Best green tea according to redditors

Yep, World Market has them for $9.99 or you can get a 6-pack on Amazon for [$55] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000F4F94I/)

Go to your nearest Asian market and get you some Ito En Green Tea. It's completely unsweetened so it takes some time to get used to the earthy flavor, but it is real green tea from Japan. I have it in my house pretty regularly and have come to really like it.

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Let me introduce you to Kirkland's Green Tea.. You can find it at Costco. Check the reviews!

http://www.amazon.com/Kirkland-Signature-Matcha-Japanese-Leaves/dp/B000WB1YSE

I have an odd choice but I love Bigelow Earl Grey. Something about the choice of spices and flavor is just refreshing to me.

Here's an Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Bigelow-Tea-Caffeinated-Individual-Sweetened/dp/B000GG1O6M

Try this.

This tea is delicious. It's mild and doesn't have a sharp, bitter taste common in most teas from teabags. You don't even need sugar. I can't stand bottled green tea because it's so sweet. All I can taste is the sugar in it.

Genmaicha is the roasted rice green tea you often see in Japanese restaurants. It has a nice mellow flavour. The rice grains are roasted until dry, so I don't know how one would do that at home without burning them.

It is quite easy and cheap to buy retail, if you know what you're asking for. My local corner store sells this brand (I'm in Vancouver BC, where it's absurdly easy to find a wide variety of asian foods).

For all you people wondering which green tea to drink, let me introduce you to

This motherfucker right here.

Matcha is not only the best possible green tea you can have, but it's also delicious. I reuse the bag about 3 times before it starts tasting watered down, but it hardly ever gets that over-used teabag taste. And don't let the Kirkland Signature turn you off, it's still genuine matcha.

Also, you'll only like it if you like green tea in general. I've had a coworker who hates the stuff, but loves things like peppermint and sugar in her green tea (???)

Edit: I also recommend black tea. If you've tried milk tea, you've basically had black tea, except without sugar and milk. Green tea has more antioxidants than black tea, but in my opinion, black tea tastes better than green.

I second this comment. I am pretty sure they use this one. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000NIHZMU/ref=redir_mdp_mobile?pc_redir=T1. It's like 5$ in chinese grocery stores.

Harney and Sons is my all-time favorite. SO good, not bitter unless you let it steep too long. And it is strong.

Vanilla Almond from Republic of Tea is delicious too, and easy to find in grocery stores (I'm 99% sure whole foods carries it). Also strong with a nice flavor.

If you get loose leaf tea, I highly highly recommend getting a tea steeper. We have this one, it's easy to clean and keeps your tea free of leaves.

• Whenever a vendor has a tea they list as "silver needle", you can safely assume there's going to be a price markup. Ignore teavana's white teas - the cheaper/better tasting teas will come from smaller tea vendors.
  
• I've tried many green tea brands, but the one that sticks out the most is Kirklands Matcha Blend. This is my go-to green tea nowdays. It's cheaper to buy at costco instead of amazon though. It's a blend of matcha powder and tea leaves.

I use this brand and I’m allergic to everything! I have psoriasis and cannot have any artificial fragrance or I get hives. I have never had any reactions to their salt bath products and I use them to make air fresheners too. But they use essential oil so she should check with her doctor that it’s approved for pregnant people.


https://shop.shamansdawn.com/collections/spiritual-baths-with-dead-sea-salt

And as far as tea goes I love this brand. This is a sample set I’ve gifted people in a nice basket with local honeycomb and pastries. I’m pretty sure that herbal tea is okay. Especially old staples like camomile and mint.


https://www.amazon.com/Bigelow-Tea-Caffeine-Free-Individual-Sweetened/dp/B00GEG40KA/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?keywords=Bigelow+Tea+Company&qid=1572750483&sr=8-5

The best way to consume theanine is drinking green tea, as theanine is found most abundantly in the tea plant. The strongest green tea is matcha. Matcha is a finely powdered form of green tea. The powder is mixed into hot water and in this way the tea leaf itself is consumed. Matcha has many health benefits, of which theanine is merely one. Theanine is valuable to us because it binds with caffeine, and while our brains have many receptors of caffeine, which allow us to experience a caffeine rush (and subsequent crash), the brain has relatively few receptors for theanine. As a result, the theanine-caffeine bond can only be broken as quickly as the theanine can be processed, which results in much of the caffeine of the tea being sequestered by the theanine until it can be processed. Humans feel this as an 4 hour elevation of mood and concentration, with no crash following this period. More matcha, longer period of alertness.

In addition to being a theanine and caffeine powerhouse, one cup of matcha can have as much antioxidant EGCG as over 130 cups of traditionally steeped green tea.

I drink matcha regularly and enjoy it mixed with hot water and a splash of milk/honey, or mixed without water into hot milk and honey. Health information can be found here. High-quality matcha is extremely expensive, but I purchase low-quality in buk from amazon.

I buy imported English loose tea via Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000F4F94I

And something similar to this to steep a single serve cup: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004X7DIHI

the costco ito-en bagged sencha + matcha. it's like 100 bags for 10-15 bucks in a costco and on amazon it is almost 20.

