Tea versus Coffee

What is your choice of hot drink between the two? A cup of tea or a cup of coffee?

I used to be big on drinking tea including herbals which was relaxing while reading a book or looking up about subjects in the I.T field for me.

But coffee? I drink it in the morning ready for my day and work search, keeps me upright that caffeine stuff but I don't drink more than 2 cups due to caffeine contents.

I used to drink quite a lot of it in the workplace (Deadlines and projects tend to make you do that)

So what about you? Are you a tea enjoyer or a coffee enjoyer?

TechNerdWizard42 ,

Keep your hot bean soup, I will drink my boiled landscape baggings.

Bluu ,

Tea all the way. I’m super sensitive to caffeine, so I even have to switch to decaf tea after noon or I’ll be up all night.

Love using herbs from my garden for tea in the evenings - lavender, lemon balm, peppermint, chamomile

d00phy ,

Never liked coffee. I usually drink Yorkshire tea in the morning, but sometimes mix it up with other black teas. If I drink any during the day, it’s green tea. Evenings are for herbal teas if I have any.

queermunist ,
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Tea, but no one mentioned the huge drawback that needs to be said.

Do not drink black tea on an empty stomach. It causes nauseation and you might throw up. I know I always do.

Herbal teas are safe tho

MicrowavedTea ,

Wait really? Many days my only breakfast is black tea and never had an issue

tiefling ,

This definitely sounds like OP might be sensitive to something in the tea

queermunist ,
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Yes not everyone gets this evidently! There's a large subset of the population that is sickened by the tannins on the tea, but evidently y'all can just chug that shit and be fine? Wild.

queermunist ,
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Yeah some people are more sensitive - it's the tannins that do it.

I'm fine if the tea has a splash of creamer or something, but straight black tea makes me puke lol

sem ,

I also have this problem with tea but not coffee

norimee ,

I don't think that is a general rule. Many people drink only black tea in the morning.

klemptor ,

Tea always. I mean, coffee sometimes, but my go-to is tea. Yorkshire Gold, 2 sugars, small splash of evaporated milk.

norimee ,

Found the Brit.

klemptor ,

I'm flattered, but I'm from New Jersey haha

SexualPolytope ,
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Coffee. Caffeine doesn't really work for me in terms of giving me energy, but I like the taste of a nice cup of cortado.

I like tea as well, but can't stand the herbal stuff. Only Camellia sinensis for me.

yogthos ,
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I find I like coffee in the mornings, but prefer tea in the afternoon.

VanHalbgott ,

I have both coffee and tea in the mornings.

I have a way of brewing a pitcher of tea where I boil water in a saucepan, turn of the heat, steep up to 6 teabags the brand I use for 5 minutes, remove them, pour it into a large pitcher, then fill with water until full of freshly-brewed tea.

At least, that’s how I me and my Dad make it.

cyborganism ,

One coffee in the morning, a cup of strong tea in the early afternoon and herbal in the evening.

tiefling ,

I drink both. Coffee during the day, herbal tea right before bed, other teas as I feel like it. My favorite teas are ginger and chai.

Sugar in coffee is an abomination and I will die on this hill.

multifariace ,

I like you.

Rhynoplaz ,

Coffee, black with too much sugar.

To me, tea always seemed like it was just hot water that's unsuccessfully trying to taste like sticks and flowers.

rollerbang ,

Sounds like low quality tea. I've always enjoyed tea, but there are legit very large variations in quality of brewed tea from the same brand. One year it can be good, next quite bland. So this matters a lot.

I also have the privilege of being able to pick my own herbal teas, which never disappoint.

And I also enjoy some white/green/black teas as well.

grasshopper_mouse ,
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Coffee in the morning, Sleepy Time tea before bed

Blizzard ,
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Coffee because tea doesn't contain caffeine... I think I only drink tea when I'm sick and I add a ton of honey and lemon juice so it doesn't even tastes like tea anymore.

lemmyrob ,

black tea contains caffeine.

Vanth ,
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So do green and white. Green may even have more caffeine than black tea.

jedibob5 ,

Coffee is just too bitter for me unless I overload it with way more cream and sugar than is healthy. At that point all the caffeine and sugar makes me way too jittery. On the other hand, I enjoy drinking tea black, so tea it is.

Mouselemming ,

I enjoy Earl Grey tea plain, but I can't call it "black," even though it's "black tea." Because it's orange-ish brown. 🐈

Black coffee is much blacker 🐈‍⬛

jedibob5 ,

Yeah, I guess "black tea" is a bit of a misnomer. It's probably just simpler to share the terminology with coffee though

evasive_chimpanzee ,

It's called black tea because of the color of the leaves, not the final product

jedibob5 ,

Fair enough

ClassyHatter ,
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Fun fact: Black tea is called red tea in China, because of the color.

norimee ,

In my childhood teas were all named with colours. Mostly black, red and green. Green being mint and red fruity teas.

norimee ,

I recently discovered cold brew coffee for myself (bought a cold brew jug on a whim at TJmaxx as one does) and I love how the coffee just doesn't have any bitterness anymore. The slow stewing in cold water really pulls out the flavour without the acidity.

ClassifiedPancake ,

Coffee is either a social thing for me or part of a nice sunday breakfast with quality beans, a hand grinder and V60 filter. I don't believe it gives me actual energy, I prefer better sleep for that.

In other situations I drink tea. I always love browsing tea shops on holiday trips and get some for me or as gifts. There is a limitless variety of tea available. Something for everyone.

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