[Familyofmonkeys]

I know it might not be the right time of year to ask this, but I just couldn't stop myself from wondering...

For those of you now in NZ, do you or did you buy British Tea (you know, the nice strong stuff like Yorkshire Tea Bags)? Have you contiued to buy this/found an acceptable equivalent/adapted to the weaker tea sold here?

On recent holiday I collected those free tea bags (and coffee/hot choc) at almost every place we stayed and have been sampling some of them since we got back. Now some are just like dishwater (to me) but a couple of stronger brands were not too bad at all, so might have a look in supermarket when we run out of the Yorkshire Tea. I can't help buy wonder whether the tea really is as strong as the stuff i'm used to or whether it is just me adapting my tastebuds :o

[tomo1340]

As a fervent tea drinker this might cause me to scrap my plans to emigrate. Allthough I like all sorts of tea from earl gray to pg tips plus the occasional ginger tea or herbal effort so I might get by.

[Moorf]

Heaps of teas available in the supermarkets, and also in specialist shops. Check out the Asian stores for stuff like Lapsang Suchong or the Roibus (red teas). Many boutique stores here sell fruit teas and I've even seen them in supermarkets.

We're also big tea drinkers and we like it strong. We buy "Twinings 1706 - Tasting Tea (Strong)" for a daily brew - lovely and strong.

I also love green teas which are readily available here too.

No problems on the tea front :nice1

[ellenmelon]

richie's mum often sends us over 'barrys tea' which is a lovely strong irish tea. i can tolerate other tea's here but barry's is the best! its has a golden colour to it. choysa does a "extra strong" tea which isnt too bad. there is a good choice of tea available at supermarkets i find.
when i first moved to ireland, i found the tea very strong but i got used to it and now prefer it strong so i think your tastebuds do change with things like tea...

[LesleyS]

I know it might not be the right time of year to ask this, but I just couldn't stop myself from wondering...

For those of you now in NZ, do you or did you buy British Tea (you know, the nice strong stuff like Yorkshire Tea Bags)? Have you contiued to buy this/found an acceptable equivalent/adapted to the weaker tea sold here?

:o


Where do you buy 'Yorkshire Tea' from here? I want some now!!

[Familyofmonkeys]

Where do you buy 'Yorkshire Tea' from here? I want some now!!

Here are a few places i've seen Yorkshire Tea, but they only sell small packets:

Bramptons (any)
Smith & Caughey (Auckland CBD)
Living & Giving (Westfield centre in Albany)

I get my mum to post over larger boxes of the stuff as most of the time it works out cheaper even with the postage.

[benandclare]

Big tea drinkers too and we use " Kenya bold tea" from Bell's , brown box with elephant on ,

3 bags in a pot is good for us 2 and when serving tea for Newbies Jim and Karen we cranked it up to 4 and had seal of approval :laugh

[Sam B]

I buy Twinings English Breakfast - available most places

[tea drinker]

Phew!
Thanks for all the important information.
td

[Hannah]

Personally I'd say Dilmah is the best that NZ has to offer! And i'm probably the most obsessive tea drinker on the planet!!!

I've got some yorkshire tea in my cupboard, brought with me on the plane almost a year ago now, and once my taste buds switched to Dilmah (and yes there is a kind of taste bud adaptation thing you need to go through) i can't stand the taste of Yorkshire tea now....it has some weird aftertaste that Dilmah doesn't.

For tea fanatics out there planning to try Dilmah based on my advice, make sure you avoid the Dilmah afternoon tea, it tastes like gnats pee. Try regular Dilmah, or English breakfast. There is a Dilmah extra strong, but i've never tried it and think the regular stuff is good.

As for Choysa and Bell - don't bother. You need 2 tea bags in a cup to even get a remote taste of anything (and it still doesn't taste like tea!)

As for the taste bud thing - when I arrived here i thought weetbix tasted like dry cardboard - of nothing basically - now i think it's scrummy!!!!!

[ellenmelon]

hannah, dilmah is good isnt it? i forgot about that one..

i still stand by the choysa extra strong though..its pretty good also.

when i was living in ireland, family friends, in their yearly care package, sent some bell tea. my mum made me a mug and it was like coloured water!!!! i dont know how i used to drink it!!!

[Familyofmonkeys]

Heaps of teas available in the supermarkets, and also in specialist shops. Check out the Asian stores for stuff like Lapsang Suchong or the Roibus (red teas). Many boutique stores here sell fruit teas and I've even seen them in supermarkets.

We're also big tea drinkers and we like it strong. We buy "Twinings 1706 - Tasting Tea (Strong)" for a daily brew - lovely and strong.

I also love green teas which are readily available here too.

No problems on the tea front :nice1

I haven't managed to find any Lapsang Suchong here yet....got my mum to bring some in the end. Maybe I have been looking in the wrong places :(
I'm also partial to Roibos Tea, and quite like the Red Bush variety over here, plus the Snake bite Liquorish Tea too.

[alan999]

With all the high brow names I'm going to have to admit I find the Home Brand cheapo variety very acceptable. Sometimes I feel so inadequate!

[Familyofmonkeys]

With all the high brow names I'm going to have to admit I find the Home Brand cheapo variety very acceptable. Sometimes I feel so inadequate!

:laugh :laugh

[Moorf]

I haven't managed to find any Lapsang Suchong here yet

I'm very tempted to send you OH's current pack which isn't being used but is stinking out the kitchen - can't stand the stuff myself. :no

Hmmm, trying to think where we bought it....

EDIT: Remembered - it was the health shop in Lyttleton! :nice1

[Familyofmonkeys]

I'm very tempted to send you OH's current pack which isn't being used but is stinking out the kitchen - can't stand the stuff myself. :no

Hmmm, trying to think where we bought it....

EDIT: Remembered - it was the health shop in Lyttleton! :nice1

Another shop for me to remember! Mostly I drink the stuff in winter..and OH won't drink it either....but now I who to invite over for a cuppa :D

[LesleyS]

Trying 'Pure Ceylon' (Signature Range at Countdown) this morning....nice strong cuppa so far!

[danwoods]

Where do you buy 'Yorkshire Tea' from here? I want some now!!

There a kitchen/household shop near to the entrance/exit of Bayfair (think it was Bayfair!!), they sometimes have boxes of Yorkshire Gold, at the back of the shop, not cheap thou!

[LesleyS]

There a kitchen/household shop near to the entrance/exit of Bayfair (think it was Bayfair!!), they sometimes have boxes of Yorkshire Gold, at the back of the shop, not cheap thou!

Living and Giving? Thanks for the tip! :nice1

[danwoods]

Living and Giving? Thanks for the tip! :nice1

Thats the one !! had to ask the boss, I just get dragged around the shops:roll

(The PG tips from Pak n Save aren't too bad either, and alot cheaper!!)

[missy+mrmagoo]

We're massive tea drinkers and we like it strong. After a few weeks of drinking the Dilmar (which to us tasted like dish water) we were well chuffed when we found PG in Pak'n save. We were amazed when we opened them though. They are still square!!
Choysa is a good one if you like it quite strong (the green box) and its one of the cheapest brands we've found. Or the bells is good too.

[lockstock]

Agreed - Choysa is surprisingly good. We bought it by chance and it's cheaper too.