tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825055425170299721.post2884945514206776798..comments2024-03-20T16:34:04.414-04:00Comments on Alex Zorach's Tea Blog: How Many People Are Put Off From Tea By Bad Green Tea?Alex Zorachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08335878680429494039noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825055425170299721.post-3152983816731724472012-06-21T08:33:35.647-04:002012-06-21T08:33:35.647-04:00Yes! That's another thing that I did not real...Yes! That's another thing that I did not really think about. I think that bitter beverages with subtle flavors like tea tend to be more of an acquired taste for people fomiliar with drinking things like sodas.Alex Zorachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08335878680429494039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825055425170299721.post-3957335149380593292012-06-20T17:48:49.338-04:002012-06-20T17:48:49.338-04:00Aside from the fact that the tea might be lousy, i...Aside from the fact that the tea might be lousy, it's worth noting that even the best green tea might be offputting to someone who's accustomed to drinking heavily sweetened, strongly flavored sodas and other bottled beverages.Billhttp://www.teaguyspeaks.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825055425170299721.post-61685756471651800772012-06-16T10:24:16.655-04:002012-06-16T10:24:16.655-04:00Yes...it seems that a lot of people don't real...Yes...it seems that a lot of people don't really have much more than generic "green tea" on their radar. One of the things that I am really hoping to do with RateTea, is to get people to think more about the different types of tea, and different regions in which they're produced. I want the site to appeal to casual tea drinkers, people drinking this "generic" green tea, and show them how much else is out there.<br /><br />I also have noticed though that even with basic tea bags, brewing them with care can produce much better results. I've also had the same experience with black tea...if you put as much care into preparing a basic Lipton black tea as you do with a high-quality loose-leaf black tea, it produces much better results. People often complain that these teas are very bad, and some of them are, but I also think that, even among people who know a lot about tea, people tend to drink them when they're in a hurry, perhaps don't have control over the water temperature, maybe are brewing them in a styrofoam cup, etc...Alex Zorachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08335878680429494039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825055425170299721.post-48945972934326537662012-06-16T10:20:53.448-04:002012-06-16T10:20:53.448-04:00Re: the matcha, that sounds like that's going ...Re: the matcha, that sounds like that's going beyond sloppiness or bad business, and into unethical false representation of a product. Have you ever had a case like that where it's a packaged product with Japanese labelling, where you actually have something in writing stating that it's something other than what it's sold as? Or was it just that you ordered something and it was very bad?Alex Zorachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08335878680429494039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825055425170299721.post-14594946895344863822012-06-16T02:21:19.423-04:002012-06-16T02:21:19.423-04:00And there is only one green tea... Where I live mo...And there is only one green tea... Where I live most people think green tea is only one type: That in the teabag labeled "green tea". So if they don't like it (for whatever reason) they don't know that they can explore further to find a green they like.<br /><br />I also experienced that the temperature tip works miracles, even with teabag "green tea". Either by letting them cooling the water down or by mixing with unboiled water.bramhttp://cultea.teatra.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825055425170299721.post-9854722990443264122012-06-15T12:44:14.322-04:002012-06-15T12:44:14.322-04:00Thank you for this post! As a budget-minded practi...Thank you for this post! As a budget-minded practitioner of Chado I am always looking for matcha that is good quality but also a good value. It's dreadful to have purchased what is marketed as high-grade matcha only find that it is not even food-grade. I'm sure that many people new to Tea have had this experience and will be reluctant to try it again.hollymharveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05460214372095221256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825055425170299721.post-73378147882427194412012-06-08T19:08:06.727-04:002012-06-08T19:08:06.727-04:00Yeah, for a long time, I couldn't understand w...Yeah, for a long time, I couldn't understand why some people wouldn't like green tea. Not being excited about green tea, was understandable to me. But what's to feel dreadful about green tea, was rather puzzling to me. Then once I had a K-cup green tea in a mechanic garage when waiting for my car to be repaired. Oh that tea was so dreadful! I would only take a sip of it again if somebody pays me $100 to do it! :-p Then I fully understood why some people were scared of green tea!Gingkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00717840609096741544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825055425170299721.post-3744348329558203782012-06-08T18:36:29.577-04:002012-06-08T18:36:29.577-04:00I still like most black and white teas better than...I still like most black and white teas better than low-quality green tea, though.Sylviahttp://thinkbeforeyouthink.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825055425170299721.post-56775336905913757392012-06-08T10:14:24.202-04:002012-06-08T10:14:24.202-04:00I've had the same experience! It's pretty...I've had the same experience! It's pretty exciting.<br /><br />But then I also have encountered a few people like Sylvia, who actually prefers green teas that most tea enthusiasts would label low-quality.Alex Zorachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08335878680429494039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825055425170299721.post-61023027438816303612012-06-08T09:47:03.909-04:002012-06-08T09:47:03.909-04:00I start each of my tastings asking the participant...I start each of my tastings asking the participants if they've ever had bitter green tea. The majority always says yes. Then I steep some quality green tea correctly and change their minds instantly. It's amazing.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395159969981514279noreply@blogger.com