Chili teas are mine. Just angry hot water that hurts

  • TheSlad@sh.itjust.works
    4·
    9 months ago

    Im gonna come out swinging with a hot take: matcha/green tea tastes like moldy wet grass and is disgusting.

  • hasnt_seen_goonies@lemmy.world
    4·
    9 months ago

    I had a roasted rice tea that sounded so unique and interesting! And it was way too unique for me haha. I hear a lot of people like it, and I’m happy for them.

    • abraxas@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      9 months ago

      Oh you’re talking about Genmaicha. I really like it on a winter’s day, but my wife hates hates it. I get it. It’s weird.

    • Herding Llamas@lemmy.world
      2·
      9 months ago

      Maybe try a different one? I drink these semi often but I would say that they are generally considered as basic in flavors. I can’t imagine them being something someone would have any strong feelings about either way.

      • TheSlad@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        9 months ago

        I got a bag of genmaicha mint tea as a gift years ago, it was really good! But after opened and sitting in the cupboard for a while it got really bitter. I should’ve drank it faster.

        Maybe what they had was just stale?

  • Kttnpunk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    4·
    9 months ago

    anything with powdered milk. I have so many tea bags I’m never gonna drink because of that disgusting crap…

  • [email protected]@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    9 months ago

    Ginger turmeric tea. It’s spicy, bitter, and vaguely sour. If you want to consume ginger and turmeric simultaneously, there are literally hundreds of better ways.

    • OurTragicUniverse@kbin.social
      2·
      9 months ago

      Ginger and turmeric works when done latte style with steamed/frothed milk and a lot of honey and black pepper. It really needs the sugar and fat to make it palatable though.

  • [email protected]@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    9 months ago

    Licorice tea is the worst tea I’ve ever had.
    It tasted like a piping hot, flat, off brand root beer.
    Then again, I hate licorice. I imagine someone who likes licorice might have a different experience.

  • OurTragicUniverse@kbin.social
    3·
    9 months ago

    As a Brit, this is an unpopular point of view but I’m not really a fan of most black teas. I have tried many and always find the tannin leaves a bad after taste, and if you add milk it coats your tongue in nasty orange fur.

    My only exception to this is weirdly, the occasional mug of strong, milky (rice/oat) Lapsang, but only during cold weather. It’s just so filling and wholesome to sip on. I do need to brush my teeth and scrape my tongue afterwards though as it lingers.

    Edit: and that limited edition Liquorice Allsorts Earl Grey by Twinnings. That stuff was unbelievably fucking delicious somehow.

      • Thelsim@sh.itjust.works
        3·
        9 months ago

        According to the ingredients list it contains: “real” marshmallow, apple bits, candied pineapple, coconut flakes, hazelnut and vanilla.

        Also known as “kid’s tea” according to the tea store where I was forced to buy this.
        It’s incredibly sweet and smells like the inside of a candy factory that’s been lit on fire :)

        • OurTragicUniverse@kbin.social
          2·
          9 months ago

          Tbh, I probably would have loved that as a kid, even if it had lumps of gelatinous sugary goo in it.
          As a ‘grown up’ it does sound pretty gross though.

  • neokabuto@sh.itjust.works
    2·
    9 months ago

    For some reason “ginger green” teas always mess with me. Ginger tea is fine. Green tea is fine. But I’ve bought combinations of them from more than one brand and they always make me feel off. Haven’t tried making my own from green tea I know is good and fresh ginger, might just be mediocre tea bags.

    • Vivia 🦆🍵🦀@sh.itjust.worksMEnglish
      2·
      8 months ago

      Oh yes, I completely agree with you! And it’s in a large percentage of herbal/fruit mixes so they’re out of the question for me. I wonder how it became so popular, isn’t it sour for everyone else too?

  • Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world
    1·
    9 months ago

    Ive had some disappointing teas. I’m gonna be broad and say anything with stupid additives that aren’t part of a Camellia sinensis plant. Chamomile is like my one exception.