Would it be safe to eat tea?

[Anonymous]

For instance, take a tea bag open it up and consume it's contents. It would be safe, correct?

[martyfellow]

I wouldn't recomend it, since depending on the source, there could be strange impurities in it that would be fine when boiled in water, but not when eaten...but it certainly wouldn't poison you or anything like that. Some people use tea leaves in cooking.

[palek]

I suppose it would be as safe, and just about as reasonable, as eating dirt.

[rachiee]

I'm sure it wouldn't kill you but that sounds like it would be so gross.

[Anonymous]

no not a smart idea.

[Anonymous]

I wonder if anyone ate tea at the Boston Tea Party. Smuggle that.

[iXenomorph]

Yes. I do it all the time.

[Asker]

Really? Isn't that gross tasting?

[iXenomorph]

No. I am very particular about my tea and I don't use tea bags. I'm Chinese.

[lolli]

It's probably OK. Smoking it sounds like fun too