Just Tea

I love tea.

I used to be a coffee drinker, but now, I am a tea convert. Why you may ask? Well, tea has far less caffeine than coffee. Tea is healthier than coffee. Tea is less fattening than all the condiments you have to put on coffee to make it more delicious. Besides, tea is cheaper in Starbucks or Seattle's Best. And, you could have it refilled with hot water, in case you finish your drink and you still feel the need to drink some more.

Of the numerous tea flavors there are in the world, I had the privilege of being able taste a number of them. Here are a few:

Wild Sweet Orange
My Starbucks favorite. It has the sour-sweet flavor of orange that satisfies my taste buds down to its roots. Very flavorful until you get to the next hot water fill. I think it is also good for the immune system, considering that it is made from oranges, which have vitamin C. Best with two sachets of honey.

Ginger Peach
My Seattle's Best favorite. The ginger in it gives it a mild zing. Plus, they say that ginger is nice for your voice. And peaches... mmm... mmm... mmmm! This is also best taken with two sachets of honey.

Jasmine Green Tea
Green tea never tasted so good with the scent and flavor of Jasmine flowers. The thing about Jasmine tea is that it has a very acrid after taste that smells like rotten flowers. Or is it just my mouth?

Chamomile Tea
A very good substitute for Jasmine tea. Tastes and smells pretty much like chamomile. I find this drink soothing. It gives me inner peace (huh?).

Orange Spice Tea
The flavor of orange with a mild twist! It does have a spicy flavor. It is not as sweet as wild sweet orange, but hey, it tastes just as good. No, it doesn't have pepper and onions and other cooking spices. It just has a touch of spice in it that makes its flavor distinct.

Green Tea
Now this is the healthiest kid in the block! Tastes like grass, hell yes. But who cares? As long as you're healthy, right?

I have tasted other tea concoctions, but so far, these are my favorites. The thing about having tasted various tea flavors is that you don't get to have a tea fatigue syndrome because your taste buds are exposed to different flavors each time you take a sip of that sumptuous cup of tea.

So who said that only the English and Chinese drink tea? I enjoy it as well as they do. Oh, wait a minute, I am part Chinese. I guess that is where my tea fascination comes from.

Tea time!