bluesea!
i too am a local hawaiian...but we mainly drank PLAIN oriental tea at home;
can't remember what kind--whatever mom had. eating out at local chinese or
japanese resturants we drank the tea (plain) they served with the meal. to
this day, i cannot abide sweetening/milking oriental-type teas. strong
black teas, i've learned to drink with sweetenings and milk, mainly because
i like it that way, as with chai. we had juice at mealtimes at home.
hailing from puunui (upper reaches of liliha street) and i really do like
spam :-)

Bluesea wrote:
"Dominic T." wrote in message
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Well, it's Monday morning and I have a stressful day ahead of me...
so I figured I'd start a light topic (plus I'm new so I figured it
would help me know where people are coming from). How did you get
your start in tea?

Growing up in Honolulu with parents who enjoyed eating out at least
once a week meant that many Chinese, Korean, and Japanese meals were
consumed - all with tea. It was a natural part of life. In
American-style restaurants, Dad drank the usual Lipton tea while Mom
drank coffee and I had soda (I experimented a lot with Lipton, but we
never did get along and I eventually gave up trying). At home, Mom
drank coffee, Dad drank buttermilk, milk and water; and I had juice
or water.

On my own, a friend introduced me to chamomile and catnip teas and
someone else's mom introduced me to Constant Comment. That got me to
trying different supermarket teas.

Then, I discovered the joy of the fresher, loose black, green, white
teas, and blends.

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