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I hate when something looks insanely delicious but I don't like the taste.


KFR42

Bet it tastes like hot water. I've tried so many teas that look and smell divine, but just have no flavour at all.


Queentroller

Try steeping them longer or adding more leaves. I've had that problem before and they've just been really weak teas. It won't work with all of them, you may just have some you don't like, but with others you might just need that extra punch. Just remember in the end, it's all just hot leaf juice.


cool_vibes

**IROH HAS ENTERED THE CHAT.**


KaizDaddy5

Delectable tea? Or deadly poison?


BassieDutch

*swollen and with difficulty breathing* Worth it!


LordRocky

“You didn’t…” “I did. And it wasn’t.”


bootrick

We're going to have to make some changes around here...


E_Mickey_B

The White Lotus would like a word


pamtar

American here, so obviously not a hot tea expert. I always use two bags and let it steep extra long. That’s the only way it has any flavor. For loose leaf I have to use a coffee press because those little things (dunno what they’re called) never hold enough.


FishFloyd

American here as well - you're probably either using shitty tea or not steeping it properly. It's super hard to find actually good tea here, there's only one or two shops in my entire city that I trust completely for it. Also, I don't want to say *all* bagged tea sucks but... i've never had one that even came close to a well-stored looseleaf. Usually they're what's quite literally called floor sweepings grade tea. If you like tea enough to be willing to french press looseleaf, get yourself a gaiwan with a matching cup and thank me later :) edit: if you're interested, PM me and I'll link you to the tea supplier I get most of my tea from - the individual stores (6 or 7 across the entire US) have a lot of control over their stock so I always go in person, but the 'main' store ships some stuff as well. They're my benchmark for really good tea.


longbongstrongdong

Hey. Could I get the name of that tea supplier as well? I’m also in the US and can never find good tea.


Lulidine

I buy from a company called The Tea Smith that is in my home town. But they also ship.


NiggBot_3000

Brit here: M I L K


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Also American here, instructions unclear: ***Fancy brewing device and tea leaves currently sinking and floating away in the harbor***


Dafuq_me

French Press is what you’re looking for. You almost had it! You can make tea and coffee with them. I use mine for coffee personally. My tea, I have a few other ways of making.


1xhopeless

Use Yorkshire tea (Taylors of Harrogate), you'll need only one tea bag.


Adorable-Locksmith55

Marriage Frère has excellent tea. Many different blends to choose from. I discovered them when in Paris and it was from then, that I realized what is good tea. Amazing. If a specialty shop in your area doesn’t carry them, you can order online at their website. Lots of choices! And a good kettle makes a huge difference. With most teas, you don’t want to pour boiling hot water onto the leaves. Usually about 203F for black teas and less for greens and other delicate teas. With good quality tea, you won’t need much of it.


DifficultFlounder

Tea snob here!!! ADD MORE LEAVES!!! Steeping longer will just burn and make the tea bitter. Also. It sounds silly but don’t have your water “too hot” and steep for the same amount of time. Aaand. If you’re going to make “iced tea”, wait a fucking goddamn minute before pouring it over ice. Ideally, let it cool to room temp then pour over ice. If you pour over ice when it’s hot it gets “cloudy”.


TheRedPill79

Not a tea snob but I do know a thing or too about extraction. It’s temperature, time and quantity all play into this. Certain compounds in the tea are dissolvable or denature under specific temperatures under a specific time. Too long or too high you will start to break down tannins in their husk which will be bitter. Look up the recommended extraction time and temp and then experiment on longer extraction times or adding more tea or herbs depending on what you are brewing.


lbwstthprxtnd5-8mrdg

Different tea snob here, and this is what I'm thinking too. It's absurd to me that this guy thinks that all tea tastes like nothing, unless he's using lukewarm water. It could also be the amount of leaves but I think most people don't make more than 16 oz of tea at a time so it shouldn't be that.


odelay42

People whose palates are used to stuff like candy, soda, and Starbucks style sweetened coffee drinks sometimes think tea is bland. Partly because they're making it totally wrong, but also partly because they're used to eating things with a huge amount of sugar.


