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drank White Paradise by Tealux
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Hey, Ho, Pip and Dandy.
My lunch time tea is this White Paradise chai chosen to aid me with a kick of spice and flavour after lunch. This low calorie diet is no fun, my 300 calorie pasta lunch was virtually tasteless and I long for something to express flavour in my mouth. Something that is no calories that is.

The blend as a whole smells thickly of cardamom and cinnamon with a refreshing boost of anise. Not overly strong but stronger than expected considering the white tea base.

Once steeped the tea tastes similar to it’s smell. The cinnamon and anise are dominant flavours in front of a dry and spicy pepper and lemongrass herbiness. I can’t taste the white tea but am happy it’s there non the less. The lemongrass is a little odd in this, I seem to be having an issue with lemongrass blends today. Then again I don’t think lemongrass goes with chai and spices so it can’t just be my taste buds today.

On terms of chai this is average, not digging the miss-match of flavours and I’m also not a fan of strong anise in general. It just doesn’t feel like a full chai though with that lemongrass, I just can’t get past it.

Flavors: Anise, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Lemongrass

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 4 min, 15 sec 5 tsp 20 OZ / 600 ML
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Suziqzer
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I understand the need for extra flavor when dieting… Something I really need to do myself :/ Too bad this chai didn’t do it for you. I would be inclined to try a trusty favorite. :) Goos luck in your diet adventures! Have we ever had a forum thread for dieters? Might be some nice encouragement. .. Just thinking.

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There might have been a dieting thread some time ago but I bet we could start another one anyway. I don’t have anyone to talk diet stuff with so that would be nice. :) It’s been a week today of eating between 1000 – 1400 calories a day with mild exercise. Challenging but I’m up for it….I hope. As for flavour I have some favourites for the time being, and my hot chocolate orange drink is only 38 calories for if I’m desperate.

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Suziqzer
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I understand the need for extra flavor when dieting… Something I really need to do myself :/ Too bad this chai didn’t do it for you. I would be inclined to try a trusty favorite. :) Goos luck in your diet adventures! Have we ever had a forum thread for dieters? Might be some nice encouragement. .. Just thinking.

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There might have been a dieting thread some time ago but I bet we could start another one anyway. I don’t have anyone to talk diet stuff with so that would be nice. :) It’s been a week today of eating between 1000 – 1400 calories a day with mild exercise. Challenging but I’m up for it….I hope. As for flavour I have some favourites for the time being, and my hot chocolate orange drink is only 38 calories for if I’m desperate.

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I’m 34 years old from Leicester, England named Kayleigh.

I started off many years ago drinking herbal and fruit teas which over time peaked my interest in trying new types. Eventually I began to import and sample many different teas and cultures which I still do today. My life goal is to try as many teas and ways of having tea as possible.

Tea wise my cravings change constantly from pu erh one month to jasmine green to the next and so on.

I also enjoy watching Japanese Anime and horror films.

I am always up for tea swaps so if you see anything in my virtual cupboard then please contact me.

A short list to help swapping with me easier though honestly I am not fussy and am willing to try anything. Plus the notes below are usually, sometimes I love a tea that has an ingredient I tend to dislike and other times I hate a tea that I thought I would love.

Likes: Any fruit but especially melon and orange, vanilla, all tea types (black, green, white etc), nuts (any), flowers, ginger, chai.

Dislikes: Licorice, aniseed, clove, eucalyptus, lavender.

My rating system
I have my own way of rating teas that makes each one personal. I have different categories, I rate each tea depending on what it is made of. For example: I rate green teas in a different way to black teas or herbal teas. So black, white, green, Pu Erh, Rooibos, Oolong, blends and tisanes all have their own rating system. That way I can compare them with other teas of the same or similar type before for an adequate rating. And when I do give top marks which is very rare I am actually saying that I would love to drink that tea all day, every day if possible. It’s a tea that I would never turn down or not be in the mood for. So while I agree that no tea is 100% perfect (as nothing is) I am saying that it’s as close as it comes to it. After all, in my book the perfect teas (or close to perfect anyway) are ones that I could drink all the time. That is why you will find a high quality black or Oolong will not have as high a score as a cheap flavoured blend, they are simply not being compared in the same category.

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