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Spiced tea from Ceylon

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 2 tsp tea, Ceylon or Ceylon-Assam
  • 5 tbsp sugar
  • some cardamom, the seeds from 2 pods
  • 1 stalk(s) cinnamon, small
  • 1 slice(s) lemon(s)
  • 3 mint leaves
  • ½ tsp flavoring (vanilla)

Instructions

Working time approx. 10 minutes; Total time approx. 10 minutes

Recipe from Tea Factory Kandapola, Sri Lanka

Brew the tea leaves and all the spices with 1 liter of boiling water, let it steep for 5 minutes, filter, and enjoy while still very hot. Option 1: Even more delicious is the pan-frying method: first toast the spices (without the tea) in a pan, deglaze with hot water, add the tea leaves, and let it steep for 5 minutes. Filter. Delicious! Option 2: Pour milk instead of water – this creates a rounder, fuller flavor.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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