Yorkshire Tea
Apr 16th 2013, 12:01 am
#61
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Re: Yorkshire Tea
Ooh, it's a slippery slope, I tell you. He's already left the innocent world of custard creams behind and is on the chocolate fillings. Ginger nuts can lead to uncomfortable feelings of inadequacy, only alleviated at great personal risk by experimenting with coconut macaroons. Don't go there, Oink.
Apr 16th 2013, 1:05 am
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Re: Yorkshire Tea
Of course we're wrong. When did hard facts and science ever stand in the way of an "it doesn't taste the same" opinion.
Look, people, Tetley Orange Pekoe teabags sold in every single Canadian supermarket are EXACTLY THE SAME as Tetley Original teabags sold in the UK. For those who make a special journey over the border to buy "English" Tetley in US Walmart stores - it's a wasted journey. Tetley sells the same product in the US as "Classic Blend", in Canada as "Orange Pekoe" and in the UK as "Original." The US "British Blend" is the same stuff as the Canadian "Bold Blend." They're made in the same place, on the same production line, using the same ingredients, but put in boxes with different words and pictures on them. Any difference in a brew made using the same water is entirely in the imagination of the drinker.
Look, people, Tetley Orange Pekoe teabags sold in every single Canadian supermarket are EXACTLY THE SAME as Tetley Original teabags sold in the UK. For those who make a special journey over the border to buy "English" Tetley in US Walmart stores - it's a wasted journey. Tetley sells the same product in the US as "Classic Blend", in Canada as "Orange Pekoe" and in the UK as "Original." The US "British Blend" is the same stuff as the Canadian "Bold Blend." They're made in the same place, on the same production line, using the same ingredients, but put in boxes with different words and pictures on them. Any difference in a brew made using the same water is entirely in the imagination of the drinker.
Apr 16th 2013, 1:25 am
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Re: Yorkshire Tea
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Aug 26th 2013, 4:41 pm
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Re: Yorkshire Tea
Of course we're wrong. When did hard facts and science ever stand in the way of an "it doesn't taste the same" opinion.
Look, people, Tetley Orange Pekoe teabags sold in every single Canadian supermarket are EXACTLY THE SAME as Tetley Original teabags sold in the UK. For those who make a special journey over the border to buy "English" Tetley in US Walmart stores - it's a wasted journey. Tetley sells the same product in the US as "Classic Blend", in Canada as "Orange Pekoe" and in the UK as "Original." The US "British Blend" is the same stuff as the Canadian "Bold Blend." They're made in the same place, on the same production line, using the same ingredients, but put in boxes with different words and pictures on them. Any difference in a brew made using the same water is entirely in the imagination of the drinker.
Look, people, Tetley Orange Pekoe teabags sold in every single Canadian supermarket are EXACTLY THE SAME as Tetley Original teabags sold in the UK. For those who make a special journey over the border to buy "English" Tetley in US Walmart stores - it's a wasted journey. Tetley sells the same product in the US as "Classic Blend", in Canada as "Orange Pekoe" and in the UK as "Original." The US "British Blend" is the same stuff as the Canadian "Bold Blend." They're made in the same place, on the same production line, using the same ingredients, but put in boxes with different words and pictures on them. Any difference in a brew made using the same water is entirely in the imagination of the drinker.
Now, if only someone could tell me where to buy Swaledale cheese....?
Aug 26th 2013, 6:37 pm
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Re: Yorkshire Tea
London Drugs had 160bags of Yorkshire Tea Gold on sale for $10 recently, grabbed a box and it tastes exactly the same as in the UK - funnily enough I actually discovered it on my last visit to the UK from my mum! It's decent tea and has a bit more flavour than another favourite of mine - Twinings English Breakfast.
Oddly enough the Twinings English Breakfast in Canada and the US (which I nicknamed the "New Jersey blend" after where it's made) is actually nicer than the one back in England in my opinion. Has a softer, slightly smokier taste. Cheapest place I've found it is in World Market in Seattle, $10 for 100 bags. So in comparison the Yorkshire tea is definitely better value.
Oddly enough the Twinings English Breakfast in Canada and the US (which I nicknamed the "New Jersey blend" after where it's made) is actually nicer than the one back in England in my opinion. Has a softer, slightly smokier taste. Cheapest place I've found it is in World Market in Seattle, $10 for 100 bags. So in comparison the Yorkshire tea is definitely better value.
Dec 5th 2013, 5:07 pm
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Re: Yorkshire Tea
Tried that store a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately they claimed never to have heard of Swaledale so I'm still searching. But, on the positive side, they did have some terrific Cheddar & Wensleydale.
Dec 7th 2013, 5:12 am
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Don't know if you have one but our Sobey's stocks a half decent selection of cheese including various British varieties.
Dec 7th 2013, 11:20 am
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Costco has got some really good cheeses in for Christmas, some really nice Welsh ones that I haven't seen for a while. There is a big round Brie and also an Italian Goats cheese too....that are not too flavourful, but if you stick them for a week to ten days in a cupboard at room temperature, they age beautifully and develop a deep taste.
Dec 7th 2013, 2:50 pm
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Dec 7th 2013, 5:02 pm
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Re: Yorkshire Tea
Typhoo, available almost everywhere all of a sudden, I know you only get a oooh, with Typhoo, but I still prefer Tetleys
Dec 7th 2013, 5:08 pm
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Re: Yorkshire Tea
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