Is there a "proper" brewing method for darjeelings? or other black teas for that matter? It seems like there's accessories, pots and parameters for everything else:
Chinese green - gaiwan
oolong & puerh - gaiwan/yixing gong fu
japanese green - kyusu
But since black teas seem to have been made for us Westerners....is there any "traditional" brewing methods besides just plain 'ole English style?
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Well "proper" is a relative term around here. I'm sure plenty is brewed English Style, but some is brewed in yixing. And if the leaves are large enough other vessels too. And I have heard of a lot of brewing baskets being used too. It all depends on what you have and what your personal preference is for brewing it.
I like Darjeeling in glass pots, personally.
I like Darjeeling in glass pots, personally.
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Most people in India probably drink tea this way.Oni wrote:How do people in India prepare black tea?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg9cqL4O ... re=related
I don't know how they prepare a plain tea without any other ingredients. Anyone else know? I am curious about this too.
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I think that mostly an ordinary saucepan is used for making chai, since you are boiling and simmering spices and tea in water and milk.
I made a google image search for chaiwalla (the guys making chai in the streets) and came up with a few nice images (though no exotic teaware).
[edit: I tried to hotlink to some of them here, but it didn't work.]
I would guess that when you drink plain tea in India, you do it "English style", since the custom of drinking tea seem to come from China to India through English imperialism.
I made a google image search for chaiwalla (the guys making chai in the streets) and came up with a few nice images (though no exotic teaware).
[edit: I tried to hotlink to some of them here, but it didn't work.]
I would guess that when you drink plain tea in India, you do it "English style", since the custom of drinking tea seem to come from China to India through English imperialism.
Brewing Black tea in India
Indian people do not drink black tea at all - not the majority of the Indians and the only time they do is when they run out of milk. Bring the water to a boiling point and throw the tea leaves while it's boiling. That is how they drink. Indians haven't really got into drinking the black tea yet as how the westerners or the rest of the Asian's do. It's too hot for the Indians to drink tea all day in most parts of India.
The only people who drink black tea in India are the Tibetan's and the Nepalese - Indian people that resides around the Northern Himalayas and the western India
( Darjeeling, Sikkim, Assam e.t.c ). These people, now, drink black tea all day long. They do it the easy way. Have a kettle, put water and throw the tea leaves as it starts boiling or even before that. They do not wait for the water to come to a boiling point . And even if it is already boiled, they do no wait for the leaves to grasp in since most of them used logwoods for fire, they don't waste the fire. That's why there is always a big kettle on thier stove going all day for any guests that visit or bypass, will be offered in a big mug or some stainless cups ( No Fancy Devices ). This is their energy supplement to get them going all day. They don't get the luxury to taste out differently but they have taken it is a regular tradition to drink black tea all day long.
One common way is Black tea + black pepper + Salt (sugar if you are rich)
This is a common way of drinking. Black pepper helps you keep warm and helps your stomach.
The second way is called BHOTAY Chai (milk or black tea + Ghee + salt+ Sugar)
This one is drank mostly by the Tibetan Inhabitants that have been living around India after the exile of his holiness, The Dalai Lama.
I hope this helps out the group who were wanting to know about India and their ways of drinking black tea. If you have any more, please post it and i will be glad.
The only people who drink black tea in India are the Tibetan's and the Nepalese - Indian people that resides around the Northern Himalayas and the western India
( Darjeeling, Sikkim, Assam e.t.c ). These people, now, drink black tea all day long. They do it the easy way. Have a kettle, put water and throw the tea leaves as it starts boiling or even before that. They do not wait for the water to come to a boiling point . And even if it is already boiled, they do no wait for the leaves to grasp in since most of them used logwoods for fire, they don't waste the fire. That's why there is always a big kettle on thier stove going all day for any guests that visit or bypass, will be offered in a big mug or some stainless cups ( No Fancy Devices ). This is their energy supplement to get them going all day. They don't get the luxury to taste out differently but they have taken it is a regular tradition to drink black tea all day long.
One common way is Black tea + black pepper + Salt (sugar if you are rich)
This is a common way of drinking. Black pepper helps you keep warm and helps your stomach.
The second way is called BHOTAY Chai (milk or black tea + Ghee + salt+ Sugar)
This one is drank mostly by the Tibetan Inhabitants that have been living around India after the exile of his holiness, The Dalai Lama.
I hope this helps out the group who were wanting to know about India and their ways of drinking black tea. If you have any more, please post it and i will be glad.
