http://anicecuppa.net/2007/08/29/tibetan-butter-tea/ Get Your Buzz On Here Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:04:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://anicecuppa.net/2007/08/29/tibetan-butter-tea/#comment-75418 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:45:42 +0000 http://anicecuppa.net/2007/08/29/tibetan-butter-tea/#comment-75418 Though I've never been to Tibet, I came to like butter tea very much. And butter tea with tsampa is even better! I think there are a few moments that will make your recipe a bit more authentic. First, it is good not just to brew regular tea and add milk, but to pour milk into the kettle, add tea, and boil. After milk starts to boil, reduce the heat and continue boiling for about 10 minutes more. And the second, I think brick Pu Er tea is closer to what Tibetans drink, but any red tea will also suit fine. I have prepared tea with this recipe, and I also drank instant butter tea from Tibet. Although cow milk and butter tastes much different from yak butter and milk, and you won't be able to capture that particular flavour, in general the two beverages are not that entirely different to taste. Though I’ve never been to Tibet, I came to like butter tea very much. And butter tea with tsampa is even better!
I think there are a few moments that will make your recipe a bit more authentic.
First, it is good not just to brew regular tea and add milk, but to pour milk into the kettle, add tea, and boil. After milk starts to boil, reduce the heat and continue boiling for about 10 minutes more.
And the second, I think brick Pu Er tea is closer to what Tibetans drink, but any red tea will also suit fine.
I have prepared tea with this recipe, and I also drank instant butter tea from Tibet. Although cow milk and butter tastes much different from yak butter and milk, and you won’t be able to capture that particular flavour, in general the two beverages are not that entirely different to taste.

]]> http://anicecuppa.net/2007/08/29/tibetan-butter-tea/#comment-74631 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:29:24 +0000 http://anicecuppa.net/2007/08/29/tibetan-butter-tea/#comment-74631 I also found this looking for a recipe. Although it is out of the range of what I normally try. I think I will tonight. I am really looking forward to it. Thanks I also found this looking for a recipe. Although it is out of the range of what I normally try. I think I will tonight. I am really looking forward to it. Thanks

]]> http://anicecuppa.net/2007/08/29/tibetan-butter-tea/#comment-54822 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:04:26 +0000 http://anicecuppa.net/2007/08/29/tibetan-butter-tea/#comment-54822 Found your blog while looking for a recipe for this tea. Tried it at a Tibetan restaurant in Portland, OR while visiting last January during their coldest weekend in 30 years and it really did warm us up!. It was definitely different tasting, but after a while my husband and I really grew to like it! We asked the proprietess about it and she showed us the special black tea that relatives send them from home. Even though it doesn't get cold enough here (HI) for such a warming drink, I've been craving it! Thanks for your post. I think I'll have to give it a try. Mahalo, Manju Found your blog while looking for a recipe for this tea. Tried it at a Tibetan restaurant in Portland, OR while visiting last January during their coldest weekend in 30 years and it really did warm us up!. It was definitely different tasting, but after a while my husband and I really grew to like it! We asked the proprietess about it and she showed us the special black tea that relatives send them from home. Even though it doesn’t get cold enough here (HI) for such a warming drink, I’ve been craving it! Thanks for your post. I think I’ll have to give it a try. Mahalo, Manju

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