Chewing tea leaves

[BrandonTeaClub]

Okay, this is a weird question, but I thought I'd ask anyways.

Have you ever eaten a tea leaf? Not the little bits that escape your gaiwan, but a whole, infused leaf?

I ask because, giddy with caffeine on an empty stomach, I ate a leaf of the Dong Ding I had just had a rather lengthy session with. It actually wasn't that bad, all things considered.

Okay, I'm done being weird now. : )

[ChinesePottery]

Nothing weird about it I do it all the time.

[Chip]

It Japan it is considered wasteful to dispose of used gyokuro leaves!

They're grrrreat!

[tortoise]

Some taste better than others. You are not alone.

[ninavampi]

I wonder what the nutritional value of tealeaves is... They can't be bad for you... I bet they are actually good for you in some way...

[BrandonTeaClub]

The taste of this particular Dong Ding reminded me a bit of spinach.

I wonder if one would get any boosting effects from chewing on tea leaves, similarly to chewing on cocoa leaves or qat leaves.

[edkrueger]

Maybe. I think you would have to swallow tea leaves though.

[Merrill]

Not weird, but stains your teeth.