For everyday, convenient "I-need-some-tea-in-me-stat" drinking I quite enjoy Costco's house brand green tea bags. It's actually Ito En tea, sold under the Kirkland name. 100 bags to a box, and if I recall it's about $15. Looks like this (Amazon link; though Costco is cheaper).

A few notes:

• Amazon sells high volumes for pretty cheap, but this is not Matcha. It is still powdered green tea, but it is a chinese blend. Matcha is Japanese in the same way that Champagne comes from Italy France (fuck).
  
• Matcha lasts a long time. Don't be followed by the 1-2oz tins. You use a dinky spoonful per cup.
  
• Mix it with a whisk. Add a little water at first, whisk until lumps are gone, then add more water as you prefer

With coffee, herbal teas, mate, and postum, you're going to be used to a much stronger flavor. Tea can be very subtle. If you drink it right after a cup of coffee or spicy/ strongly flavored food, you won't taste it.

It can also be made pretty weak, if you're using single serving loose leaf packets in a 12oz mug, it'll be pretty weak. Those are meant for closer to 6oz. Try adding a lot more tea. Add 4 times what you normally do, and steep it for the same amount of time you normally do (unless it's usually bitter, then do less). You can make it really strong if you just add more. I like to do that with a good Irish breakfast tea.

Also, explore flavored teas! Earl Grey, genmaicha, Lapsang Souchong, mint, and jasmine teas are some really good teas.

This jasmine tea has a great jasmine flavor, it's made with real jasmine instead of sprayed with oil or flavoring. It's also super cheap for pretty high quality tea.

Harney & Sons makes a good Lapsang Souchong. It's really smoky and tastes like a campfire, if you like strong drinks, you'll probably like it. It's very polarizing, though, some people love it and some people hate it.

Taylor's has good Earl Grey, which is flavored with bergamot. It tastes like fruit loops. Fancy.

Rishi makes good mint tea. It's very forgiving, if you like mint, it'll cover up most flaws you'll find in tea. The flavors compliment each other very well.

Genmaicha is made with puffed brown rice. It tastes a little bit like popcorn, it's a little sweet because of the rice, and it can have a strong flavor.

Try other things with tea, too. An Arnold Palmer (half black tea, half lemonade) is great in the summer. A squeeze of lemon or lime juice in any tea totally changes the flavor.

I like my lamb to be grilled or blackened and served on pita. I'm sure /u/MorpheusGoneWild, would agree.

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No soup for you!

If you mean this then yeah, it's a good solid starter tea, and most asian markets carry it. I still have a tin of it on my tea shelf.

Hey GearHound! We are a matcha company located in Orange County, CA. We are a manufacturer of matcha with organic capabilities. We source the tencha in Japan from the oldest and most prestigious tea farms on auction. Then we blend the tencha before storage and grind it on demand and airship it to you.

We can also do private labeling!

Our typical sizes for bags are 20g, 100g, 1kg, 5kg.

We are mostly in the premium ceremonial grade matcha segment, but we do have a premium culinary grade matcha as well.

If you are looking for other Japanese teas, we also supply those as well (Gyokuro, Sencha, Hojicha, etc) along with matcha accessories (chawan, chashaku, chasen, etc).

Please pm me with your specifications. We are here to make the ordering and quality control process as easy for you as possible. If you want to give our organic ceremonial grade matcha a try, please check us out on Amazon and use the Promo code 8REDDIT8 at checkout!

I will only list TRUE ceremonial grade matcha. If it tastes unpleasantly bitter, sour, with hollow flavor notes when prepared in the KOICHA method, it is not true ceremonial grade matcha. There is no standard to labeling matcha in America so many companies falsely advertise their matcha as being ceremonial grade, when it is not in Japanese standards. Also, REAL matcha will not be made from anywhere other than Japan. Lastly, it is only organic matcha if it is certified organic under a JAPANESE certifying body. It can also have USDA Organic, but check on the product packaging and make sure there is a JAS Organic certification as well.

1.) Starter Matcha - [Magus Brands Premium Organic Matcha] (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B3QN858). You can buy this on Amazon.

2.) Intermediate Matcha - Marukyu Koyamaen Gold Mark Organic. You can probably buy this on Rakuten or a Japanese e-tailer.

3.) Divine Matcha - Marukyu Koyamaen Tenju You can buy this on Rakuten or a Japanese e-tailer.

Summary of each:

Magus Brands Matcha - New brand on Amazon but as close to the real deal as you're going to get outside of the best brands Japan Domestic market. American customers will appreciate this flavor profile more than the top-of-the-line competition matcha in Japan due to its more milky and fresh vegetal taste than the seaweed umami taste. Near identical to Marukyu Koyamaen Gold Organic, but at a fraction of the cost.

