# Re: The Cheapest Cup of Tea in Town

The Cheapest Cup of Tea in Town

When I started drinking tea a couple of years ago, I remember having read somewhere that you can get hot water for tea just about everywhere in asian countries like Japan or China. The people there use to prepare their thermos flask with a first infusion of Sencha or Gunpowder in the morning, and then simply refill the flask with hot water over the course of the day. The tea leaves obviously remain in the flask all day. Getting several infusions out of good quality tea leaves is not a problem at all.

This practice probably seems pretty alien to us here in Europe, because we are used to preparing tea out of little (dust)bags on special occasions, instead of using actual leaves and solely drinking tea all day.

I think the best analogue for us here is the ubiquity of coffee. In western countries you can buy your cup of coffee anywhere - the difference being that you have to pay for the coffee, whereas the hot tea water is (mostly?) free of charge.

preamp's gemlog on 2022-07-15,

an overcast and chilly friday after work

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