The little green man tea! Yoda is pretty epic, even if he is a little bit overdone in pop culture. The tea is a mix of green tea leaves, dried lemongrass, and bits of dried ginger root. It smells exactly like bread & butter pickles! Side note: my boyfriend looked at me like I was crazy when I called them bread & butter pickles, apparently he had never heard that term before (he calls them sweet pickles). Maybe it’s a more southern thing…? I steeped this twice.
First time, 175 degrees for 3 minutes. The aroma reminds me of the pickles too, just with less of a vinegar scent. The taste is extremely light. The main flavor I get is ginger and cinnamon, and even that is very mild. I taste a hint of lemongrass and then a light vegetal edge at the end. Meh.
Tried again at the recommended 190 degrees and with a little more tea. Came out basically exactly the same. I guess this tea is just a bit light for my tastes…
How does this tea compare to Yoda? Well… There is something about ginger and lemongrass that seems meditative to me, which would make sense. And I can see Master Yoda drinking a green tea, mostly because he has that kind of stereotypical Asian wise man persona. But I think he would want something far more pungent than this… Too weak for such a strong Jedi Master!
Flavors: Cinnamon, Ginger, Lemongrass, Vegetal
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I totally know what bread and butter pickles are.
Bread and butter pickles are AWESOME – especially when made by my grandmother
Love bread and butter pickles!
I have literally seen bread and butter pickles printed on a pickle label…but am also from the south, so maybe they are only sold down there?
mj I don’t know, that was the only thing I could think of since I’m from Missouri and he is from New Jersey… :P
I think they are a southern thing
I totally know what bread and butter pickles are.
Bread and butter pickles are AWESOME – especially when made by my grandmother
Love bread and butter pickles!
I have literally seen bread and butter pickles printed on a pickle label…but am also from the south, so maybe they are only sold down there?
mj I don’t know, that was the only thing I could think of since I’m from Missouri and he is from New Jersey… :P
I think they are a southern thing