Douglas Adams on Making Tea (Article Inside) | |
smilesun User ID: 27722008 Italy 11/14/2012 06:30 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | One or two Americans have asked me why it is that the English like tea so much, which never seems to them to be a very good drink. To understand, you have to know how to make it properly. Quoting: Leslie Zevo There is a very simple principle to the making of tea and it's this - to get the proper flavour of tea, the water has to be boiling (not boiled) when it hits the tea leaves. If it's merely hot then the tea will be insipid. That's why we English have these odd rituals, such as warming the teapot first (so as not to cause the boiling water to cool down too fast as it hits the pot). And that's why the American habit of bringing a teacup, a tea bag and a pot of hot water to the table is merely the perfect way of making a thin, pale, watery cup of tea that nobody in their right mind would want to drink. [link to www.h2g2.com] Yes, To understand, you have to know how to make it properly :-) VIRTUALBLOGNEWS [link to virtualblognews.altervista.org] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 27636366 United States 11/14/2012 06:36 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Your scalding hot British rituals would do little to do justice to a delicate Bai Mu Dan. Water above about 80 degrees Celcius will also scald any nice green tea you might wish to try. There's more than just black tea, you know. Great post though. Most hate tea because it's never prepared properly. It is a combination of time and too much heat that causes tannins to form and that's what most people dislike, I find. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 17090286 United States 11/14/2012 06:40 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Your scalding hot British rituals would do little to do justice to a delicate Bai Mu Dan. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 27636366 Water above about 80 degrees Celcius will also scald any nice green tea you might wish to try. There's more than just black tea, you know. Great post though. Most hate tea because it's never prepared properly. It is a combination of time and too much heat that causes tannins to form and that's what most people dislike, I find. Yeah, green tea is a different matter entirely. |