Welsh tea

[deborahjross]

I've been a longtime tea lover, but mostly I drink green and herbal teas. As I've gotten older, my stomach has gotten more sensitive. I still enjoy a strong, flavorful cup of black tea (with milk) early in the day.

davetrow, otoh, is a confirmed coffee-drinker. Most tea is just too wimpy for him. For reasons he would undoubtedly be delighted to explain, he decided to try black tea, the more robust the better. He went to the store and came home with http://www.welshbrewtea.com/content/teaproducts.htm. It says "te l'ch croesawu i'r ty!" on the Welsh-language side.

It's strange and wonderful to find such a thing in a rural town with only 4000 people. Who knew there would be a market for Welsh tea.

And it's quite marvelous.

Comments

[rosehelene.livejournal.com]

From Johnnies? I like their British import section near the cash registers. :)

[deborahjross.livejournal.com]

Yes, I think so. It probably had the English-language side turned outward.

I'm not aware of a British colony in Boulder Creek and Johnnie's doesn't particularly cater to the yuppie contingent the way New Leaf does, so I'm a little curious about who buys enough British delicacies to make it worth the while. Any ideas?

[rosehelene.livejournal.com]

We buy occasionally. I've bought Jelly Babies before, and we have a lovely ginger preserve from that area too.

Not sure. Maybe it's just others like us? Who buy occasionally.

[deborahjross.livejournal.com]

Does your mother want to know what Jelly Babies are?

[rosehelene.livejournal.com]

They're like gummy bears. The Tom Baker Doctor was known for offering everybody jelly babies.

Video of all the jelly baby scenes. Including one where Tom Baker threatens to kill someone with one. Though they added classical music to the background, heaven knows why.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

But of course. Dyn ni'n eisiau te yn Gymru!

[deborahjross.livejournal.com]

Translation, please, for we the Welsh-impaired?

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

We love tea in Wales!

[deborahjross.livejournal.com]

Aha! Something to warm tummy and spirit during those long soggy days?

[imhilien.livejournal.com]

I recently discovered Welsh tea at a local UK food shop myself; as a black tea lover, it's nice to find new ones. :)

[deborahjross.livejournal.com]

Mighty Leaf makes an interesting breakfast black tea (I think it's called American Breakfast). If you like flavored teas, their vanilla black tea is very nice. Their bags are silk rather than paper and have a very generous helping of tea within.

[papersky.livejournal.com]

Mighty Leaf have revolutionised the chances of having good tea in a random cafe. I love them. Silk bags, real tea, interesting blends and a wide variety.

What I was going to say was that while people in Wales certainly drink a lot of tea, the country isn't known for its tea plantations.

[deborahjross.livejournal.com]

I first enjoyed Mighty Leaf when Potlatch was held in San Francisco (very classy hotel). Our local health food store carries a few of the varieties.

Isn't it interesting how places like Wales and Britain, not to mention Boston if history is to be believed, whose climates are utterly inimical to the cultivation of tea, produce such ardent tea-drinkers? Chocolate, coffee and bananas are similar crops, although there are a few places in the mainland US where the latter can be grown on a small scale.

Maybe you just need intense, endorphin-producing stuff to get through those gloomy winters?

[imhilien.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I'll remember that. :) The silk bags sound nice.