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The same way I prepare chamomile: water heated to 100 degrees Celsius poured over a teaspoon of fennel seeds or a teabag. I leave it in for five minutes (if you want stronger tea, it could be more, but in my experience fennel seeds tend to be heavily aromatic and five minutes are sufficient). Tisane...

Would anyone be interested in swapping a certain quantity of green tea with me? I splurged on some Georgian greens, which are lovely in terms of taste and scent, but have a pronounced astringency note, while I prefer more mellow and sweet greens. I am open to offers of white tea or greener oolongs a...

Since I have chronic gastritis, my usual go-to is a mixture of chamomile and marigold.
Other than that, fennel tea is lovely. It reminds me of early summer mornings in Dalmatia.
Another discovery was Yunnan Sourcing gan zao ye, which I ordered this summer and which turned out to be full of umami.

This morning I enjoyed a nice cup of Ikkyu's shiraore called Ikki and it was lovely. Very mellow and the smell is reminiscent of a field full of summer flowers.

@Victoria
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Hello everyone! I have been a tea aficionado for a couple of years now. I prefer green and white tea, as well as greener oolongs, although I do sometimes drink heicha and black tea, depending on my mood. My favorites are Japanese greens, and I almost never find any Japanese greens that disappoint me...