Today, as with every day, in the morning, I made myself a cup of tea (well, to be honest, Seiji did, but I made my second cup). It was Earl Grey - which Seiji and I love. We buy it at rather a premium price from the foreign food shop in Mitsukoshi, but it is well worth it.
I sometimes have two cups but seldom more. I discovered that caffeine and I don't mix well after 4pm, so I have to avoid coffee, tea, coke and even chocolate after this time to prevent insomnia later on. It sucks actually. I guess if I built up my tolerance gradually, I could have more, but it's not worth the sleepless nights I would experience in the meantime.
Recipe for tea
Some hot water
A tea bad
Milk - a couple of tablespoons
Plenty of time to steep and then cool down (I can't drink hot stuff)
Seiji usually makes me a cup of tea every morning and it is a lovely thing to do for someone. Thanks Seiji - maybe I will tell you this one day to your face...maybe...
Gratuitous copy and paste from Wikipedia to up my wordcount (has some intersting stuff though!):
Earl Grey tea is a tea blend with a distinctive flavour and aroma derived from the addition of oil extracted from the rind of the bergamot orange, a fragrant citrus fruit.
Traditionally the term "Earl Grey" was applied only to black tea; however, today the term is also applied to green teas, including white tea and oolong, and tisanes, such as rooibos, that contain oil of bergamot.
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