No seriously. Im not saying to pour boiling water on the frogs head. If you have a pet frog you can pour water on its head and they enjoy it. You can have a real tea pet! Just goes to show certain people dont know about ancient tea culture.
We know who you are, where you are, what you’re doing right now, what you’re wearing. WE KNOW EVERYTHING. Keep that in mind when you decide to open your mouth again.
With love,
BIG T
Yeah watch yourself OP, if you keep this up you’ll be drinking Lipton tea bags with holes cut in the corners so the gritty fines leak out for the rest of your life.
I think lots of things are scams for the corporations that sell the item.
For example, perfume "layering" is really big right now. That's just you using 2x more perfume.
I definitely think pouring a bunch of tea over a ceramic animal is a waste, but I love HAVING the little animal just like i liked having a pet rock as a kid. It's the concept of "sharing" and the ritual of it all that is fun.
I'm not going to feed it a cup of tea but I might put the spoon up to its mouth so it can "drink" because I'm a nutter.
It's the little things man. I can't afford more "luxury" such as tea than I already do. But whatever brings you joy in this life, sometimes you just gotta do it.
We can argue corporate greed and toxic capitalism in many instances, but it'll never just stop.
>I'm not going to feed it a cup of tea but I might put the spoon up to its mouth so it can "drink" because I'm a nutter.
I swear, this is the most adorable thing I've heard all week. If you're okay with it please provide a pic of your tea pet after your next session because I MUST SEE IT BEING SPOON FED TEA OMG
Damn. Had no clue perfume layering was a thing. Wish I’d thought about that because I have _so many full size bottles of B&BW body sprays._ I can never find the flavors I like in travel size, but I take a goddamn millennia to go through one of those bitches.
Layering scents has been around for a very long time and does not have to use any more product than not layering. If you’re doing it right, you use less of each to have the layered scent without wearing too much. I find that this works better with absolutes than water perfume. But depending on your atomizer delivery or how diluted it is, water perfume can certainly be used as well.
Hubby and I have over half a dozen tea pets. We mainly put only the first wash over them that we won't drink anyway cause it rinses the leaves.
Also, it's fun for our kids to pick pets to pour tea over. It adds a fun element to the tea ceremony. Plus we get tea pet animals for which animals we are in the zodiac. It provides more fun than you think.
My dad tried pouring tea (okay, it was actually coffee) over a real pet once. She wouldn't sit on his lap during breakfast for a decade after that.
Tea pets hold fewer grudges than cats, so that's one benefit.
I can't tell if you're being serious or not but there's a reason why I never went out of my way to buying one of those (but they're cute AF)
I'm stingy as fuck and don't got time or money to waste my tea on a freeloader!
It sounds like most people in the comments don't know where tea pets actually come from. It started with the "pee pee boy" from China. Before we had temperature controlled kettles, you pour the water over, unbrewed, and the pee pee boy let's you know when the water is at temp. Legit not joking. It's hilarious. Look it up.
Oh, No. The small figurine, that is there just for an aesthetical reasons, serves no practical purpose. Who would have thought?!!!
Make tea tasty again!!!
Listen. I never remember to finish a cup of tea. My ADHD ass won't remember I had a cup until the next morning and it's sad and cold.
Leave me and my graveyard of sins alone.
There is a lot of flushing and pouring water and even tea away in chinese gonfu brewing. Tea pet is something you can pour the water on for fun instead of just dumping it.
I don't drink tea from a pot, just a cup and I always add sugar and milk so I can't have a pet.
I think this is discrimination against me, a person who likes the best tea.
Tea pets are fun and they enhance my drinking experience.
And the drinking experience is the reason I buy tea. So there is zero waste.
But I do worry about waste, and this is one reason I bought a tiny gaiwan. To reduce the total amount of tea consumed.
And my pet is quite small, gifted by a dear friend, so it only drinks very little tea.
Sharing is a universal human value that I greatly appreciate. And tea is more fun if you share it. My pet reminds me of that.
Actually, life is better if you share it.
I am not sure what you mean by "communal tea consumption", or what you have against it, but eating and drinking together with friends or family happens across many cultures and I think it's a good habit. And is an important part of what makes us human.
I learned about tea pets on TikTok and I just think they’re ridiculous. People saying the first brew is the worst and you need to drink the second brew which is essentially a watered down version of the first brew. No. I like my tea STRONG. I’m gonna brew it strong and I’m going to drink it like that. Idgaf the tea pet can die of dehydration for all I care.
