Hi group,

I drink quality teas and always enjoy a cup. However I have noticed
that it is particularly when I have a sandwich with my tea that I find
the tea extra lovely.

My real favourite combination is "dinkel-bread" (spelt), a quite dark
and rough bread, and a large cup of Darjeeling Oolong.

I smack loudly and congratulate myself at being able to experience
this.

Lars
Stockholm

On Sep 6, 8:24 pm, Lars wrote:

I have noticed
that it is particularly when I have a sandwich with my tea that I find
the tea extra lovely.

My real favourite combination is "dinkel-bread" (spelt), a quite dark
and rough bread, and a large cup of Darjeeling Oolong.

I smack loudly and congratulate myself at being able to experience
this.


Lars, the thought of Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, enjoying
her afternoon Darjeeling and cucumber sandwiches to the accompaniment
of loud smacking really made my day!

Nigel at Teacraft

lars, i too drink tea with one or the other thing like some biscuits
etc. while having breakfast in the morning, i usually do what you do,
tea and bread. i too grade it as a nice combination. i am quite new to
the group. joined, had a fight and now its settled phew! thank god!

Lars wrote:
... it is particularly when I have a sandwich with my tea that I find
the tea extra lovely.

I wonder if, beyond synesthesias, evoked feelings and just plain good
combinations, it might be partly due to amino acids and sugars from the
bread enhancing the tea, and proteins or whatever binding astringent
elements? Breads of many kinds really go seem to go well with tea of
many kinds. Alas, I have yet to find a tea to accompany pretzels (which
I shouldn't eat anyway). Any recommendations?

-DM

On Sep 7, 6:20 am, DogMa wrote:
Lars wrote:
... it is particularly when I have a sandwich with my tea that I find
the tea extra lovely.

I wonder if, beyond synesthesias, evoked feelings and just plain good
combinations, it might be partly due to amino acids and sugars from the
bread enhancing the tea, and proteins or whatever binding astringent
elements? Breads of many kinds really go seem to go well with tea of
many kinds. Alas, I have yet to find a tea to accompany pretzels (which
I shouldn't eat anyway). Any recommendations?

-DM

Beer. Toci

On Sep 6, 12:24 pm, Lars wrote:
Hi group,

I drink quality teas and always enjoy a cup. However I have noticed
that it is particularly when I have a sandwich with my tea that I find
the tea extra lovely.

My real favourite combination is "dinkel-bread" (spelt), a quite dark
and rough bread, and a large cup of Darjeeling Oolong.

I smack loudly and congratulate myself at being able to experience
this.

Lars
Stockholm

I love Darjeeling with just about anything ginger-y - gingerbread,
Thai food, ginger snaps. Also with butternut squash.
It's cold and foggy here in the San Francisco area and I guess I have
autumnal flavours on my mind!
Happy sipping!
Shen

On Sep 7, 11:56 am, toci wrote:
On Sep 7, 6:20 am, DogMa wrote:

Lars wrote:
... it is particularly when I have a sandwich with my tea that I find
the tea extra lovely.

I wonder if, beyond synesthesias, evoked feelings and just plain good
combinations, it might be partly due to amino acids and sugars from the
bread enhancing the tea, and proteins or whatever binding astringent
elements? Breads of many kinds really go seem to go well with tea of
many kinds. Alas, I have yet to find a tea to accompany pretzels (which
I shouldn't eat anyway). Any recommendations?

-DM

Beer. Toci

And not just any beer, but a good beer! It is the difference between a
Lipton bag floundering in lukewarm water and a perfectly brewed hand-
produced tea. My current list:

Paulaner Heffe Weizen
Omegang Hennepin
Allagash White
Founders Blushing Monk
Mill St. Coffee Porter
Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald
Troeg's Hopback, Pale Ale, or Rugged Trail
or even just a Guinness

Cheers!
- Dominic
http://teasphere.wordpress.com

On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:46:15 -0000, "Dominic T."
wrote:

And not just any beer, but a good beer!

Paulaner Heffe Weizen
Omegang Hennepin
Allagash White
Founders Blushing Monk
Mill St. Coffee Porter
Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald
Troeg's Hopback, Pale Ale, or Rugged Trail

In what part of the world do you get those beers?
I don't recognise a single one of them.


Lars
Stockholm

On 2007-09-07, Lars wrote:
In what part of the world do you get those beers?
I don't recognise a single one of them.

Except for Paulaner (from Germany) and the Mill St (from Canada),
they're American specialty beers:

Omegang Hennepin
Belgian saison style from Cooperstown, New York
Allagash White
Belgian wit style from Portland, Maine
Founders Blushing Monk
sour raspberry ale from Michigan
Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald
from Cleveland, Ohio (yay!)
Troeg's Hopback, Pale Ale, or Rugged Trail
from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania


N.

"Dominic T." wrote in message
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On Sep 7, 11:56 am, toci wrote:
On Sep 7, 6:20 am, DogMa wrote:

Lars wrote:
... it is particularly when I have a sandwich with my tea that I find
the tea extra lovely.

I wonder if, beyond synesthesias, evoked feelings and just plain good
combinations, it might be partly due to amino acids and sugars from the
bread enhancing the tea, and proteins or whatever binding astringent
elements? Breads of many kinds really go seem to go well with tea of
many kinds. Alas, I have yet to find a tea to accompany pretzels (which
I shouldn't eat anyway). Any recommendations?