Marukyu Koyamaen Gold Mark Organic. The BEST Organic matcha you will ever find in Japan, so pretty much the world. There is a hint of sweetness in the taste and smell, but there is no sugars added. You can tell immediately that these leaves are hand-picked from the first flush and the first bud on top of the tea plant. Be warned, you will never be able to go back to crap tier organic matcha after this. And by crap tier, I am referring to KissMeOrganics, matchaDNA, etc - the brands that spend all their money on buying fake reviews than developing a quality and authentic matcha for their customers.

Marukyu Koyamaen Tenju - Cost me about $65 for a 20g tin. This is the matcha I break out when President Obama visits my house! All jokes aside, this caliber of matcha shouldn't even be categorized with the rest of the matcha in the world. This is a national treasure of Japan in itself. I rationed this tin of matcha for a year, and on the last 2g serving I made, it smelled and tasted almost the same as the day I opened it. As for the taste of this matcha... absolutely divine! Imagine the most aromatic powder in the world coupled with a supremely mellow taste that complements the aroma. There is always a bitterness with KOICHA, but KOICHA made with this matcha is SWEET, BRIGHT, ANGELIC?!...I don't even know how to describe it!

I am heavily biased towards Marukyu Koyamaen matcha - it is the Dom Perignon of matcha. Everybody in Japan knows it, every matcha connoisseur outside of Japan knows it. The only American company that makes matcha even close to Marukyu Koyamaen quality is Magus Brands. They do source their tencha from Ikeda Seicha and farms that supply to Marukyu Koyamaen so that might be why.

I wouldn't recommend this one. I have it and the main problem with it is that it's extremely weak and barely has flavor. The only way for it to have flavor is if it's steeped for a long time, but the only flavor that you will get is just bitterness with absolutely nothing else. The water will be an attractive clear light green, but that's it. Essentially you will get warm water that smells somewhat like sencha and is slightly thicker than water but really has no flavor. Overall that seems to be a huge problem with teabag sencha. So far, I've tried Den's sencha teabag, Sugimoto America's teabag sencha, and this Kirkland (actually Ito-en) teabag. The Kirkland/Ito-en teabag is also kinda messy since the matcha can get all over the place when you open the packet.

First thing: I suggest getting this $3 sampler. It comes with 4 loose leaf samples (hojicha, genmaicha with matcha dusting, one of their sencha, and random sample), 1 teabag sencha, 1 genmaicha with matcha teabag, a $3 coupon, and one of their flavored green teabags (mango sencha). This is a good look into several types of green tea. Personally, I wouldn't say these samples were the best samples out there, but they were decent. My favorite of them was the gyokuro kukicha that came as apparently one of my samples. According to their website, your sample will probably be their organic sencha if you order this month. In case your interested, I can post my impressions of their tea (across the board 7.5/10 to 8.5/10, but I rate harshly).

If you're interested in making any sort of green tea, I suggest a Japanese teapot of some sort and a variable temperature kettle. There are several types of Japanese teapots, but I suggest trying a kyusu or hohin. A kyusu usually has an in-built strainer/infuser at the spout itself which leaves room for the tea leaves to expand. This can be a ceramic mesh (varying levels of fine filtration) and a stainless steel mesh strainer. A kyusu has a handle and is often medium in size and often holds at least 6 ounces, but overall it seems that kyusu can hold 8 ounces of water. Hohins have no handles are usually smaller and can safely infuse 120 mL - 150 mL, and it seems that 150 mL is the most common number. Some others go at about 200 mL, but it's about 10% of hohins.

Additionally, kyusu and hohins are fairly versatile since you don't need to completely fill them in order to infuse the leaves. In most teapots with a basket strainer/infuser, the very bottom of the strainer usually sits at 8 oz which means you will need to fill the pot with 8 or more ounces of water to brew tea.

There are other similar devices that can accomplish the same thing as a kyusu or hohins, but I don't know what they're called. Basically any teapot or similar device that has small holes built into the teapot for filtration. They can be in the form of a 120 mL teapot with small ceramic holes or some other device. Personally I use a "spouted gaiwan" of some sort to function as a faux hohin and there are several that can be found on google that function just like mine.

Anyway, the way to use these devices is to put the leaves into the device, pour water into the device at an appropriate temperature for a desired amount of time, and pour all of the water out of the device into a cup or multiple cups. By doing this, the leaves won't oversteep and you get a nice cup of tea. To get more tea, simply pour more tea into the teapot.

If you're planning on getting a one-does-it-all device that can function perfectly work with non-Japanese green teas as well for loose leaf and bagged tea, look for a kyusu or hohin. Kyusu, hohins, spouted gaiwans, and all similar devices are all extremely versatile teapots since filtration all happens at the spout. I have no real personal experience with a kyusu, but overall a hohin, normal gaiwan, and spouted gaiwan (that uses a ceramic filter) are much easier to clean than a Western teapot, a tea ball, and teapots with a sit-in strainer/infuser basket since you don't have to deal with tea leaves getting stuck in the mesh. I don't know how it works for mesh strainers at the spout though, but from experience cleaning your teaware will be one of the unexpected chores you'll have to do when you brew tea.