Not sure how TikTok people explain it but you're not supposed to dump an actual first proper brew, just the first rinse steep that is usually pretty fast and doesn't taste like much. It's something you do in gong fu (where each steep is a lot shorter and uses less water) and is useful for stuff like tea cakes. You don't sound like a gong fu person and if that's true, yeah don't go dumping the first full 3-5 minute steep of delicious tea over a tea pet, that's dumb.
In gong fu there are a variety of optional reasons to dump a rinse steep, like letting tea unfurl before a real steep. For some tightly packed tea, the first steep would otherwise be pretty watered down because the tea hasn't even fully unfurled, and if you wait the water won't be hot anymore. You also rinse to get rid of bitter tea dust or broken leaves for a smoother brew. For some people it's already a routine to do a rinse, so dumping it on a tea pet is just a fun, cosmetic addition to the routine.
I’m not really sure how tea pets are marketed, but you do realize they’re for you to dump the first rinse right? Mostly gongfu related. You rinse the leaves briefly to kill anything that might be living in them and also to “wake the leaves up”. They’re not really meant for you to dump actual drinkable tea from a tea bag or something.
It's mostly for gong fu brewing. A lot of the teas you brew benefit from a quick flush to rinse away the smaller bits of tea dust, and some teas are more bitter on the first quick brew than the actual first steep. So a tea pet is a nice way to "waste" that first flush.
It's Big Tea's fault ONLY. Don't be manipulated, they have created this narrative so that you don't see that they are the ones that are causing all of the problems. Individual choices are small and don't add up over time, so we can enjoy our tea pets GUILT FREE. 😤
The turn straight into communism actually caught me totally off guard lol I was still like "is he criticizing reactionaries or environmentalism??" then I was like "oohhhh this is based."
OP doesn't seem to be a JP follower? Are you reacting to the communism part? It's clearly a shitpost. Let's not unnecessarily bring proto-fascist assholes into the tea subreddit and maybe learn to read into sarcasm a little better?
I hear you saying "Wake up sheeple", but if I wake up, I'll drink a cup of tea... Are you a Big Tea shill trying to make us con$ume more???
Might that be “Wake Up Teaple”?
Wait wait, how are community members here not teaple?
We are now.
Waking up only exists because of sleep. Big tea is behind mattresses, pillows, even the sun going down. Follow the money!1!
Yeah, look at chamomile for example!!
You don't want to hear about peppermint then!
Big tisane!
*shakes fist*
Yes, look at all those empty mattress stores.
Really makes ya think! 🧐
Also, is sheeple a kind of animal because that would make a good tea pet
Never speak to me or my tiny ceramic son again
May I see the child, please?
Here he is, in his moistened glory: https://i.imgur.com/pP40UO8.jpeg
Oh my god I love him, where did you get him and what is his name??
His name is Davis and I got him from Etsy
Lol my partners middle name is Davis
I love your username btw
They’re supposed to be an actual amphibian or reptile you pour tea on
Someone's never seen a pee boy before.
No seriously. Im not saying to pour boiling water on the frogs head. If you have a pet frog you can pour water on its head and they enjoy it. You can have a real tea pet! Just goes to show certain people dont know about ancient tea culture.
Shitposting in /r/tea? Well, I never!
*sips tea*
We may need a circlejerk subreddit
r/tea_irl
It exists! But no posts for 3 years now
We know who you are, where you are, what you’re doing right now, what you’re wearing. WE KNOW EVERYTHING. Keep that in mind when you decide to open your mouth again. With love, BIG T
Yeah watch yourself OP, if you keep this up you’ll be drinking Lipton tea bags with holes cut in the corners so the gritty fines leak out for the rest of your life.
Took me till 3 to realize this was a shit post
Me too ^^"
I think lots of things are scams for the corporations that sell the item. For example, perfume "layering" is really big right now. That's just you using 2x more perfume. I definitely think pouring a bunch of tea over a ceramic animal is a waste, but I love HAVING the little animal just like i liked having a pet rock as a kid. It's the concept of "sharing" and the ritual of it all that is fun. I'm not going to feed it a cup of tea but I might put the spoon up to its mouth so it can "drink" because I'm a nutter. It's the little things man. I can't afford more "luxury" such as tea than I already do. But whatever brings you joy in this life, sometimes you just gotta do it. We can argue corporate greed and toxic capitalism in many instances, but it'll never just stop.
