Wednesday TeaDay 8/26/09 What's in your tea?

[Intuit]

According to Webster's, an herb is “any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavoring". But you might respond.... "Wait a minute - what is the difference between a spice and an herb, then?"

"...the leaf of a plant which is used in cooking is referred to as a Herb and any other part of the plant that is used to flavor food is termed as a Spice."

http://supremespice.blogspot.com/2008/0 ... herbs.html

Confusingly, a flower used as flavoring in foods and beverages is a spice.

I selected 'other' as one of my choices because I was thinking of spices for chai and mulled tea. I didn't realize that flowers were considered a spice until I went looking for the definition of an herb!

You never know where a teachat post query might take you.

Sencha in my cup. Spent a trying three hours attempting to set up a piece of field equipment for soil sampling this afternoon. Needed more than whimpy cup of herbal tea to easy the knot in my neck. Goodbye sleep. Hello relaxation.

[murrius]

Seriously though, anyone actually put booze in tea??

I don't put booze in tea ever. The only thing I put booze in is more booze.

[Maitre_Tea]

Seriously though, anyone actually put booze in tea??

I don't put booze in tea ever. The only thing I put booze in is more booze.

well said, BTW, what does Chip mean by "latte ingredients"?