Coconut Shavings

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Coconut Shavings

by Madam Potts » Mar 7th, '06, 12:02

Has anyone had the experience of ordering a blended tea with coconut only to find an oily haze at the top of the cup?

I do realize that coconut has naturally occuring oils (which in many forms is great for the skin, etc), but I find it unappealing in a tea cup.

Can anyone suggest a blend that does not do this?
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by garden gal » Mar 8th, '06, 15:42

I ordered the coconut tea from adagio with, I assumed anyway, coconut shavings in it. I didn't notice anything odd at all- I mixed it with chocolate, then rooibos vanilla- yum!!
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by tiarella » Mar 19th, '06, 13:49

All tea leaves have some oils. I used to think I wasn't cleaning the pot well enough when I was making iced tea. After steeping and before diluting the tea with water in the pitcher, there would be a slight film of oil on the undiluted tea.

Sorry I don't have any suggestions for you.
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by teaspoon » Mar 19th, '06, 16:36

I feel like I've had that problem with several teas (particularly earl greys), but I tend to shrug it off. I guess it's just that I'm so used to it from my habitual excessive use of chapstick...

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