I actually thought that was the standard black tea when I was growing up. Like if someone said "black tea" that's what they meant. And since it doesn't taste like oranges, I figured it was because the box was always orange.
Okay, I feel the need to admit that I actually still thought it was the fancy name for Standard Black Tea until I saw this post and learned that other people hadn't heard of it.
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tbh now I feel like asking British people to find out if it's ~just me or if this is just a weird American/Canadian thing.
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I've heard the term pretty much all my life. I think it's even on tea boxes.
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CONCLUSION: Y'ALL ARE WEIRD.
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I shall email my mother. She is my last hope - she's a fairly normal person but might know this sort of thing.
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Also I do not doubt that tea snobs have heard of it and know exactly what it is, but NOT NORMAL PEOPLE.
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APART FROM THE FACT THAT SOME PEOPLE DRINK FRUIT AND HERB TEA BUT THEY ARE WEIRD.
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And my "tea" of choice is rooibos, so...
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Is rooibos a brand? Or another made up word like orange pekoe?
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But rooibos is an herbal tea. Redbush or red tea. It has sort of a grassy flavor and I much prefer it over real tea.
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