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Re:The Healthiest Foods for Under $1 by froo on Sunday January 18, 2009 @01:45AM (#439142)
Agreed re: tea - I get mine shipped from the other side of Australia (because I cant get what I want locally), but even factoring in postage costs its still significantly cheaper than other drinks (except tap water)
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Re:The Healthiest Foods for Under $1 by chris11 on Sunday January 18, 2009 @03:27AM (#439204)
If you want tea, you can make some out of barley or brown rice. The stuff is pretty popular in Japan and Korea. I don't usually like most teas, but barley tea can be good.
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Re:The Healthiest Foods for Under $1 by modoc on Sunday January 18, 2009 @10:09AM (#439362)
I love toasted rice tea.

If you're in the US and want to get some good tea, I highly recommend the Upton Tea Company (http://www.uptontea.com), they have excellent teas at a wide range of price points.

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Re:The Healthiest Foods for Under $1 by netcan on Sunday January 18, 2009 @07:03PM (#439830)
What is it you want. I used to ship in tea from Ireland to Another country, but what Australian tea can't you get everywhere?
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Re:The Healthiest Foods for Under $1 by froo on Sunday January 18, 2009 @08:08PM (#439891)
I drink gyokuro and unfortunately I've been unable to find anything local here in Perth that is decent.

I know it can be expensive when compared to other teas, but I'm able to get about 4 infusions out of every serving so the price is much less than originally thought, plus its still significantly cheaper than other options (eg soda drinks)

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Re:The Healthiest Foods for Under $1 by netcan on Sunday January 18, 2009 @09:00PM (#439937)
Borderline, no?

That stuff's about $1 p/g isn't it?

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Re:The Healthiest Foods for Under $1 by froo on Sunday January 18, 2009 @09:06PM (#439944)
It can be, theres varying grades in gyokuro depending on the region its from.

I generally go for a lower to middle grade of gyokuro, My palette isn't developed enough to tell the difference (heh) but I pay about $22 Aus for 50g (inc postage) which does me around 120-130 cups of tea.

I have found it can be cheaper to buy it directly from Japan, but I'm not entirely sure if I want to go through the hassles of importing it as I've always had troubles with Australian customs.

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Re:The Healthiest Foods for Under $1 by netcan on Sunday January 18, 2009 @09:15PM (#439950)
Customs shouldn't be an issue. Quarantine's the kick. But they should be making trouble going West too.
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