Comments on: What Does It Mean to Waste Tea?

By: Traci Levy

Traci Levy — Sat, 04 Nov 2023 14:56:00 +0000

In reply to Nicole. Thanks for sharing, Nicole! And, it feels lovely to know I'm not alone on enjoying the aroma of leaves the next day! I just saved a particularly delightful Mi Lan Xiang overnight and poured water over it the next day to enjoy the fragrance again.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 23:28:01 +0000

What an interesting perspective- tea is crafted with drinking in mind, but, really, there ARE other forms of consumption.
As a side note, I often find that long after the leaves are spent, they still have a wonderful aroma. I’ve been known to save them till the next day, just to enjoy the smell! Likewise, occasionally a tea that is disappointing in flavor will still be quite satisfying in aroma. It’s those teas I would happily use as “incense”.

By: Traci Levy

Traci Levy — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 15:18:12 +0000

In reply to Casey Henry. Thank you so much, Casey, for taking time to read the newsletter AND to share your experience. I hope your health issues are much improved or resolved since the time you went off tea. I can imagine steeping up ginger and hot water and enjoying that. I'll have to see if I can tolerate the lemon. (Lemon, ginger, honey is one of our go-to winter infusions at my house. Love it!) I appreciate you chiming in on the wasting/not wasting issue, too. I really struggled over that question, as I wrote above.

By: Casey Henry

Casey Henry — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 14:58:45 +0000

I had to go off tea for about a year for health reasons and it was HARD. That was before I discovered gong fu, actually, but I found steeping other stuff (ginger, hot water with lemon) kinda filled the gap. I don’t like much herbal tea, but did find a hibsicus that was pretty good.

I don’t think it’s wasting tea to enjoy it as much as you’re enjoying it, whether you end up consuming the liquid or not!