/ck/ - Food & Cooking

TEA THREAD
Post your favourite teas, discuss your favourite teas, favourite brewing methods etc..

NO TISANE CRAP. "HERBAL TEAS" ARE ALMOST UNIVERSALLY SHIT

The only tea i have a particular distaste for is oolong. Want to try pu-erh. Currently experimenting with starting a brew with a 30 seconds steep of genmaicha and transitioning into a pure green tea. Tastes good

What's a reliable site to buy good teas from? I'm looking for asian teas as well as european teas.
Also what are good sites to buy more artisan/exotic cheeses from?

Hey guys, I'm a noob when it comes to tea.
I just got back from Teavana, and it was pretentious as shit. The oolong I got (mahajara) wasn't bad, but I feel like they're are definitely better options.

Where do you guys get tea? What kind do you like?

So I've recently begun acquiring the taste for tea. Problem is, I have no idea how to tea. So, a few questions:

>What are the essential flavors, the ones that any tea enthusiast would be caught dead missing from their cabinet?

>What are flavors that Anon reccomends?

>What are overrated/crappy flavors that Anon recommends against?

>What is the best method for preparing tea?

>How plebian does putting sugar or milk in one's tea make them?

>Any general tea protips that Anon has to offer?

Also, tea general I guess.

My new local supermarket has an aisle where you can mix and match varios sorts of tea together to create your own flavor.

The only problem is that I don't know shit about what sorts go well with others. I just put everything that vaguely sounds like fruit together in one bag for now, but how do I find out what I am supposed to mix for a more focused taste?