Sathnam Sanghera tells the story of our national drink and its imperial past.

Warning: offensive lyrics

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12981528

I decided to have a green tea because it's healthier than soda. It's healthier, right?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10389239/

I've not been able to drink tea for months until I bought a new mug cos my other one is infused with coffee stains.

It was only £1.30 but I can finally drink tea!!! 😀

It was once considered so important to the British way of life that the government bought up nearly the entire world’s supply of it. But the humble cup of tea could, once again, be at risk.

Shoppers have been warned there is a “nationwide” shortage of black tea linked to Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea.

Sainsbury’s was the first supermarket to warn of the problem. A sign in one store read: “We are experiencing supply issues affecting the nationwide supply of black tea. We apologise for any inconvenience and hope to be back in full supply soon.”

The supermarket later confirmed it was an “industry-wide issue”.

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Drinking three cups of green tea a day can help reduce the risk of dementia, a doctor has revealed.

Michael Mosley discussed the benefits of drinking green tea on his BBC Radio 4 podcast Just One Thing, released today (24 January).

He spoke to Dr Edward Okello from the Human Nutrition Research Centre at the University of Newcastle about how green tea can boost brain power and health.

Professor Okello explained that there is a chemical in green tea called epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) that kills off an enzyme in the brain cells that harms our mind.

The episode is here.

Looking past the sacrilege some people see in adding milk to black tea, what do milkers use in theirs?

After trying half a dozen milk-replacement products over the year, I've found Barrista-spec oat milk is the winner.
In fact, we've now ditched buying cow milk entirely.

This was a bit of a hot topic between me and my friend so I'd like more opinions on this. Some people like putting a stick of cinnamon in their tea but I find it just tastes weird. Just me?

Let's hear it from our new crowd, do you have a reliable corner shop supplier or perhaps you order online? Maybe Sainsbury's has all you need, I'd still love to know!

I'm born in Poland during the communist regimes reign. Back then there was only one tea available: Black Tea.

We mostly drank it with a slice of lemon and some sugar. To this day this is my favourite way of drinking tea.

But I also enjoy what I started calling "Queen Elisabeth Tea" when my daughter asked what it is, same black tea but with milk and sugar. She likes it a lot too.

Last but not least, I really enjoyed Japanese tea, we went to a special tea house and they showed us how to brew it and drink it. It was some special green tea, very delicious!

Welcome to the tea community. As the leading British Lemmy instance it is a disgrace that none of you stated this sooner.

So here we are for all tea needs - tea news, tea memes, tea recommendations and on and on.

Now for the difficult bit: I don't drink much tea. Not a slight on the nation's favourite brew, I just don't drink hot drinks beyond the occasional lukewarm chocolate. So if there's a safe pair of hands out there who loves a brew then let me know.