Thread: Tea anyone ??!!

Originally Posted by MickR

You ever smelled burning tea leaves Phil? It smells very much like a certain natural, but illicit, herb, often used in cigarette form, and makes folks giggle and their eyes go bloodshot...I think the boys in blue might come a knocking if we did that .


Mick

Meahhh...not so much here anymore. We're becoming the new Greenland over here it seems.But burnin tea leaves does not sound very appealing.

I love that chawan!

I would say, though, that your tea needs a lot more whisking than that. If you can still see tea through the froth, then you still have work to do!

Thanks PH! ...although I prefer the chawant as it contains tea.

Originally Posted by fonthunter

Thanks PH! ...although I prefer the chawant as it contains tea.

I'm not sure I follow...?

Something like this is what you want to aim for:



Nice even, thick froth with as few large air bubbles as you can get.

Best technique is a brisk back and forth or W motion, with an occasional circle or two. Once the froth is nice and thick, continue whisking but lift the chasen so that it's only just touching the froth itself; this will get rid of any large bubbles.

Finish off by circling the chasen around the edge and then lifting it out from the middle of the bowl.

Practice makes perfect, though. My matcha was always inconsistent until recently, now I'm regularly getting good results.

One more top tip is to sift the matcha through a tea strainer or something first. The difference in flavour between sifted and unsifted match is surprising!

Originally Posted by honedright

My new Turkish tea. Caydanlik (tea pot), Turkish black tea, Turkish sugar cubes (beet sugar), and tulip glass:

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Originally Posted by NoseWarmer

Cup of the Day:

Sr. Earl...

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Pulled up these old posts to show off peoples tea glasses.Why? Because I am becoming aware of how much I enjoy tea in a glass tea cup .Couldn't find the pic of Chads tea glasses that Phil sent him. Then I realised just how far this thread has been going ...... you guys are awesome.

would like to see Princess again also Bela'

OH looky what I done found ! http://www.shopturkey.com/thwaglteasei.html

Seriously now...this could get dangerous to my wallet...errrgh

Nosey...you been over to the sandbox...did the tea get served very hot or what was the experience like ?

Originally Posted by Nightblade

Nosey...you been over to the sandbox...did the tea get served very hot or what was the experience like ?

The tea was VERY HOTTTT! But the experience was the best...

Tea is a social thing, that is the time that a person get's to know about the other, their family, extended family... There is NO business that get done until at least one cup in gone...

In Iraq, the people drink their tea VERY sweet... No wonder half of them are diabetic

There were lot's of middle eastern style teas on the market, so after our business was complete with the Iraqi Command Staff I would ask what brand of tea we had been drinking if I liked the flavor... My LA's would go to the market for me and bring that brand back and we would enjoy it for several days... Some days ended up just being a tea day and nothing ever got done business wise... (This is someting that American's lack, social time).

I will admit that the office "managers" were best at brewing tea, if the Generals did it, it was a whole new thing... ;(

For the most part, Tea & Bread was the staple of mornings... And such a wonderful thing it was... I miss it...