Tea - Where's me PG?
May 1st 2009, 7:10 pm
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Tea - Where's me PG?
PG Tips teabags here are definitely NOT the same blend as PG in the UK - seems to be pure Orange Pekoe rather than a black blend.
So after some experimentation...and expense... I can report that the closest thing to the taste of UK PG Tips that I have found is Presidents Choice 'English Blend'...that's the house label of the Loblaws Supermarkets group.
Anyone else?
So after some experimentation...and expense... I can report that the closest thing to the taste of UK PG Tips that I have found is Presidents Choice 'English Blend'...that's the house label of the Loblaws Supermarkets group.
Anyone else?
May 1st 2009, 7:11 pm
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Re: Tea - Where's me PG?
Tetley is the best tea out here by far, I cannot tell the difference between the stuff here and the stuff from home and I'm a tea freak
May 1st 2009, 8:02 pm
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May 1st 2009, 8:55 pm
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Re: Tea - Where's me PG?
amazing, there is a world outside
May 2nd 2009, 2:55 am
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Re: Tea - Where's me PG?
PG Tips teabags here are definitely NOT the same blend as PG in the UK - seems to be pure Orange Pekoe rather than a black blend.
So after some experimentation...and expense... I can report that the closest thing to the taste of UK PG Tips that I have found is Presidents Choice 'English Blend'...that's the house label of the Loblaws Supermarkets group.
Anyone else?
So after some experimentation...and expense... I can report that the closest thing to the taste of UK PG Tips that I have found is Presidents Choice 'English Blend'...that's the house label of the Loblaws Supermarkets group.
Anyone else?
May 2nd 2009, 3:02 am
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Re: Tea - Where's me PG?
Orange Pekoe refers to the quality of the tea and not the blend.
Someone on here, but in another thread and I can't be faffed to look for it, said that Tetleys was the same tea both here and in the UK.
I wouldn't know as I can't stand the stuff, tea that is, it's evil, foul smelling brew.
Someone on here, but in another thread and I can't be faffed to look for it, said that Tetleys was the same tea both here and in the UK.
I wouldn't know as I can't stand the stuff, tea that is, it's evil, foul smelling brew.
May 2nd 2009, 5:47 am
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Re: Tea - Where's me PG?
Orange Pekoe refers to the quality of the tea and not the blend.
Someone on here, but in another thread and I can't be faffed to look for it, said that Tetleys was the same tea both here and in the UK.
I wouldn't know as I can't stand the stuff, tea that is, it's evil, foul smelling brew.
Someone on here, but in another thread and I can't be faffed to look for it, said that Tetleys was the same tea both here and in the UK.
I wouldn't know as I can't stand the stuff, tea that is, it's evil, foul smelling brew.
May 2nd 2009, 11:31 am
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Re: Tea - Where's me PG?
We drank PG Tips in England, and drink it here. It's not identical, but it's significantly better than Tetley or Red Rose!
May 2nd 2009, 4:37 pm
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May 2nd 2009, 5:50 pm
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May 2nd 2009, 8:11 pm
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If you look up your local water supplier on the internet it will tell you all about how hard the water in your area is.
May 3rd 2009, 1:13 am
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bought kettle here . . takes lot longer than old one in UK did to boil . .am parched by the time its done!
May 3rd 2009, 1:13 am
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