I know I already spoke about Earl Gray tea, however, I'd like to revisit the topic. Previously, I wrote about the tea itself, what it is like in its dried form, its brewed form, how I discovered and fell in love with Earl Gray. This time, I'm going to discuss why I love Earl Gray tea so much.
I mentioned previously that I could steep the Earl Gray loose leaf tea for an extra long time in order to brew a very strong tea. In this case, the Earl Gray takes on a bitter taste as well. However, when it is this strong, it makes a wonderful morning cup of wake-me-up tea. I love making Earl Gray this way to have in the mornings. I will either drink it by itself this way, or I'll enjoy it with some breakfast items like an egg and cheese breakfast sandwich or oatmeal or breakfast pastries like a cinnamon roll or blueberry muffin. The tea compliments the food or is robust enough to be a pleasant morning drink.
Normally, however, when I drink Earl Gray tea, I steep it normally, not going for the super strong taste I go for on work mornings. With this, it is wonderful enjoyed by itself. However, Earl Gray tea goes very well with any lunch or dinner foods as well. I've enjoyed Earl Gray when eating comfort foods like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or when enjoying some of the best sushi I've ever found. I've enjoyed Earl Gray with several varieties or Asian cuisine, with Indian and Thai curries, with Mexican foods as well as pizza.
Earl Gray tea is so high up on my favorites list because it is so versatile. I can drink it at any time of the day by itself or with food.
Earl Gray, however, is a black tea and therefore does contain quite a bit of caffeine. While nothing like the amount in coffee, black teas do typically contain the highest caffeine amounts of any of the teas. How strong a tea is will also determine caffeine contents, so my morning cup of Earl Gray probably contains a lot more caffeine than when I steep for a normal amount of time.
Current Tea: Earl Gray
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