For actual tea leaves, one of the ones I was extremely interested was this. I own this, but I bought it with several of their other teas on a huge sale so I decided to buy this with my shipment as well. Unfortunately, I can't comment on this tea anytime soon since I'm saving it for later on since I have other teas on the way I'm more interested in trying, but all I can say is that I heard plenty of great things about this tea. Regardless, this specific product appears to be the cheapest and highest quality one I can find that's at that price range on Amazon that qualifies for free shipping. There's also this which allegedly sometimes gets sold in Asian grocery stores, but I personally don't know how commonly sold it is and how it tastes. All I can say is that I've seen many of this brand's products lining the walls in Asian grocery stores, but I don't recall if this one was among them. Zencha does "free shipping" (price is included in the product price) and while I've heard a lot of nice things about them, I haven't had any of their tea.

I have this tea coming in tomorrow according to the estimated time of delivery and my calculations and since I will definitely try it tomorrow, I can tell you how it tastes if you're interested in this one. This company sells on another website, but I bought this for sale and since it shipped from Japan, if it really comes tomorrow it will be a 16 day total shipping time.

If you live in California or Hawaii, Lupicia has retail stores located in these locations. I don't know where else somewhat well-known tea companies sell without a shipping fee, but Lupicia for now is the only one I'm aware of.

Pretty much my main recommendation is avoid the Kirkland/Ito-en teabag and try some other green tea. There are options, but that's part of the tea journey I suppose. Please avoid the Kirkland/Ito-en teabag though even if its price-per-weight ratio is pretty high. I really don't think it's worth it because it hardly has flavor at all despite what the reviewers say. Japanese teapots and similar devices are nice, but look at your options. I can tell you a lot about cost efficient teapots and nice looking ceramic filtered non-kyusu (120 - 150 mL) teapots if you want to know more. Overall, the 120 - 150 mL class teapots/similar devices were about $12-$17, and I randomly encountered one in a Korean supermarket for $15. I didn't buy it, but it was amazing for $15 purely by aesthetics, the material, the fine filter, and the cups and bowl it came with.

It's so smooth and nice tasting I think people also call it popcorn tea because sometimes the rice pops. Honestly I'm in love with it xD
this is is the box i have at home and this loose is good also

Hah, you helped me make up my mind; I'm probably going to see if I can find a big container of powdered green tea.

I was looking around on Amazon last night and found this -

http://www.amazon.com/Matcha-Green-Tea-Powder-10/dp/B001F10XUU/

10oz for $20, a great deal over $10 for 1.5oz, right? It is actually a different product, but if I am to use it in cooking, it will taste functionally the same, but a tiny bit more bitter. The grade of green tea that I would feel comfortable measuring 2 heaping tbsp of would be this not ceremonial-grade maccha but "Hunmatsu-RyokuCha" powder.

I want to use a lot more, because I LOVE the flavor of green tea. I am also an old Starbucks green tea frappuccino junkie. :)

This one seems safe, I think?
http://www.amazon.com/Matcha-Green-Tea-Powder-10/dp/B001F10XUU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342760466&sr=8-1&keywords=matcha

I take Optimum Nutrition creatine mono and whey, Nature Made fish oil, and NOW Vitamin D-3. They all seem to work for me (but I've never felt any difference with fish oil). This stuff is a relatively good green tea for cheap.

http://www.amazon.com/Matcha-Green-Tea-Powder-10/dp/B001F10XUU/

I got this one and it is great for making lattes.

I'm adding "LOVES PINEAPPLE" to your tag. And I just bought a new tea blend (see here) last week, so I'll have to hold off on splurging on your suggestion for now :)

If I could find this shit, cheaply, I would be drinking it all day. I've experimented with making my own cold teas, and things turn out WONDERFULLY, until I can't get the instant gratification and have to wait 24 hours for a new kettle of deliciousness to cool down enough.

I'm accustomed to savory drinks though; Coke Zero is starting to get too sweet for me and the salt gives me headaches. I can do straight coconut water, and STRONG green tea tastes delicious to me, but too bitter to other people. (More for me, haha!)

Fear cuts deeper than swords - it really, really does. :)

1.) Not just grey but Earl Grey.

2.) A rain cover.

3.) Ginger chews?

4.) Ninja throwing knifes for my wee son - because I'm a craptastic parent!

5.) A classic, Ender's Game because why haven't you already read this??

6.) An item that is less than a dollar, including shipping... that is not jewelry, nail polish, and or hair related! Sorry! Nothing physical. $1.55 is the closest.

7.) Hello Kitty!

8.) I think compasses are beautiful.

9.) Princess Bride - but no on my WL. <3

10.) Gerber 22-41131 Profile Guthook Fixed Blade Knife -- It's self explanatory really.

11.) I love to cook and I need to cook healthy food but my current knives (and I use the term loosely) leave me beaten and bloody. So these

12.) Happy crayons

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14.) A gun safe could hold a lot of bread!

15.) Pretty lupus friend earrings!

16.) Blood orange and bergamot candle!

