#tisane and tea difference

[solshop]

Herbal Teas OR Herbal Tisane Difference– Solshop

Are you looking to add a bit of zing and variety to your daily routine? Then herbal teas or tisanes is just the thing for you!

[battywitch]

Idk if we've just had exceptionally bad luck across more than half a dozen brands and 2.5 years, but I am desperate for black tea that actually has flavor 😭

[teaboot]

Y'know, despite having tea in your name, I can't find it you've said what your favorite kind of tea is.

If you don't mind, what are your top 3 teas that you'd say people should try?

Oh, like if you enjoy tea and want to try new stuff?

First off, tea (broadly speaking, for readers who aren't familiar) is made of leaves from the tea plant, and the TYPES of tea- White, green, oolong*, and black- just refer to different levels of oxidization. The darker the tea, the more oxidized it is, the higher the tannins are, more bitter it gets, the higher caffeine is.

That said:

First pick, London fog. The kind I like is the customary earl grey tea prepped with milk, sugar, vanilla, and lavender. Feels soft and cozy and lightly floral, but not in a perfume way- best I can describe it is drinking a warm blanket fresh out of the dryer.

Earl grey tea, btw, is a black tea flavored with bergamot oils. Bergamot is a sour-bitter citrus fruit. Oversteeped or scalded, Earl Grey can taste super nasty and bitter-flat, but I like mine steeped for about 3-4 minutes for a milder taste.

Second pick, Gunpowder green tea, chilled. I like mine steeped for about 2-3 minutes in a medium boil, remove the leaves and place in the fridge until cold. Gunpowder tea has more caffeine than most green teas and is very refreshing when iced, in my opinion. Has more of a kick to it than plain ice water, especially after hard exercise. No idea if that's healthy or not, I just like the taste.

Third, Lemon black tea boba with tapioca pearls. Because I know what I fuckin like. Sassy dance

Honorable mentions include Russian Caravan (reminds me of my grandma), Market Spice Rooibos Blend (reminds me of my mom), Chai, Mint Tisane, and Black Tea iced with sugar and lemon.

Enjoy!!

*Edit: I was thinking "warm plant drink with 'oo' in name that steeps red" and wrote Rooibos instead of Oolong in the original. Oolong comes from tea plants, Rooibos does not

[evadingreallife]

Btw guys, to yall advocating for herbal teas... In my native language herbal tea is not called tea at all, so to me all them herbal blends were never even in the running here

(yes im coming for yall)

[kirfluffbon]

some notes on Taranza & Joronia’s species, and on Floralian culture:

🌸 Colloquially speaking, both bug-folk (Waspiders, Antlers, Sectra Dees, etc.) and plant-folk (the People of the Sky) are indigenous to Floralia, having lived there for thousands of years.

🌸 The floating archipelago’s Mirror Counterpart is the kingdom of Sporalia - an underground civilization deep beneath the earth, within and around Cabbage Cavern.

🌸 Floralian Waspiders are arboreal, whereas Sporalian Waspiders are fossorial. As a result, the latter tend to have thicker claws and larger horns, which they use for digging.

🌸 Both can hold their breath for significantly longer than, say, the average Waddle Dee - an advantage in dizzyingly high-altitude floating islands and waterlogged underground caverns alike.

🌸 Waspiders are omnivorous. Although their diet is particularly heavy on insects, meat and fish, they’ll also consume plants, fruit, flowers and flower nectar. Plant milk is popular, as are fruit juices and liquors, pulque, and cacao-based drinks.

🌸 Insects and other forms of prey are usually cooked, but consumption of raw or live prey isn’t unusual, either - the late Queen Joronia was particularly known for her fondness of raw shrew, sliced thin and marinated with fresh herbs, citrus and birch syrup.

🌸 Snakes are sacred animals and symbols of protection to Floralians, made in the image of their serpentine deity, Togu Ro Garāga (whom you may know as Coily Rattler). Killing, eating or otherwise bringing harm to a snake is taboo.

🌸 Statues and other iconography of serpents are often erected outside tombs, temples, homes, and so on - some, like the Burner Guardians, are even animated with magic to defend against intruders.

🌸 Floralia has a strong and elaborate tea culture - or rather, tisane culture! (Taranza is anal about the difference, but enjoys both.) Most Floralian teas are brewed from flowers and herbs rather than tea leaves, which are an imported delicacy from the Lower World.

🌸 Flowering teas are quite popular, consisting of dried flower bundles that ‘bloom’ as the water heats up. For those who prefer sugar in their cup, teas (and tisanes) are typically sweetened with honey, agave or flower nectar.

