I am looking for information about where to buy tea in the UK for the different parts of France.

For example tea bought in the South of England(Chalk area) would be good in Normandy and the Isle de France.

Yorkshire Tea would be suitable for limestone areas and Scottish Blend for granite.

I think this would be a good resource for us all, but I am intrested in the Treignac area of the Correze.
I'm afraid I haven't worked out the geology yet.

Wow am I missing something. I thought tea came from India or China(sic).

I get mine from Tesco

By day i take peppermint, this is obtained from a small shrub in my garden.

By evening i change to Night Time, as with peppermint, naturally caffeine free. Some of its ingredients are lemongrass, blueberry leaves and lime flowers. Not only is this very refreshing, but helps you to unwind and assists in a more relaxed evening.

To obtain the best from both, allow 5 mins infusion time.

Enjoy.

People who complain that tea isn't what it used to be should remember that tea used to be blended by tea merchants to suit the local water.

To some extent this still happens with Yorkshire tea and Scottish Blend.

If your Tescos is in the south of England and your part of Normandy is a chalk area then your tea should taste the same in France as it does in England.

My gast is flabbered,I didnt know any of that,Tea is my favorite drink,I like Twinings Ceylan,I buy it in France,and love it.love it love it.I never have tea in cafes or restaurants,only when I make it myself cause Im so fussy with it.

Hallo S.in.T

My flatmate years ago worked in the Orient Bonded Wharehouse in London docks and the best tea we ever had was what they swept up off the floor, a fine mix of everything that was imported. ;-))

Reminds me of being a student. Cant tell you what we got off the floor and consumed

I was hoping to get a lot ofuseful information from this thread.

Is there any way that the reply from "popular" can be re-written" sot that it is not classified as advertising.

Not really, he only joined up to promote his company.

Reminds me of being a gite owner...Cant tell you what we got off the floor and consumed!

I'm afraid the information is of use but those supplying it obtuse.
I can only apologise on behalf of the tea drinkers of France.
I remember when there were no tea pots in France.
Imagine. Tea in a saucepan. I thought that was all over but the other day, out it came, that saucepan and handled by a woman only just old enough to be my mother. Shame on you I said. Fortunately she doesn't speak English.

Yorkshire Tea is the answer.
The Correze is still limestone isn't it?
Lots of caves there?

Going slightly off thread - as we tend to do
My OH took some students on a field trip in SA. They were all given various duties, preparing breakfast, dinner etc. One of the girls was told to make the tea. She seriously had no idea what to do - she was used to just putting a cup in the microwave to heat up the water, then dunking a teabag in it when it was hot enough
Maybe we should start a "Save the teapot" campaign.
We could go blockade Calais