Okay I can't deny that this completely works
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@Mik said in Okay I can't deny that this completely works:
the occasional Arnold Palmer.dude, TMI
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Okay I can't deny that this completely works:
I must admit, I'm a little surprised you're not drinking it out of a mason jar.
@Aqua-Letifer said in Okay I can't deny that this completely works:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Okay I can't deny that this completely works:
I must admit, I'm a little surprised you're not drinking it out of a mason jar.
POTD
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Okay I can't deny that this completely works:
I must admit, I'm a little surprised you're not drinking it out of a mason jar.
@Aqua-Letifer said in Okay I can't deny that this completely works:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Okay I can't deny that this completely works:
I must admit, I'm a little surprised you're not drinking it out of a mason jar.
That ain't tea.
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I'm guessing it's his own urine.
What's more it probably tastes better than that pretentious shit he's brewing with his girly glass.
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I'm guessing it's his own urine.
What's more it probably tastes better than that pretentious shit he's brewing with his girly glass.
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Aqua, have you tried maté?
The short brew time you described reminds me of it. Pour the water over the tea the first time, sip and spit to get the powdery bitter stuff out; pour the water again, drink, repeat.
Drink it with hot water, it´s maté. Drink it with ice water, it´s tereré (unique to Paraguay, and amazingly refreshing). Throw in some mint leaves and it´s amazing.
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Aqua, have you tried maté?
The short brew time you described reminds me of it. Pour the water over the tea the first time, sip and spit to get the powdery bitter stuff out; pour the water again, drink, repeat.
Drink it with hot water, it´s maté. Drink it with ice water, it´s tereré (unique to Paraguay, and amazingly refreshing). Throw in some mint leaves and it´s amazing.
@Optimistic said in Okay I can't deny that this completely works:
Aqua, have you tried maté?
The short brew time you described reminds me of it. Pour the water over the tea the first time, sip and spit to get the powdery bitter stuff out; pour the water again, drink, repeat.
Drink it with hot water, it´s maté. Drink it with ice water, it´s tereré (unique to Paraguay, and amazingly refreshing). Throw in some mint leaves and it´s amazing.
You know it. I don't have a gourd or a... spoon... straw... thingy, though.
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@Aqua-Letifer That is similar to the way we make back home. We pour the water into the pot with tea. Put the lid on, and then pour the hot water on the outside of the pot. When it all evaporates (which is quite quickly), the first batch of tea is poured out into your cup. This "batch" is just used to warm the cup, and then it is poured out.
Repeat. Add water to the pot. Put the lid on. Pour the hot water on the outside of the pot and when it evaporates, pour into your cup to drink.
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@taiwan_girl Going to show my ignorance here: The pouring of the water onto the pot and waiting for it to evaporate: is that with a particular kind of clay pot? That's what my boss did in Oz, which I thought was always a little weird, but the pot material was also different. And is it purely done as a timing thing, and to pre-heat the utensils?
Please love yourself.
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@jon-nyc said in Okay I can't deny that this completely works:
My son has a mate gourd. He bought it in Buenos Aires in December.
...Does he use it for bong hits?
Seriously though ( @Optimistic too): is there any difference in the outcome of the maté with a gourd vs. without? I would guess no but I've never tried.
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@taiwan_girl Going to show my ignorance here: The pouring of the water onto the pot and waiting for it to evaporate: is that with a particular kind of clay pot? That's what my boss did in Oz, which I thought was always a little weird, but the pot material was also different. And is it purely done as a timing thing, and to pre-heat the utensils?
@Aqua-Letifer said in Okay I can't deny that this completely works:
@taiwan_girl Going to show my ignorance here: The pouring of the water onto the pot and waiting for it to evaporate: is that with a particular kind of clay pot? That's what my boss did in Oz, which I thought was always a little weird, but the pot material was also different. And is it purely done as a timing thing, and to pre-heat the utensils?
ummmm, I am going to show my ignorance too.
I am not sure. We always let my father do it, and that was the way he did it. We always use clay pots - not sure if it was a special clay or not. LOLBut yes, it was a timing to tell when the tea was brewed. As you mention in your first posting, it is quite quick, only a few seconds.
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You guys keep saying how easy it all is. Sounds pretty complicated to me.
So, if you are going out to dinner somewhere, where would you go to get "authentic" tea like you are talking about? I never go to Starbucks, but is that a place that makes this easy/complicated tea?
Asking for a friend, of course.
