Tea tools

I just bought the most marvelous little tea tool from Cargo and James!

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It a metal sipping device that has a flat but round mesh end in that goes in the cup and it allows you to use loose tea leaves in your cup without swallowing them when you sip your tea. (Not that I mind tea leaves occasionally but this is just fun.) Now some of you probably already knew that things like this existed but I sure didn't and I've been drinking loose tea since I was a few years old. Are there any other nifty tea tools out there I should know about? I want to own them all! :D

Giselle (having fun with my new tea-tasting experiments)

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Volfie "Scary Poppins" Jacks
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While intrepidly exploring rec.food.drink.tea, Volfie "Scary Poppins" Jackson rolled initiative and posted the following:

What you are describing (and from visiting the site) is a Mate Bombilla. It is used with Yerba Mate and a gourd - a South American "thing."

Basically, the gourd is filled with Mate, possibly some sugar, and hot water. The bombilla is used to drink from the gourd, which is often refilled so multiple steeps are common.

It's also often a communal experience, with one gourd and bombilla being passed around.

Reply to
Derek

Ah, yes, I remember it did come with a name but it didn't mean anything to me. Now, just like Paul Harvey, I know the rest of the story. Thanks.

Now what is "Mate"? :)

Giselle (my family loves the bombilla, too, and will be getting them for stocking stuffers next Xmas)

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Volfie "Scary Poppins" Jacks

While intrepidly exploring rec.food.drink.tea, Volfie "Scary Poppins" Jackson rolled initiative and posted the following:

Yerba Mate (pronounced "yerba mahtay") is a medicinal and cultural drink of ancient origins. Introduced to the world by the Guarani Indians of South America, Mate contains ingredients that help keep its drinkers healthy and energetic.

More than a drink, Yerba Mate has become a cultural phenomenon throughout South America. Its benefits are obvious. In Buenos Aires, where people carry their Mate with them throughout the day, the site of an obese person is rare. Click on the menu items to the left to find out if Mate could be for you.

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Derek

While intrepidly exploring rec.food.drink.tea, lw rolled initiative and posted the following:

Actually, the website was QUOTED. Any missing information, such as caffeine content, is a product of the lack of information on the site and my lack of desire to do easy Google searches for other people.

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Derek

On the really hot days I'll make refrigerated tea then add ice too a Mason Jar with a hole in the lid to hold a plastic slurpee straw. The straw end is inserted lid bottom first and the spoonend stirs the ice and tea but I prefer to shake. Southerners are big on straws. Instead of thumping a water mellon an ice pick and a straw told you if it was ripe.

Jim

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Space Cowboy

There exist mainly 2 kinds of yerba mate : the green mate, only gathered and dried; and the torrefied mate. For those who have never tasted mate, I recommend the latter, which is less harsh. According to me, the green mate require some time to be accustomed to it.

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Orlondow

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