Weekend trivia

Well @kmakm could be a business opportunity to explore - a tea shop with a ready supply of scones jam and cream . “ Tea for a Two “ ? I know high teas with cucumber sandwiches and old fashioned cakes were a very expensive trend here for a while.Might need a large collection of fine bone China cup saucer and plate sets with some teapots and cosies.

I got rid of all my fine bone china when we left NZ.  All Mugs now.

I use 2 x Pot bags in my BIG tea cup every  morning & lunch (it is equal to 2+ cups!)

I have a couple of 'tea strainer' thingies that I use for 'real tea'  now & then - just jiggle them in the hot water for that 'real tea taste' ... and I have a pot sized one too.  It makes it very tidy & easy to get rid of the tea leaves!

Yes, always disappointing when they give you tea bags in a cafe/restaurant ..... specially when they come separate - the hot water & the tea bag!

@Sister I keep a collection of fine bone China mugs as I like a bigger serve of tea but pull out my tea cup sets to enjoy with a friend and some scones jam and cream.

@Sister My 13yo boy drinks tea all day everyday. There's a market there for sure.

I drink both tea and coffee and use both instant and the real thing for both.  However, if I'm paying at a cafe, I would expect proper tea, not a teabag.  Hence, I don't order tea at a cafe.  And while I don't use bone china for my tea (I should because I've got all my Mum's lovely cup & saucer sets stored away), tea cannot be drunk out of a chunky mug - it just doesn't taste the same.

Interestingly, I know quite a few teenage boys who won't walk past T2 without going in so surprising that cafes aren't getting the message.

I think that, just as baristas do training in how to make good cups of coffee, there needs to be training in how to make a good cup of tea.
Coffee shops spend thousands of dollars on coffee machines. They wouldn't dare serve their customers instant coffee, yet, tea drinkers are more often than not given tea bags which would probably cost much less than $1. The profit margin must be enormous.

All good @Blossom1961 we’ve all got our own tastes  - just don’t see why I get shortchanged most times at cafes/restaurants compared to my coffee drinking companions

I'm with you @Romla and @"Patti J"   no teabags in this household.   Love loose leaf tea and also hate it when you go to a nice cafe and you get a pot of boiling water and a teabag for $ 4.50.      I wish I liked coffee but can't stand the taste but love the smell of fresh coffee brewing.  ( although I can manage coffee cake or tiramisu if my arm is twisted )  :p  Lol.

Ladies I was only calling me a snob because I am particularly fussy with my coffee brands. I rarely have tea but when I do at home it is always made in a pot with leaves. My hubby is extremely fussy when it comes to what he drinks out of at home. The cup/mug must be just the right thickness at the rim. If he gets a cup he doesn’t like when we go out he looks at it in disgust. 😆

@Romla. Again, I  totally agree. There is nothing nicer than tea or coffee in fine bone china.