Hi Everyone.
I would like to try East Frisian Tea and hope to get to the very north western region of Germany to Leer and Norden as mentioned in this article I will link. After finishing my Germany trip in Hamburg, I will have to go to Amsterdam to fly home so I thought maybe I could detour on the way to these places. But if I’m short on time and can’t get to them, does anyone know of a place in Hamburg that might serve it? I realize Hamburg is not in East Frisia, but thought. would ask here just in case someone knows. I did a couple web searches and found tea places in Hamburg, but there was no mention of that specific tea style being on the menu.
Thanks, Greg
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240725-europes-under-the-radar-region-thats-home-to-the-undisputed-tea-world-champions
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I must confess I was a little surprised that it was not really working even when I was searching in my native German. I assume you are looking for the full experience, not just the blend (which is called Ostfriesentee as well just to make things more interesting)?
The closest I could find something was near Oldenburg. How are you getting from Hamburg to Amsterdam? This or something else might be on the way…
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OP
Edmonton Alberta Canada
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Hi l-b_m.
Yes, I was looking for the full experience, not just the blend. So I guess it’s the specific blend, poured over the rock candy, and then the cream. I will be taking the train from Hamburg to Amsterdam.
Thanks, Greg
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Hi Greg,
Yep, that is the full process. I was not able to figure out if a place that offers „Ostfriesischen Tee“ is going for the full experience or just the blend, unfortunately. Maybe somebody else does know a place where it is definitely the full experience.
I could find some places that look like you might at least try an email to ask.
https://witthus.de/
https://www.luehmanns-teestube.de/
https://www.cafeammichel.de/
Stopping by enroute is unfortunately not going to work out with a train, I fear…
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Edmonton Alberta Canada
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Thanks l-b_m.
I like driving and I’m not against driving if no trains pass where I want to go. It’s more about the cost, as the Canadian dollar does very poorly against the major currencies like the Euro, the Pound, or the US Dollar. Plus the insurance add ons then basically double the cost of the actual rental cat. Or at least that was my experience two years ago in England when I had to rent a car for some remote places.