Barrys Pu erh tea

guest2003

Ok guys,

Just a quick one...... Ive been roped into trying pu erh tea for health benefits and didnt fancy paying "Victoria Beckham" prices for mine so i found a box in the local tescos made by Barrys Tea and it cost 1.99 for 20 tea bags......

Now should i be buying the more expensive stuff to benefit more or are the cheaper ones the same?

Also im wondering if there is any side effects from taking this tea?????

All comments welcome

TommyKnocker

Purely personal preference, but for all herbal teas I would much rather buy the whole leaf version, admittitedly more expensive, than the tea dust which is contained in all tea bag versions.

Have never tried Pu erh tea, usually just drink green tea with lemon and ginger added, But there is a huge difference in taste (for the better) between whole leaf green tea and the stuff in tea bags.

Personally I question just how much healthier a drink made from tea dust is. Would you be actually getting the benefits you think you are getting and paying a premium for?

guest2003

Thats what i was thinking? were would i get proper tea leaves? Im in the dublin area south.

I like the taste of the tea and i drink the twinings green tea range too. I heard that the bag itself is not great either.

Does it take time to make leaf tea?

TommyKnocker

I like Le Palais de Thés in Wicklow St for my leaf tea requirements. Though I know that some Asian markets also sell herbal teas.

guest2003

and would it be dear to buy the tea there? What would the price range be? I might go in tomorrow evening.

Cheers

TommyKnocker

I don't thik it is too bad. You can get the prices of the different teas on the site (link above). If you click on the "The Shop" link at the top of the page and then "The Tea Catalouge" and then "Loose Teas" you can chose the teas you might be interested in and get a price per 100g.

For instance in Green Teas they have a range from €4/100g to €57/100g :eek::eek:

guest2003

Thanks for that!!!!!!!

That is a bit steep for Green tea, il probably have to buy a special tepot and filters and the likes so i might just head in and have a chat with the person there!

Thanks for your help!

Much appreciated

TommyKnocker

No Special equipment required really, just a tea pot and a strainer (if you don't like tea leaves in the bottom of your cup

It's really just like when I was a chiild and mum would make normal tea using tea leaves from the caddy. Add boiling water, allow to draw for a few minutes, then pour.

As a child it was normal to have tea leaves in the bottom of the cup, so we had to be careful when we got near the bottom It was a good day the day my mum purchased a tea strainer :D:D

guest2003

Would the coffee strainers work? you know the one were you push the strainer down? I have one of those?

Ah last time i had tea with the leaf was at a very dodgy fortune teller!!!!!

TommyKnocker

Do you mean a cafetière? Not sure about this as I was only ever an instant coffee drinker

I do know that a tea strainer is a very fine sieve, so it would depend on the size of the holes in the coffee strainer. I would imagine a tea strainer in the like of Dunnes home wares should only be around a euro or two though.

guest2003

I think it should do the trick, i was a big coffee drinker so im trying to cut down!

I shall get the tea tomorrow evening and revert back with my opinion ha ha ha

reverenddave

guest2003 wrote: »

Would the coffee strainers work? you know the one were you push the strainer down? I have one of those?

Ah last time i had tea with the leaf was at a very dodgy fortune teller!!!!!

yeah they work

i had a tea emergency in New Zealand as i lost my strainer and had to borrow a cafetiere from the hostel kitchen
just use 1 spoon of tea plus 2 spoons of tea per 500ml water
e.g. 1ltr water 5 spoons
if that makes sense

Yi Harr

guest2003 wrote: »

Ok guys,

Just a quick one...... Ive been roped into trying pu erh tea for health benefits and didnt fancy paying "Victoria Beckham" prices for mine so i found a box in the local tescos made by Barrys Tea and it cost 1.99 for 20 tea bags......

Now should i be buying the more expensive stuff to benefit more or are the cheaper ones the same?

Also im wondering if there is any side effects from taking this tea?????

All comments welcome

If you don't fancy spending Victoria Beckham or Health Food shop prices you should have a look in any of the Asian Market type shops for it.