Comment by lakomen
3 years ago
There are so many blog posts about green tea being healthy. Every time I tried some its taste was revolting (like drinking dirty feet water), and it created a rough feeling in my throat.
I usually drink peppermint and/or camomile. If not solo, the mix must be 50/50 or it also tastes like old socks. I also like various fruit teas, or blends like orange and curcuma, rose hip/hybiscus.
As a European I don't understand the green tea hype.
This is why I've never drank dirty feet water or tasted old socks. Europeans have some strange food habits.
I’m not sure why that would have been your experience. Decent, well-prepared green tea should have a very mild grassy flavor and aroma. Possibly, as far as the rough feeling in your throat, the tea was prepared with too hot water or steeped too long, which releases astrigent chemicals as described in this fine article.