Topic 18 of 77: tea
Sat, Jan 3, 1998 (20:08) |
Paul Terry Walhus (terry)
Tea. Recipes and folklore.
60 responses total.
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 1 of 60: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Jan 3, 1998 (20:10) * 27 lines
Chai is my current favorite and here's a great place to get some recipes:
http://www.greywolf.com/chai/recipes.html
Here's one such recipe:
SPICY INDIAN TEA (Masala=spice Chai=tea) Ingredients
3 - 4 Tea Spoons/4 Teabags of good tea (Darjeeling/Orange Pekoke/Lipton)
A chunk of dry ginger (or fresh ginger if dry isn't handy)
3 - 4 cardmom pods, crushed (See Note below) 3 Cloves
Small piece of cinnamon A Tsp of SOANP
(I don't know the name. Can be found at Indian grocers. Also
indian restaurants keep this for your pleasure after dinner
Looks like cummin seeds) 1 or 2 whole black peppers (optional)
Sugar to taste Milk (atleast Vitamin D, low fat won't do)
Bring 2 cups of water to boil (microwave or otherwise)
Add all the ingredients and boil again for about 15 seconds.
Let stand for a minute. Warm milk in a pot.
Filter tea into cups. Add milk and sugar. That's IT.
Note: Since cardmom is expensive, I peel them and add the skin to
my stock of tea leaves. This gives a distinct aroma. Of course you
boil the skin with water.
If you don't like to spend much time, mix all the spices and
coarsley grind them. Boil water and add tea and a tsp of
this ground spices. Rest is as above. ENJOY
Kayshav -- dattatri@metaphor.com
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 2 of 60: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Jan 3, 1998 (20:11) * 27 lines
And another:
From: Yogesh Maheshwari
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 92 15:51:58 MDT
Hi
Well read your message soc.culture.indian
Well these are the steps to make chai
for making a cup of chai
1. take half cup of water in an utensil
2. put spoonful of tea leaves, crushed ginger and sugar as needed
and optionally crushed cardamom into the water
3. boil the mixture for about 3-4 minute based upon how strong chai
u need
4. pour half cup of milk into it
5. again boil for a few minutes
6. filter it into a cup or glass
well u can now enjoy ur cup of ginger chai
happy tea makings
bye
Yogesh
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 3 of 60: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Jan 3, 1998 (20:12) * 15 lines
And yet another from Brian Sroka:
Whenever I have attempted to make chai, the proportions are
guesswork. So here are the ingredients (and guesswork):
1 part crushed and shelled cardamom
1 part crushed cimmamon sticks
1/2 part crushed cloves (careful too much or it will dominate the flavor)
1 part crushed and skinned ginger
Add all ingredients to water and boil. Use this water (strained) for the tea,
usually darjeeling. The tea is intended to be served with milk and sugar.
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 4 of 60: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Jan 3, 1998 (20:13) * 49 lines
And if you're a real chai perfectionist:
From: Krishnan Seetharaman
Organization: University of Massachusetts at Lowell Computer Science
Ha, my favourite drink, and topic! How to make the perfect chai and
then sip (note sip, not drink!) it in peace.
The Perfect Chai:
- For each cup, of chai u need about 4/5 th cup of water, u are going to
lose some water in evaporation etc.. and u are going to add milk for the
rest. This measure can be changed to suit your proportion of tea+milk.
- Boil the water and then pour it into the tea pot. Now ad the tea leaves,
I use about 1 teaspoon/cup.
- Now close the pot, and if u want to preserve the heat, close it with
a sort of insulating cap u get for the pot.
- Now heat some milk separately.
- The cups can be pre-heated by rinsing with hot water.
- After the tea has brewed for 7-10 minutes, pour the tea into the cups
through a strainer, add milk + sugar.
- Enjoy.
Modified Chai (doesn't need pot etc..)
- Boil the water in a regular vessel
- Turn off the gas, add chai and close the vessel with a plate so that
the steam stays in
- Other steps are same
Ginger+Ilaichi chai :
- Cut some pieces of ginger, crush them with a spoon. Add it to the water
when u boil it. U can also add Ilaichi (cardamom ) to add flavor.
U can try various types of tea. The best is got by mixing the so called
dust tea and leaf tea. Dust adds strength, while leaf gives a distinctive
flavor to it. Try Darjeeling tea, its great.
And remember tea should never be boiled, it should be brewed.
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 5 of 60: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Jan 3, 1998 (20:14) * 44 lines
From: aa355@torfree.net (Vinay Gupta)
Subject: Re: How to Use Tea Masala?
