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Originally Posted by Nyororin
I think that you need to think of it as a separate drink to appreciate it too. Not as tea brewed with milk, but as a sort of dessert drink.
The most common carton one that is sold around here is this; 
I find it absolutely awful, and it only becomes drinkable after adding much more milk to dilute it. (Still not good though...)
There are a few others that make the rounds, but not only are they overly sweetened but they have artificial sweeteners on top. I won`t even dare try any of them, so definitely understand if that was what traumatized you. |
That's an interesting way of putting it. I know I like black tea purin, so yeah... maybe I just haven't had a good cup of it yet!
I don't recognise that particular one. I can't find a picture of the stuff that was always sold near us, but there was definitely a lipton brand carton and a dumpy sort of bottle with a brown/clear label.
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Originally Posted by Nyororin
Of course. I laughed a bit at this, as I have no doubt that from a Japanese viewpoint the same thing could be said about the UK. "It was so hard to find good green tea there - you could order some for the same price and get really crappy stuff or decent stuff in different places. They just can`t tell the difference. But I have to say, you can find some of the most amazing black teas there! Even the cheap day-to-day stuff can be quite good!"  |
hahaha, it is so
absolutely true. Especially as a lot of the cheap green teas tend to be flavored with something. I remember one of my Japanese friends being horrified at the idea of green tea and blackcurrent. Not that I blame her, it's foul. It's getting much more popular though. A couple of years ago it used to be you had to hunt out a health food shop or order it from london to get a) ~japanese~ green tea rather than chinese and b) something tasty. Now Whittards tea people have a reasonable selection, and there's about 6 more brands dabbling in green tea. You still can't get the large packets of cheaper loose-leaf green tea in supermarkets though. Or matcha.