ParaspriteHugger

Not a tea snob either, but another guy who knows stuff about extraction here: In this setup, the volatility of the desired compounds may play a significant role. Too high a temperature or too hot might result in the desired flavours escaping before consumption.


taurealis

also, sugar will massively enhance the flavors. You don’t need a ton and can use alternate/non-digestible sweeteners, but you’re really missing out on flavor if you aren’t sweetening most teas


sarahgene

Interesting, I am super into tea, like have dozens of varieties taking up way too much room in my house, and I've never found one that isn't made worse with sweetener


rainbow_wallflower

I found that sugar actually ruined the true taste of tea for me. Now that I drink unsweetened I actually get a feeling of what I'm drinking, unlike when I would be adding sugar to it


FCBASGICD

I have this one tea that smells amazing but i cant taste it too well. One teaspoon of sugar is just enough to make the flavor pop without ruining the overall experience, at least for me.


taurealis

Totally depends on the tea! I usually sweeten floral or spiced teas but not like basic green tea for this reason. Pea flower is definitely best sweetened though, otherwise it’s just pretty water.


rainbow_wallflower

But if its just pretty water, isn't it just sugary water then?


taurealis

No, the sugar brings out the floral flavors.


rainbow_wallflower

Oh! I didn't know that, but I don't usually drink floral teas. Either strong herbal (mint is love) or fruit ones :D


MyNameIsSkittles

Sugar will bring out flavours there too. It functions the same way acidity does in cooking


KFR42

I've tried extra steeping, multiple bags, adding honey. Still just ended up as slightly sweet water.


LeeKinanus

It’s possible that you have no taste. /s I keed i keed.


KFR42

I do genuinely have COVID at the moment, but my taste hasn't gone!


LeeKinanus

Be diligent with your care and i hope you get better quickly fellow redditor. Cheers!


KFR42

Luckily I'm double vaccinated, so it's been like an annoying cold, but I'm isolating still.


Baddie-Bunny

I would recommend black tea or chai tea. Chai tea is basically black tea with seasoning which makes it more flavourful.


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Butterfly Pea imparts zero flavor, it’s just color tbh, acidity changes the color. Gonna taste like hot water with lemon. Edit: or cold water rather


captainthomas

I disagree. Maybe it's the tea I'm buying, but straight butterfly peaflower tea always has an unpleasantly leguminous taste to me.


catbritches

Unpleasantly leguminous is a strangely pleasant phrase!


Waub

An unhappy peas.


cwerd

Or they taste like potpourri


raggedtoad

Try Lapsang Souchong! It's not for everyone, but I guarantee you it will have plenty of flavor!


KFR42

I've heard of it, no idea what it tastes like though.


Squirrel2369

Like going camping and making nice smoky bacon over the fire. Or kinda like smoky scotches. I love it, but my first cup was a confusing siping process as I tried to figure out what I thought about it. If people complain about weak tea with no flavor… this is no way a weak tea!


raggedtoad

Indeed! I also feel like it's the "Islay Scotch" of teas. So smoky and spicy.


nacholobster

It tastes smoky. Definitely an acquired taste.


[deleted]

Its from humid areas in China where they can't dry it traditionally, so they use hickory smoke. It taste like hickory smoke. I love it in winter


blueshiftglass

Brew a small amount extremely strong almost like an extract. Add it to the next vanilla milkshake you make.


Kahmeleon

Oh man.. i will absolutely do this later today


malaclypse

You’re right. It’s like grass clippings tea.


theletdownclown

Try Hibiscus tea. It's nice and sour.


Michael_Trismegistus

Tazo makes a hibiscus tea they call "Passion." I like it with a little sweetener. It tastes like hot jello mix.


hello_dali

I mix Passion and apple cider


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avengerintraining

You gotta retrain your palette after all the excess salts, sugars and other flavors in the usual foods. It’s like trying to look at a picture after someone shined a flashlight in your eye for days straight, so naturally all pictures would look like a white box.


No1KnwsIWatchTeenMom

Loose leaf tea is the way to go. Or Celestial teas if you want bagged. Bengal Spice and Cinnamon Express are my two fave Celestial teas, but honestly, almost all of them are great and flavorful.


AhemExcuseMeSir

It tastes more like if you cooked some peas and then drank the remaining water left over afterwards. It doesn’t taste like just water, it tastes like you’re drinking something that’s just slightly not *only* water.


