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

[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.