Hello,
I am looking for Assam Black Tea in a can ready to drink. My wife is from Guam and she says it comes in a brown or tan can. If you have heard of this I would like to know where I can buy some. I appreciate all of your help.
Dale
I don't know if they have Assam, but my local Japanese mall (Mitsuwa's, they're a national brand that used to be called Yaohan's) has quite the supply of canned teas and coffees in their supermarket. You may be near one of their branches, or perhaps try some smaller asian food store (there seems to be at least one in every suburb of Chicago).
A friend of mine claims that dyes are used in black teas. I have never heard this, and can find no evidence to support his claim. I told him tea has been used as a dye--why would they need to dye it? Please let me know, someone, is dye used in tea to darken its color? I think not, but I need some back-up on this. thanks
Writer, editor, irascible curmudgeon
Jerri-
Back in the 19th century green teas from China were occasionally enhanced with dye. Probably because the liquor looked too weak or too make the leaves look better.
At the end of the century (1897) the U.S. instituted laws to prevent this practice and other countries followed suit.
So far as I know, black tea has never needed any kind of dye enhancement.
I'm sure that it could be done, but it is easily detected by the experts.
-Doc
Jerri-
Back in the 19th century green teas from China were occasionally enhanced with dye. Probably because the liquor looked too weak or too make the leaves look better.
At the end of the century (1897) the U.S. instituted laws to prevent this practice and other countries followed suit.
So far as I know, black tea has never needed any kind of dye enhancement.
I'm sure that it could be done, but it is easily detected by the experts.
-Doc
Writer, editor, irascible curmudgeon
Dale-
For bottled Assam Black Tea try:
http://www.honesttea.com
-Doc
Dale-
For bottled Assam Black Tea try:
http://www.honesttea.com
-Doc
Hi,
I love tea! I have been drinking for years... I believe I started drinking tea (Salada, I know a lot of you don't call that tea but I like it) when I was 8 years old, I am now 35. Here is my question: What does it mean When it says on a box of orange pekoe tea that it has been cut with BLACK TEA? Isn't Orange Pekoe black tea?
Merci
Diane
I love tea! I have been drinking for years... I believe I started drinking tea (Salada, I know a lot of you don't call that tea but I like it) when I was 8 years old, I am now 35. Here is my question: What does it mean When it says on a box of orange pekoe tea that it has been cut with BLACK TEA? Isn't Orange Pekoe black tea?
Merci
Diane
Diane--
Thanks for the post.
"Orange pekoe" actually has nothing to do with the variety of tea-- could be green, black, etc. Also, it has nothing to do with oranges or orange flavor. This is a very common misunderstanding. It is merely a classification of leaf size.
Hope this helps,
Chris
Adagio Maestro
Thanks for the post.
"Orange pekoe" actually has nothing to do with the variety of tea-- could be green, black, etc. Also, it has nothing to do with oranges or orange flavor. This is a very common misunderstanding. It is merely a classification of leaf size.
Hope this helps,
Chris
Adagio Maestro