09.01.08
real men drink tea
posted by Michelle Rabin | 5 comments
I remember not that long ago, “real men” had some difficulty eating quiche. I can’t say I ever really understood their discomfort. I guess the problem was that men felt uncomfortable eating something that was typically offered to women at luncheons. Enter tea . . . not your grandma’s tea or the tea you drank when you were sick . . . I’m talking the real deal: whole leaf TEA. This ancient beverage is shaping up to be the drink of choice for everyone. Yes, you read me correctly. I said e v e r y o n e. Tea is cool-even when it’s hot. Tea should be placed into each and every water bottle, giving the drinker a bigger bang for their hydration buck.
Let’s not forget the monks who first discovered tea as a means to remain awake and alert during their long
periods of meditation. From ballerinas to movie stars, teachers to plumbers, tea is the drink to insure health and wellness. Who would have thought such a simple beverage could pack such a wallop? If it was a pharmaceutical, we’d all pay dearly for its effectiveness - unless we had a great prescription plan of course. I wonder if its lack of FDA approval really matters to the remaining non believers. The truth is, we’re not drinking orange juice or eating bananas because of the FDA, yet we’re aware of the health benefits of these foods, and most likely increase our consumption a bit because of the perception of their health properties. So it’s the delicious taste and the health benefits that bring people back. That’s starting to sound like tea . . . delicious and healthy.
Who could ask for anything more?
September 1st, 2008 at 11:23 am
Thanks, Michelle, for the reminder. Let’s get them drinking tea because it is delicious - there are literally hundreds of different teas and thousands of blends. Something for everyone and every situation. The health benefits are a sweet perk for an amazing beverage. Bottom line, though, as you point out, is that tea is delicious.
September 1st, 2008 at 12:21 pm
I think that’s probably FDA’s biggest concern. They don’t have as much control as they would like over all the naturally healthy foods and beverages - Hallelujah for that!
September 1st, 2008 at 8:55 pm
I get around alot by stating it’s just my opinion on my blog regarding health benefits.
Not only do they drink tea but men are ordering our scones like crazy!! Oh yeah…I call them ’super scones’, so maybe that helps??
I love this business, love the customers, the response to the tea beverages we serve. Living my passion.
Long, hard hours. Lots of fulfillment.
Real men do eat scones and drink tea..more and more. And know about tea, and also find them to be more ‘purist’ than women; in other words, no blends and no sweeteners or additives in any way.
September 2nd, 2008 at 1:14 am
Real men also eat Devonshire clotted cream
(an obvious friendly jab at Sandy)
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:21 pm
And then some of us have always been secure enough in our masulinity that we didn’t listen to that old jibe then and we STILL eat quiche now. It’s just that these days, we try to make them with free range eggs, soy cheese, organic spinach with onions and sometimes it’s crustless which you could probably call a fritatta (or whole wheat flour instead of enriched white) instead of with the heavy cream, factory farmed eggs, overly fat laden cuts of ham and even better ham and sausage, the highest concentration of butterfat swiss cheese, without the spinach and maybe some onions. Ah memories!
By the way, tried the clotted cream and I do agree, it’s GOOOOOODDDD