Mix my tea with your smile! / How to make proper tea?
Family group: “Tea” is the most popular Iranian drink that has even penetrated into Iranian poetry, literature and cultural and nostalgic atmosphere. At their parties, especially in the cold seasons, Iranians first serve tea and brew it several times, and before dinner, and even as a good’s tea party. They buy sweets and chocolates for tea. When traveling, they take tea makers with them and consider it an integral part of their presence in the world. And still popular culture in girls’ courtships is added to the parliament by bringing tea trays.
Under this pretext, we went to this most popular to know how to brew tea, does it stick more?
Foreign or Iranian tea?
If you are looking for the best tea in the world, we must say that our country has the best and most quality tea product. Iranian tea has no additives and essential oils and is unique, but in the last few decades, the influx of foreign tea into the country and even in Iranian brands has caused the taste of many Iranians to be closer to foreign tea. Foreign teas with a lot of essential oils and additives have an artificial taste. But one of the reasons for the popularity of foreign teas in Iran is that their coloring due to more additives and also less time to brew.
One of the tea quality tests in which foreign tea is often rejected is the cold water test. Pour lukewarm or cold water over black tea. If the color returns, it means that the tea does not have the necessary quality. But Iranian teas usually do not fade and only color when brewed for 100 minutes with water.
Another test in which Iranian tea usually wins is the time test. Just pour one cup of Iranian tea and another cup of foreign tea and put them together for a few hours. After a few hours, you will see that the color of foreign tea has gone to turbidity, while the color of Iranian tea is still clear.
How to make tea?
The ancients believed that it was better to pour cold water into a kettle or samovar to boil it, and not to pour hot water for boiling as soon as possible, because after pouring tea, those fat-like stains that remain on the cup are due to the hot water we poured. So pour cold water to have better tea.
The teapot is better made of porcelain or glass, and metal teapots do not give the desired taste of tea. It is also best to model the teapot in such a way that a basket or net separates the pulp from the boiling water so that it can be separated and discarded after brewing. Doing so will allow you to use the brewed tea for a longer period of time so that its quality does not change.
The ancients said that first wash the tea with cold water and then empty the water to wash the tea soil and get a clearer and better tea.
The best tea is tea that is brewed under a low flame and on a kettle or samovar. It tastes better and has a better color. Iranian tea should not be brewed in a hurry and it should be given time.
What should we brew tea with?
push: The most popular tea additive among Iranians is cardamom. It is better to crush the cardamom and separate its seeds and then pour it into the tea and give it a good time to brew it.
Red flower: The petal or bud of Mohammadi is one of the best additives in tea. Some people pour it on a cup of tea and it has a very pleasant aroma.
Cinnamon: The taste of cinnamon tea is special. The nature of the tea is warm and you can add a little cinnamon when your body needs it warm. Just know that pouring cinnamon powder is not right. It is better to use Persian cinnamon stick, which is in the form of tree trunks. The taste of Indian cinnamon, which is tube-shaped, is not very pleasant and only has a beautiful aspect.
Ginger: Fresh ginger and dried ginger are one of the best additives to warm the nature of tea and have healing properties, but bring the taste of tea closer to spicy. Ginger is one of the best options if you have a cold and heartburn.
Citrus aurantium: The taste of spring orange tea is tasteful, but sometimes it is worth trying. Shortly after brewing the tea, so that the taste does not disappear, a little spring orange sweat is poured.
Omani lemon: If you like the taste of your tea to have a slightly sour taste, use Omani lemon. It is better to peel an Omani lemon and use its flesh so that it does not become bitter. Try to take lemon seeds as well.
In what container should we pour the tea?
Iranians often like to drink tea in clear and glass cups. Because they like to see the color with their eyes. So its glass cups take precedence over everything else.
In the traditional space, narrow waist cups were used, which had a smaller volume. The landlord had to fill the cups quickly to get the guest full of tea. Traditional cups were brought in glass or porcelain saucers.
Some people like tea as a cup and prefer to drink tea several times instead. Drink more tea at a time. So find out your guest’s taste at these times.
Porcelain and floral glasses are also an option after glassware, which has the advantage of transferring less heat to the skin of the hand when drinking tea.
It is better that the tea cup does not have a wide edge to cool the tea later. Tea should not be too hot but should be eaten hot.
Iranians prefer the edge of their tea container not to be thick and thinner so that they can drink tea more easily when they hold their mouth shut.
What should we serve tea with?
Sugar: Some ancients said that tea should be “sugary”. For this reason, tea was placed on a saucer with two sugars and offered to the guest. Sugar is the oldest companion of tea.
Plant: The most popular companion is cantaloupe tea, which over the years has made cantaloupe much easier to work with. Cantaloupe tea is a popular prescription drug that is always recommended for people when they are sick. As if he loves every painless pain.
Date: During Ramadan, dates are the first companion of tea. In the rest of the year, this natural sweetness can be one of the best companions of tea.
Raisins: Another popular tea companion that is a substitute for sugar in many homes and has a dietary property.
Money: Many Iranians, like the people of Isfahan, consider flakes as an integral part of their tea and change its taste each time for variety.
Fresh lemon: Fresh lemon is one of the most attractive to drink tea, especially after a heavy meal.
Sohan: Another traditional companion is Sohan tea. Sohan alone may be heartbreaking. But it is unique next to tea.
Sugar: Many people in Arab countries and even Iranian Arabs drink tea with sugar. In such a way that they fill the cup with sugar and pour tea on it. You can also add sugar to your tea like sugar.
Except for the above, anything can be put next to this attractive drink, things that taste sweet. Like all kinds of chocolates and sweets.
When not to drink tea?
When you have high blood pressure or heart palpitations, you should not drink tea, which may increase it.
Do not drink tea after iron-rich foods or iron tablets and leave it for at least an hour and a half
Do not drink tea when you have bloating because tea increases bloating.
If you have stomach pain and reflux, tea may make your condition worse due to its high caffeine content.
If you want to rest and sleep, do not drink tea. Tea disturbs your sleep due to caffeine.
Do not drink tea after eating cold foods such as ice cream or cold watermelon.
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