How to Make Tea the British Way - Anglophenia Ep 31

The kettle's on! Join Anglophenia's Kate Arnell for tea as she explains how to make a perfect cuppa the British way.
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[@davidjatak9361]

Yall realise that scientists at a university had to figure out whether it was tea first or milk first I feel like that's the most British debate tbh

[@Big-Chungus21]

David Jatak wait who the fuck puts milk into the water before the tea

[@Big-Chungus21]

Niels Adriaensen i was confused what they meant when they said this. They meant when pouring tea from a kettle into a cup. I was thinking ‘who makes a cup of tea by putting milk into a cup, and then putting the tea bag in and then the water?’

[@MegumiCiBear]

FiveGreenBottles maybe it’s because I’m Japanese but I can’t imagine putting milk in tea in the first place 😅

[@starlight2815]

@@Big-Chungus21 EXACTLY! Like how are you gonna know it's too much milk? If you put the milk first and it's too much it's ruined! And if you put a little and then pour the tea and it's not enough and you have to pour more, then the milk is STILL going in afterwards!

[@anand3033]

The most Brit university ever!!!

[@cmdrtianyilin8107]

Everyone: Hey, Britain, wanna drink some water? Britain: Naah, mate. I'm fine. China: What if we put leaf in it? Britain: Say no more, fam!

[@thomascars1]

Borg Drone 3 of 9 Secondary Adjunct, Unimatrix 309 China: “want some water?” Britain: “nah im good” China: “alright” *puts leaf before drinking* Britain: HIPPITY HOPPITY YOUR LEAVES ARE NOW OUR PROPERTY

[@AmbersDad]

Lol

[@starpinklittle2811]

@@thomascars1 😂😂😂 But how British put milk and tea on the table; for the person can choose which one to drink? One thing I like is the classic porcelain teapot, cups and the iconic High tea set for desserts that they use.😍☕🍩🍰

[@user-tq9vs6fc9u]

Alex La Rosa I laughed at this harder than I should have 😂

[@robertpettus1436]

@@bloxburgreports7704 Tea was discovered by Genghis Khan's troops. In a brilliant insight he ordered his troops to not drink water that had not previously been boiled (which vastly cut disease among the troops). However boiled water is tasteless so the troops started steeping leaves in the boiled water for taste.

[@mikeg8276]

As an American, I’m so jealous of Britain’s tea culture. I would love a daily afternoon tea with finger sandwiches and biscuits and scones. Protect this at all costs!

[@Endtherinbetween]

nah mate we just have mugs and chuck a bag and some suggar into it then put water and milk in then take the bag out then we sit on our sofas and shake our fists at the sky screaming damn you rain

[@OuterSpaceOwl]

I don't think it would be too difficult to recreate this wherever anyone is in the world. The fancy afternoon teas we have are nearly always for special occasions though such as a birthday. They serve these in many fancy hotels or tea rooms. In every day life, most of us will merely have a few biscuits with a nice cuppa or, if it's a breakfast brew, we'll have some toast or crumpets. A simple slice of cake is very nice too with tea.

[@rupertcordeux6479]

😂ok. This is English tea time. A mug of tea ( tea bag dropped in the mug then sloshed with boiling water ) and don't forget the biscuits!! Either Mc Vitie's Digestives or Hobnobs😂😂😂

[@rupertcordeux6479]

​​@@Endtherinbetweengosh! You remove the bag. I gulp the tea down quickly, with the bag still in, before it gets stewed. The refined sugar in the biscuits offsets the bitter after taste😂

[@Endtherinbetween]

@@rupertcordeux6479 I also sometimes do the Jonathan sims method, basically i put the bag in my mouth and chug hot water

[@ArunKumar-fx3bo]

I'm Indian and we prefer loose leaf. It brings out the rich aroma and the taste is just superb ......perfect tea to wake you right up👍👍

[@wildandbarefoot]

The loose tea is better quality, and sold fresher. The loose tea market is very discerning.

[@haryanvijaat1604]

Right. Red label is my favourite brand.

[@ayeshairfan1510]

We Brits do like all type of teas my cupboard losse and tea bags

[@jules2291]

yeah , it tastes better . though I still use teabags more often because it means less kitchenware to rinse

[@richardwaring8613]

My dad always said that at the end of the day the floor sweepings were put into tea bags, which taste more of paper than tea. In that case this Brit agrees with the Indian commenter. We just left dregs at the bottom of the cup rather than strained it . My dad said it kept fortune- tellers in a job.

[@ferdiemontenegro5436]

"So don't even go theRe! 💁🏼‍♀️🇺🇸" that was the best part 😂

[@mattwilliams4316]

RIGHT?! 🤣🤣

[@arj2974]

LOL

[@saimmalik8005]

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[@saimmalik8005]

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[@briannabodin]

This made me LOL 😂

[@-mindless-9226]

You are supposed to put: Tea-Sugar-Milk This is due to the fact that the hot tea will dissolve the sugar and add an even flavour. Milk will help cool down the tea and make it a perfect temperature for drinking and dipping.

[@quabbo6528]

but what if I put it tea-milk-sugar

[@487409c]

You're absolutely right, Mindless.

[@kelsiecranston1782]

What do you mean when you say milk? Whole milk, half and half, heavy cream, skim milk?

[@487409c]

It's down to personal taste, Kelsie. I actually prefer to add Nestle Carnation evaporated milk (comes in a tin). The resulting brew reminds me of what we had in the British Army (back in the day).