[nekotaylor]

Sissy Sensory Expression Ideas

Based on the provided search results, I will focus on creating a list of sensory exploration and creative expression activities that cater to the experiences and desires of sissies. Please note that these activities are designed to be inclusive and respectful, acknowledging the diversity of sissies’ preferences and needs.

Sensory Exploration Activities:

Feminine Fragrance Exploration: Offer a variety of perfumes, essential oils, and scented lotions for sissies to explore and identify different fragrances. This activity engages the sense of smell and allows for creative expression through scent combinations.

Soft Fabric Sensory Bin: Fill a bin with soft, silky fabrics like tulle, organza, or velvet. Add some gentle textures like feathers, ribbons, or lace. Sissies can explore and create with these materials, engaging their sense of touch.

Hair and Makeup Exploration: Set up a designated area with various hair accessories (e.g., clips, headbands, barrettes), makeup (e.g., lip gloss, eyeshadow, blush), and styling products (e.g., hairspray, gel). Sissies can experiment with different styles and looks, engaging their sense of sight and touch.

Tea and Tisane Tasting: Offer a selection of herbal teas and tisanes for sissies to taste and explore. This activity engages the sense of taste and smell, allowing for creative expression through flavor combinations and preferences.

Creative Expression Activities:

Fashion Design: Provide a variety of materials like paper, fabric scraps, glue, scissors, and embellishments (e.g., rhinestones, sequins). Sissies can design and create their own fashion pieces, engaging their sense of sight and fine motor skills.

Accessories Crafting: Offer materials like beads, wire, string, and other craft supplies. Sissies can create their own accessories, such as jewelry, hair clips, or barrettes, engaging their sense of sight and fine motor skills.

Makeup Artistry: Set up a designated area with makeup and brushes. Sissies can practice makeup techniques, creating their own designs and styles, engaging their sense of sight and fine motor skills.

Storytelling through Dolls: Provide dolls or figurines and encourage sissies to create stories and scenarios through play. This activity engages their sense of imagination and creativity.

Additional Tips:

Ensure a safe and comfortable environment for sissies to explore and express themselves.

Encourage experimentation and creativity, allowing sissies to make choices and take risks.

Be respectful of individual boundaries and preferences, offering alternatives or modifications as needed.

Foster a sense of community and inclusivity, acknowledging and celebrating the diversity of sissies’ experiences and desires.

By providing these activities, you can create a welcoming and empowering space for sissies to engage in creative expression and sensory exploration, tailored to their unique experiences and desires.

[velvet-cupcake-games]

Made Marion Mini-FAQ, Sept. 23

Just a few bits and bobs that I can talk about at this point in development!

Q: Players commit to their route ending at the end of Chapter 3 and then experience one of two different Chapter 4s. Does that make each chapter 4 choice-free?

There are still choices in the Chapter 4s! Many of the game's major love scenes are in the relevant character's Chapter 4, so you'll have the love scene choice if you have explicit text on. The rest of the choices are for the purpose of role-playing and making decisions about Marion's future. They won't make major changes to the ending, but they'll let you put a personal stamp on your endgame experience.

Except, of course for that choice. The one that leads either to victory or to a bad end. Which choice is it? You'll find out!

Some of your earlier choices can also cause minor changes in Chapter 4. For instance, in Sherwood Common Marion can write either an angry or a diplomatic letter to her father. This may affect whether he appears in the epilogue segment at the end of a Sherwood character's route.

Q: What kind of experience does the option to turn off explicit text provide? Does it allow for asexual relationships?

Because one of the main goals of the Made Marion project was to provide mature-rated love scenes for adult otome/amare fans who were interested in them, we don't have the option for asexual relationships in this game. Marion is allosexual by canon and it's obvious from the way she views the world from the very beginning of the game.

When explicit text is off, the player reads a shortened, non-explicit version of scenes that involve sexual activity. I try to get across the emotions that the characters are feeling without getting into the nitty-gritty of things, but it's still stated that the characters are having a sexual encounter.

Explicit text is ON by default in Made Marion, so players who do not wish to read such text should turn it off in the Options menu ASAP. Once a scene with explicit text has begun, turning the option off won't work until the next explicit scene (not that we're loaded with them, it's just how the script flow of the game works). I may be able to program a "break-out" button later on, but it won't be available as of the first Early Access release.

Q: Characters in Made Marion drink "tisane." Is that tea or something else?

