coffeee vs tea this is the famous dilemma
By ezzrssi
@ezzrssi (11188)
Italy
6 responses
@3225sr (97)
• India
10 Feb 07
i prefer coffe because ti is tasty and not burning heart. coffe is give me energy and i fill better after drink coffe
@Fallen_Gurl (480)
• Canada
10 Feb 07
i dont like coffee, i love the smell, but not the taste so i'm gunna go with tea!
@BlaKy2 (1475)
• Romania
1 Feb 07
Black tea is more oxidized than the green, oolong and white varieties; all four varieties are made from leaves of Camellia sinensis. Black tea is generally stronger in flavor and contains more caffeine than the less oxidized teas.
In Chinese and culturally influenced languages, black tea is known as red tea (??, Mandarin Chinese hóngchá; Japanese kocha; Korean hongcha), perhaps a more accurate description of the color of the liquid. In Chinese, black tea is a commonly used classification for Pu-erh tea. However, in the western world, "red tea" more commonly refers to South African rooibos tisane.
While green tea usually loses its flavor within a year, black tea retains its flavor for several years. For this reason, it has long been an article of trade, and compressed bricks of black tea even served as a form of de facto currency in Mongolia, Tibet and Siberia into the 19th century[1]. It was known since the Tang dynasty that black tea steeped in hot water could also serve as a passable cloth dye for the lower classes that couldn't afford the better quality clothing colors of the time.[citation needed] However, far from being a mark of shame, the "brown star" mark of the dying process was seen as much better than plain cloth and held some importance as a mark of the lower merchant classes through the Ming Dynasty[citation needed]. Traditionally, black tea was the only tea known to Western culture. Although green tea has been gradually increasing in popularity, black tea still accounts for over ninety percent of all tea sold in the West. Conversely, black tea is quite rare in Japan, and only typically available from specialist stores or Western-style restaurants.
The expression black tea is also used to describe a cup of tea without milk (served black), similar to coffee served without milk or cream. In the United Kingdom, black tea is not commonly consumed black, as adding milk is the common practice.
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
31 Jan 07
I prefer them both equally. However, I tend to drink alot of coffee throughout the day and seem to drink alot more tea after say 5:00 p.m. No wander I can't go right to sleep, LOL.
@shangsyndrome (814)
• Philippines
1 Feb 07
i like both though im more of a tea fanatic. i say i cant go wiht out coffee as well. :) they both make my day up!