17.) Doctor Who K-9 bobble head!

18.) Pencils. I freaking LOVE pencils.

19.) A gift card, so I can gift more people. :)

20.) I love this beautiful buddha.

MADE IN OREGON! Bob's Red Mill flours. Look it up!

I love silly contests like this - I know others have done better, but I had fun looking. <3

In the spirit of Black Friday Deals, Teavast would like to give you guys a 50% off our Organic Green Tea Matcha Powder on Amazon.

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Morthy's

Old Englishman-ish: Tea?

Most Phallic: Lucid Dreams Scent Inhaler


Akeleie's

Goal: This would help me achieve my goal. But is freaking ridiculously expensive.


Deserted Island: This scarf 'cause I could wrap my head and protect it from the sun, and if I get too hot I can pee in it and use the evaporation to cool my head.
I may have watched a few too many survival shows

My daily Earl Grey is loose Numi Organic, has been for years.
Also really liking a few varieties from Positively Tea Organic,
both off Amazon.

Numi Organic Tea Gunpowder Green, 16 Ounce Pouch of Bulk Premium Loose Leaf Green https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EVK0AI2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_xjITCbZGPWVJY.
Positively Tea Company, Organic Pinhead Green https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SRTD2SI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_5lITCb85T0A0A

There's the Kirkland matcha green tea blend that's pretty okay.

i cold steep it

storebought, no fucking way, i don't drink that sugary shit

http://www.amazon.com/Kirkland-Matcha-Blend-Japanese-Tea-100/dp/B000WB1YSE

Amazon has some alright loose leaf tea for cheap.

http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NIHZMU?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00

I actually started blending a Hibiscus Honey Lemon Tea and a green matcha tea together in my large liter water bottle, and it's amazing!

I also enjoy a classic Earl Grey with a bit of milk and sugar.

One of my faves is a Jujube/goji/longan berry blend. It's super common here in China, and sometimes hawthorn is included in it, too. It's naturally sweet, but adding a bit of rock sugar can be nice at times.

As for Chai, my favorite blend is Good Earth, but that was an older blend and I'm having trouble finding it online...

We drink Twinings.

http://www.amazon.com/Twinings-English-Breakfast-50-Count-Boxes/dp/B000F4F952

http://www.amazon.com/Sunflower-Jasmine-Tea-LB-454/dp/B000NIHZMU

the orange tea tin that most (cheaper) chinese and vietnamese restaurants serve. check asian markets to see if the price is cheaper.

Matcha! On my food list.

Thanks for the contest!

cowpox

Rishi tea has good stuff. I bought it in stores for 9.99 which is still cheaper than most that I've seen.

http://www.amazon.com/Twinings-Earl-Grey-Loose-7-05-Ounce/dp/B000F4F94I

Hmm, I guess I need to give it a try. Any specific brand you'd recommend? I noticed this was the best reviewed brand on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Kirkland-Signature-Matcha-Japanese-Leaves/dp/B000WB1YSE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346360553&sr=8-1&keywords=green+tea

Check out your local asian grocer for good loose teas. My two favorites for iced tea are these

[Lychee Black Tea] (http://www.amazon.com/Golden-Sail-Brand-China-Lichee/dp/B003L8LX7M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397482433&sr=8-1&keywords=lychee+black+tea)

[Jasmine Green Tea] (http://www.amazon.com/Sunflower-Jasmine-Tea-LB-454/dp/B000NIHZMU/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1397482451&sr=8-6&keywords=jasmine+green+tea)

You can generally find them in stores for half of what they charge on Amazon.

What a fun contest!

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5. An animal that serves as a tea companion is the [best sort of animal] (http://www.amazon.com/Kikkerland-Monkey-Infuser-Drip-Tray/dp/B005SQ4BJW/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=16Q1M9X9GOLAF&coliid=I3UICS49GSTJLJ). This monkey tea infuser was added to my geeking out list on July 6.
   
   
   
6. SQUEE. Best color ever. Take [that] (http://www.amazon.com/Tovolo-80-6100PL-Purple-Tea-Infuser/dp/B000G34EXA/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1R9P80O1URJSU&coliid=I3PE33RG7P10TP) (purple tea infuser June 3 cave of wonders) and [that] (http://www.amazon.com/Paper-Mate-Retractable-Ballpoint-35830/dp/B001B0DCSU/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1R9P80O1URJSU&coliid=I3AM1W644F6QCA) (purple ink pens Cave of Wonders July 10) and [this] (http://www.amazon.com/Amethyst-Gemstone-Beads-Purple-Inches/dp/B002696YHG/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2AWRGPWU7U5BD&coliid=I34UR3X5LMFOLE) (purple beads July 26 fun sized list) and [POW] (http://www.amazon.com/Pilot-Rollerball-Retractable-Purple-PIL26071/dp/B0013CKDVK/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2AWRGPWU7U5BD&coliid=I15QGVSYNUVTKR) (another purple pen fun sized July 10) and [WOW] (http://www.amazon.com/TopCase-Metallic-PURPLE-Macbook-Unibody/dp/B0040BLOZU/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=16Q1M9X9GOLAF&coliid=I3AAZB1THZQHKZ) (purple computer case geeking out added July 7).
   