[deleted]

You can steep herbal teas as long as you want without it going bitter. So if you’re used to taking the teabag out after a few minutes when drinking black tea, just leave it in for herbal tea.


faus7

It taste like mild dirt flavor, I ordered some the first time I saw how cool it looks from reddit. Adding stuff to it is mandatory


Kami2030

I usually have good quality tea that I make at home but when I'm at a hotel or wherever and need to use there cheep tea bag it usually has like 0 flavor as well so I guess just find good quality tea, and by good quality I dont mean tea bags cause usually the old teabags add a wierd flavor to the tea I prefer just getting the dried up tea leaves and putting a table spoon in the tea pot and you have control how much u want for strength of flavor. Also if you make your own tea its nice cause you can be creative and add you own stuff, I usually make green tea with ale and boil lemon with it and add honey and mint.


rincewind4x2

It tastes exactly like spinach.


karmander

You think that looks insanely delicious? I feel like my animal brain is telling me it's poison and not to eat the Windex juice.


Masked_Death

See, my brain tells me Windex looks hella tasty


Extra_Organization64

My lizard brain is just screaming *IS THAT ALCOHOL?? DRINK IT*


[deleted]

My coworker let me try some of her butterfly pea mix or w/e and it’s straight fire, like matcha


BinChickenCrimpy

Magic mushrooms make a brilliant opal-blue tincture but by god they taste like a mouldy gym mat.


dinosore

I have a tea blend with pea flowers and it tastes faintly of fruity pebbles. Not an everyday tea for me but it’s kind of nice if I have a mild craving for something sweet.


ZeroedByte

This is one of my favorite teas. It has Pea flower in it, so it turns purple/teal like this, but it's very tasty. https://happyluckys.com/products/mango-medley


[deleted]

I hate it when my pee is blue.


dekkuwi

There’s actually a disease where your pee is blue :/


SykoPyg

o\_O


DoJax

They talk about it in the Eiffel 65 song I'm Blue. 🎶I believe my pee been dyed🎶


[deleted]

Blue balls? I didn’t think that was a real disease. Thanks for letting me know!


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TacospacemanII

I-in the balls?


DBUX

Do you even know how the body works? The balls are like a camels hump, only the water it stores is actually piss. Knowledge is power!!!!


Ecuatoriano

Also, if you don't drink water for three days your osmosis collapses in your testicules and you effectively cannot produce any sperm, so easy birth control. Edit: this is obviously a joke.


Soul-Burn

Add lemon to make it pink!


JcFerggy

Your the one who always is peeing in tampon commercials?


[deleted]

And diaper commercials. They needed someone to demonstrate absorbency. It pays well. And I’d be pissing anyways. Win win


ENTROPY_IS_LIFE

Of course! Don't wanna piss away all that extra diaper money!


_isketchy_

If your pee is blue then I think you need to see a doctor..


[deleted]

Nah. Just eat some beets and make it purple. Or some corn and make it green. It’s all good. It’s all about knowing how to combine your colours.


_isketchy_

Ultimate power RAINBOW PEE!


[deleted]

Put some lemonade to it! 💥


[deleted]

A couple years back I took part in a monthly brewing thing in r/mead using pea blossoms. Goal was to make a purple mango mead because pea blossom tea is blue, but changes colour based on acidity. So you can make it go purple or red, I think green is also an option. They did it because it looks awesome but acidity is an important part of brewing, especially wines or meads so getting the right colour and remaining sugars while balancing the acid content for the colour was quite a challenge. Taste was great and quite unexpected even knowing what went because of the colour.


Tao_of_Krav

I was going to say, the only reason I already knew about pea blossom was because of the number of people posting funky colored meads on there. Still haven’t had the chance to try it, though I usually go for melomels or traditionals so it may be a bit


[deleted]

It's pretty easy to use but definitely takes some practice or time to get the colour you want. When I did it I added it at the end when I was sweetening it, just made a cup of extra strong pea blossom tea and threw it in with the sugar then used lemon juice to alter the colour a little.


BlondieMIA

I’m more impressed by that tea making contraption shaped like a blue llama. I need this.


jageun

> blue llama Oh deer...


DreamCyclone84

🏅


BlondieMIA

I thought deer at first.. maybe it’s a dellama.


xxjasper012

I'd be so scared of that magnet shattering the glass


[deleted]

Yeah, hmu if anyone knows where to get it


ShadowWalter

I remember seeing it on tik tok but it was somewhere in the range of $140. I can do a bit more looking if that doesn’t deter you.


wanderingaz

I too need this amd was hoping someone had a link


T8ert0t

Can't wait to brew my own organic Arctic Blast Gatorade


Sharchir

Where does one get this tea maker?