A tisane is a hot drink with an herbal infusion. Many tisanes, also known as herbal teas, do not contain actual tea leaves. Tea is a very specific beverage, and its history in Europe is tied up in colonial-era violence. Instead of trying to work that into my alternate-magical-Europe history, I decided that it made the most sense for Avalons to simply drink non-tea-containing tisanes. Considering that plant druids are all about making magical hybrid plants, they probably have some delicious ones! They are caffeine-free but may contain other types of stimulants.

When Avalons aren't drinking alcohol, there's a good chance that they're drinking tisane. Thanks to druidic knowledge and the environmental protections inherent in the Pact, Avalon drinking water is way cleaner than the water was in Medieval England. But as Avalon science doesn't yet have a working knowledge of microorganisms, boiling your water is still the safest way to go.

[treemaidengeek]

ooooooh for the ship classification... which MDZS ship to pick? Hrmmmmmmm... not knowing your ships (except your header is LanLan right?) maybe a softball Nevermind, your ask went all the way there, so: Twin Jades (fraternal, not romantic), Song Lan/Lan Xichen (I would LOVE a treatise on this), good ole WangXian and... Wen Qing/Jiang Yanli?

hello! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

oooh so I'm gonna answer out of order

fraternal Twin Jades: makes sense, somewhat compels me. Literally one of the more important canonical relationships and I certainly have a lot of feels about it. I love a good story that explores the different ways they were shaped, as individuals and in relationship to one another, by the joys and hardships of their young lives. But I rarely seek out or write stories that focus on this dynamic - rather, I look for it as a strong secondary thread.

Wangxian: makes sense, compels me. It's hard to be in the fandom and not love these two and their story! But I most often read & write fic focused on secondary characters. Wangxian have a complete arc. I'm more curious about those who are left with threads hanging, & exploring the what-ifs and spaces that canon skirts around.

Wen Qing / Jiang Yanli: somewhat make sense, doesn't compel me. Look, I know this is the most popular wlw ship in this fandom, and I want to love it for that alone but I just... don't. It's fine. It can be really sweet, even. But JYL needs a partner who is gentle with her and dotes on her, and WQ needs a partner who with snap back and challenge her. WQ is gentle and doting to exactly two people in her life: her sickly baby brother, and a literal toddler. That's not the right energy for an equal partnership. And while JYL absolutely has a spine and can stand up to her loved ones, that's not how she prefers to move through the world. She smiles and fondly watches her brothers' antics, and doesn't join in. I can see them developing a mutual caretaker relationship (WQ: "fucking rest and take care of your own health for once" JYL: "I will if you will") I suppose.

Song Lan / Lan Xichen: makes sense, compels me. This is my second head-over-heels ship love in this fandom (after & surpassing 3zun). My best treatise is my 48k series about them (each work is standalone & they range from a few hundred words to 20k+), but the elevator pitch treatise is... they are two men two love deeply and passionately and are left alone and grieving as canon moves on from their stories. They both suffered loss and the most intimate of betrayals. They both did their best and made wholly human mistakes and failed their loved ones, and have to somehow live with that guilt and shame.

Song Lan never was much for conversation. Xichen secluded himself in silence. Xichen's seclusion loosens the strictures of the Lan's routines and the heavy responsibilities he was literally born to carry; Song Lan was temple-raised and long ago chose the comparative freedom of wanderer's life. They're both idealists who have spent their lives, in their separate ways, striving to make the world a kinder and safer place.

Most stories I've seen about them are post canon, ft them navigating the complexities of finding healing and love again after traumatic loss. As a pairing they tend to attract skillful, thoughtful writers who do fantastic character studies (though it's grown enough that I can no longer say I've read everything & know everyone).

OH MY GODS TUMBLR THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FOUR DIFFERENT HERBALS AND ONE UM ACTUALLY. WHY YOU GOTTA MAKE ME LOOK LIKE A WEIRDO SNOB

[onbearfeet]

Teawolf By Night

I want to make some fandom tea blends like it's 2012, mostly because I'm allergic to coffee and I live on tea. Fanart labels, all that good stuff. Definitely do the WBN characters and maybe add Bucky and Alpine to make it a Monster Mash collection. Here's what I've got for flavor notes:

Ted: Green tea base with Meyer lemon and rose flavors. Herbal. Floral. Bright. Tastes like a sunny meadow.

Elsa: Black tea base with red berries (I'm thinking tart cherry and currant) and rose. The base flavor should punch you in the head with caffeine and dark and RED.

