Lemon and Ginger

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I can’t wait to get back to Canada where my collection of tea awaits me…I brought a few teas with me thinking that if I was moving to China there would be plenty of options for buying tea….well, no where close to me! There are supermarket teas that I can’t read and don’t particularly trust. And there are some that I recognize – like this one, which has become a staple for me as I try to ration my favourites that I brought along!

My favourite thing about this tea is that I find it wonderful for an upset stomach, which, unsurprisingly, is fairly common here. It’s a bit weaker than I’d like – if I was home I’d use two teabags, but I try not to go through it too quickly. Ginger is one of my favourite flavours – I’m a huge fan of homemade ginger beer so any tea that is gingery (Davidstea Super Ginger for example) is great for me!

I do find that the bag breaks apart sometimes and I end up with floaty bits of ginger in my timolino. Not a huge deal for me at all but it might bother some people.

A friend brought me two new teas to try from Taiwan – I can’t read the packaging but I think one is a green and one is an oolong. Lemon and ginger is nice but I’ll be happy to switch it up!

I love this tea! It’s got just the right balance of lemon and ginger, and it’s sweet by itself.

I wasn’t so sure about this tea when the aroma first hit me. The first thing that came to mind was “Lemon Pledge” (like the furniture polish). Then I thought “Aw man! I just wasted my money on this tea when I could’ve had Pledge straight from the bottle!” I prepared it with 2 packets of Truvia sweetener since I wasn’t sure about honey flavored Pledge. The tea actually turned out kinda nice though. It’s more like lemon fruit loops! I’ll try it with honey next time.

add honey and whiskey and drink on a cold night, thank me later

I like citric but was hoping for a bit more of ginger.

I Love the flavor of this. I think the flavor of the lemon makes this tea enjoyable to be, however since I like stronger tea’s the original stash lemon ginger is my preference due it its strong bite of ginger. This tea, is a relaxing lemon tea. I recommend

The only bagged tea I keep around right now. My friend made it for me when I was sick once and I said, “what tea is this?! It tastes like the botan rice candies I used to eat when I was a kid!!” So if you want a delicious tea that tastes like Japanese candies, drink this with loads of honey! This is like ultimate comfort food to me, I don’t care if it’s cold or hot out, middle of the day or middle of the night, I will never ever say no to this tea. :)

This is not a tea I’m crazy about. I’ve only tried it hot, both with and without honey, and neither time it was too great. I might give it a try iced, maybe that will help it.

Don’t let it seep too much…

A tea Leah makes me drink when she things I’m getting a cold even when I insist that Asgardians are immune to such mortal illnesses. However, it’s pretty good for a forced drink, especially if you sneak in a taste of sugar when she’s not looking. However, it does have a slight odor resembling the pledge of lemons.