On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:37:18 -0800 (PST), AE Todd
> wrote:

>I am curious if anyone has ever tried making Thai Iced Tea, the kind
>you can order at a Thai restaurant. What variety and brand is the
>tea? What is on top, half & half? I was once told that the tea is
>Jasmine, but I sort of doubt this, as Jasmine is not the dark reddish
>hue that arrives at the table at the restaurant.


I have excellent Asian groceries where I can find the already spiced
tea. I keep it vac sealed and in the freezer until use.

This web page offers it and I have seen this brand in stores, too.
Full instructions are included, along with pictures.

http://www.importfood.com/thaiicetea.html

From the site:
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Boil 8 cups water. Place 8-10 heaping tablespoons tea mix in a large
pitcher or pot. Pour boiling water over the tea and let steep for 5
minutes. Use a strainer to strain the tea into a second pitcher (this
removes most of the loose tea), then use a coffee filter or the
stainless/muslin filter offered below to filter it back into the
(rinsed) first pitcher. Add sugar to taste (recommend at least 1 cup,
as Thai ice tea should be very sweet), stir and let cool then put in
the fridge. Pour chilled tea over ice (prefer crushed ice) and top
with evaporated milk. Let the milk float on the ice and slowly sink
into the tea.
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This place also has great Thai ingredients that not everyone can get
locally. I have ordered from them in the past, specifically galangal,
as I could not find any for awhile, so I planted some of it in a pot.

Boron