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therru

Tea

Aug 16, 2009 15:54

Today I've learnt something very useful while surfing: How to decaffeinate your tea ( Read more... )

interesting facts, cool stuff, nourishment

Comments 7

sneprinsesse August 16 2009, 16:29:35 UTC

I have also read that, but haven't tried.

Malapropos: The Tolkien festival will be cancelled due to lack of participants.

therru August 16 2009, 17:21:14 UTC

Oh, that's really sad. This seems to be the year for cancellations, doesn't it? O.o

sneprinsesse August 16 2009, 18:32:58 UTC

I know, it is very hard for voluntary organisations these days. Or rather, has been for some years.

thedimholt August 16 2009, 19:32:46 UTC

Oh, great tip! Didn't know that. I usually drink my herbal stuff in the evenings, but sometimes black is the way to go. Yummie!

quantumliquid August 17 2009, 13:35:53 UTC

Interesting!

Why doesn't it work as well with tea bags? I see no obvious reason for this, so I'm really curious about what I'm missing.

therru August 17 2009, 17:26:14 UTC

I'm not sure, but my guess it's because the tea in tea bags is basically just tea dust, so that most of the flavour will be released in the first 30 seconds as well. But yeah, the decaffeination process should work just as well. This calls for empirical evaluation!

quantumliquid August 17 2009, 19:34:34 UTC

Yes, I can see how that explanation would make sense. It does call for some empiricism. Another possibility I was considering was whether it might be because the tea leaves are confined to the bag, in which case it would also be a problem if you use one of those little balls. But of course, my interest is purely academic: I hardly notice the caffeine in tea (I do notice it in coffee).