   
   
7. A little game I like to call [sorting neat facts in a world that makes sense] (http://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Posh-Logic-100-Puzzles/dp/0740778609/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=QIOVI9G7K472&coliid=I2IGINW5WZS3K1), otherwise known as logic puzzles! Added May 30 to Puzzled and Poetic
   
   
8. My guilty pleasure would be good deals on shoes. This isn't necessarily a good deal but [they're cute!] (http://www.amazon.com/Military-Combat-Fold-over-Multiple-natural/dp/B00BFMCN98/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2KZTB0H1P6VLH&coliid=IBK6GKPEQ9ZHX&psc=1)
   
   
9. This would be a [tool for learning] (http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Basic-Skills-Board/dp/B000NVBE10/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2SXK6EXO51EGC&coliid=I1JUL7SJ6EWSH1) added June 26 to Student Resources.
   
   
10. I don't know about you, but my childhood coincided with the BOOM in gel pens [similar to these] (http://www.amazon.com/Sakura-58350-10-Piece-Assorted-3-Dimensional/dp/B000LR4ZDA/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=16Q1M9X9GOLAF&coliid=I2DY1WDG2BV378) added to my geeking out list July 12.
    
    
11. These [handy cards] (http://www.amazon.com/Fancy-Pants-Designs-Collection-Journaling/dp/B009EEF36O/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=16Q1M9X9GOLAF&coliid=I164DKZ2CB4CV3) are to help organize my journal entries- added to geeking out on July 12.
    
    
12. One of my hobbies is jewelry making, and [this is a chain] (http://www.amazon.com/shipping-16-Vintage-Antique-Twisted-Chains-Jewelry/dp/B00AIKTSX2/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=16Q1M9X9GOLAF&coliid=I172SEPLDWH9I5) to incorporate in said hobby- added to geeking out July 13
    
    
13. All right, how's research on [another country's textbooks] (http://www.amazon.com/Textbook-Reds-Schoolbooks-Ideology-Post-Communist/dp/0271058560/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2KZTB0H1P6VLH&coliid=I2M3GLH2G3KYAA) for nerdy? Added to Booked with bucks on July 9.
    
    
14. Ain't nothing more natural than me and [my tea] (http://www.amazon.com/Organic-Decaf-Spiced-Peach-Tea/dp/B00081H3BA/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=16Q1M9X9GOLAF&coliid=IDESGPH15UE82) (ignoring the fact that I don't actually own this kind of tea) added to Geeking out July 12
    
    
15. Speaking of [tea and green] (http://www.amazon.com/Harney-Sons-Coconut-Vanilla-Sachets/dp/B00796KNHS/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1R9P80O1URJSU&coliid=I2UWULYHAV7V4Y) here's something added to cave of wonders just yesterday
    
    
16. If [this hat] (http://www.amazon.com/Womens-Cloche-Bucket-128SH-Brown/dp/B00AAVT7XA/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=16Q1M9X9GOLAF&coliid=I5GBSKLYUIN0H&psc=1) were mine, it would indeed be worn! Added to geeking out July 12.
    
    
17. Funny? (stares blankly and humorlessly) Oh wait! [There's this] (http://www.amazon.com/How-Survived-Communism-Even-Laughed/dp/0393030768/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1143OIB90TSSU&coliid=I2BSGBOA78R0S0) Added July 26 to booked with bargains
    
    
18. [More purple beads!] (http://www.amazon.com/Glass-Pearls-Czech-Round-Purples/dp/B00B5DBYCE/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2AWRGPWU7U5BD&coliid=I3122TPXZTZMMI) added to fun sized list back in March.
    
    
19. Gardening? [My flowers] (http://www.amazon.com/Lucite-Cabochons-Ivory-Yellow-Flower/dp/B002UGWX5C/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2AWRGPWU7U5BD&coliid=I13QBBKH7U4RRU) happen to be more of the glue on variety ;) Added in March to fun sized list.
    
    
20. SIGH. I'm terrible with "favorites" questions. This one no this one no this one should be my motto. Or that one or that one or that one. Can't decide.
    
    Edit: after almost an hour of hunting down this list, I forgot to include the raffle phrase! Happy happy cake day! :) Hope it was a good one!

I am pretty sure these are the green ones on the table

> Konacha

Oh I see. Like this?

It seems so much easier to make compared to matcha, is the price difference just for the taste/quality?

I'm debating whether I want to make a pot now... but I'm off work in about an hour. The dilemma ):

The tea with rice is called Genmaicha. I haven't been able to find my favorite one on Amazon, but this is pretty good.

I've had this before:
http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Matcha-Green-Powder-Antioxidants/dp/B010QN2ASA/ref=sr_1_1?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1452108398&sr=1-1&keywords=eco+matcha
It was pretty good and it's also well reviewed on Amazon.

