This is one of those stupid questions that has been bugging me for days now! I thought it was paper, but then was thinking; if it were paper then surely this would disintegrate when it got wet! Any ideas?
2007-05-28 08:08:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
It must be some form of tough paper - but very tough. I throw my used tea bags on our garden compost and a year later they still have not rotted down. But I think they are good for the garden
2007-05-28 08:14:03 · answer #1 · answered by Dellboy from UK 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paper
2007-05-28 08:48:04 · answer #2 · answered by kitchen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm a former chef and have travelled the international and located that maximum like the different have mentioned are a paper cloth, here in Canada we've one made via crimson Rose and that they arrive in a muslin/cheescloth bag. i'm unsure why people might say nylon, then the tea might have an off flavor (nylon is created from petrolem and can soften in warm water), I want unfastened tea, as that's total leaf no longer products and stems, plus it has a greater distinctive flavour you additionally could make your own, i'm getting some cheescloth from my greenback low fee shop, I then purchase an excellent Indian, Ceylon or different unfastened tea, combination them and make a million teaspoon bags, tie them with string, you would be marvel how plenty the version, and that they are greater energizing tasting. i'm a tea enthusiast and have tried alot.
2016-11-05 21:30:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most is made from the same type of paper the coffee filters are made from only thinner, here in Canada we have a variety made by Red Rose, they are made with muslin or cheesecloth, a bit more expensive but allows the tea more access to the water.
2007-05-28 09:50:30 · answer #4 · answered by The Unknown Chef 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a) Porous Silk, Paper or Nylon Bag
b)
Ours are paper ;
Combination of wood and vegetable fibres....
The wood part is pulp from the abaca hemp which the the longest lasting strongest papermaking fibre and the inside of the tea bag is made from PVC or Polypropylene
2007-05-28 08:18:00 · answer #5 · answered by Pandora 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tea I purchased recently from Boca Java was individually packed in silk.
Most tea bags are treated and untreated filter paper.
You can read the complete history of the tea bag here:
http://www.tea.co.uk/index.php?pgId=4
2007-05-28 09:21:36 · answer #6 · answered by Beach Saint 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A type of paper.
2007-05-31 21:53:05 · answer #7 · answered by Ollie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yeah. I saw a special segment on tea on tv and they said that what the tea bag was made of was "top secret".
2007-05-28 08:14:32 · answer #8 · answered by ♥MelissaMuffin♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it is paper or sometimes nylon. The paper though has little holes to stop the paper getting saturated.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_bag
2007-06-01 05:42:40 · answer #9 · answered by Hoodoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
paper
2007-05-28 08:23:51 · answer #10 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