Different Ways to Enjoy Tea

Tea is an all-popular refreshing drink. A good cup of tea, whether brewed at home, in a café or even a roadside stall never fails to uplift our spirits. Tea is good for health, settles an upset stomach, and with its balanced caffeine content keeps you alert and attentive. There are so many ways to drink tea. You can have iced tea, hot tea with milk and sugar, or honey and lemon. Let us look into some of the popular ways that tea is enjoyed and consumed.

How to Enjoy Tea

Here are some popular and also unique ways to enjoy and consume tea.

1. Masala Chai AKA Chai Tea

Masala chai is the traditional black tea brew made and consumed all over India with relish. Masala means spices that are generously added to this tea which imparts its delicious flavor. You will find its different varieties all over the Indian Subcontinent. It will be offered if you visit anyone’s home in India, every nook and corner have a crowded tea shop and newly sprouted tea bars specializing in different types of teas can be found in metro cities now. Masala Tea is brewed by pouring milk in boiling water containing tea leaves with sugar. You can also add different types of spices like crushed ginger, cinnamon, cloves, etc to get your unique concoction. It is consumed first thing in the morning and then enjoyed throughout the day.

Also Read: Types of teas and their health benefits

2. Earl Grey Tea

Earl Grey is a blend of premium orthodox black tea flavored with bergamot oil; a citrus fruit similar to the orange fruit. This drink is popular in the Middle East, the UK, and Australia and New Zealand. Earl Grey tea can be prepared with milk too but is equally popular with lemon and sugar without milk. The most preferred way is to heat the water just before boiling point, pour it into the tea kettle containing earl grey blend and let it steep for 4 to 5 minutes and serve with milk or lemon and sugar.

3. Boba or Bubble Tea

Boba tea is also known as pearl tea is a sugary and milky tea blended with fruits, and fruit juices with ‘pearls’ ie balls of chewy boiled tapioca. Originally from Taiwan, it has rapidly gained popularity all over the world. For presentation purposes, it is served in transparent cups with a large straw and can be consumed either hot or cold.

4. Iced Tea

Iced tea drinks are very popular during summers. This is made just like traditional tea with double the amount of tea leaves and steeping time. Cool the brew after preparation, add ice, citrus fruits, and sugar as per your taste and enjoy. The ice dilutes the tea as it melts and makes it more palatable due to its melting. That is the reason double the leaves and steeping time is used to prepare iced tea in the first place.

5. Tea Popsicles and Ice Lollies

Yes, you can also make popsicles with your favorite tea. The procedure is simple. Boil some tea, let it cool down, and then add fruit chunks and sugar to this mixture. Freeze them overnight and enjoy eating them the next day.

6. Berry Tea

This tea preparation is made with berries as the name suggests. While brewing tea, add some sweet berries like strawberries, raspberries, or blueberries in the concoction. Have it without sugar or milk as the sugar in the berries will be sufficient and adding milk may mask the flavor of berries. Best time to enjoy is during spring and summer.

7. Almond or Coconut Milk Tea

This is a great choice for those tea lovers who are vegan or lactose intolerant, yet like their tea milky brown. You just substitute milk with the above plant-sourced milk and enjoy your favorite cup. The vegan milk is also lighter and thus easy to drink and good for the stomach.

8. Honeysuckle Tea 

Honeysuckle tea is a flowery tea made with flowers of Honeysuckle with a bit of lemon, lemongrass, and honey thrown in instead of sugar. Add the flowers and lemongrass with tea leaves and steep them in boiling water. Then add lemon and honey instead of sugar and milk. This is a fruity and aromatic tea that will refreshen you instantly.

9. Tea Baths and Facials

You can also consume and enjoy tea without ever drinking it. Tea has so many beneficial compounds and minerals. It is good for the body and skin. Pour some tea leaves in your bath water or prepare a face mask containing cucumber, papaya, and tea leaves. Apply it regularly and you will be amazed at the transformation.

Conclusion

Drinking and enjoying tea can never be too much. Hope you liked the various ways to drink tea as described above and will implement it in your tea drinking routine. You can also experiment with different ways of preparing and enjoying tea. Do comment if you have got a unique way to prepare tea, we will be happy to share it with our viewers.