Twinings English Breakfast.

http://www.amazon.com/Twinings-English-Breakfast-50-Count-Boxes/dp/B000F4F952/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320499995&sr=8-1

Interesting theory, but I've never heard of brewing tea that way. I found the brand I drink on amazon. 100% Japanese tea and it doesn't recommend throwing away the first brew.

I'm going to guess this would make me pretty posh (wishywishy)

Never seen in public with this because... trying to be an upstanding non-cussing citizen in public. (coffee cups)

This kind of looks like a ball? That's phallic right...?(add ons)

Most geeky. Game of Thrones is geeky? Hmm (wishywishy)

For my goal of drinking all the coffee (coffeecups)

Best item to bring to deserted island- keep hair out of the way(wishywishy)

Yall are awesome <3

> Costco green tea

https://www.amazon.com//dp/B000WB1YSE

Wet Brush- $9.00

Tea- $8.20

Washi tape - $6.00

More tea - $3.49

Total= $26.69

Thank you so, so much for this contest! =D <3 Those Himalaya's of the mind!

I had green tea before this coffee. I don't think it was anything special. It was this: http://www.amazon.com/Yamamotoyama-Green-Sushi-Style-Value/dp/B0009K77OI

I love it! I didn't know Costco sold it and I usually buy it at Mitsuwa Marketplace. You can get it on Amazon, too. =D

Hello again! Got your PM. Would you like to try any or all of these teas? I can pack small quantities (such as 10-15g samples) or larger amounts, whatever is your preference.

• Davidson's Organics Earl Grey with Lavender
  
• Harney & Sons Earl Grey Supreme
  
• Harney & Sons Hot Cinnamon Spice
  
• Ito En Sencha + Matcha individually sealed teabags
  
• Teavana Cha Yen Thai
  
• What-Cha Vietnam Pomelo Flower Green Tea
  
• Yunomi Factory Direct Organic Sencha #20

Here is the mobile version of your link

Probably depends on the person, but I've always found green tea calms me but does not make me sleepy. I've never gotten the same calming effect with white, oolong, or black teas. Of course none of those teas should make you sleepy either because they have caffeine. I'll drink this gunpowder green tea for that reason.

I have also found Numi, Positively Tea, and (higher end) Tealyra. Any of those seem like good options?

I've been drinking this jasmine tea with about a teaspoon of honey recently. I've found it's usually better on the second or third brew.

Could anyone recommend some others i might like? That, harvey and son's winter white earl grey, and art of tea's green pomegranate are the ones i like most.

If you like Japanese Green Tea is a good, inexpensive everyday tea. The taste is vegetal and sweet.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01J82AHQW/

I just ordered this, because it looked good....so maybe you should try!
Otherwise, if you like fruity green teas, Twinnings has a strawberry, raspberry, pomegranate one that is ah-mazing!

I'm probably not as much of a tea expert as the rest of the guys and gals here but I have this green matcha tea I bought from costco and it tastes good enough to me.

Comes in a huge package of 100 and isn't too expensive at about ~$0.20/bag.


This is tea with matcha however. I'm not sure if that is the same as just matcha.

The FDA (if you're in the US) has approved all four commonly used methods of decaffeination, including using methylene chloride and ethyl acetate. Trace amounts, that is to say little to none, of these compounds are left after the decaffeination process and there are not any studies that show any increased risk of adverse health outcomes from ingesting tea decaffeinated by these processes. So I wouldn't worry about "safety", considering all of the methods approved for use are safe :)

Personally, I love YamamotoYama's sushi bar style green tea. It has a very clean matcha-like taste, and it's one of the brands with a low caffeine content (~11 mg per 8 oz of tea brewed for 3 minutes, but you'll get less caffeine if you treat it right and just pour over hot water and don't let it steep, much sweeter flavor with less steeping). You can find it on Amazon here.

Give Twinings English Breakfast a try, I promise you you'll love it

ok, I'll look into that one. I was also looking at this one -http://www.amazon.com/Kirkland-Signature-Matcha-Blend-Japanese/dp/B000WB1YSE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1417670024&sr=8-2&keywords=green+tea - what do you think?

Not that I recall. You dont need much.

By my math (see below), Ito En's Oi Ocha bottled green tea uses abt 1/2 teaspoon pure ascorbic acid per gallon.

You can get pure ascorbic acid crystals/powder at natural food stores, or: 1lb https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0013OUMVO/

8oz https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00028LX1U/

Ito En's Oi Ocha (ingredients: water, tea, ascorbic acid (vitamin c)) has 220% rda vit C per 8 oz, rda is 60mg, so 132 mg per 8oz, or about 1g per half gallon, which comes to about 1/2 teaspoon (which is 2.25g according to Now ascorbic acid label) of pure ascorbic acid per gallon (whew.)
https://www.amazon.com/Ito-En-unsweetened-Green-Ounce/dp/B0017T2MWW


From Serious Eats: http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/05/best-bottled-iced-tea.html
"Bottled iced tea needs some kind of acidic preservative, but it turns out different brands used different kinds. The Japanese teas all use ascorbic acid (vitamin C), while the Western ones opt for citric acid."

