> Saying this isn't tea is like saying that you can't call soy milk "milk" because it doesn't come from a cow.
Correct, soy and other plant based "milks" are not milk, a dairy beverage. There is nothing wrong with their taste or flavor, they're just not milks. So too with tea which similarly only refers to the camellia sinensis plant. There is nothing wrong with tisanes, but they are not tea.
Correct, soy and other plant based "milks" are not milk, a dairy beverage. There is nothing wrong with their taste or flavor, they're just not milks. So too with tea which similarly only refers to the camellia sinensis plant. There is nothing wrong with tisanes, but they are not tea.