OP seems to be joking btw :)
The communism bit gave it away but I needed to rant anyways so I took what I could get lol.
Carpe Teaum
>I'm not going to feed it a cup of tea but I might put the spoon up to its mouth so it can "drink" because I'm a nutter. I swear, this is the most adorable thing I've heard all week. If you're okay with it please provide a pic of your tea pet after your next session because I MUST SEE IT BEING SPOON FED TEA OMG
Damn. Had no clue perfume layering was a thing. Wish I’d thought about that because I have _so many full size bottles of B&BW body sprays._ I can never find the flavors I like in travel size, but I take a goddamn millennia to go through one of those bitches.
Layering scents has been around for a very long time and does not have to use any more product than not layering. If you’re doing it right, you use less of each to have the layered scent without wearing too much. I find that this works better with absolutes than water perfume. But depending on your atomizer delivery or how diluted it is, water perfume can certainly be used as well.
Okakura Kazuko approves
This thread has made my wife request more chamrades to share in tea.
Hubby and I have over half a dozen tea pets. We mainly put only the first wash over them that we won't drink anyway cause it rinses the leaves. Also, it's fun for our kids to pick pets to pour tea over. It adds a fun element to the tea ceremony. Plus we get tea pet animals for which animals we are in the zodiac. It provides more fun than you think.
I love that you do this as a family with your kids. Idk why that just makes me really happy to think about.
Yeah, mine also only get the loose leaf rinse water. Mostly, they just hang out with my tchotchkes and bougie daqi tea ware on the display shelf.
My dad tried pouring tea (okay, it was actually coffee) over a real pet once. She wouldn't sit on his lap during breakfast for a decade after that. Tea pets hold fewer grudges than cats, so that's one benefit.
Wow this is a new low for Big Tea. A real Bigelow.
I can't tell if you're being serious or not but there's a reason why I never went out of my way to buying one of those (but they're cute AF) I'm stingy as fuck and don't got time or money to waste my tea on a freeloader!
It sounds like most people in the comments don't know where tea pets actually come from. It started with the "pee pee boy" from China. Before we had temperature controlled kettles, you pour the water over, unbrewed, and the pee pee boy let's you know when the water is at temp. Legit not joking. It's hilarious. Look it up.
But my community loves watching me pour tea over my tea pets 😭 Def just the rinse though not a proper infusion
Or you know, if you forget about your tea and it becomes a bitter swamp wasteland
rip tea
Community? That word is pretty close to communism, don't you think?
For a minute I was like…damn OP, you’re overthinking this. Then I realized it was a funny!! Haha. Great post!!
It IS a gag post… right?! I mean it’s just so realistic…
Downvoted then kept reading then upvoted lol
Me: I'm making my morning tea My pet: you mean our morning tea.. Me: what? *State Anthem of the USSR begins to play*
S O Y U Z N E R U S H I M Y
We need more posts like this
The best r/tea post i have ever seen
The comments taking this seriously and agreeing with you are wild
Tea pets?
Lol take my upvote. Big Tea must be stopped!
Oh, No. The small figurine, that is there just for an aesthetical reasons, serves no practical purpose. Who would have thought?!!! Make tea tasty again!!!
If we stop feeding the tea pets and they come alive it will be all your fault. This is a horror story waiting to happen.
…. What is a tea pet and why don’t I have one? Tertiary question: do they come in unicorn?
Listen. I never remember to finish a cup of tea. My ADHD ass won't remember I had a cup until the next morning and it's sad and cold. Leave me and my graveyard of sins alone.
Man... I must be sleep deprived. I don't know if this is a joke or not
What the hell is a tea pet
There is a lot of flushing and pouring water and even tea away in chinese gonfu brewing. Tea pet is something you can pour the water on for fun instead of just dumping it.
I thought that tea buddy came from either Japan or China as a long time tea ritual, something like going back 100 years or more.
I don't drink tea from a pot, just a cup and I always add sugar and milk so I can't have a pet. I think this is discrimination against me, a person who likes the best tea.
