Cian
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Lyons. In a cup. Not made of plastic or paper.
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Tea......
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fatbadger
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Strong, but not stewed - made in a warmed pot, with leaves (NOT bags). Little bit of milk in the cup, then add tea. The result should have a pinkish hue.
There's no other way.
There's no other way.
Box of Frogs
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Try this if you like smooth tea.
Milk in the cup. Add tea bag then immediately add boiling water. Mix with spoon till the colour is spot on. Remove the tea bag, sugar and drink.
Having the milk present during brewing changes the chemistry and the taste.
This always used to be a question in the days of loose tea (as opposed to tea bags) made in the pot and poured out through a tea strainer - milk in first (MIF) or tea in first (TIF)? Somehow now with tea mostly made in the cup (in my house anyway) it seems more usual for the tea to be made and the milk added afterwards.
Will certainly give the MIF a go!
John Bumlick
Banned
strong but not stewed, dash of milk.
method:
heat mug with hot water whilst kettle is boiling...dump out water and add teabag just before pouring (if making more than one mug, return kettle to heat source briefly before pouring into each mug...water temperature is the key to good tea), swish the bag around for a bit and then leave for about a minute before squeezing bag on side of mug and discarding...add just enough milk so it doesn't look like coffee. oh yeah, add sugar only if you are a lady or a gay.
method:
heat mug with hot water whilst kettle is boiling...dump out water and add teabag just before pouring (if making more than one mug, return kettle to heat source briefly before pouring into each mug...water temperature is the key to good tea), swish the bag around for a bit and then leave for about a minute before squeezing bag on side of mug and discarding...add just enough milk so it doesn't look like coffee. oh yeah, add sugar only if you are a lady or a gay.
footychick
Nicola
Not too weak or strong, milk, no sugar - can't stand sugar in tea although I've a really sweet tooth.
I put the teabag in the mug, press the button on my Tefal Quick Cup, 27 seconds later add the milk and, hey presto - bob's your uncle!
I put the teabag in the mug, press the button on my Tefal Quick Cup, 27 seconds later add the milk and, hey presto - bob's your uncle!
Trufflehound
Re-enfranchised
Indeed. I visited the Indian Tea Board in Calcutta once. The guy I spoke to there, reckoned it was "sweepings off the factory floor", with a dash of bergamot oil added simply to disguise that fact.
Darjeeling for me. Just hot water, no milk or sugar. Any will do for daily use, but FTGFOP (that's "Finest Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe to you) for special occasions. Or Assam.
I'm also quite partial to proper Indian "chai" - no water, just tea leaves, milk and sugar boiled up together (sometimes with a cardomom pod)...