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 Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 11:24 pm
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TeaDidikai Recursive Paradox Any tsaines that are reasonably believed to help with anxiety issues that I could look into? I'm trying to take on my IBS at its source; my anxiety. I know what my Baba gave me growing up- but that doesn't mean it would be good for you to take. sweatdrop
I can be cautious with it if necessary.
Only one of the additives in cigarettes. |
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Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 2:49 pm
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Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 5:58 pm
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Calixti TeaDidikai Calixti In all fairness, the Arizona green tea has ginseng and honey, and a lot of people aren't familiar with tea beyond Arizona, Lipton, and Snapple. Lots of people aren't familiar with the scriptural nature of Satan either. That doesn't make their "Ooogy Boogy Devil Man" any less heretical. blaugh Maybe some people like being heretics. wink
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Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 8:00 pm
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TeaDidikai MoonJeli Once, for my anxiety, my therapist had me give up tea. (No caffeine.) Oh my god it was horrible. crying It didn't help though, so I'm right back to drinking it. Heh heh heh. If you brew it correctly, there shouldn't be caffeine in it anyway. heart
I definitely don't get enough caffeine in my tea to make a difference. If I do get a dose of caffeine, such as the rare times that I have a pop or something, I get shaky -- so I know I'm not habituated to it. Oh Great Dragon, the one time someone gave me Excedrin Migraine without my looking at the ingredients -- I was soooooo sick. x_x Shaking and nauseous.
I do admit a horrible weakness -- and you'll probably think this sacrilegious -- for bubble tea. I'm very very picky about it, I hate that icy smoothie type that doesn't have any resemblance to tea. I like it with black or green tea, flavoring and/or soy milk (I know, I know!) and tapioca balls or crystal jellies, properly shaken. There's a bubble tea shop near me run by an awesome Taiwanese family that had a street cart in Taiwan before moving here, and that and Tao of Tea are the only places I'll get bubble tea. (Tao of Tea doesn't serve it anymore, but they had a spiced version that was DIVINE. At the bubble tea shop I get it without sugar added, which confuses some of the people who work there, and I have to assure them, no, seriously, no sugar, it's sweet enough!) Anyway, yes yes, I am ashamed of myself -- but that is probably the highest caffeine preparation of tea that I consume. I do feel that. |
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Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 9:07 pm
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Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 10:22 pm
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 10:01 pm
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Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 12:25 pm
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Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 12:56 pm
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Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 9:41 pm
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Deoridhe It is tea with balls of tapioca in them.
It's originally Taiwanese. It was sold in little shops and street vendors, and eventually spread through most Eastern Asian countries. The bubble part actually refers to the way it's "shaken" or "bubbled", and thus has bubbles form on top.
It is often served with tapioca balls (also called "pearl" tea), but there are a lot of variations like pudding, jellies, or other chewable textured stuff. It's often flavored and served sweetened with milk or dairy-free creamer (very common because many East Asians are lactose intolerant). In bubble tea shops, it is typically served in plastic cups that have tops sealed onto them with a machine, shaken, and then pierced with a gigantic straw for sucking up the jellies or tapioca balls.
There are variations, such as slushies (supposedly they have tea in them, ground up with ice, milk and flavoring). That's the most common "Americanized" version and I think it's nasty. Heh.
My favorite is with jellies with fruit bits in them. I love tapioca balls too. I made my mom try one once, and... well, it wasn't pretty. She says they feel like frog eggs or eyeballs. wink
And in other tea heresy, I had a Thai iced tea today. One of the best I ever had. I love this vegan restaurant run by a lovely Vietnamese couple (some of the most generous, kind people I've ever met). The woman told me she tried five different kinds and many experiments before she was satisfied enough to start selling it, and that she made her husband try each one at many different brewing lengths and techniques, and her husband was begging her to stop. *lol* It was actually very good. |
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Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 8:38 am
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Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 8:44 pm
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Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 1:00 pm
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