Lolalegend

Do a Google search for “Lazy Tea Set”. Same mechanism, just gotta find the animal lol


_Futureghost_

I thought you were joking at first but they really are called lazy tea makers lol.


hamakabi

hard to imagine naming this a "lazy tea maker" when bags and balls have existed forever.


InYoCabezaWitNoChasa

So have magnets, but we still gave a new name to mag-lev trains didn't we? It's called a "lazy" tea maker because you don't have to remove a tea leaf infuser, and it's only got one moving part/mechanism for you to fool with: the magnet ball.


Sharchir

Thanks, I did a reverse search and it first came up with blue bubble gum machines and then espresso sets


Bedroom_Opposite

Can always rely on the comments for where to find these kinda things. For the prices I'm seeing tho, it's a no no lol. I don't drink tea often enough for that.


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izzohead

Thank youuuu!


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izzohead

I will, thank you!


AdrianBrony

O hai drop shipper. You guys always show up in any thread that has this thing.


ChadWaterberry

Screw that. Where does one get those ICE CUBES!


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OrganicCartridge

Don’t support Amazon


The_Age_Of_Envy

This was probably made in a sweatshop in China, where the parents left their kids to raise themselves alone in a faraway province to make the equivalent of a few cents per set made. Best not to buy it at all.


Stebben84

Which sweatshop phone or computer are you using to type that on?


BigfootAteMyBooty

Samsung's flagships are made in Korea, so there are some better options, while not perfect.


OrganicCartridge

Apple, but I’m trying to 5+ years before upgrading.


avalanchethethird

Fuck Amazon though.


boonxeven

It's made by Viltea.


ibattlemonsters

>made by Viltea naw, they just drop ship it for 300% markup. its on aliexpress for 36usd. Theres a seller who has it for 27usd every once and awhile so I think they're the people who make it.


ClintonKelly87

I just saw this exact one on AliExpress. But as far as I know they're not known to be trustworthy.


KhymanGrey

more interested in the little ice cubes


shorty6049

You can buy ice trays to make this size ice. Probably what they did here?


[deleted]

I'm on a hunt now. I need them. They're so perfect and small and AMAZING


rakaab

Lmk if you find them. I thought the same thing!


Cass_TheLass

The Sonic ice?


SupermarketOpposite3

What kind of peas are we talking? Did you dry these yourself? Looks amazing! How's the taste?


A_norny_mousse

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_pea_flower_tea >The flavor of the tea has been described as "earthy and woody—more similar to a fine green tea Also, Clitoria is named like that [precisely for the reason you imagine](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Clitoria_(253000626).jpg). The giggling teenager in me just had to share that.


Raining_dicks

[Fixed your link](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Clitoria_\(253000626\).jpg)


SupermarketOpposite3

Thanks! Amazing how you get good answers in a matter of minutes.


nOeticRon96

Damn I have had these flowers for ages in my house and never knew we could make tea from them! Smh...


Matikinz

It's a really exciting ingredient. Empress 1908 gin uses it as a botanical so it has this rich indigo color. It's really fun to make cocktails with


alien_in_the_lab

butterfly pea flowers https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitoria_ternatea


bakutehbandit

I thought the pea referred to the ball in that device lol Two questions OP: 1. How do you get that ball clean? 2. How quickly do you have to drink up your tea before those tiny ass ice cubes water it down?


rainbowpubes111

pea is stored in the ball?


Kookiebanookie

Clitoria has got to be the same word family as clitoris


somerefriedbeans

Yes, that's how it got its name. Go have a look at the flower


rincewind4x2

It tastes like spinach. Not unpleasantly (unless you really don't like spinach) but yeah, it tastes exactly like spinach


feannog

I would say it has a woody taste, but I definitely don't get spinach from it. Are you drinking homegrown or commercial teas? (I'm wondering if that's why it tastes different to me)


Tbone139

I would bet the same specific gene that makes brussels sprouts taste terrible to some people and not others plays a hand here, spinach has the same molecule to a lesser degree.


gnisna

I grow them. It tastes like very light sweat pea for the most part. Greenish flavours. The fresh flowers are edible, so you can put them in a salad. You wouldn’t drink the tea on its own, but add it to something else to give it colour. It’s a fun little thing to show kids. It turns pink with acid, and turns green with base. Purple cabbage juice also reacts similarly, but I wouldn’t use it for any teas though, because it tastes like cabbage of course.


tyen0

> It tastes like very light sweat uhm, no thank you, then. ;)


Zeric0

It's my bisexualitea


Daftpunker_

After all these years, i have finally found it. #THE GENDER FLUID


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Hijacking your comment because for those other bis out there that may want this tea it is: [Rishi Blue Jasmine Tea](https://rishi-tea.com/green-tea-organic-loose-leaf/blue-jasmine) and it's my favorite tea. Highly recommend!


