For me, it's the exact opposite. Alcohol on a hot day just makes me feel hot and sweaty.
Iced tea, sparking mineral water, or just plain water for me.
HOT TEA
Strange as this quaint custom might seem, there are many parts of the world, where their idea of a " cool me down " thirst quencher is a hot cup of tea.
Bushies in Oz use it, as do many aboriginal people ( boiling a billy & then swinging it over their heads to settle the tea leaves ).
Don't know who invented the idea, but the English Raj in India used to make it a bit of a ritual that has since become mainstream Indian culture..or was it the other way around ?
so if i say yerba mate hot and not chilled sounds normal after that? i used to drink pints of hot strong tea and not eat anything for weeks some summers ago..
so if i say yerba mate hot and not chilled sounds normal after that? i used to drink pints of hot strong tea and not eat anything for weeks some summers ago..
What's " yerba " ?
As for not eating anything was this a fast thing, lack of money or an ashram guru spiritual enlightenment thing ?
Strange as this quaint custom might seem, there are many parts of the world, where their idea of a " cool me down " thirst quencher is a hot cup of tea.
So it's not just me! Though I use coffee. You just can't have too many espressos during a day. An nice espresso, long, with a little raw sugar, not too sweet. Ummm...
Too bad starbuck's/Timothy's/2nd Cup et al, make horrible espressos. When about I have to stick to "coffee" but at home I make a killer espresso.
As for not eating anything was this a fast thing, lack of money or an ashram guru spiritual enlightenment thing ?
yerba itself means herb, so one of its meanings is something to smoke ... yerba mate instead, here something about it. that and tea takes away the sense of hunger of me .. for the rest, just didn't feel like eating.
yerba itself means herb, so one of its meanings is something to smoke ... yerba mate instead, here something about it. that and tea takes away the sense of hunger of me .. for the rest, just didn't feel like eating.
Now I know what you mean.
Thanx.
For a moment there I thought you were slyly alluding to " Erbal " herb meaning .....weed Gunjagunja
But yes we have plenty of weird and wonderful herbal teas here too.
Mind you I have never tried drinking Clam juice..sounds Yuksville.
There some down here who reckon on making a Tea brewed up with gum leaves..
They say it gives them a clear head, others say it gives them visions..but mostly i've just seen them drink it, then run around like bushflies for a few minutes before falling over....
Aiyaiyaiyai! It tastes great and brings the COLD right to the core of your body. If you want alcoholic, you can always hit it with some coconut rum. They go great together!
(...and don't buy the pre-bottled stuff in a store. You got to buy da powda and mix it yourself. Goooood stuff!)
Evian water is good, and since i am merely a french alp's son, i will not say the contrary. But personnaly i prefer the volcano water : Volvic. In the contrary i hate heavy mineralized water like Contrex or Vittel.
volvic is the best, i agree.
i'm sure that your location has nothing to do with your preference?
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Originally posted by shetline
For me, it's the exact opposite. Alcohol on a hot day just makes me feel hot and sweaty.
Iced tea, sparking mineral water, or just plain water for me.
HOT TEA
Strange as this quaint custom might seem, there are many parts of the world, where their idea of a " cool me down " thirst quencher is a hot cup of tea.
Bushies in Oz use it, as do many aboriginal people ( boiling a billy & then swinging it over their heads to settle the tea leaves ).
Don't know who invented the idea, but the English Raj in India used to make it a bit of a ritual that has since become mainstream Indian culture..or was it the other way around ?
Hot tea for cooling ?
Now that IS wierd !
Originally posted by Giaguara
so if i say yerba mate hot and not chilled sounds normal after that? i used to drink pints of hot strong tea and not eat anything for weeks some summers ago..
What's " yerba " ?
As for not eating anything was this a fast thing, lack of money or an ashram guru spiritual enlightenment thing ?
For thirst quenching, I can't go past orange juice. Call me a country bumpkin.
Barto
Originally posted by aquafire
HOT TEA
Strange as this quaint custom might seem, there are many parts of the world, where their idea of a " cool me down " thirst quencher is a hot cup of tea.
So it's not just me! Though I use coffee. You just can't have too many espressos during a day. An nice espresso, long, with a little raw sugar, not too sweet. Ummm...
Too bad starbuck's/Timothy's/2nd Cup et al, make horrible espressos. When about I have to stick to "coffee" but at home I make a killer espresso.
Originally posted by aquafire
What's " yerba " ?
As for not eating anything was this a fast thing, lack of money or an ashram guru spiritual enlightenment thing ?
yerba itself means herb, so one of its meanings is something to smoke ... yerba mate instead, here something about it. that and tea takes away the sense of hunger of me .. for the rest, just didn't feel like eating.
Originally posted by Giaguara
yerba itself means herb, so one of its meanings is something to smoke ... yerba mate instead, here something about it. that and tea takes away the sense of hunger of me .. for the rest, just didn't feel like eating.
Now I know what you mean.
Thanx.
For a moment there I thought you were slyly alluding to " Erbal " herb meaning .....weed
But yes we have plenty of weird and wonderful herbal teas here too.
Mind you I have never tried drinking Clam juice..sounds Yuksville.
There some down here who reckon on making a Tea brewed up with gum leaves..
They say it gives them a clear head, others say it gives them visions..but mostly i've just seen them drink it, then run around like bushflies for a few minutes before falling over....
aquafire
_ posted 06-27-2003 04:10 PM
Hmmm. Somebody's up late...
Originally posted by der Kopf
Hmmm. Somebody's up late...
Seems awfully dark for 4.10pm
I posted it around 11.30pm local time..
Rain is thundering down outside, freezing cold too.
( well 10c is freezing for us aussies )
Originally posted by MGG
I like just a plain lemonade.
Plain Lemonade !
Are you a Puritan or sumthin ?
Aiyaiyaiyai! It tastes great and brings the COLD right to the core of your body. If you want alcoholic, you can always hit it with some coconut rum. They go great together!
(...and don't buy the pre-bottled stuff in a store. You got to buy da powda and mix it yourself. Goooood stuff!)
8)
Jeff
Coke Slurpee
Lemonade
http://www.bevnet.com/reviews/ame/
Very very refreshing.
Originally posted by alcimedes
there is no truly refreshing drink on a hot summer day that has no alcohol.
would mix with vodka very well, for the alcimede's types out there.
Originally posted by Powerdoc
Evian water is good, and since i am merely a french alp's son, i will not say the contrary. But personnaly i prefer the volcano water : Volvic. In the contrary i hate heavy mineralized water like Contrex or Vittel.
volvic is the best, i agree.
i'm sure that your location has nothing to do with your preference?