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Hello all,
Does anyone know if steeping your tea directly in heated milk (i.e. no water involved in the process) will affect it's infusion? Will using milk only decrease the amount of "goodstuffs" (for lack of a better word... and knowledge) that's extracted from the tea leaves? Thanks. |
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> wrote:
> >Does anyone know if steeping your tea directly in heated milk (i.e. no >water involved in the process) will affect it's infusion? Will using >milk only decrease the amount of "goodstuffs" (for lack of a better >word... and knowledge) that's extracted from the tea leaves? Yes, it changes the way the tea tastes considerably, because you are now doing an oil extraction as well. I think the result is rather unpleasant but some folks like it for spiced masala teas. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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The chemical reaction of the polyphenols in tea with proteins and fats
contained in milk has been scientifically researched. The latest consensus I heard of (forgot the source) says that adding milk doesn´t significantly "block" the polyphenols. You might want to try a mix of 50% water/50% milk as it is widely practised in India and Nepal. Bring to a boil, add tea (& chai spices), steep, "enjoy". Karsten |
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Agree. This is very very common in India and used this way for CTC tea.
The uppity sahibs who use the "teapot" and the "tea cozy" and brew Darjeelings don't add milk till the tea is poured into the cup. The others get the 50-50 mixture to boil, throw in the CTC, boil for 30 seconds and simmer some more. In some households, more water+milk+CTC is added to this during the day as more tea is needed. -- Aloke ---- to reply by e-mail remove 123 and change invalid to com > wrote in message oups.com... The chemical reaction of the polyphenols in tea with proteins and fats contained in milk has been scientifically researched. The latest consensus I heard of (forgot the source) says that adding milk doesn´t significantly "block" the polyphenols. You might want to try a mix of 50% water/50% milk as it is widely practised in India and Nepal. Bring to a boil, add tea (& chai spices), steep, "enjoy". Karsten |
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![]() >> You might want to try a mix of 50% water/50% milk as it is widely >> practised in India and Nepal. Bring to a boil, add tea (& chai spices), >> steep, "enjoy". > > Did you not just forget something here? The sickly sweet taste! Rather negative description of proper chai, eh? Add processed white sugar to anything, and you'll drive the life right out of it. For chai, put in jagery, or however you spell it. That's a rough raw sugar that adds flavor and sweetness to the brew. And for the love of God, don't under any circumstances buy any product called "chai"; instead, make it up yourself. I have spoken. OP is of course correct on all counts. Michael |
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Lars schrieb:
> Did you not just forget something here? The sickly sweet taste! Not exactly forgotten, I still get the shivers when I just think of it, yuk ... My first words in Hindi some x years ago: "bi na chini" - no sugar (please). Karsten [12 yr old green Menghai in der Tasse] |
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Michael wrote:
> Speaking of which, talk to us about your 12 year old green Menghai. Brewed in my beloved, leaky 5$ Yixing pot it´s mellow and complex, a pretty dense, "round" and savory spectrum with sweet notes of algae and warm spices, delicate flashes of clove, very dynamic through the steeps, sweet and silky almost creamy lingering aftertaste. What I almost like most about this tea is the lovely color it develops after around the 3rd steep, a vibrating salmon pink that tends toward indian red. My personal #1 in my humble collection, complexitywise it will serve as a kind of touchstone during my next trip to Yunnan. Karsten [next candidate: 2006 bio-organic FF Darjeeling Pouchong] |
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