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 1995 03:21:26 GMT
Kathleen Gruver (gruverk1@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
: I have a packet of tea masala (spice mixture, presumably for mixing
: with tea) that I purchased recently in an Indian foods store. How do I
: use this? Do I mix it with loose tea when the tea is brewed? Mix it
: with already brewed tea? Proportions? Help! It smells delicious, if
: only I could figure out how to use it.
Kathleen,
According to my mom, here are the two ways to make masala chai:
The first way results in a mixture that is slightly thick and
sweet. This probably the more traditional way of making this tea
in India. Here goes... Add the spice mixture to the water and
heat. When the water boils, add the tea and a little later add
sugar and milk. She suggests generous amounts of tea, milk and
sugar, but I suspect you might want to vary the quantity
according to your taste. Let the mixture stand for half a minute
or so and remove from heat.
The other method is to let the water/spice mixture boil and add
the tea after removing from heat. Cover the saucepan (oops, I
guess I forgot to mention that in India, tea is usually made in
a saucepan and then drained) and allow the tea to brew for a few
minutes. Then add the milk and sugar.
The spices most commonly used in masala chai are - cardamom,
cloves, cinnamon & black pepper (whole), in case you're interested
in starting from scratch. Otherwise the Celestion Seasonings
Bengal Spice herbal tea bags when mixed with any regular tea
makes a fairly good cup of masala chai.
Hope this helps...
Vinay
--
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Vinay Gupta aa355@freenet.toronto.on.ca
Toronto, Canada vgupta@trincoll.edu
Check out my home page at... http://shakti.trincoll.edu/~vgupta
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 6 of 60: Tim Guenther (TIM) * Sun, Nov 22, 1998 (03:03) * 2 lines
I like the flavor of green tea, and earl grey, but I must confess that I enjoy
drinking the tea much more than I enjot making it.
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 7 of 60: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Sun, Nov 22, 1998 (21:29) * 1 lines
Me too! That's why they come in those nice little bags. :-)
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 8 of 60: Tim Guenther (TIM) * Sun, Nov 22, 1998 (22:15) * 1 lines
And all that nice powder in the jar.
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Response 9 of 60: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Sun, Nov 22, 1998 (22:37) * 1 lines
I can't deal with loose tea. Or coffee beans.
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 10 of 60: Tim Guenther (TIM) * Sun, Nov 22, 1998 (22:57) * 1 lines
Oh Wow!!! you don't know what you are missing. Ever coat coffee beans with chocolate and eat them?
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 11 of 60: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Sun, Nov 22, 1998 (23:01) * 1 lines
They are so yummy! Of course, I only eat the decaf ones.
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 12 of 60: Tim Guenther (TIM) * Sun, Nov 22, 1998 (23:16) * 2 lines
I do too. I used to be addicted to caffeine, now I am very sensitive to it. I
tried a regular espresso bean that way and nearly went into orbit.
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 13 of 60: Riette Walton (riette) * Mon, Nov 23, 1998 (00:42) * 1 lines
Oh foul!
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 14 of 60: Tim Guenther (TIM) * Mon, Nov 23, 1998 (00:49) * 1 lines
You mean that you never had chocolate covered coffee beans,Riette?
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 15 of 60: Riette Walton (riette) * Mon, Nov 23, 1998 (06:55) * 1 lines
NNNNOOOO! I do not like coffee - it's bitter, and yuksies! The idea of chocolate coffee beans shakes my very soul!
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 16 of 60: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Nov 23, 1998 (07:49) * 2 lines
No coffee at work today. Austin's water main broker and our city water
may be contaminated. Must be like this all over town today.
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 17 of 60: Tim Guenther (TIM) * Mon, Nov 23, 1998 (10:33) * 1 lines
Riette, the bitter of the coffee bean sets off the sweetness of the chocolate. You will have to try them.
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 18 of 60: Riette Walton (riette) * Tue, Nov 24, 1998 (00:28) * 3 lines
Terry, no wonder George could only find BROWN shrimps!! How did the water get contaminated?
Fine, Tim, I'll try your coffee beans when I'm over. Now we just have to find out what I like, and you think you don't, and then you'll have to try that when I try the coffee beans.
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 19 of 60: Tim Guenther (TIM) * Tue, Nov 24, 1998 (00:41) * 1 lines
O K It's a deal!
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 20 of 60: Riette Walton (riette) * Wed, Nov 25, 1998 (00:59) * 1 lines
So, tell me all the things you don't like. How about cheese and maple syrup sandwiches?