-DM

Beer. Toci

And not just any beer, but a good beer! It is the difference between a
Lipton bag floundering in lukewarm water and a perfectly brewed hand-
produced tea. My current list:

Paulaner Heffe Weizen
Omegang Hennepin
Allagash White
Founders Blushing Monk
Mill St. Coffee Porter
Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald
Troeg's Hopback, Pale Ale, or Rugged Trail
or even just a Guinness

Cheers!
- Dominic
http://teasphere.wordpress.com


Oh dear, Dominic. "Just" a Guinness? "Just" nectar of the gods? "Just" the
sweet morning dew off of the shamrocks...? Ok now I'm waxing poetic ::teary
eye:::




Melinda

On Sep 6, 12:24 pm, Lars wrote:
Hi group,

I drink quality teas and always enjoy a cup. However I have noticed
that it is particularly when I have a sandwich with my tea that I find
the tea extra lovely.

My real favourite combination is "dinkel-bread" (spelt), a quite dark
and rough bread, and a large cup of Darjeeling Oolong.

I smack loudly and congratulate myself at being able to experience
this.

Lars
Stockholm

Oh, yes, we do have a very good friend who has his Darjeeling with
Johnny Walker black.
......whatever........
Shen

On Sep 7, 4:13 pm, Natarajan Krishnaswami wrote:
On 2007-09-07, Lars wrote:

In what part of the world do you get those beers?
I don't recognise a single one of them.

Except for Paulaner (from Germany) and the Mill St (from Canada),
they're American specialty beers:

Omegang Hennepin

Belgian saison style from Cooperstown, New YorkAllagash White

Belgian wit style from Portland, MaineFounders Blushing Monk

sour raspberry ale from MichiganGreat Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald

from Cleveland, Ohio (yay!)Troeg's Hopback, Pale Ale, or Rugged Trail

from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

N.


Wow, you did a better job of that than I could of. Hats off to ya, and
I owe you a pint. That summed them all up perfectly.

I grew up with parents and friends who are serious beer drinkers, not
serious in quantity, but quality. I had my first taste of Guiness foam
from my fathers finger when I was 2 or 3 and just about the only kid I
could imagine who was into it! Guinness is good, and don't get me
wrong I'll happily drink it when it is the best of what's available,
but once you've had some amazing and complex ones it is harder to put
on a pedestal.

Basically, I go for German, Belgium, Czech, and Canadian and American
craft beers. And even though it is a tea forum, I'd be happy to hear
of some favorites from Lars, Natarajan, or anyone else who;d like to
share a short list... that's how I find many of my now favorites.

- Dominic

/oh, and a Lindeman's Frambois (raspberry beer) is a great dessert

"Dominic T." wrote in message
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On Sep 7, 4:13 pm, Natarajan Krishnaswami wrote:
On 2007-09-07, Lars wrote:
snip


Wow, you did a better job of that than I could of. Hats off to ya, and
I owe you a pint. That summed them all up perfectly.

I grew up with parents and friends who are serious beer drinkers, not
serious in quantity, but quality. I had my first taste of Guiness foam
from my fathers finger when I was 2 or 3 and just about the only kid I
could imagine who was into it! Guinness is good, and don't get me
wrong I'll happily drink it when it is the best of what's available,
but once you've had some amazing and complex ones it is harder to put
on a pedestal.

Basically, I go for German, Belgium, Czech, and Canadian and American
craft beers. And even though it is a tea forum, I'd be happy to hear
of some favorites from Lars, Natarajan, or anyone else who;d like to
share a short list... that's how I find many of my now favorites.

- Dominic

/oh, and a Lindeman's Frambois (raspberry beer) is a great dessert


Yeah we really like that Lambic too, especially the Frambois. Hubby likes
Alaskan Amber but I don't know if that counts as a craft beer since it seems
so widespread here in the Northwest. There was a hucklberry ale we tried
recently that was interesting, not sweet but you could definitely tell the
huckleberries in it. I tried the double chocolate stout from England (can't
remember the brand, a blue and orange can if I recall correctly) and it went
well with a roast beef sandwich...I really know a lot more about teas in
their varieties than beer. Guiness is a good fallback, especially off draft
and fresh. I DO know that there was a brand I tried once years ago called
Black Dog Ale that I just can't recommend unless one likes bitter tastes.

Melinda

On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 19:16:31 -0000, "Dominic T."
wrote:

Basically, I go for German, Belgium, Czech, and Canadian and American
craft beers. And even though it is a tea forum, I'd be happy to hear
of some favorites from Lars, Natarajan, or anyone else who;d like to
share a short list... that's how I find many of my now favorites.

My favorites the last several years would be "Bohemian", a Czech beer,
that have not been able to find lately, and "Leffe" from Belgium.

Much to my surprise I have also found several very good beers from
America. Samuel Adams is one that comes to mind. When I have been
"over there" I have had mostly real crappy beer. Bud, Schlitz etc.

I am also quite fond of "Kingfisher", from India, and "Nils Oscar
India Ale" wich is a Swedish take on Indian beer.



Lars
Stockholm

I smack loudly and congratulate myself at being able to experience
this.

Lars
Stockholm


You are spot-on. The sweetness of Gaoshan tea is really brought out
by breads or other sweets. Around here, we often take 'qing xiang'
green tea and red tea with us to have Dimsum. Both go really well
with food.