I'm totally with you on the tea. The other stuff is infusions. Or steeped bark. Or something.
Things are what they are. Taking out ingredients and replacing them with other things make them something else.
When I'm in Starbucks and order a skinny hot chocolate (husband has sugar issues), I always have to add "no whip". One would think that a low-sugar drink would imply no whipped cream, but I guess not. Kind of like a cheeseburger with all the trimmings and a diet coke, I guess.
Things are what they are. Taking out ingredients and replacing them with other things make them something else.
When I'm in Starbucks and order a skinny hot chocolate (husband has sugar issues), I always have to add "no whip". One would think that a low-sugar drink would imply no whipped cream, but I guess not. Kind of like a cheeseburger with all the trimmings and a diet coke, I guess.