Making A Perfect Cup Or Pot Of Tea

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3 teaspoons loose tea (1 teaspoon or 1 tea bag per person, plus one for the pot)
• water
• sugar cube
• honey
• lemon slice
• milk

Recipe

• 1 steps to make proper cup of tea:.
• 2 bring enough water to fill your teapot twice to a full, rolling boil in a kettle.
• 3 bring the teapot to the kettle and fill it with the boiling water. put the kettle back on the stove and bring it back to a full boil.
• 4 let the teapot sit with the hot water in it for a moment or two to warm it up, then pour out the water.
• 5 add one teaspoon of tea per cup of tea to the teapot, plus one for the pot.
• 6 add the boiling water to the teapot, put the lid on and cover the teapot with a tea cozy.
• 7 let the tea steep for three to five minutes.
• 8 pour the tea into each cup using a tea strainer.
• 9 offer guests sugar cubes (or honey) and a slice of lemon or a small serving of milk.
• 10 tips for making the "perfect" tea.
• 11 * a teapot doesn't have to be expensive, but it should be made of china or earthenware.
• 12 * when you pour the water over the tea in the teapot, make sure it is at a full boil.
• 13 * if you are using very fragile bone china, add a bit of milk to the bottom of each tea cup before pouring to reduce the shock of the heat on the fine china. in that case, don't offer lemon slices!
• 14 * do not use cream in tea, always use milk.
• 15 * choose fermented teas, not asian style green teas. some popular teas are:.
• 16 o english breakfast tea (may be too strong for an afternoon tea).
• 17 o earl grey tea, which is flavored with the rind of bergamots.
• 18 o darjeeling tea (full-bodied).
• 19 o ceylon tea (very popular).
• 20 o lapsang souchong tea (distinctive, smoky flavor).
• 21 o chamomile tea (not caffeinated).