| Spud McLaren
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| 907917. Tue May 08, 2012 5:17 pm |
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| tchrist wrote: | | ... Besides masala chai and té americano, does anyone know of cultures with traditions of preparing tea that involve herbs, spices, or other assorted bits not customarily seen in a “normal” English tea setting? |
Such as Tibetan butter tea? |
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| sally carr
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| 908062. Wed May 09, 2012 10:38 am |
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| If you pout your teabags in the compost it's better if they are not contaminated with milk. |
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| filofax
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| 908067. Wed May 09, 2012 10:42 am |
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| after the day I've had, my preferred beverage would be a G & T, rather than a narsecuppa tea |
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| gerontius grumpus
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| 908689. Fri May 11, 2012 6:10 pm |
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| sally carr wrote: | | If you pout your teabags in the compost it's better if they are not contaminated with milk. |
I haven't tried pouting teabags anywhere but I used to put them on the compost heap. I don't any more because the bag part doesn't rot down, it seems to be made of some kind of synthetic fibre.
Coffee grounds on the other hand are excellent composting material, they seem to encourage plenty of worm activity. |
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| tetsabb
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| 908698. Fri May 11, 2012 6:36 pm |
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| We have many hyper-active worms in our compost bin who seem to enjoy coffee grounds |
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| nitwit02
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| 908726. Fri May 11, 2012 8:16 pm |
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| Obviously, no grounds for complaint. |
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| tetsabb
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| 908742. Fri May 11, 2012 10:24 pm |
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| <<applause |
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| Sadurian Mike
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| 908777. Sat May 12, 2012 4:34 am |
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| Coffee grounds can also be used as an organic slug deterrent. I have tried it and the results are not as impressive as inorganic slug pellets. |
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| Spike
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| 909021. Sun May 13, 2012 8:03 am |
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| Jenny wrote: | | I never thought of using a cafetiere to make loose-leaf tea in, to avoid using a strainer, but now I think I will try it. Thanks for the tip, CB :-) |
I use a teapress, which is basically a teapot shaped cafetiere, and loose leaf tea. When the tea is the strength you like, push down the press to stop it infusing. And when you want more tea you can raise the press and add more water - great for white tea.
I did see a fancy teamaker in a department store which claimed to heat the water to the exact temperature needed for whatever tea type you were using (black, green or white) but is was silly money. Even more than an espresso maker. |
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| Arcane
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| 909024. Sun May 13, 2012 8:04 am |
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| Oooh, I love white tea. We could get it here quite easily in supermarkets for a while, perhaps it didn't take off as I can't recall seeing it recently. Green and black tea is still popular. |
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| Arcane
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| 909028. Sun May 13, 2012 8:11 am |
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| Spud McLaren wrote: | | tchrist wrote: | | ... Besides masala chai and té americano, does anyone know of cultures with traditions of preparing tea that involve herbs, spices, or other assorted bits not customarily seen in a “normal” English tea setting? |
Such as Tibetan butter tea? |
In case anyone is interested on how to make butter tea and also how it is made in Tibet, here it is, and also some Tibetan recipes I wouldn't mind trying sometime...
http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan-food/butter-tea.html
I like the phrase "Some non-Tibetans find it helpful to think of it as a sort of light soup rather than as tea".
Very QI site. |
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| Spike
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| 909029. Sun May 13, 2012 8:15 am |
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| Should you ever be in North Cornwall there is an excellent tearoom in Morwenstow, I first had white tea there (Pai Mu Tan or Bai Mu Dan) and am addicted. (Their cakes are scrumptious too). I now order it and Dragonwell Lung Ching green tea online, it's cheaper and better quality, but if you have a chinese supermarket near you, it's worth trying there. |
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| Arcane
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| 909030. Sun May 13, 2012 8:17 am |
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| Alas, the likelihood of me being in North Cornwall are about the same as me being in Tibet, since currently I'm in Australia. No Chinese supermarkets anywhere near me that I can think of either, but I will try to source it. |
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| Jenny
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| 909112. Sun May 13, 2012 11:36 am |
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| Thanks for the butter tea recipe - I think the 'think of it as a light soup' idea is brilliant, because I'm sure it must taste quite different from a nice British cuppa. |
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| CB27
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| 909139. Sun May 13, 2012 12:13 pm |
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| If you ever visit the UK, Cornwall is a terrific place to go. |
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