Tempted to name change, but can't be bothered ... rooibos tea?

[NotQuiteCockney]

I seem to like this stuff. Is it actually in any way good for you?

And how the hell do you say its name?

Roy Bos

Mmm I love it too

Is it the same as red bush - I always thought it was but never knew who to ask. like it too.

I think it's good for you as low caffeine and high anti oxidants. Might be talking out me arse though.

why do you want to namechange for it?

is there something I'm missing ?

The vanilla version is especially nice, I find.

I like it normal tea gives me headaches this one is just tasty and keeps me off coffee during the day which is a bonus

I'm forrin, like, so I Don't Drink Tea. (I also Don't Listen to the Archers.)

So drinking tea is something to be ashamed of.

I love it.

I call it redbush !! I love the stuff too and so many different types - normal, with vanilla, earl grey etc...

Think you're ok in liking this tea even being forin because its not really an English tea IYSWIM.

Very nice. Also fuels Mma Ramotswe of the Ladies No 1 Detective Agency.

am foreign too drink far too much coffee trying to wean off roiboos seems acceptable alternative to 'a cuppa'

I find the Archers strangely fascinating

and that barely makes any sense oh whatever it is lovely tasty

I tried it once and hated it-it's NOT proper tea (pause for punchline)the only people I've known who liked it grew up in S Africa,so I thought maybe it was like marmite? you have to be exposed at a young age?- tis free of caffeine and tannin tho...
and I d listen to the Archers!

yes, we were given it at school in SA!

Ah, see it tastes a bit like normal tea, but I like the lack of tannin, and definately the lack of caffeine.

I'm not south african!

You either love it or hate it!

Must be getting more popular as when I first starting drinking it only Tescos stocked Red bush but now most supermarkets will have a couple of brands.

ooooh it's lovely

you never told me I was meant to be ashamed of it?

the SAs I know seem to add a very little sh sound on the end so it is sort of Roybos(ch)

I can't say it like them, though

anyway it has scads of health benefits and cures cancer or something

link to follow

I have just bought some of the Tetley version - I like it. Can't stop saying "Rooibos" in a faux South African accent.

You need to let it brew for at least 5 mins to get a good strong cuppa (I like Yorkshire tea too)

Is it positively good for you, though? I've been thinking of forcing it on my children.

vanilla version is vile imho but we drink it here all the time even the yogachicks consume it daily. Antioxidant heaven! Drink it neat

can't find the one I wanted
anyone notice Guardian archive search has gone shite recently?

I don't like tea but love drinking v weak red bush - can get a bag to make about 5 cups!

Not real tea all so no worries about being seen as a 'tea drinker' lol at tea drinking being something to be ashamed of.

It is also bound to be good for you as I can't stand it

How can you? It is the most filthy muck.

Frances, it's nothing to be ashamed of, unless you are Forrin and have a Policy against Tea.

(Did I tell you a mate and I got chatted up by a couple of Brasilians in their 20s last weekend? V strange.)