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Looking at the quirks of nature outside the window, you want to wrap yourself in a soft blanket and enjoy a cup of fragrant tea. Or maybe something more original. Let’s find out what types of hot drinks are drunk in different parts of the world, and take the most interesting ones.
Tea with khitrinka
Let’s start with the native traditions — Russian tea with honey and vodka. For the flavor, add warming spices to it. Put in a teapot 2 tablespoons of black leaf tea, 2-3 peas of black pepper, a pinch of cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. Pour 500 ml of boiling water with 1 tbsp. l. vodka and insist for 15 minutes. Pour the finished drink into cups, add honey to taste and a slice of lemon. By the way, this tea is great for colds.
The weakness of the aristocrat
Residents of the Foggy Albion do not mind warming up with milk tea with rum. Bring to a boil 500 ml of milk of medium fat content and pour them 3 tsp. leafy black tea in a saucepan. Cover the mixture with a lid, stand for 5 minutes, then carefully pass through a fine sieve. Pour light rum to taste into the finished tea and fill the cups. The final chord will be the decor in the form of a cap of whipped cream, lightly dusted with cinnamon.
Coffee without sentiment
The English neighbors prefer Irish coffee to tea. First, prepare 170 ml of espresso or strong black coffee without sugar. Vigorously whisk 50 ml of cream into a fluffy mass. We scald a tall glass with thick walls with boiling water. Pour 40 ml of whiskey on the bottom, and then a thin trickle of hot coffee. Stir in 2 tsp of cane sugar and spread the whipped cream on top. This cocktail will warm you up from the first sip.
The Tree of Happiness
A popular drink in Mexico and South America is lapacho made from the bark of the tree of the same name. Thoroughly boiled, it is dried, crushed and prepared tea. To do this, 1-2 tbsp. l. “welding” pour a liter of water, cook for 10 minutes and insist for another 15 minutes. At the end, it remains to strain the broth. With a sweet taste with a slight bitterness and subtle vanilla notes, this drink does not require additives. Although it is not forbidden to cook it on the basis of milk.
Tea Sorcery
In Latin America, mate tea is a popular favorite. For its preparation, you will definitely need a calabash-a cup like a barrel made of wood, as well as a bombilla — a metal tube with a filter. Put 5-6 tsp of mate tea in the calabash, dip the bombilla in it and pour hot water so that it covers the tea leaves. As soon as it swells, add hot water to the brim. After a couple of minutes, you can enjoy an unusual taste.
Fiery passion
The tea treasure of Africa is rooibos made from the leaves of a local shrub. Sometimes, in addition to the leaves, it includes fragments of twigs and needles. First, pour boiling water over the teapot, then put inside 5-6 tbsp. l. rooibos and pour 600 ml of hot water at a temperature not higher than 90 °C. Now set the kettle on a water bath and simmer for at least 15 minutes. Rooibos is good on its own, but a little honey or ginger won’t hurt it.
Searing Mint
Mint tea with cinnamon is incredibly popular in Morocco. Grate the lemon zest, cut the juicy pulp into slices and place this mixture in a teapot. Here we also lay 3 tsp. black tea, a stick of cinnamon, 3-4 clove buds, a piece of ginger root, and at the very end — ½ mashed bunch of mint. Pour this assorted 600 ml of boiling water for 10 minutes and, after straining, pour into cups. Sweeten the tea best with honey or cane sugar.
Kaleidoscope of spices
At the mention of India, masala tea comes to mind. Combine in a mortar 4-5 dry boxes of cardamom, 5-6 peas of pepper, a stick of cinnamon and ½ tsp ground ginger. Knead them into a homogeneous mass, mix with 2 tbsp. l. black tea, pour 500 ml of water and cook for a minute. Then pour in 200 ml of milk, add sugar to taste and boil for another minute. Filter the tea and pour it into glasses. The fragrant masala will give you a fireworks display of aromas and flavors.
Delicious balls
Sunny Taiwan welcomes guests with a tapioca bubble tea. It is an analog of starch extracted from the roots of the cassava tree. In advance, brew 400 ml of black tea and dilute it with 100 ml of hot milk. Dissolve 60 g of maple syrup in 500 ml of boiling water. Pour out 150 g of tapioca balls and cook until softened. At the end, add ½ tsp of vanilla extract. We lay out tapioca balls in tall glasses, pour tea with milk and treat our relatives.
Eastern Wisdom
Finally, let’s try po cha-a drink originally from Tibet. Bring to a boil 200 ml of milk with a fat content of 6 %, add 1 tsp of pu-erh tea and stir well. Pour in 100 ml of water, bring to a boil again. Put 1 tbsp. l. melted butter and, stirring gently, completely dissolve. At the very end, pour out 1 tsp of salt and filter it properly. The taste of the drink is very specific, but its fans claim that it is endowed with unlimited benefits.
We hope that you have learned some interesting ideas from our culinary journey, which you will certainly share with your family. For sure, there are interesting recipes for hot drinks in your collection. Don’t forget to tell us about them in the comments.