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 21 of 60: Tim Guenther (TIM) * Wed, Nov 25, 1998 (09:02) * 7 lines
That's great Riette. With anchovies, green olives, and jalapenos? On raisin
bread? Actually with the cheese and maple syrup combo, I'd prefer it on top of
a large slice of hot apple pie, with vanilla ice cream on top, capped off with
butterscotch topping and a cherry.
If you are looking for food I dislike you have a long search ahead of you.
I'm not particularly fond of mutton. I don't dislike it. Just not fond of it.
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 22 of 60: Riette Walton (riette) * Wed, Nov 25, 1998 (10:24) * 1 lines
No, neither am I. So let's skip that one. Please say you hate toasted marshmellows with condensed milk! I would love to change your mind while eating that!
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 23 of 60: Tim Guenther (TIM) * Wed, Nov 25, 1998 (12:12) * 1 lines
Let's try that. I've never had it, and we can do it the night of the BBQ.
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 24 of 60: Riette Walton (riette) * Thu, Nov 26, 1998 (00:59) * 1 lines
You've never had it? Great! Toasted marshmellows with condensed milk to the sound of Vanilla Ice! Baby!
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 25 of 60: Tim Guenther (TIM) * Thu, Nov 26, 1998 (01:32) * 1 lines
OH YEAH!! Riette, I am looking forward to it.
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 26 of 60: Riette Walton (riette) * Thu, Nov 26, 1998 (10:02) * 1 lines
Me too. I am starting to view my trip to America as a week-long tutorial; but I'm not sure who's going to turn out the mentor/student...
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 27 of 60: Tim Guenther (TIM) * Thu, Nov 26, 1998 (16:41) * 2 lines
Riette, I'm thinking that It will definitely work both ways. I look forward to
the learning the most though.
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 28 of 60: Riette Walton (riette) * Fri, Nov 27, 1998 (00:33) * 1 lines
I'm not so sure anymore that you have anything to learn though....I didn't know ANYBODY could embarrass me so!!
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 29 of 60: Tim Guenther (TIM) * Fri, Nov 27, 1998 (00:42) * 1 lines
Riette, that wasn't intentional. These things happen. I hope I haven't scared you from calling.
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 30 of 60: Riette Walton (riette) * Fri, Nov 27, 1998 (00:49) * 1 lines
I didn't say I didn't like it. It was an experience QUITE out of the ordinary!
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 31 of 60: Tim Guenther (TIM) * Fri, Nov 27, 1998 (00:56) * 1 lines
I hope so, Riette, I would hate to think of myself as ordinary.
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 32 of 60: Riette Walton (riette) * Fri, Nov 27, 1998 (15:10) * 1 lines
I would hate for you to think of yourself as ordinary too. I don't think of you as ordinary without the 'extra'.
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 33 of 60: Tim Guenther (TIM) * Fri, Nov 27, 1998 (15:18) * 1 lines
Thank you, Riette, I appreciate that. I'm not sure that I deserve it, But I appreciate it anyway.
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 34 of 60: Riette Walton (riette) * Sat, Nov 28, 1998 (00:30) * 3 lines
°Big smile°
Do you drink tea?
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 35 of 60: Tim Guenther (TIM) * Sat, Nov 28, 1998 (00:35) * 1 lines
Yes, Riette, as amatter of fact, I do drink tea.
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 36 of 60: Riette Walton (riette) * Sat, Nov 28, 1998 (14:43) * 1 lines
And you know what kind of exotic tea you're going to have when I ..... AM in Austin next year. (You can stop grinning right now, because I WILL not use that wicked word again!!!)
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 37 of 60: Tim Guenther (TIM) * Sat, Nov 28, 1998 (14:46) * 1 lines
OK Riette , You got me again.
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 38 of 60: Riette Walton (riette) * Sun, Nov 29, 1998 (01:02) * 1 lines
You're just waiting for me to say it again, aren't you!
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 39 of 60: Tim Guenther (TIM) * Sun, Nov 29, 1998 (01:08) * 1 lines
I never tire of this , Riette.
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Response 40 of 60: Riette Walton (riette) * Mon, Nov 30, 1998 (00:54) * 1 lines
I've noticed! You're such a devil - does your mum know you're like this??
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 41 of 60: Tim Guenther (TIM) * Mon, Nov 30, 1998 (01:06) * 1 lines
Im sure she does, Riette, not much gets past her.
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Response 42 of 60: Riette Walton (riette) * Mon, Nov 30, 1998 (01:06) * 1 lines
And she lets you get away with it too?!?!
