I loved chia tea the best when we had Vermont GreemMountain Coffee at our Mall.
By writersedge
@writersedge (22563)
United States
April 20, 2012 9:38am CST
But then they left and everyone else's tastes like milk with hardly any spice in it. I went to every place in our nearest city that sells chia and Oregon Chi original that you make at home came close. Well Koffee Kat had Dan's white chocolate chia and it's as good as I remember the one I liked was. So I found a good one with lots of spice again.
Have you loved something and then it went away? Continuously longed for it? Did you find a good similar one or not? What is it?
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
20 Apr 12
Hi writers
Some years back, when this "Mixed Soft Drinks" thing was catching up here (they used to add black salt, some lemon and some special condiments to make it more flavored and locally we call it masala pepsi or masala coke - depending on what soft drink is it) there was a restaurant which had mastered this mix. Maybe just me or all, I dont know, but I do remember that I would drive 10 kilometers to have that one glass drink almost regularly. Then I had to leave to a different city for some assignment for about a year - though the drink was available there too... nothing like the taste from here. And during my return journey, I was quite anxious and eager to sip it at my favorite restaurant but unfortunately, it had closed out. Though I still find many places selling that and even I have learned to make those mixes still, I do not find any near to that taste anywhere.
I think it is something to do with Chef's Secret.
Some years back, when this "Mixed Soft Drinks" thing was catching up here (they used to add black salt, some lemon and some special condiments to make it more flavored and locally we call it masala pepsi or masala coke - depending on what soft drink is it) there was a restaurant which had mastered this mix. Maybe just me or all, I dont know, but I do remember that I would drive 10 kilometers to have that one glass drink almost regularly. Then I had to leave to a different city for some assignment for about a year - though the drink was available there too... nothing like the taste from here. And during my return journey, I was quite anxious and eager to sip it at my favorite restaurant but unfortunately, it had closed out. Though I still find many places selling that and even I have learned to make those mixes still, I do not find any near to that taste anywhere.
I think it is something to do with Chef's Secret.1 person likes this
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
20 Apr 12
ps: I told you I dont like situations where my friends have Zero responses and I wonder why this happens. This discussion seems to be quite an interesting one as I can relate to something that I loved from my past. I am sure many others too do have such eateries or even drinks which would make them return to somewhere special...

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@jazel_juan (15745)
• Philippines
21 Apr 12
Yes, i was a kid i could remember eating Tootsie Rolls! But as i grew up i tend to see it less and now i could not find any 

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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
21 Apr 12
That is such a sad story, I can't take it. I mean, really, no tootsie rolls? What is life coming to where you live? They're everywhere here. At the neighborhood diner, at the dollar store, at just about every store and pharmacy. I get my fix during the holidays and every time we have a parade. I don't jump ahead of the children, I wait for everyone to leave. After they move their cars, I clean up-literally.
@celticeagle (190011)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Apr 12
My daughter and I have a favorite coffee spot we like to go to. THey have really good Chai Tea that I get when I am not feeling well and have a sore throat. It feels so good on the throat. I like the Latte we get occasionally. Haven't been able to afford for so long. Darn! I can't think of the name of it right now.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
22 Apr 12
Frustrating when you can't think of it.
I had the absolutely worst strep throat of my life in college. I had to practically mainline hot chocolate. So if you think of the name of it and it works for me, too, then I would appreciate it.
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
22 Apr 12
Well, here, it would proably just be called mocha carmal or caramel mocha anyway.
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@celticeagle (190011)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Apr 12
Oh, no. It was just the name of the Latte that I usually get. Nothing special. It is a mocha with carmel but I think what they call it. Silly me.

@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Apr 12
When I was a kid, my mom found this brown Japanese tea, called Hakocha. I don't know if it was the name or brand of the tea - but we used to drink it on hot days. I remember it came in a gold box with red and green writing. Nothing was added to it after brewing - except maybe a few ice cubes to keep it chilled. It didn't have the usual bitter taste of tea - it was somewhat sweet - that kids actually liked it even plain. I forgot why we stopped drinking it, but my mom bought some years later, though by then the packaging was different. The taste was different as well - not as sweet or "good tasting" as we remembered it to be. I don't know what exactly made that Hakocha tea magical at the time, but I've never found anything similar EVER!! (It's getting hot here . . . I could use a glass of that right now!!!)
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
21 Apr 12
The Chinese tea we get here, I like because it has dried honey instead of sugar in it and it is pretty awesome. Maybe they changed something in it like that. Maybe they switched to sugar which has no taste or maybe your tastebuds have changed. We don't tend to get much that's Japanese up here. But I will be on the lookout just because you wrote it and now it interests me.
Too bad it changed. Food and drink that are tied up with childhood memories, you don't want those things to change.
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Apr 12
To my knowledge, I don't think there were any sweeteners in it (my parents are purists when it comes to Japanese tea - no sugar or sweeteners!). But it's possible my tastebuds have changed like you said. Ok, now I'm going to go on a hunt for this tea!! 

@writersedge (22563)
• United States
23 Jul 12
Chia tea is a spice tea, often sweetened with honey and some milk added. Do you drink any tea with spice in it? What spices do you like in your tea if you do?
@TalalAr (41)
• United Arab Emirates
20 Apr 12
Not really, i still drink the same tea!! :)! in my country it's called "lipton" and i drink it with milk. It tastes really good which i like and i never stopped drinking it. Perhaps you grew up or the taste of your mouth changed.. try coffee if you're old enough or so .. try a new kind.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
21 Apr 12
No I love chi, it's just that here, they make a weak version with hardly any spices and no real cream or no added cream to the milk. A weak version without the cream is just no contest. The worst was Boarders, that was nothing like Vermont's.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
21 Apr 12
We have Lipton here, too. My husband likes it. I can take it or leave it.






