Favorite Drink?/Drink Talk Thread

[Tu_triky]

bmwracer wrote:

Milk destroys health benefits of tea: study Tue Jan 9, 6:59 AM ET Bad news for Britons: adding milk to tea ruins the health benefits of the drink, according to a Germany study. Tea has complex compounds called polyphenols which are believed to help the arteries to relax or dilate, thus enabling a smoother flow of blood. Scientists led at the Charite Hospital in Berlin tested black Darjeeling tea on 16 healthy women volunteers aged more than 50, placing an ultrasound probe on their forearm to measure arterial response. When the women drank half a litre (0.9 of a pint) of tea, their arteries relaxed significantly more than when they drank hot water or tea with milk -- tea in which skimmed milk, comprising 10 percent of the drink's volume, was added. The results were confirmed in lab-dish tests on rat aorta. The study, which appears online in the European Heart Journal, points the finger of blame at three casein proteins in the milk. These are thought to adhere to a kind of polyphenols known as catechins, preventing them from carrying out their health-making work. This could explain why Britain, a nation passionate about tea-drinking but where almost everybody adds milk to their cup, fails to make headway against cardiovascular disease, said researcher Verena Stangl. The study did not cover green tea, which is widely drunk in East Asia -- without milk.

very interesting! thank you for sharing.

[bmwracer]

Tu_triky wrote:

very interesting! thank you for sharing.

I guess that also must mean that shouldn't have milk for some time after you've had tea... Until you've actually absorbed the polyphenols.

[Tu_triky]

bmwracer wrote:

I guess that also must mean that shouldn't have milk for some time after you've had tea... Until you've actually absorbed the polyphenols.

yeah...maybe i should stop grating cheese on top of my green tea before i drink it.

[bmwracer]

Tu_triky wrote:

yeah...maybe i should stop grating cheese on top of my green tea before i drink it.

Is that a Musha special not listed on the menu?

[Tu_triky]

bmwracer wrote:

Is that a Musha special not listed on the menu?

lol....they serve the green tea in cups carved out of parmesano reggiano.

[bmwracer]

Tu_triky wrote:

lol....they serve the green tea in cups carved out of parmesano reggiano.

So desu.

I always wondered what they did with those used blocks of parmesano.

[Tu_triky]

bmwracer wrote:

So desu. I always wondered what they did with those used blocks of parmesano.

every since you cracked that joke i'm imaginig these thick-walled cheese cups in my head.

[bmwracer]

Tu_triky wrote:

every since you cracked that joke i'm imaginig these thick-walled cheese cups in my head.

It'd be like those sourdough bowls filled with clam chowder: after you're done with the soup, you eat the bowl.

[Tu_triky]

bmwracer wrote:

It'd be like those sourdough bowls filled with clam chowder: after you're done with the soup, you eat the bowl.

yeah those chowder bowls at fisherman's wharf in san francisco.

[MissMonika]

Tu_triky wrote:

yeah those chowder bowls at fisherman's wharf in san francisco.

Those are soooo yummy! Hmmm...clam chowder.
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[Tu_triky]

MissMonika wrote:

Those are soooo yummy! Hmmm...clam chowder.

i haven't had one in ages...but yeah they do hit the spot on a cold day.

[Tu_triky]

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[krim]

MissMonika wrote:

Those are soooo yummy! Hmmm...clam chowder.

mmm.. haven't had Crab Cooker clam chowder in so long...

[littlemissfab]

bmwracer wrote:

It'd be like those sourdough bowls filled with clam chowder: after you're done with the soup, you eat the bowl.

I still wanted to take a bite out of that Parmigiano bowl.
What's so funny about poking the bowl anyway??

[bmwracer]

littlemissfab wrote:

I still wanted to take a bite out of that Parmigiano bowl. What's so funny about poking the bowl anyway??

I don't think folks would wanna eat from a bowl that some stranger had their fingers on.....

[littlemissfab]

bmwracer wrote:

I don't think folks would wanna eat from a bowl that some stranger had their fingers on.....

but i poked it waaaay down, i doubt they're going to serve risotto in that bowl when it reaches that level

[bmwracer]

littlemissfab wrote:

but i poked it waaaay down, i doubt they're going to serve risotto in that bowl when it reaches that level

True, but still......

[littlemissfab]

bmwracer wrote:

True, but still......

And I poked it with my nail! (not that it's relatively cleaner...)

I am craving for seared Mackerel!

[bmwracer]

littlemissfab wrote:

And I poked it with my nail! (not that it's relatively cleaner...) I am craving for seared Mackerel!

Not Ebi Mayo Mayo?

[littlemissfab]

bmwracer wrote:

Not Ebi Mayo Mayo?

oh god, how can i forget...
My tummy's rumbling right now