Do not in the name of all that is holy, do it like this...
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In all my days, I have never drunk leaf tea and only once tried coffee, but I have made thousands of cups for others.
But never like that.
But never like that.
Firstly give the bag a little shake...then pull your trousers up, wash hands, go into the kitchen and put kettle on (to see if it fits) ((fresh water from the Brita filter)), give the bag a little shake, (to remove all that dust) as soon as you hear the click, start pouring, fill mug to ¾" below the top, cover to retain the heat, wait 3-5 minutes, add sugar and ½" of milk, mid-brown.
Crack open the chocolate digestives. Enjoy!
Crack open the chocolate digestives. Enjoy!
Standard way for Indian , tea, water, milk , sugar in a pan and bring to boil .
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Clearly people who enjoy tea, would not dream of putting milk in it. Never mind milk or water first, there simply should not be any milk. I watch my son-in-law pour the tea in ore, water in one hand, tea in other hand, poured together to get the concentration required, loads of sugar, and no milk.
However, I when I drank tea in the main did add milk, but to brown tea not green tea, I like green tea with mint, not milk, and I hate Earl Grey, like drinking scent, I have bought tea bags of English Breakfast, but in the main tea bags are for making a thirst quenching drink, not for sitting back and enjoying the finer attributes of the tea. I normally drink it hot, yes I know cold tea is more expensive, and is the way it is drunk in Hong Kong, they also sold cans of tea.
But in the main, adding milk was to cool the tea, to a temperature one can drink, within the time allowed for a tea break. The Turkish get around the problem by using small glasses for the tea, which clearly cool quicker. Same with Algeria, small glasses and tea pot filled with mint.
Chernobyl nuclear disaster changed the tea drinking habits in Turkey, the tea had to be destroyed in some regions, and Lipton tea replaced it.
I have looked out for the Yorkshire tea plantations, but as yet not found them, sure they must exist, as they do it proper! But like other drinks, I know there is a vineyard just outside Newtown, Mid Wales, but there are not very many in the UK, but I always keep my eye open for them.
Anyway, time for another cup of instant coffee, which does not taste anything like proper blue mountain coffee. But again I put milk in coffee too, know I should not really add milk, but I do, know with tea adding milk removes the goodness from it, but I still add it.
However, I when I drank tea in the main did add milk, but to brown tea not green tea, I like green tea with mint, not milk, and I hate Earl Grey, like drinking scent, I have bought tea bags of English Breakfast, but in the main tea bags are for making a thirst quenching drink, not for sitting back and enjoying the finer attributes of the tea. I normally drink it hot, yes I know cold tea is more expensive, and is the way it is drunk in Hong Kong, they also sold cans of tea.
But in the main, adding milk was to cool the tea, to a temperature one can drink, within the time allowed for a tea break. The Turkish get around the problem by using small glasses for the tea, which clearly cool quicker. Same with Algeria, small glasses and tea pot filled with mint.
Chernobyl nuclear disaster changed the tea drinking habits in Turkey, the tea had to be destroyed in some regions, and Lipton tea replaced it.
I have looked out for the Yorkshire tea plantations, but as yet not found them, sure they must exist, as they do it proper! But like other drinks, I know there is a vineyard just outside Newtown, Mid Wales, but there are not very many in the UK, but I always keep my eye open for them.
Anyway, time for another cup of instant coffee, which does not taste anything like proper blue mountain coffee. But again I put milk in coffee too, know I should not really add milk, but I do, know with tea adding milk removes the goodness from it, but I still add it.
Tea bag in cup
Add boiling water
Stir tea bag and leave for 2 minutes
Remove tea bag
Add 1 sugar
Add milk while stirring
Drink
Add boiling water
Stir tea bag and leave for 2 minutes
Remove tea bag
Add 1 sugar
Add milk while stirring
Drink
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Tea bag in top tea pot plus boiling water, just boiling water in bottom tea pot.
Leave to steep, then add sugar to the glass
and pour from both pots at the same time, to adjust strength to taste. In Algeria, they add mint,
so use a single tea pot. Tie Nanna seem to remember it's called? Wait long enough in the desert and the locals will arrive as if sprinted there by the gods with a tray of tea.
In Liverpool they have the jam butty mines, in Yorkshire we have proper tea plantations. I thought everyone knew that?
No, no, no.... Tea bags in pot, milk in cup first, then once the tea has brewed at least two minutes, pour into cup. Sugar can be added at the same time as milk, or later once poured.
I haven't used a tea pot for years, I'll give it a try later.
I love Arab tea and found an easy way to get a sneaky slurp was to hang out in a carpet shop or mooch around a market where they'd happily hand out a beaker of the sweet stuff in the hope of making a sale. Only time i actually did buy something was a fantastic patchwork leather shirt in Casablanca. After much haggling i got it for about £50. No way could i ever buy a carpet. No room in a backpack.
No way could i ever buy a carpet. No room in a backpack.
Could you not just fly home on it?
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Ok, serious reply.
There's only 3 ways to make tea.
1. If using tea bag: tea bag in cup, pour in boiling water. Brew a while. Remove bag. Add milk and sugar to taste.
2. If using loose tea: ones teaspoon of tea per person/cup in tea pot, put in hot water. Brew. Pour into cup with strainer. If your worried about delicate China cracking a child cup, add milk first, otherwise any order you like.
3. Chinese tea ceremony.
Herbal infusions have different rules. But they're not tea.
There's only 3 ways to make tea.
1. If using tea bag: tea bag in cup, pour in boiling water. Brew a while. Remove bag. Add milk and sugar to taste.
2. If using loose tea: ones teaspoon of tea per person/cup in tea pot, put in hot water. Brew. Pour into cup with strainer. If your worried about delicate China cracking a child cup, add milk first, otherwise any order you like.
3. Chinese tea ceremony.
Herbal infusions have different rules. But they're not tea.
