I love a decent coffee but coffee doesn’t do good things for me. I tried a Matcha green tea today and it did seem to keep me going through the normal afternoon slump. Real benefits or just trendy supplement/super thing of the moment?

Surely the fact you enjoyed it but it didn’t affect your system is a real benefit and hence enough reason to buy it?

I’m not sure how much you think you are going to get out of a drink but on balance it sounded like quite a successful cup. Perhaps not world changing, but definitely net positive.

Tell me. Afterward did you feel less thirsty? That’s really really good in a drink.

afaik matcha is a green tea. In thailand you often get given a green tea (as well) when you order a coffee. The green tea acts synergetically with the coffee to keep you alert

So, if you enjoyed it, but then we on the internet told you it was all a fad, would you then think ‘oh well shame I can’t have that any more cos STW told me its popularity was unfounded and short lived?’

The green tea acts synergetically with the coffee to keep you alert

…in as far as coffee has caffeine and tea has caffeine…

no, theres more, the polyphenols(?) in tea increase the absorption rate/bioavailability of the caffeine

It’s certainly not a fad as its been produced in Japan and China for at least a thousand years. I’m like you OP, absolutely love coffee but it gives me horrendous stomach pains and heartburn which I don’t get from tea.

My usual tipple is good old Yorkshire Tea but I occasionally buy fancier loose leaf stuff and matcha from these guys – https://www.rareteacompany.com

Greeks drink strong coffee with a glass of water. The two act synergetically. Personally I prefer to drink my tea with a small vial of snake oil.

Greeks drink strong coffee with a glass of water. The two act synergetically. Personally I prefer to drink my tea with a small vial of snake oil.

Yep, that’s why I need four biscuits with my tea every time. The chocolate covering reacts entropically with the Brownian motion of the tea to produce a genuine yum for the rest of the hour. Rich Teas don’t contain as much entropy (or synergy) so they are useless, I find.

The green tea acts synergetically with the coffee to keep you alert

I’m glad we are taking the holistic approach to this.

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I’m not sure how much you think you are going to get out of a drink but on balance it sounded like quite a successful cup. Perhaps not world changing, but definitely net positive.

Tell me. Afterward did you feel less thirsty? That’s really really good in a drink.

I like the closing logic but unfortunately sometimes I actually have a drink not because I am thirsty but because it tastes nice, has some other benefit or just breaks the monotony of an afternoon in the office.

However, 4 chocolate biscuits could just be the boost that I am looking for.

If you are drinking Mactha to replace coffee consider trying Yerba Mate it’s a popular South American drink with a decent pick me up affect