cuppa tea and a slice o cake!

[david b 2]

I can't seem to go anywhere in California and get a decent cup of tea and slice of cake! Why do they give you a luke warm pot of water and put the teabag on the side?!

Surely somebody must have been to England from America!

[nickm 1]

HA, yeh tea is ####### here :lol::-)

I had my dad send me 2 boxes of yorkshire tea..

But, a little tip is buy a tea ball and get some fresh tea from a deli.. its the only way..

[fozzie 41]

Yeah, never order tea when you're out and about. Its always Lipton Tea which is weak crp! I can actually by tetley and PG Tips in my local supermarket so at home I always get a good cuppa. Twinings isn't bad if you can find that, serves in a pinch.

[mattychell 1]

This made me giggle, thanks

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

U had the same problem, but then found that our local luxury gas station (a White Oaks, if you have them there) sells Barry's tea, so now I am happy. Another tip is to go to an authentic Indian store (dot, not feather), they tend to have good, strong tea.

[beppo 8]

I don't how much tea bags from state to state is but in South Carolina it costs me over $4 for 40 PG Tips. Pisses me off that UK food is either wayyy expensive or hard to get.

I'm dying for decent black pudding.

[ADMIRE 3]

I don't how much tea bags from state to state is but in South Carolina it costs me over $4 for 40 PG Tips. Pisses me off that UK food is either wayyy expensive or hard to get.

I'm dying for decent black pudding.

Am no English lady and felt the same exact way when I got here! The tea is just too weak. Wld look in to the pointers above, thanks.

[Mrs O. 29]

Would definitely be stuffing every free corner and crevice of my luggage with teabags when I'm heading out there.! I had learnt that on my previous visits, always bring my Barry's or Lyons tea with me!

[thetreble 19]

You lot aren't the only ones. Many of us Canadians have English or Scottish parents so we feel your pain! The whole tea bag in water thing is a scary site.

I use PG Tips. Luckily I can at least get that to make myself a brew!

[Ricky+Vanessa 43]

U had the same problem, but then found that our local luxury gas station (a White Oaks, if you have them there) sells Barry's tea, so now I am happy. Another tip is to go to an authentic Indian store (dot, not feather), they tend to have good, strong tea.

There is an authentic Indian shop 3 minutes away from us - I LOVE it. They sell all kinds of random chocolates and sweets like Cadbury's fruit and nut, aero, time out and Polos (not that IS random). I don't drink tea (shock, horror) so can't say I've looked for it but I thought I was dreaming when I saw the sweets and they were all made in the UK - unlike the Cadbury's you see in Walmart which is very thin and made somewhere like Chicago.

[웃 910]

This store is in a local mall by me. They give out free tea that tastes delicious to me but I am not a daily drinker so can't tell the difference much. They seem to have a good collection and you can make online orders which leads me to believe that it would be extremely easy to find a place in UK that also does online ordering....

http://www.teavana.com/

[Darnell 8,478]

the cheapest place I saw for pg tips was at an authentic indian grocer.

if you do 'loose tea' they have wide selection and the infuser gear to use.

I suggest you 'go ethnic' and soon.

Edited June 8, 2011 by Darnell

[Damian&Kelly 16]

Wegmans has the best selection, though its not cheap. There's 2 English/Irish shops around us so we go there often to stock up, mostly on sweets and real heinz baked beans. The cadbury's that they have in the grocery stores, here at least, are made by Hershey. Which is 10 min away from me, not across the waters!

[* Kristin * 49]

Peet's Coffee and Tea near you?

Besides the cute, authentic tea houses - that's the best we've found.

I can't seem to go anywhere in California and get a decent cup of tea and slice of cake! Why do they give you a luke warm pot of water and put the teabag on the side?!

Surely somebody must have been to England from America!

[Alex & Rachel 78]

This store is in a local mall by me. They give out free tea that tastes delicious to me but I am not a daily drinker so can't tell the difference much. They seem to have a good collection and you can make online orders which leads me to believe that it would be extremely easy to find a place in UK that also does online ordering....

http://www.teavana.com/

It addition to Teavana there's also Adagio (who sell kettles that can boil water at lower temperatures for green tea) and the Red Blossom Tea Co.

I've switched to loose-leaf and it's really not too much hassle. However, I admit that this isn't the type of tea david b is seeking!