PyroBurns said:

Yech! No green tea mochi for me.

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CosmicFool said:

I don't really drink either but I prefer tea over coffee.

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Grapefruit said:

Ya but there isn't as much difference between coarse tea and tea bags as there is between instant coffee and lovely fresh coffee made iin one of these babies:

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DuNeRaVeR said:

Tea=Diversity ftw

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Coffee said:

Tea said:

Most people are familiar with Teabags, and give tea a bad rep. Teabag's are the swag of the tea world (someone once told me that and i thought it was kinda funny). Loose tea leaf cant even compare to that bitter, disgusting color, excuse for tea that the load in the bags.

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I could say the same thing about non-premium coffee beans that you don't grind yourself.

Go to a good coffee shop and buy some of your favorite coffee in whole beans.   I prefer the darker Columbian beans.

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Both these gentlemen are correct.

If you're drinking tea brewed from a teabag: 

And likewise if you're drinking Folgers (or other mass-produced coffee):

Some specialty coffee blends are alright, but in general I prefer getting beans from a single region when I can, so the flavor profile is distinct.

DuNeRaVeR said:

Are we talking solely about Camellia sinensis, or any type of tea?

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supernovasky said:

4) The act of brewing tea is much more involved than the act of brewing coffee. You can't just set tea in a machine if you want it to come out good.

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