What are you drinking?

[NikF]

Tonight this will be accompanying a couple of sirloin steaks (pan fried with a little butter and shallots) along with mashed potatoes and marrowfat peas. As usual, quick and easy.

[Karl Henning]

Meanwhile: jasmine green tea

[Baron Scarpia]

Meanwhile: jasmine green tea

I prefer Moroccan mint green tea...

[Karl Henning]

The case can be made.

[kishnevi]

English breakfast tea for me.  Other brands appear and then disappear, but the only consistent supply of EB in loose leaf form seems to be Twining's in my neck of the woods.

[Ken B]

English breakfast tea for me.  Other brands appear and then disappear, but the only consistent supply of EB in loose leaf form seems to be Twining's in my neck of the woods.

I have pretty much given up black tea, for a purely practical reason. I drink it mostly at work and it's a pain having to have milk. Green tea I drink, er, green. 
Green tea is also much cheaper since you can infuse it two, three, or sometimes 4 times.
Some good EB on Amazon though. I got some Tattle Tea EB that was excellent (before the price quintupled).

[kishnevi]

I have pretty much given up black tea, for a purely practical reason. I drink it mostly at work and it's a pain having to have milk. Green tea I drink, er, green. 
Green tea is also much cheaper since you can infuse it two, three, or sometimes 4 times.
Some good EB on Amazon though. I got some Tattle Tea EB that was excellent (before the price quintupled).

Milk with tea? Not I. I use non-dairy creamer with coffee, but tea I drink with no admixture.

[Ken B]

Milk with tea? Not I. I use non-dairy creamer with coffee, but tea I drink with no admixture.

Milk-takers cleave into two factions, pre- and post-lactarian. I have gradually moved from the former to the latter, which is a bit infra-dig. But at least I have not back-slid so far as lemon.

[NikF]

Milk with tea? Not I. I use non-dairy creamer with coffee, but tea I drink with no admixture.

Yeah, no milk in tea for me either. Or in coffee. But I like milk and drink at least two pints of the full fat variety every day. I remember ages ago the Sarge commenting something about how I should "probably be weaned off it pretty soon" hahaha.

But tea - in Glasgow I sometimes go here and enjoy a cup of 'Belfast brew' while reading my book

[NikF]

Today I'm having this with lunch.

[Draško]

I've been drinking rose spritzer (dry rose) all day yesterday. Been to a wedding, and my drink of choice at these drink-all-day type of events is either spritzer or something that's called bevanda locally, namely red wine cut with plain tap water. I find it easiest to pace myself with those.

As for tea I like black tea sweetened with sour cherry preserve, and I like sage tea (with or without drop of dark rum). Rarely drink green and if then with sugar and without milk.

[Mirror Image]

I usually drink coffee in the morning, but, sometimes, I do drink tea and when I do, it's usually English Breakfast, but not Twinnings or Bigelow, but this Latvian brand:

[NikF]

I usually drink coffee in the morning, but, sometimes, I do drink tea and when I do, it's usually English Breakfast, but not Twinnings or Bigelow, but this Latvian brand:

Latvian branded tea - that's definitely exotic in my book! I've never tried it. But I did develop a taste for Latvian rye bread rupjmaize while working elsewhere.


Occasionally I'll drink tea at home - such as this morning - and it's the traditional Co-op 99.



Blend 99 was always known as the prescription tea, going back almost 100 years or something. All I can say about it is that it's not a breakfast tea. But it's consistent and reliable and I much prefer it without milk.


I rarely drink coffee. My ex got me into this stuff -

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Again, I don't drink it with milk.

[NikF]

I go through one of these every day.

[NikF]

With dinner tonight.

[Mirror Image]

I go through one of these every day.

You're not worried about kidney stones?

[Baron Scarpia]

You're not worried about kidney stones?

I'd never heard that milk causes kidney stones.

A little google search turns up that drinking milk tends to reduce the risk of developing kidney stones by inhibiting absorption of oxalate.

https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/urologic-diseases/kidney-stones/eating-diet-nutrition

Risk factors for kidney stones are not enough water, too much oxalate, too much sodium.

[Mirror Image]

I'd never heard that milk causes kidney stones.

A little google search turns up that drinking milk tends to reduce the risk of developing kidney stones by inhibiting absorption of oxalate.

https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/urologic-diseases/kidney-stones/eating-diet-nutrition

Risk factors for kidney stones are not enough water, too much oxalate, too much sodium.

Ah...well who needs a doctor, I've got you! Thanks for the info my man.

[NikF]

You're not worried about kidney stones?

No. As Baron Scarpia pointed out, there's not really a link. And anyway, there's not much I'm ever worried about. Hahaha.

As an aside, it's the same with another thing that receives bad press - protein. Every day I eat at least 180-200g of protein. That usually includes a three egg omelette most mornings.

[Baron Scarpia]

As an aside, it's the same with another thing that receives bad press - protein. Every day I eat at least 180-200g of protein. That usually includes a three egg omelette most mornings.

There are people who think protein is bad for you?

(Well, I guess anything is bad for you if the quantity is high enough, even water.)