Cigar Asylum Cigar Forum  

Go Back   Cigar Asylum Cigar Forum > Non Cigar Specialty Forums > Coffee & Tea Forum > Tea Discussion

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 04-19-2009, 12:02 PM   #1
JJG
Have My Own Room
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
First Name: Jeff
Location: Houston
Posts: 1,260
Trading: (4)
Partagas
JJG is on a distinguished road
Default recipe request: Thai tea

I absolutely love this stuff and I was hoping to try and make it at home.

What I'm looking to make is the sort of rust-orange colored tea you get at restaurants that has what I think to be sweetened condensed milk in it. It's more like iced coffee.

anyhow, I've searched google but all the recipes seem to involve lots of work. steeping anise, tea leaves, spices in a muslin bag, etc..

I'm hoping to find something easy like, pre-made teabags I can just throw in the coffee maker and add the condensed milk to.

Does such a thing exist? I'm not really interested in putting much effort into this because frankly it would be easier to just continue calling it in to-go at the neighborhood Thai restaurant.

thanks guys!
JJG is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-19-2009, 12:53 PM   #2
Smoke Naked
Still Watching My Back
 
Smoke Naked's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
First Name: Bill
Location: Whales Vagina
Posts: 243
Trading: (0)
CoastGuard (Served With Honor)
Smoke Naked is on a distinguished road
Default Re: recipe request: Thai tea

I love this stuff as well, a couple of years ago I tried to duplicate it at home and it never was "right", decided to just accept that is is better to be enjoyed every so often from my favorite Thai restaurant.
__________________

♥ ♦ Palio Fanboy Here ♣ ♠
Smoke Naked is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-19-2009, 03:00 PM   #3
mastershogun
Feeling at Home
 
mastershogun's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: having a cigar
Posts: 521
Trading: (47)
Bolivar
mastershogun is on a distinguished road
Default Re: recipe request: Thai tea

love the stuff as well but have no luck actually making it.
I just cheat now and use the powder... still pretty good
mastershogun is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-19-2009, 03:16 PM   #4
Mugen910
I <3 Huy
 
Mugen910's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
First Name: Location
Location: First Name
Posts: 8,387
Trading: (106)
HUpmann MarineCorps (Served With Honor)
Mugen910 has disabled reputation
Default Re: recipe request: Thai tea

Buy the actual Thai Tea leaves...strain it through a cheese cloth (wear gloves unless you want your hands to look like oompa loompa hands) , let it cool, and just add a bit of half&half in your glass with ice
__________________
I'm not antisocial, I just think people are stupid.
Mugen910 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-26-2009, 08:55 PM   #5
smoky50
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: recipe request: Thai tea

the best way is to steep the tea leaves 2 times the first is garbage it will be strong but the second will be what you want and if you warm the condensed milk not to hot just warm i think the best method is in a bowl over water in a pot but just get it hot enough so it wont change the temp in the tea i like to add a little fresh mint and fresh ground pepper in after you add the milk and beleve me its good
  Reply With Quote
Old 07-29-2009, 09:06 AM   #6
Steelergar
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: recipe request: Thai tea

I know most restaurants and coffee shops use a chai tea concetrate then just add milk. The best chai tea I ever had comes from a chai tea concetrate at a local coffee shop here in charleston. And the concetrate is made locally. I want to try the traditional way of doing it though.
  Reply With Quote
Old 07-29-2009, 09:20 AM   #7
Steelergar
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: recipe request: Thai tea

Here is a recipe in one of my cookbooks.
1 black tea bag
1 3inch piece of cinammon stick
2 cups of milk
2 tablespoons of raw sugar or honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon cardamon
combine tea cinammon and 1/2 cup of water in saucepan and bring to boiling. remove from heat, cover and let stand for 5 minutes. discard tea and cinammon, then add remaining ingredients and stir over medium heat(do not let it boil).
I know that I've seen recipes with nutmeg too.
  Reply With Quote
Old 07-29-2009, 09:29 AM   #8
T.G
Grrrrrr
 
T.G's Avatar
16
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
First Name: The Other Adam
Posts: 15,557
Trading: (37)
Navy (Served With Honor)
T.G has disabled reputation
Default Re: recipe request: Thai tea

I've found a number of the other recipes on this site to be quite good:

http://www.thaifoodandtravel.com/recipes/thaitea.html

The author gives some specific brands and talks about how to make it with a coffee filter if you don't have the traditional tea steeper.
T.G is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-29-2009, 09:54 AM   #9
Steelergar
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: recipe request: Thai tea

don't forget that you make a dirty chai too. I don't know what the official alcohol they use is though. maybee Jamison.
  Reply With Quote
Old 07-29-2009, 01:15 PM   #10
TanithT
Herfer Grrrrl
 
TanithT's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2009
First Name: Tanith
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 692
Trading: (26)
HdM
TanithT will become famous soon enoughTanithT will become famous soon enough
Default Re: recipe request: Thai tea

The orange stuff you get at restaurants is the powder. I know, because I always ask if it can be made with Splenda and not sugar, and the answer is always that they use a pre-mixed powder. You can order it online.

To make it at home, I do an *extremely* strong infusion of any well spiced Thai style tea or Indian chai, and add half and half and Splenda to taste.
__________________
Herfergrrl's blog - The Art of the Good Cigar: A Matter of Taste.
Herfing is the most fun you can have with your clothes on.
TanithT is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-29-2009, 01:23 PM   #11
kelmac07
Resident Maduro Whore!!
 
kelmac07's Avatar
6
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
First Name: Mac
Location: Newport News, VA
Posts: 27,322
Trading: (218)
Bolivar Army (Retired)
kelmac07 has a reputation beyond reputekelmac07 has a reputation beyond reputekelmac07 has a reputation beyond reputekelmac07 has a reputation beyond reputekelmac07 has a reputation beyond reputekelmac07 has a reputation beyond reputekelmac07 has a reputation beyond reputekelmac07 has a reputation beyond reputekelmac07 has a reputation beyond reputekelmac07 has a reputation beyond reputekelmac07 has a reputation beyond repute
Default Re: recipe request: Thai tea

I love me a Tazo Chai latte...mmmmmmmmmmm!!!
kelmac07 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-10-2009, 02:03 AM   #12
gosgirl
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: recipe request: Thai tea

Oh,I love it so much!
  Reply With Quote
Old 12-12-2009, 09:46 PM   #13
Snake Hips
Götterdämmerung
 
Snake Hips's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
First Name: Tyler
Location: Directly above the center of the Earth
Posts: 1,013
Trading: (10)
Bolivar
Snake Hips will become famous soon enough
Default Re: recipe request: Thai tea

Quote:
Originally Posted by Steelergar View Post
I know most restaurants and coffee shops use a chai tea concetrate then just add milk. The best chai tea I ever had comes from a chai tea concetrate at a local coffee shop here in charleston. And the concetrate is made locally. I want to try the traditional way of doing it though.
Thai tea, not chai tea. Very different things. I love them both equally.
Snake Hips is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-12-2009, 10:18 PM   #14
mastershogun
Feeling at Home
 
mastershogun's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: having a cigar
Posts: 521
Trading: (47)
Bolivar
mastershogun is on a distinguished road
Default Re: recipe request: Thai tea

Quote:
Originally Posted by Snake Hips View Post
Thai tea, not chai tea. Very different things. I love them both equally.
Both are great but the orange stuff is awesome on a hot day
mastershogun is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 07:51 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
All content is copyrighted jointly by Cigar Asylum and the content provider.