Jack: Now it gets hard. I had too many ideas for him. Currently I'm thinking a tiger eye (black tea with notes of chocolate and caramel) base with chestnut and either cinnamon or a cinnamon-heavy chai blend. Warmth, sweetness, and spice.

The Wolf: I decided to split my tea ideas about Jack in two. This guy gets SPICE, some kind of chai base heavy in ginger and cinnamon with maybe some dark chocolate in there too. I considered adding peppercorns, but I don't like them.

Bucky: There are two Bucky teas I already love--one is chocolate hazelnut and one is kind of apricot-y. To make mine different and because I don't think enough people go there, I'm thinking blueberry black tea as a base. Still working on the rest. Maybe lavender. I do like blueberry and lavender together in ice cream, and, well, he IS purple (urf-urf-urf...)

Alpine: Her majesty currently has a lemon and maybe vanilla rooibos base with strawberry tisane mixed in. Her blend is herbal because I'm pretty sure caffeine is bad for cats. The lemon/vanilla makes me think of a fluffy cloud, which she is, and then I needed something to signify blood.

Feel free to play in the notes.

[archivistbot]

Hey Martin, what's your favorite kind of tea?

MARTIN: Um, well, I, I think tea should be tea. It’s, it’s a, it’s a plant. There’s, there’s a lot of different plants that, that grow naturally, and, and some… [Nervous laugh] are tisanes.

[solshop]

Herbal Teas OR Herbal Tisane Difference– Solshop Blog

Are you looking to add a bit of zing and variety to your daily routine? Then herbal teas or tisanes is just the thing for you!

[olderthannetfic]

My hydration hack is herbal tea, personally. There are like a bazillion different kinds, so I never get bored! Right now, I'm going through a seasonal peppermint bark tea, which is great with milk, and a variety pack of fruit tea. (I think if you want to get pedantic about it, they're ~technically~ tisanes or herbal infusions, but feh.)

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Haha. Yeah. I like herbal teas in theory, but many specific ones don't work for me. I remember liking Celestial Seasonings as a kid, but I think they've reformulated everything. Nowadays, I tend to just drink plain peppermint tea.

[fortheloveofnutrition]

I know you all are big fans of my Herb related posts so I am super excited to share this book I found at my local library with you. It's called "Herbarium" by Thames & Hudson and it contains information about 100 different types of herbs. Some of these I've heard of and used, others I'm learning about for the first time. Each page gives an overview of each herb and a brief break down of how to grow it, eat it, and ways in which the herb offers healing benefits.

Lets dive into the first herb listed, Achillea Ageratum aka English Mace aka Sweet Yarrow aka Sweet Nancy. Which is fitting because English Mace is considered a cousin of yarrow. By the way, there are 140 different species of Achillea and this is just one of them. And this is what it looks like ::

According to the text," English mace was discovered in Switzerland in 1798 and is now cultivated in many temperate northern areas. Its bright green foliage is suited to windier positions, given that the stems are strong and tall. Each one carries many daisy-like flowers, which are long-lived and bloom well into autumn.

It is remarkable that this dainty delight has associations with powerful Achilles, the Greek hero of the Trojan War. The genus is thought to be named after him because he discovered its medicinal properties - properties that are deemed obsolete now, although a cup of English mace tea is said to help cure a cold.

The frilly, hairy, aromatic leaves can be used when young to flavour soups, stews, potato salad, rice, pasta and chicken dishes, although they should be added sparingly lest they overpower the other ingredients. In summer, pick bunches of the stems and hang them upside down to dry before using them in dried-flower arrangements."

As far as healing goes, the book states, "a tisane of English mace may alleviate the symptoms of the common cold." It was also used during the Middle Ages to repel insects and act as an air freshener.

If you'd like to read more about how the Achillea species benefits skin health please read this article titled "Achillea Species as Sources of Active phytochemicals  for dermatological and cosmetic applications." (for some reason I can't get the link to copy and paste so feel free to Google search that article title)

[kivrin]

Because your ask box is open: what teas do you like best? Also, what is one change you've made to your home that continues to be useful or delightful?

