Yorkshire Loose Leaf Tea - 250g

Yorkshire Tea is the everyday cuppa in a great many British kitchens, the box by the kettle at work and the pot on the table when family turn up unannounced. Taylors of Harrogate have been blending it in Yorkshire since 1977, and it has become one of the country's best-loved teas.

People in Canada go looking for it because a mug of it tastes like the kitchen they grew up in. Tea bags get you most of the way. Loose leaf is the full ritual: the caddy, the spoon, the strainer and the wait.

The pack holds 250g of loose leaf tea. Tip it into an airtight caddy and keep it somewhere dry, away from the coffee and anything with a strong smell. The old rule still works: a rounded teaspoon per person and one for the pot, then a few minutes to brew. Milk after, and argue about it later.

Taylors also blend Yorkshire Gold for anyone who likes it richer, along with their own coffees. Most people want a packet of biscuits beside the pot too, digestives or ginger nuts, ideally something that survives a dunk.