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Coffee or tea? Or something else hot?

Sal

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I am a coffee fiend - and snob. We have an espresso machine and I always have coffee for breakfast. Flat white is my most common choice. No sugar for me. Jon is a better barista then me but I am okay. I have a few cups that I love to use.

I usually have a second and rarely a third coffee- but I don’t drink coffee after 2pm. I regularly have one at a cafe or at home by myself - not often takeaway because of the waste and I don’t like to drink on the run.

When away from home we take a French Press. I like that too!

I do drink English tea (with milk) but sporadically - Later in the afternoon, or at night. I could go a week without drinking tea. I enjoy tea but my heart belongs to coffee. I drink herbal and fruit teas too, and Green Tea with Chinese meals.

I don’t really like Hot Chocolate - not my thing. I occasionally drink bone broth and in winter drink hot water.

NZ was traditionally a tea nation but we have fully embraced coffee culture - lots of independent cafe and roasters. Wonderful espresso can be found in the small towns and villages too.

How about you - coffee, tea, chocolate or something else hot?

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Anonymous

Coffee, coffee, and more coffee, please! Yes, I have a little caffeine addiction. I have a Keurig espresso machine, and I keep it busy. I like a nice cappuccino in the afternoon, for that little energy bump!

Anonymous

Coffee all the way. Since lockdown I have been drinking cold brew. And I too am a coffee snob. Ask any of my friends.

Sal

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Xtabay - how I would love to host you for a cappucino!! Wouldn't that be fun!!

Sterling - I have only tried Cold Brew once......Do you drink it straight or with milk or sugar? Do you drink it year round? I used to drink the sort of Iced Coffee with sugar and milk and whipped cream on top.... but no longer.

JAileen

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Coffee, and lots of it. My husband grinds the beans. I add 1/2 and 1/2. In the summer, my friends and I have iced coffee with milk and sweetener, out on the deck, while our dogs play. I cold brew it in a french press. It tastes chocolatey...mmmm...

When our son and his GF were visiting (for a month, after quarantining), she asked a couple times if we had any tea infusers. We didn’t have any, so I ordered some for next time. I just adore the manatee.

We have a ton of mugs. My favorite is in the dishwasher. It’s from British Columbia. Here are a few I love.

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Sal, if I'm lucky enough to find myself in NZ, I will take you up on that cappucino offer!

rachylou

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Coffee all the day long. I *have* started drinking a mug of broth before bed tho. That’s my new thing. All of a sudden, caffeine seems to be affecting me now. I’m a coffee plebe tho and it’s only my cheapo coffee can stuff. The whole bean fancy stuff I get and grind myself, that still seems ok.

Stagiaire Fash

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I use my French press every morning. I sometimes put milk in my coffee, but always a scoop of French vanilla flavored protein powder. It’s tricky to get it to mix in smoothly, but has become part of my morning routine.

I used to drink super-sweet spiced tea with the Somalis in my life. That’s been so long now, I don’t know if I’d even like the tea any more (but I do wish I could find those guys).

I sometimes like yogi tea, sometimes find it too sweet, would love to learn the recipe to make it from scratch.

Hot chocolate is a yummy special treat. I usually make it from Ovaltine, or maybe from malt.

Fun topic, in this transitional season. It has been warm here (upper teens/low 60s) so the highs of 5–11/50s in the next few days will feel chilly. Funny, because a week ago, that seemed balmy warm!

Angie

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No coffee. I will leave that to you, Sal With you on the hot cocoa, though. Not my thing.

I am a TEA POT of the highest order. It is a HUGE part of my life! It's therapeutic.

I drink MANY HOT CUPS A DAY, and year round. The British, Chinese, or Japanese way. Mostly the British way, and am very fussy about the lip of my mug or tea cup. The cow's milk has to be skimmed for British tea. I drink Asian tea black. I am a purist. Earl Grey, Assam, English Breakfast, Ceylon, Jasmine, Green, Oolong, (and sometimes Chai). It tastes even better with homemade cake on the side!

