Rooibos silly question...

The Wikipedia article on Rooibos has the phonetic notation for the word. My linguist friend said that one would pronounce it like "roy-bos" with the second syllable of the word sounding like 'boast' without the 't'.

by **madman91** » Sep 30th, '07, 01:38

by madman91 » Sep 30th, '07, 01:38

lol, I've been pronouncing it ro-ee-bose

:-D

by **jashnew** » Oct 13th, '07, 22:27

by jashnew » Oct 13th, '07, 22:27

What's everybody's favorite rooibos? Mine is chocolate peppermint. Every morning I have a cup.

by **skywarrior** » Oct 14th, '07, 00:57

by skywarrior » Oct 14th, '07, 00:57

jashnew wrote:What's everybody's favorite rooibos? Mine is chocolate peppermint. Every morning I have a cup.

chocolate peppermint? :shock:

by **Eastree** » Oct 14th, '07, 18:14

by Eastree » Oct 14th, '07, 18:14

skywarrior wrote:
jashnew wrote:What's everybody's favorite rooibos? Mine is chocolate peppermint. Every morning I have a cup.

chocolate peppermint? :shock:

The uhm ... cocomint

by **DMikeS4321** » Oct 29th, '07, 21:01

by DMikeS4321 » Oct 29th, '07, 21:01

I don't drink it. After my first trip to China I was SO enthused about tea. I came home and bought 3 cans of 'red tea' to renew the relationship with my new found friend. First cup... YAGHHH! That tasted NOTHING like the red tea I had in Nanning!! Second batch... UUGGHHHHH! That was even worse. Further examination of the packages revealed that the 'red tea' I had purchased wasn't tea at all, it was the product of some sort of shrub from southern Africa.

Just too much of a shock to my system (and my taste buds)... I've never tried it again.

by **Mary R** » Oct 29th, '07, 22:54

by Mary R » Oct 29th, '07, 22:54

Heh heh...yeah, you really can't drink rooibos thinking it's going to taste exactly like tea. It's enjoyable...but it's got a profile all it's own.

by **DMikeS4321** » Oct 30th, '07, 13:52

by DMikeS4321 » Oct 30th, '07, 13:52

Mary R wrote:Heh heh...yeah, you really can't drink rooibos thinking it's going to taste exactly like tea. It's enjoyable...but it's got a profile all it's own.

So true. I was suffering from "Newb Disorder", a illness in which over-enthusiasm leads one to do irrational things.

I check labels now....

:lol:

by **Munchygut** » Mar 10th, '09, 13:42

by Munchygut » Mar 10th, '09, 13:42

You may want to try some of the available Pu Erh teas. They will take you back to China in an instant. Adagio Teas has a great Pu Erh Dante.

by **Everyoneloveste...** » Jan 2nd, '10, 18:31

Re:

by Everyoneloveste... » Jan 2nd, '10, 18:31

skywarrior wrote:
jashnew wrote:What's everybody's favorite rooibos? Mine is chocolate peppermint. Every morning I have a cup.

chocolate peppermint?

chocolate peppermint sounds GOOD!

by **Everyoneloveste...** » Jan 2nd, '10, 18:32

Re:

by Everyoneloveste... » Jan 2nd, '10, 18:32

Munchygut wrote:You may want to try some of the available Pu Erh teas. They will take you back to China in an instant. Adagio Teas has a great Pu Erh Dante.

how do you pronounce pu erh?

by **Ebtoulson** » Jan 2nd, '10, 23:27

Re: Rooibos silly question...

by Ebtoulson » Jan 2nd, '10, 23:27

I believe we finally decided on "poo er", here is the other thread discussing this pronunciation