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 43 of 60: Tim Guenther (TIM) * Mon, Nov 30, 1998 (01:06) * 1 lines
My mother gave up on trying to directly control me when I was 22. Which was about 4 years late as far as I was concerned.
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 44 of 60: Riette Walton (riette) * Tue, Dec 1, 1998 (00:41) * 1 lines
ha-ha! She probably only gave up because you got taller than her! I think she should STILL be smacking your buttocks, 'cos you need it, young man!
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 45 of 60: Tim Guenther (TIM) * Tue, Dec 8, 1998 (18:19) * 2 lines
Actually It was because I could outrun her. I would not dare raise a hand to
my mother.
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Response 46 of 60: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Dec 11, 1998 (09:42) * 7 lines
(backing up a bit in here...)
Chai, a mix of black tea, cardamom, ginger, cloves, cinnamon, milk and
honey, is growing in popularity. Sales have grown from less than $2
million in '94 to $11 million in '97. Much of it is served in coffee
houses and restaurants and is made from a concentrate that comes in
milk carton-like containers.
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 47 of 60: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Dec 11, 1998 (09:49) * 9 lines
and, from the Dec 98 issue of FOOD ARTS
Nirvana By The Sip
Chai tea latte emerged as the coming contender in the hot drink wars,
with both the Starbucks megachain and the small Oregon Chai promoting
the spiced tea drink sweetened with honey and blended with steamed milk.
Oregon Chai boasted its sales had risen 1,300 percent since its 1995
beginning.
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 48 of 60: T Patrick McCourt (PT) * Fri, Dec 11, 1998 (11:25) * 1 lines
Where can it be found in Austin?
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 49 of 60: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Dec 11, 1998 (11:42) * 2 lines
Terry will have to help you with that one as
he's the chai afficianado amongst us...
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 50 of 60: stacey leigh vura (stacey) * Fri, Dec 11, 1998 (11:59) * 4 lines
whole foods has it loose
you can get it at many of the gazillion coffee houses in town...
Are you a Wheatsville Co-op member?
I think they have it too (on Guadalupe just south (or is it north) of 29th street
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 51 of 60: T Patrick McCourt (PT) * Fri, Dec 11, 1998 (12:03) * 1 lines
Thank you, Stacey.
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Response 52 of 60: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Dec 11, 1998 (12:07) * 4 lines
Central Market also sells it pre-bottled, but I was hoping
someone like Terry or Stace would know where some really
good was being served since I've never had it, and wouldn't
want to recommend an icky product to a first-timer...
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 53 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Aug 24, 1999 (19:32) * 1 lines
Any pre-bottled water from Hawaii (preferably from the Island of Hawaii) is the best in the world, and second place goes to Penn State's from the limestone natural filtration of Nittany Valley. Just a totally objective report was what you wanted, was it not? Make tea with either of these and bottle your own. It is the only way to get really great tea out of a bottle!
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 54 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Feb 20, 2000 (22:32) * 1 lines
*S i g h* I was the last one to post here. Must be a slow hapa-year or I poisoned the topic or sumthin... I know where water is not fit to drink even with your nose held and that is in Southern California and Philadelphia, for two instances...
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 55 of 60: Autumn (autumn) * Mon, Feb 21, 2000 (12:14) * 3 lines
Add the entire Chesapeake Bay region to that list, Marcia...
West Virginia has the best water I've ever tasted straight from the tap.
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 56 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Feb 21, 2000 (12:38) * 1 lines
My son was born in West Virginia and they do, indeed have great water, except in the soft coal regions. Yyup! I remember Chesapeake water. Does it still stain your porcelain bathroom and kitchen fixtures? That is nasty stuff, indeed!
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 57 of 60: Autumn (autumn) * Sat, Feb 26, 2000 (17:28) * 1 lines
Where my sister lives she won't even have a washer/dryer. Why stain your clothes by washing them?? Mine is so chlorinated I couldn't drink it without my Brita filter.
Topic 18 of 77 [food]: tea
Response 58 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Feb 26, 2000 (22:06) * 1 lines
Sheesh! It is tea-colored right out of the tap! Poor dear...I remember!
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Response 59 of 60: Lucille Oftedahl (alyeska) * Sat, Feb 26, 2000 (22:43) * 1 lines
Fairbanks' water is orange. There are times when you can't even take a bath becaus it is so red and it is thick.
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Response 60 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Feb 26, 2000 (22:54) * 3 lines
Heavens! Orange AND thick?! Yak!!!
And our water comes directly from God to the tap (with a little metering by the Department of Water Supply to whom I write the checks to pay for it..) It IS wonderful water and very soft. It is not something we do not appreciate, having lived where it was not as good.
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