People in Seattle by far prefer coffee. Tea is almost always served poorly in restaurants here, and with friends who don't drink tea. It's just not part of the culture. That's okay! I have great tea at home

Hot tea in hot weather is great. I drink iced tea too.

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Sloper

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Tea all the way - English/Irish Breakfast, Chai, Good Earth. Rarely Earl Grey.

Coffee only as a flavoring - like mocha, or a spoon of instant granules in my cocoa.

And cocoa in the winter please!

Sal

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JAileen - is half and half - half milk and half cream? Cute mug collection!!

Xtabay - NZ is not really "on the way" anywhere is it!!

Rachylou - I find coffee late in the day affects my sleep. And more than two cups/mugs - I get a bit twitchy.....

Fashintern - I find it really interesting how different cultures adapt hot drinks for their lifestyle. Was the Somali tea similar to a Chai (which I think is of Indian origin). I have considered protein powder in my coffee but haven't tried that.

Jon gave up coffee for three months because he felt addicted and wanted to see how he would go without the coffee. In the end he missed the ritual and the social aspects of the drink and didn't see any health changes. I have seen evidence how coffee is good for you and how coffee is bad for you.

Sal

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Gorgeous crockery collection for your tea Angie. I will share some of my pieces tonight too! I also like the right sort of lip on a cup. NZers drink a lot of tea at home - mostly English Breakfast but increasingly green teas such as Jasmine.

Sloper - another tea fiend. I used to love Earl Grey but cannot drink it at all now.....pregnancy changed my tastes for this variety.

Anonymous

Tea drinker here! English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Green and Chamomile are my favorites. Decaf coffee and hot chocolate occasionally.

Sal

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The tea drinkers are coming out now Nikki! Chamomile always reminds me of making hay as a child:)

SarahD8

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I will be the stereotypical Seattlite that Angie alludes to! Absolutely nothing will part me from my morning latte -- double shot of espresso and 2% milk made with an Italian espresso machine that I thought was a ridiculous indulgence when we bought it but that has since made upwards of 20,000 excellent lattes and is still (knock on wood) going strong. Very important to drink it in a quiet house before anyone else is awake with a feline companion nearby.

I need caffeine in the early afternoon too but as I've gotten older more coffee makes me jittery so I drink tea. I'm partial to our local Market Spice blend (v strong cinnamon orange flavor) but I also like earl grey and sometimes chai.

My husband has been having some GI troubles and has had to give up coffee but he's started drinking herbal tea throughout the day and has gotten our teen in the habit too. He likes rooibos, she likes rooibos chai, and I like orange ginger mint.

Anonymous

I want to go to Angie's for tea!
Coffee has my heart for the hot drinks, and I'm a coffee snob too. Inherited that from my Brazillian mom I did cut back to a half cup a day, with just a little oat milk or nut milk. I'll also sprinkle cinnamon or cardamom in it.
In winter I drink hot herbal tea at night or while I'm on meetings. I like Bengal Spice most.
Hot cocoa occasionally, best with cinnamon added!

Sal

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Nice Sarah!! I tend to drink my first cup on return from the gym or a walk or yoga, with my breakfast (and often with YLF). I enjoy breakfast as a meal.

My favourite herbal is lemon ginger - I quite like pomegranate ones too. Rooibos is another one that I went off in pregnancy (along with Earl Grey) - strange isn't it!

Anonymous

I like both coffee and tea and have both almost every day. I like them without anything added like sweetener or milk. My favorite tea is a morning tea or a hot ginger tea.
Love drinking chocolate but it is an occasional special treat.

Runcarla

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Coffee! I did switch over to decaf (about a year ago) when I found one that is every bit as good/satisfying as what the rest of the family drinks. (We use a Kurig). No sugar but cream (10%). Sometimes I’ll make a mocha from scratch using Fry’s Cocoa, sugar, and milk warmed in a pan, with coffee added after.

Sal

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Interesting Suntiger. I would love to taste your coffee. I like tea in an online meeting too.

Joy - ginger tea is so good. And I think very good for us too!!

