Animal, Vegetable, Mineral

Originally posted by @shallow-blue
I am vegetable in origin.
1. Would my grandmother recognise you as food?
Yes.
2. Are you normally eaten cooked?
Only by stretching those terms, but I am consumed hot.
3. Are you normally consumed in liquid form, like tea, some soups, etc.?
Aha! You are too clever, my boy. Yes, but I am a specific one of those.
4. Are you a particular kind of tea?
Yes. But which?

Are you one of the "tea plant" teas, or one of the "herbal" teas?

Originally posted by @js357
There are several internet sites that list anywhere from about 6 to 12 or so kinds of teas, but some sites say there are hundreds.

I am vegetable in origin.
1. Would my grandmother recognise you as food?
Yes.
2. Are you normally eaten cooked?
Only by stretching those terms, but I am consumed hot.
3. Are you normally consumed in liquid form, like tea, some soups, etc.?
Aha! You are too clever, my boy. Yes, but I am a specific one of those.
4. Are you a particular kind of tea?
Yes. But which?
5. Are you likely two be mentioned in a list of ~6-12 well-known kinds of teas?
Depends on the kind of list, but quite possibly.
6. Are you one of the "tea plant" teas, or one of the "herbal" teas?
I am a real tea.

Are you a green tea?

Originally posted by @kewpie
Are you a green tea?

Are you one of the black teas grown in India and Sri Lanka?

Originally posted by @kewpie
Are you one of the black teas grown in India and Sri Lanka?

Originally posted by @shallow-blue
I am vegetable in origin.
1. Would my grandmother recognise you as food?
Yes.
2. Are you normally eaten cooked?
Only by stretching those terms, but I am consumed hot.
3. Are you normally consumed in liquid form, like tea, some soups, etc.?
Aha! You are too clever, my boy. Yes, but I am a specific one of those.
4. Are you a particular kind ...[text shortened]... of the black teas grown in India and Sri Lanka?
Not if I'm made right - I ought to be Chinese.

Originally posted by @kewpie
Are you oolong tea?

Originally posted by @shallow-blue
No, because that doesn't come in a green variety. Try again, I'm not counting this one.

Originally posted by @js357
Pu'er or Pu'erh tea? (not two different guesses; just different spellings)

Originally posted by @shallow-blue
I am vegetable in origin.
1. Would my grandmother recognise you as food?
Yes.
2. Are you normally eaten cooked?
Only by stretching those terms, but I am consumed hot.
3. Are you normally consumed in liquid form, like tea, some soups, etc.?
Aha! You are too clever, my boy. Yes, but I am a specific one of those.
4. Are you a particular kind of tea ...[text shortened]...
Not if I'm made right - I ought to be Chinese.
9. Pu'er or Pu'erh tea?
No, much more common.

Originally posted by @lemon-lime
Are you Earl Grey?

Originally posted by @shallow-blue
Yes.

Specifically, I am the mug of Earl Grey I had on my desk when I started this round, but I won't be that nasty.

Your turn.