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Make a Perfect Pot of Tea
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Step 3:
Strain and Serve the Tea
When ready to serve, pour the tea through the strainer into individual cups.
Specific teas traditionally use specific accompaniments: - Serve black tea with milk, lemon and sugar, if desired. Never serve black tea with cream: it's too rich, and overwhelms the flavors. Half and half is better. Also never put lemon and milk together, as the milk will curdle.
- Green tea is served without anything at all.
- Herb teas are usually served as is, with honey, and/or with lemon.
Now that you're a tea perfectionist, keep these principles in mind: - While using loose leaves in a pot is greatly encouraged, using a tea ball is acceptable. Be sure it's large enough to hold the amount of tea needed for the pot.
- Try to draw the line at pre-packaged tea bags. The problem is not so much concept as execution: some large companies hide inferior ingredients in those opaque little bags; some retailers don't discard old boxes that have been sitting around for way too long.
So, if you must use tea bags, try to buy them from a retailer known for his/her appreciation of tea - or at least a high turnover of product. Take as much care in preparation as you would if using loose leaves; you'll notice the difference for sure. -end-
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