Echo

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I am all about coffee, and while I am not picky about type, I do like it strong. Since going low-carb, I generally put MCT oil in it and use a frother. As a rare treat, I like a whole milk latte with a double shot.

Strangely, though, I do prefer tea when I am ill. I think it has healing properties and even if it doesn't, it makes me feel better!

Janet

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I like both but I require coffee every morning, while there are many days I don’t drink tea. French press every day — hubs and I each have a press, and we make his with fully caffeinated beans, while mine is half decaf. So basically I have the equivalent of a mug and a half of caffeinated coffee per day, unless we are traveling or I feel the need for a little extra. I take mine with just a half teaspoon of sugar and a bit of half & half plus some skim milk.

I like many kinds of tea but I mostly drink herbals or green tea. I have a diffuser but I drink bag tea as well. I might put a little honey in, no milk. I drink more of it in winter. Summer I will drink iced tea but again, no or very little sugar. I quit drinking soda many years ago, with a very rare exception, so overly sweet drinks seem cloying to me now.

I do like an occasional hot chocolate!

JAileen

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Sal, I assumed 1/2 and 1/2 was a universal term. Yes, it’s half heavy cream and half whole milk, and sold in cartons like milk is here. It gives coffee that great mouth feel. If it’s not available, I’ll use whole milk. I will not use “creamer” because who knows what that’s made of. And because I put a big glug of it in, I like the coffee to be strong.

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Anonymous

Coffee for me . Black medium roast from a specific Cdn roaster . The coffee is one of a very few that are free of mold, which I have an allergy to . After years of just black coffee , I now froth in MCT oil or powdered collagen and a splash of oat milk and have a couple of mugs of that in the morning . I’d love a new Nespresso or Keurig - it’s been a few years since I owned one . I can take it or leave it with tea . I drink one cup of dandelion tea at bedtime for liver support and occasionally drink green tea and iced tea . Hot chocolate is a once in a blue moon treat - and I’ll only have it if it’s sugar free.

anchie

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Both. We have Nespresso machine and I drink coffee first thing in the morning, it is part of a ritual. In the afternoon I switch to a black tee with some soya milk, and to a herbal tee in the evening.

Funny thing about coffee is that I just couldn’t drink it at all during both of my pregnancies. From the first day until all the way to a delivery even the smell of coffee would make me gag. That is actually how I knew immediately that I was pregnant the second time - it was more accurate than the pregnancy test for me.

Dianna

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Coffee! I drink one to two cups a day (sometimes three, but not often). I always drink it black, and almost always unsweetened, although sometimes I add cinnamon and a little bit of grated "piloncillo" (small brown sugar blocks made by boiling and evaporating sugar cane, I think they call it "rapadura" in Portuguese) to make it like "café de olla" style (although I prepare it in a coffeemaker and not it in the traditional earthen clay pot). Sometimes in late fall and winter I like to add spices to coffee, specially cinnamon, clove, and cardamom, but I don´t do it often. I like chai tea and ginger tea, but I don't drink tea every day, maybe once a week, and usually in the afternoon. I like hot chocolate as a treat every once in a while.

Sal

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Oh I will have to reply to everyone later - but here are some of my favourite mugs and cups. Some are old, some are new. Some were online second hand and some are family heirlooms. (3 &4).

A flat white is similar to a cappuccino but with less foam and no chocolate or cinnamon on top. I use semi skimmed milk. The mugs in 2 are my most used - the smaller for coffee and the larger fir tea on my own.

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nuancedream

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One cup of coffee (straight black) but none after 9:00 am. After 9:00, it's herbal tea. I will have some Earl Grey tea or chai if my energy level is starting to wane in the afternoon. Not really a fan of hot chocolate.

slim cat

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I can't start the day without cup of coffee ( sugar in the raw, please ) - may have second cup if I'm working that day. But it's tea all the time for me and my daughter without any sugar. She likes Black tea Mixed Berry from Twinings the best, I love Lady Grey, Earl Grey, Matcha.
Hot green tea in summer time is essential.

Bijou

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White coffee in the morning and black earl grey tea thereafter!

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