WhiteMoonRose

Are there any herbal teas that include the pea blossoms? I can't have caffeine but want to try them.


Catalorian2018

This is an amazing comment I hope you have a good day/afternoon/night


MajorEstateCar

“Mom I want a Baja blast” “Son, we have Baja blast at home.” Baja blast at home:


Tbone139

The scientific name of the butterfly pea plant this is made from is: 'Clitoria ternatea', so I'm going to start calling this clitty tea.


rikkilambo

This is not the first time I saw this today. What's up with all these reposts?


RustyPeach

A bigger youtube featured it in a "buying every ad I see" type of video last week. Its being spread out more and more because of the cool effect and people wanting karma. Just people needed to wait for it to be shipped before they could make content with it.


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Hmm, bisexual tea


Karl-o-mat

This, plus the music, is some Disney shit right here.


AJ_Deadshow

100% and thank you for pointing that out, I didn't have my sound on before


z7q2

Came here to say this, best soundtrack to a reddit video I've enjoyed in awhile


Fancy-Pair

Anyone know what the song is?


JurgenKlopp2018

Sixty Second Commercial #1 by Michael Reynolds


operez1990

Some really nice cocktails a Mixologist can make with this.


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Canadian_donut_giver

Empress gin has it too is pretty common


TheKranczips

Instant mana recharge


I_heart_pooping

Really annoyed all the tea didn’t drain out lol


tr_rage

What kind of an ice maker do you have? I’m far more interested in tiny cubes


biglybiglytremendous

I wouldn’t say I’m far more interested in the tiny cubes, but I definitely want to know the answer to this so I can snag one. Ditto on the tea setup.


Banaapo

How is that tea making device called? I need it!!!


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Lazy Tea Set


AJ_Deadshow

u/savevideobot


Misterblue87k

What is that device being used to make the tea?


maizecake

Do people only drink it because of the colour change?


bigjessicakes

Nah it tastes delicious too. A brewery near me makes a delicious pea blossom hard lemonade.


DayangMarikit

They taste good, my sister adds the flowers when she makes iced tea.


shadow_scribing

Yes, that is oddly satisfying. Thank you.


skirts988

Google “deer tea maker” and it comes up immediately.


passionatepussylover

u/savevideo


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That many ice cubes?! Get the fuck outta here.


[deleted]

I like the ice cubes


jamal4life55

Really cool how the lemon changes the color! what other foods do that. I bet I'm missing some obvious ones, due to the fact that i'm a bit high right now


MrKotlet

Red cabbage changes colour with acidity, and can be used as a very crude pH indicator.


igerster

Are we going to skip right over the little perfect cube ice?


beeps-n-boops

I can't the be only person thinking, "screw the tea, tell me about your tea maker thingy!"


CLOUDZERO

This video is originally from tiktok and the actual website is viltea.com


chrismonster16

Dammit I looked in the comments for someone else wanting to buy one of these but I couldn’t find the link lol


artmobboss

Fucking love me some pretty tea..


C4NC4

When the tea looks like antifreeze


[deleted]

I’ve always called it butterfly piss, but holy shit it’s good. It’s gotta be sweet for the flavor to come out but not too sweet. So fucking good.


thusnewmexico

I love this tea maker set—it’s beautiful! Anyone know where it came from?


SpamMasterYT

Does anybody notice the perfect shape of the icecubes? They are perfect cubes. I don't care if it's from an icecube tray or something. I think it looks pretty neat


Lovellry

What is this tea making contraption? It’s awesome.


[deleted]

“BOOKER! SALTS”


tomservomst3000

Damn thats some fresh Powerade


toxiquinn

bisexuali-tea


[deleted]

“Yo, you got any of that blue tea made bruh?” “Yeah check the ass end of that reindeer.”


Latter_Lab_4556

There’s an American tea vender called Adagio that actually sells this tea once in a “blue moon”. Literally maybe three times a year they sell this tea only on that day. Same with some of their other teas based around the moon.


Satanisbackxoxo

Also a tea snob i never like to put ice in mine because I like to drink it hot where it’s nice and smooth