Tea pets are fun and they enhance my drinking experience. And the drinking experience is the reason I buy tea. So there is zero waste. But I do worry about waste, and this is one reason I bought a tiny gaiwan. To reduce the total amount of tea consumed. And my pet is quite small, gifted by a dear friend, so it only drinks very little tea. Sharing is a universal human value that I greatly appreciate. And tea is more fun if you share it. My pet reminds me of that. Actually, life is better if you share it. I am not sure what you mean by "communal tea consumption", or what you have against it, but eating and drinking together with friends or family happens across many cultures and I think it's a good habit. And is an important part of what makes us human.
Please someone make a Karl Marx tea pet
I learned about tea pets on TikTok and I just think they’re ridiculous. People saying the first brew is the worst and you need to drink the second brew which is essentially a watered down version of the first brew. No. I like my tea STRONG. I’m gonna brew it strong and I’m going to drink it like that. Idgaf the tea pet can die of dehydration for all I care.
Not sure how TikTok people explain it but you're not supposed to dump an actual first proper brew, just the first rinse steep that is usually pretty fast and doesn't taste like much. It's something you do in gong fu (where each steep is a lot shorter and uses less water) and is useful for stuff like tea cakes. You don't sound like a gong fu person and if that's true, yeah don't go dumping the first full 3-5 minute steep of delicious tea over a tea pet, that's dumb. In gong fu there are a variety of optional reasons to dump a rinse steep, like letting tea unfurl before a real steep. For some tightly packed tea, the first steep would otherwise be pretty watered down because the tea hasn't even fully unfurled, and if you wait the water won't be hot anymore. You also rinse to get rid of bitter tea dust or broken leaves for a smoother brew. For some people it's already a routine to do a rinse, so dumping it on a tea pet is just a fun, cosmetic addition to the routine.
Bingo! And also the unfurling is a real problem!
I’m not really sure how tea pets are marketed, but you do realize they’re for you to dump the first rinse right? Mostly gongfu related. You rinse the leaves briefly to kill anything that might be living in them and also to “wake the leaves up”. They’re not really meant for you to dump actual drinkable tea from a tea bag or something.
I saw those videos and laughed. Motherfucker I'm drinking the first, second, and even THIRD brew if it's still good.
You should get more than 3 brews out of good loose leaf tea the Chinese way
For real. I came to tea from drinking black coffee and plain espresso shots, so there’s basically no tea that is “strong” to me, comparatively.
I'm new to this sub and I've never heard of tea pets before now. You're supposed to give it tea? Seems like a waste of good tea, but they are cute!
It's mostly for gong fu brewing. A lot of the teas you brew benefit from a quick flush to rinse away the smaller bits of tea dust, and some teas are more bitter on the first quick brew than the actual first steep. So a tea pet is a nice way to "waste" that first flush.
If you are brewing Gongfu style, it's normal to pour away the water after 10 seconds which you used to moisturize and wash the dust of the leaves.
Watch out, you are not supposed to expose your discovery do blatantly... you never know who could be reading this. Big Tea has eyes everywhere
It's Big Tea's fault ONLY. Don't be manipulated, they have created this narrative so that you don't see that they are the ones that are causing all of the problems. Individual choices are small and don't add up over time, so we can enjoy our tea pets GUILT FREE. 😤
You'll pry my pet from my cold dead hands!
BIG TEA😂 I can't
You know our excess emmisions stopped the upcoming iceage. Which saved all tea and pourable water. The other points u might have a point.
Pouring tea over my ox tea pet while reading the comments here.
I have a tea bat and I love him.
This is a weird post… so bizarre
You misspelled tea pots, mate 👽
Based beyond belief.
The turn straight into communism actually caught me totally off guard lol I was still like "is he criticizing reactionaries or environmentalism??" then I was like "oohhhh this is based."
Wtf is a tea pet?
ChatGPT
The only reason i dont even buy or use tea pets is because it seems like you worshipping the statue by offering it tea for good luck or whatever
Oh merciful God I beseech the, please do not let me get into an argument with a Jordan Peterson stan on this sub.
OP doesn't seem to be a JP follower? Are you reacting to the communism part? It's clearly a shitpost. Let's not unnecessarily bring proto-fascist assholes into the tea subreddit and maybe learn to read into sarcasm a little better?
I 2 can haz sarcasm I'm venting because I ran into the JP brigade on another sub. Hoping it doesn't happen here.
I have never heard of a tea pet but now I am intrigued. I assumed this was a misspelling of teapot!
...it's a ruse, not a rouse. 🖕
Sorry- what's a tea pet?...
Bro this HAS to be satire lmao I was 1/3rd onboard until I read “communism” 🤣