) looks good, though I haven't tried it.

 

[castingcrowns]

^Tazo is really good as well! I forgot about that brand!

 

[Belle Princesse]

I love green tea but it always manages to float to the back fo my cupboard, I recently bought some white tea which I've been meaning to try for some time.

EDIT: BTW I have Clipper brand white tea which is organic and cost about £1 for 25 bags, a cheaper alternative to Origins brand. (Sorry if this has been mentioned I didn't read through all the pages).

 

[newprincesita]

Charlotte Gainsbourg said that she drinks "Genmaicha" green tea "all day". Any reviews on any particular brand? Do you know where to buy it?

I read somewhere that it has rice in it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genmaicha

 

[Hebden]

Charlotte Gainsbourg said that she drinks "Genmaicha" green tea "all day". Any reviews on any particular brand? Do you know where to buy it?

I read somewhere that it has rice in it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genmaicha

YamaMotoYama makes good Genmai-cha and it's available in a lot of U.S. supermarkets. It's green tea with roasted brown rice...so it's nutty and a bit more intense than regular green tea.

 

[mrj64]

Green and white tea are my favorite. I love drinking hot tea after a heavy meal.

 

[smartarse]

^ likewise B)

 

[izzie stevens]

i was just at whole foods at completely forgot to buy this.

 

[Kora]

The Lipton White Tea with the hint of tangerine/nectarine (some type of -rine fruit) tastes horrible! I really hate it, but it still makes me wonder what white tea tastes like. Since I've only consumed white tea cold, are there tea bags for a hot white tea?

OMG! i thought I was the only one hating the taste of that tea
I can't even explain what it tastes like

 

[smartarse]

white tea (unflavored) ,to me, taste like hot water

 

[izzie stevens]

OMG! i thought I was the only one hating the taste of that tea
I can't even explain what it tastes like

in that case, does anyone know of any white or green teas that taste good?