Check out my tea arsenal.
I went dry a few months ago but learnt from the experience and now I've accumulated quite a collection, if I dare say so myself.The imported lot includes M&S from the parents and the delectable Boh Cameronian from my brother courtesy of his 'Escape From Blighty World Tour Extravaganza' (TM).
Closer to home Tesco Lotus has provided a little gem with its organic tea (recycled box to boot), geat quality and a bargain at 70 baht, around £1.50 - highly recommended. As for the cheapo Tesco box, the contents is pretty hideous by English standards but better than nothing out here.
Anyone else got a tea collection worth shouting about?
5 comments:
Classic and important post Johnny, where would us Brits be without our tea? I have often cracked when realising the teabags have all gone, and that I need to drive 25mins to the nearest Tesco. damn those 3 in 1 nescafe coffee things, and damn those naff 7/11's that don't stock decent tea (incidentally I appreciate your tea stack - great idea. I myself drink the Lipmans tea brand, yellow packet, but have just moved onto some other tea which I mistook for Lipmans as they are such similar packaging, Milk Tea or sommet? Dunno, it tastes pretty alright....) Bottom line. Don't forget the tea.....
Jon I am with you on this one. Like Ben I prefer Lipmans here. I too once made the mistake of buying "milk tea."
When in Thailand and I'm at our village house, then I'm definitely a Lipman's man, although I thought it was Lipton's. I sometimes slip a box of English tea into my suitcase, along with curry paste, cheese, whoops a bottle of Jack fell in as well. I also take a few packets of good cheese savoury biscuits, at times in the village they are a life saver for me.
Thanks for the comments guys, have had major issues accessing (and staying on) the blog hence late response.
Ben, I'm firmly with you on the 3 in 1 Nescafe's, hideously sweet and far removed from any 'coffee' I've ever tasted. Thais love it though!
As for milk tea, agree it's pretty woeful. Like you Mike, I made the mistake of half looking and buying it, learnt my lesson.
Is it Lipton's or Lipman's, I never really noticed?!
Do your bags have room for any clothes, Martyn? Agree with all your selection bar the Jack - the whiskey here is to die for, does enough for me.
Only other delicacy not mentioned is Mylo chocolate drink - a serious daily vice for me.
nope. with my recent acquision in syria though i'm going to try and build up finland's largest shisha tobacco collection
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