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sobriquet
Joined: 16 Feb 2007
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 Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:27 pm Post subject: Tea |
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Having spent several years living in the U.K. I developed a taste for tea in the morning. I found some Indonesian red tea at a local Asian supermarket, but it was only a small pack and I really want more.
Is it possible to buy the ubiquitous British tea; Tetley's in Korea? Or any decent tea. I don't really like Lipton. |
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Stormy
Joined: 10 Jan 2008
Location: Here & there
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| Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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Not in the boonies, and the online store I occasionally use is always out of stock.
I get my mum to send it over, along with my milo & vegemite. Love ya mum! |
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Starla
Joined: 06 Jun 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 2:30 am Post subject: |
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| Stormy wrote: |
Not in the boonies, and the online store I occasionally use is always out of stock.
I get my mum to send it over, along with my milo & vegemite. Love ya mum! |
What do you eat this vegemite with and what does it taste like? I looked it up on-line and we don't have anything like it in the U.S. |
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Stormy
Joined: 10 Jan 2008
Location: Here & there
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 2:32 am Post subject: |
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| Starla wrote: |
| Stormy wrote: |
Not in the boonies, and the online store I occasionally use is always out of stock.
I get my mum to send it over, along with my milo & vegemite. Love ya mum! |
What do you eat this vegemite with and what does it taste like? I looked it up on-line and we don't have anything like it in the U.S. |
You eat it on toast with lots of butter & it tastes like salty boiled burnt goo scraped off the bottom of a saucepan. An acquired taste but delish! |
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Starla
Joined: 06 Jun 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 2:41 am Post subject: |
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| Stormy wrote: |
| Starla wrote: |
| Stormy wrote: |
Not in the boonies, and the online store I occasionally use is always out of stock.
I get my mum to send it over, along with my milo & vegemite. Love ya mum! |
What do you eat this vegemite with and what does it taste like? I looked it up on-line and we don't have anything like it in the U.S. |
You eat it on toast with lots of butter & it tastes like salty boiled burnt goo scraped off the bottom of a saucepan. An acquired taste but delish! |
I have a pretty strong stomach so I think I can work with that. Sounds like a bad batch of gravy. I need to try this stuff out... |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 2:42 am Post subject: |
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| I have not found a consistent source of quality black tea in Korea. I buy in the US & Malaysia. You might try the traditional tea shops. |
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cheeseface
Joined: 13 Jan 2008
Location: Ssyangnyeon Shi
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 3:02 am Post subject: |
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I think it's the Lipton brand that is avaiable in most E-mart and Homeplus stores.....I've never had anytrouble finding black tea here.....
The Lipton stuff is really good, nothing like PG tips but you can get a really good cup of tea out of their bags.....
I have also found the twinings(sp) brand here but they are really expencive...... |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 3:35 am Post subject: |
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Lipton...really???  |
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Yesterday
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Land of the Morning DongChim (Kancho)
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 3:45 am Post subject: |
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Vegemite and Milo both originated from Australia....
I grew up on it as a kid (for breakfast)...
however - even most Australian adults never touch the stuff again after childhood...
Milo is a high source of energy (choclate drink) for kids - and is in great demand and popularity in Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, New Zealand, Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Africa, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Chile, Colombia, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Papua New Guinea and Syria.
I never knew the British drank it ??
Vegemite is a dark brown savoury food paste made from yeast extract, used mainly as a spread on sandwiches, toast and cracker biscuits, as well as a filling of pastries like Cheesymite scroll, in Australia and New Zealand. It is similar to marmite and prmoite (which also originated from Australia)....
Vegemite is a yeast spread extremely high in Iron and vitamin B - once again mainly given to children and old people who need this...
Marmite is Australia�s original yeast spread that�s been long valued as an excellent source of B complex vitamins, folate and vitamin B12. It�s also the only yeast spread with iron...
It is extremely high in Iron and vitamin B - once again given to children and old people who need this...
Vegemite tastes much better than marmite - but once again - you have to get used to the smell and taste - similar to Korean Den-jung Jicke..
You can order both - here (from Australia) - http://aussiecatalog.com/
but if you use this site - might as well order some meat pies - and have everything delivered overnight packed on ice..
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Stormy
Joined: 10 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 3:47 am Post subject: |
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| Yesterday wrote: |
Vegemite and Milo both originated from Australia....
I grew up on it as a kid (for breakfast)...
however - even most Australian adults never touch the stuff again after childhood...
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Ummmm......a bit of a stretch there skippy. I know plenty of adults whio drink milo & eat vegemite, moreso than the kids. |
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blade
Joined: 30 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 3:51 am Post subject: |
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| OiGirl wrote: |
| I have not found a consistent source of quality black tea in Korea. I buy in the US & Malaysia. You might try the traditional tea shops. |
Have you tried the foreign food store just down the street from whatthebook in Itaewon? They usually have decent enough tea and which is much nicer than that Lipton crap which is only good for making iced tea. |
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cheeseface
Joined: 13 Jan 2008
Location: Ssyangnyeon Shi
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:32 am Post subject: |
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| OiGirl wrote: |
| Lipton...really??? |
You don't class that as black tea, the Lipton yellow label tea? 
I think it great and I was brought up on black tea from a pot !!!!! |
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cheeseface
Joined: 13 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:35 am Post subject: |
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In fact at home right now I've got Twinings English breakfast tea and Darjeeling tea.......they don't seem that much better the the Lipton Yellow label.....  |
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Adobe
Joined: 02 Jul 2007
Location: SK
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:36 am Post subject: |
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You can get Earl Grey/English Breakfast at Shinsegae, next to the Express Bus terminal.
Adobe |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:39 am Post subject: |
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So, I'm a tea snob!
The Lipton Yellow Label is not quite as enjoyable for me as my Red Rose or Boh Cameronian. The only Eary Grey I will drink is Bigelow, and they make a range of excellent flavored black teas. Stash has a few as well. |
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