I hate bags, but one of the better bagged greens from a grocery store I've had is Costco's Kirkland Green tea with sencha and matcha. It is by Ito En, which is a good tea seller that does matcha/greens pretty good. FYI, this has matcha so the caffeine will be high.

If you don't have a costco, you can buy online. https://www.amazon.com/Kirkland-Matcha-Blend-Japanese-Tea-100/dp/B000WB1YSE

If you can find Harney & Sons in store, they have good teas too and come in bagged form.

edit: since you are new. Refer to the side bar for temperatures. Green tea needs to be done at a lower temperature or it'll be a bitter mess.

If you like (completely unsweetened) iced green tea, try Ito En.

I see! Well, in that case, try out Gunpowder green tea. It's really inexpensive and if you can find an international or asian grocery store near you, you can get a box for a couple of bucks! Just make sure your steeping temperature is right. Usually 175-180 or you will get a bitter brew.
This brand Is usually the one I see in stores. That's a half-pound, but they come smaller than that. You can also find some Jasmine greens there too. Such as this one. Again, they come in smaller tins than that.

Herbal!

Harney & Son's Paris tea is amazing:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Harney-Sons-Paris-Tea-Sachets/dp/B000OQWAS0

why drink tea if you can't stand it? i like coffee a lot, i just prefer ice cold tea.

while others may post exotic tea ideas, i'll stick with the tried and true just to get you started;

black;

http://www.amazon.com/Yorkshire-Gold-tea-bags-box-bags/dp/B0001LQZOI

green;

http://www.amazon.com/Kirkland-Signature-Matcha-Japanese-Leaves/dp/B000WB1YSE

it's ok to garnish your tea with citrus juice or milk, sweeten with sugars or honey.

variety packs are fun to sample, just keep in mind they may not be different teas,

just various fruits|spices used to flavor them, kinda like flavored coffee creamers.

Oh interesting. Is this your product?

https://www.amazon.com/Teavast-Matcha-Organic-Powder-Culinary/dp/B01N8S5AO6/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1481491425&sr=8-1&keywords=teavast+matcha

Also, how would I go about mentioning my screen name to get that sample?

Tea:

• Flower Tea: amazon We got something like this for my MIL along with a glass teapot. It was a cool thing to try out, although I don't think the tea itself was that amazing.
  
  
• Nice tea thermos: amazon
  
  
• Custom tea mug with pictures of the family. I personally love stuff like this, especially if it has my dog on it. :)
  
  
• Funny tea infuser: amazon
  
  Plants:
  
  
• Heritage quality tools that are New Zealand made. (Probably more than $20, but maybe something small?)
  
  
• Funky seeds amazon

i'm not really sure about a recipe. i get this:

http://www.amazon.com/Rishi-Tea-Sweet-Matcha-4-4-Ounce/dp/B0094WEJ3Y/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1463253891&sr=8-1&keywords=sweet+matcha

> Tea costs $100 a pound which breaks down to about ¢.50 a cup.

> Coffee costs on average $7.25 a pound so a cup comes out to ¢.16 per cup. Significantly less than tea but still more than 5 times the cost of a lemon wedge.

Restaurants are not paying anywhere close to that amount of money for tea, are you serious? They are going to have some cheap ass tea bags that is not anywhere in the realm of $0.50 / cup or $100 / pound. And some cheap ass coffee.

And that's for retail prices that include shipping that one item. A restaurant is going to have some supplier and buying in bulk, their prices are going to be way cheaper than that.

Teavast - https://www.amazon.com/Teavast-Organic-Culinary-Smoothie-Dessert/dp/B01N8S5AO6/

Well I'm not sure which kinda of teas you are into but, I will try to deliver!

1)Rosamonte Yerba Mate is not from the tea plant, it's in the holly family. It's great for "wakey-wakey" as it has a stimulant in it like that of caffeine but no jitters! It's put the "zippidy" in my "doo da" if you get what I'm sezzin', and I think ya are. The shop by me sells it for $6.00 a pound, cheap stuff and tastes great!

2)Temple of Heaven Special Gunpowder Tea This is a guilty pleasure of mine. I wouldn't buy it online though. Try for a local Chinese store in your area. I have about 3 Asian markets by me and all of them carry it for the same price 99¢! It's a nice strong tea, just don't over brew it or it will feel like you just kissed a moving train.

3) Rose Pu-erh toucha from Island Teas Cheap and strong! You get 30 toucha and each on can make about 6 cups of tea, so that like...6....carry the 1...that's like A LOT!

I hope this helps, and if ya tell me what kind of teas you are into, I might be able to give you a bigger list.

[The type of tea often served in a Chinese restaurant is similar to the kind served in a Sushi restaurant, good for the place, but you can find better.] (http://www.amazon.com/Sunflower-Jasmine-Tea-LB-454/dp/B000NIHZMU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1421519792&sr=8-1&keywords=jasmine+green+sunflower)