The Official Tea Justice League
I’ve had to think long and hard about where my loyalties lie as far as tea and “justice” goes. I have to say, I like everything on the Teavil Suspects list, so you can count me as evil. From here on, all on this thread will know me as the TEAser. I am an elusive power, always trying to TEAse people into thinking that I am on the good side because I am against everything on the Evil Syndicate List, yet I praise the health benifits and wonderful flavors of the things on the Teavil list.
Here is my first TEAse as the TEAser. Why do y’all hate on the ruby red qualities of rose hip and hibiscus. They are amazingly wonderful flavors, especially paired with sugar! Ever heard of that Latin beverage called “jamaica?” It’s made out of hibiscus. Also, coconut has wonderful health properties as a tonic for the bowels. And cinnamon? really? It’s quite the superfood, and when blended conspicuously with other flavors, it can add a beautiful kick!
ARE THESE THINGS REALLY EVIL?
Lol, Hello TEAse, I’m Ambiguous TeaFairy. I play on both sides of the Tea Worlds. I will happily join forces with you on Cinnamon and Coconut. But I’m afraid we’ll have to fight separate battles on Hibiscus/Rosehips. They can’t EVER be freed from Teavil, sorry.
I’m mostly with you. I just think these ingredients are misused and misunderstood. Their Abusers and abuses need to be identified, so these ingredients can once again be allowed to shine. Case in point Davids is a prime abuser of coconut. They overuse it, so it becomes a trite and rather annoying ingredient. However when they use it well it shines is cocomint cream from a couple of years ago.
Rooibos is not evil at all. We’re very close friends.
Rooibos tastes like medicine X_X It does good things in a crowd, but I think alone and with few accomplices, it is out to destroy me!
Lariel, let’s be the Rooibos Twins! If someone else here likes rooibos (has to RED) we can be a gang.
Haha. I guess none of your parents made you take Robitussin as a kid. >_< It smells so much like Robitussin that I start to feel ill just from memory when I smell it haha. I LOVE it blended into something good, but when it’s a main player, its ick to me.
Foxtrot tea is one of my favorites and has rooibos. NOM. Yum.
But Rooibos vanilla… smells like death to me. >_< OBVIOUSLY SOMEONE IS SICK! THIS IS WHY I AM SMELLING THIS. Maybe bad mental associations. But I know I’m not alone. I’ve seen a LOT of people say that Rooibos has a strong medicinal smell. It turns a lot of people off because of that. SOME PEOPLE LOVE IT. Weirdos. :P Anyway, to each their own. (And now I go back into playful Superhero talk mode.)
I accept that it is possible Rooibos has merely given me personal offense. As such, he can stay on the suspects list until I have a chance to see him in action more. He may not be a member of the Evil League of Teavil, but I think at the very least he may be up to something.
Yes that’s it! It’s the sawdust stuff the janitors used to use to cover vomit in grade school when someone puked.
marzipan, aaaaaahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa! >snort< aaaahaaaaaahahahahahahaaa!
That brings back bad memories. Once, in middle school, one of our bass players vomited during orchestra rehearsal, and when I went to put my sheet music I accidentally stepped in it (and the sawdust).
Not cool.
Wow, who would have thought there would be so many drama queens over tea? XD I have to agree with, Lariel though, rooibos isn’t terrible at all xD
I’m going to have to nominate myself for the Evil League of TEAvil…my friends call me The Alchemist due to my tendency to tweak my teas and mix the strangest – and often most distasteful – combinations out of the strange tiny samples that are left over at the end of each container of tea.
Add that to many, many years of time in the labs and I have a terrifying repertoire of skills that require long gloves and safety goggles…my super power would involve hiding things like hibiscus and coconut in other, seemingly innocuous teas, so that they can jump out and taint your tastebuds when least expected.
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