These are lovely questions! Thank you for asking. So, I really enjoy having a variety of teas on hand - one of my ongoing pleasures is a subscription to Plum Deluxe where they send me a different caffeinated tea every month. The current one is a "pecan cream" that is delicious. My regular morning workhorse, though, is an Assam (think Irish Breakfast) currently Kalami Assam from Ahmad Tea. Perennial favorites include Whittard's of Chelsea's Piccadilly Blend, Harney & Sons Black Cask Bourbon, and a Smoky Vanilla Chai from Soluna Garden Farms in Boston. I don't particularly care for green tea. In the herbal realm, there's a nettle-ginger-licorice blend called Respiratory Rescue that I love when I'm sick, and I also like tisanes with a lot of hibiscus. Celestial Seasonings' Lemon Zinger was an early fave. I do also enjoy rooiboos - that's the non-camellia-sinesis tea that most scratches the black-tea itch for me. This is so small but it is a serious convenience - I got an old paring knife at the thrift store and keep it on the shelf over the key hooks near the door for slicing open packages. It keeps the household scissors from getting lost in the chaos of shoes and coats near the door.

[mneiai]

Some of these have minor or major overlap--Chai and Black, or Black and Fermented, or Red and Black, or Red as Rooibos and therefore a Tisane, etc--but since people will interpret some differently based on where they live/their tea culture, I figured I'd keep in the overlapping/subcategory ones I've known people to consider different to give as many choices as possible.

You can clarify in the notes!

Please reblog thank you

[kitkatt0430]

☕️ on tea? Love it, hate it, never drank it? Favorite, least favorite?

Tea is the best. :D

So I love all kinds of tea, it's the best drink. Coffee upsets my digestive system these days, but even before that started when given a choice between coffee and tea I would pick tea.

There are so many different types of teas out there too. And they're all so good.

First we've got the true teas: black tea, green tea, white tea, pu erh tea, oolong tea, and yellow tea. These are all derived from camellia sinensis plant and are all going to have naturally occuring caffeine in them.

Of the true teas, black teas tend to be my favorites. They typically have a stronger or bolder flavor and sometimes aren't so much black as they are a deep red which can be very pretty. Though add bergamot to a black tea and it'll be extra delicious to me. (Bergamot being a type of orange - bergamot oil/extract is what's typically added to the tea itself.) Bergamot is found in various breakfast teas, Earl Grey, Paris, amongst others and has a very distinctive aroma.

Black teas also go well with chocolate - I don't know that I've tried a chocolate tea that didn't have a black tea base. Of course people might also start blending coffee into their tea and that's where my adventurousness dies, but often those will be on a black tea base too. If I'm looking for a strong black tea to go in place of coffee and I'm not picking a bergamot tea, I'll usually go with masala or some other similarly spiced black tea.

For making home made tea lattes, black teas tend to be my go to as well. I've gotten pretty good at making these on the stove with a caramelized sugar base, milk added, then tea steeped in last, though sometimes I'll steep the tea separately while making the carmalized sugar + milk and then mix the two after. Different methods make different flavors which work better or worse depending on the type of tea and the flavors I'm after.

Enough about black teas, let's move on to the rest.

Green tea is also a favorite. I haven't tried as many varieties as, say, black tea, but I've yet to taste one I didn't like. Powdered green tea also has a lot of interesting uses, including making for a tasty ice cream.

Oolong teas are really good too. Not my favorites, but they can be more naturally sweet than black teas which make them a good choice when I want to use less sweetener.

Of the non 'true' teas, there's also a wiiiiiide variety of herbal teas out there and have a multitude of plant sources. But because these teas do not include the camellia sinensis, they're technically a tisane. But mostly we just call them tea anyway.

Chamomile tea is a favorite of these for when I've been having trouble sleeping or have a sore throat. Peppermint is good for cold nights, though it's never been particularly useful to me for an upset stomach as others like to claim. Ginger tea is a much beloved by others, but I actually don't like it unless there's something to cover the flavor. It's not gross, it's just... too much. It's an overwhelming taste in a sensory experience sort of way, so I will pretty much never pick a ginger tea.

Rooibos and hibiscus teas are some more of my favorites for herbal teas. They mix well with fruits for some of my favorite light summer blends.

And now for the great iced vs hot tea debate. I actually really enjoy both. Some teas are better hot and don't taste good cold. Some teas are better cold and don't taste good hot. Many teas taste good both ways, but taste different when made hot vs cold so the version I want will differ usually based on what the weather is like. Though it can also come down to what flavors the temperature brings out in the tea itself, which is why some teas taste better one way or the other.

Fruit teas tends to do very well as cold tea, for example. Peach tea is a common one for both hot and iced teas, but strawberry teas are really excellent for being served both ways too though those I'd argue are best served cold. Black tea tends to be better hot, but on a hot day most black teas are delightful when served iced. And since I live somewhere it can get up to 100 degrees in the summer and stay that way for several days or even weeks, being able to enjoy iced tea is kind of a necessity in order to enjoy tea in the summer at all.