[@ogesus8961]

@@kelsiecranston1782 any milk, bitch #LETEMKNOW

[@shortienuggets8054]

Shes the most british person I’ve ever heard her thick accent combine with an old royal family prince’s assistant facial expression is marvelous

[@DavidBurton1978]

I am a Spanish guy who spent around 8-9 months living and working in England some years ago. Before that, I think I had only drunk tea 2-3 times in my life. But living there made me love tea. When I returned to Spain, I immediately bought a kettle. Now I cannot possibly imagine my day-to-day life without tea. I have it the British way; with a little splash of milk. And no sugar. I prefer tea bags. I also have a pot but I rarely use it. I also love coffee, though. In Spain we are coffee lovers and tea is not very popular. But in my case I love both!

[@eclecticjon1019]

The milk obviously gets added afterwards so that you can judge the amount you need. Or, you can just pour it in blindly as shown in this video and end up with something resembling a cup of milk.

[@applesauce8258]

Heh

[@PlasmaMongoose]

If you are using the same cups all the time, you will learn how much milk to put in beforehand.

[@davidpersson4927]

Then protein in the milk will change it's properties due the hot tea and get sweeter. But you might enjoy the new taste of the milk and then it's the best way for you.

[@eclecticjon1019]

+David Persson So adding cold milk to hot tea reacts differently to adding hot tea to cold milk, is that it???

[@davidpersson4927]

Sounds silly but it actually is. Just like adding water to acid is not the same as adding acid to water. If you add the milk your drink is going from about 90 to whatever your end result will be. If you go the other way you raise the temperature form about 10 to your end result. The second way will keep the milk clear of temperatures that will affect it making it sweeter. Of course a little of the milk will get too hot in contact with the uncooled tea but most of it will be spared from the high temperatures.

[@saksezo]

3:11 "So don't even go theeree"

[@rx5582]

sak sezo AHAHAHHAHAHA

[@OfficialAnnelThen]

sak sezo lol

[@Shunto99]

Perfect!!!

[@MsMedford]

sak sezo 😂😂

[@THEtrvoxel]

sak sezo it sounds like she lost her accent

[@notyocheez9500]

Muricans: Cereal before milk or milk before cereal? Bri’ish people: Milk before tea or tea before milk?

[@ericromano8078]

What? No that's easy. Cereal first for the first bowl, leftover milk first for the second bowl.

[@whatxxxxyou]

@@ericromano8078 you monster! everybody knows milk first then cereal, put cereal first make them soggy quickly

[@fchiaara]

@@whatxxxxyou no, YOU monster, cereal first then milk

[@femboyDaddy]

@@whatxxxxyou Bruv ur a psychopath it's supposed to be cereal first then mILK

[@xiscaw]

@@whatxxxxyou wtf

[@nathankindle282]

I'm an American, born and raised in Texas, so grew up drinking iced sweet tea, but over the past few years, I've taken a liking to English Breakfast tea with milk and sugar, although recently, I've fallen in love with Earl Grey with lemon and just a little sugar. I've always used teabags myself

[@notisac3149]

I’m from California myself but I make it quite differently. I almost always use loose leaves and pour water that’s just below boiling. I actually throw out the first one or two brews to open up the leaves for a fuller flavor while removing the astringency. Without all the bitterness I then drink it straight without milk nor sugar. Where I live milk tea and boba are really popular but I tend to steer clear. Though there are a few places I can get behind.

[@robinsmith162]

If you like earl grey with lemon try Lady Grey.. similar to earl grey but with a bit of citrus

[@MrMonkeMan141]

"I drink tea darlin" -Tom Holland

[@ShannonGlenda]

Which Tom Holland?

[@don-wb2fl]

Shannon Davis spider man Tom

[@willlexie]

kujo the blind seeing eye dog I understand that reference

[@deevadamaila9410]

already my new ringtone

[@sapphiresoul6655]

I just subscribed to you because of your name.

[@WoodoakWilderness]

The idea of adding the milk first was started back when tea was served in fine china cups. The shock of boiling water caused the cups to break so the milk was put in first to take the instant shock of heat out of the tea. Also Just for the Americans, fruit teas are never served with milk and Earl Gray is served with fresh lemon. Loose tea should be strained but if its large loose tea, its not necessary but a very small splash of cold water will make the leaves sink to the bottom just as cold milk will.

[@Ren-kp4tz]

Do you serve Earl Gray with milk too or just the lemon

[@robhingston]

That’s right

[@SuzanneU]

Lauren Gillis only the lemon.

[@angelaponder3348]

Thank you...

[@lilyanderson7853]

Woodoak Wilderness HOLD ON! There are Americans putting milk in fruit tea. I am ashamed.

[@SterlingSMtr]

I was taught how to make a proper cup of tea by my grandmother when I was younger. ❤️ Most times I have a cup, I still think of our weekends spent together.

[@lucid1305]

I used to drink my tea with milk when I was a child and enjoyed dunking Maries in it. By the I was in my teens, coke, pepsi and other fizzy drinks replaced my once beloved tea. I met a Morrocan man when I was in France and was in my early 30s and he reintroduced me to tea and I got to know Morrocan mint tea afterwards. Since then I got hooked to tea. Now in my 40s my pantry is full of boxes of tea. Earl grey and Lady Grey are my favourites, not to mention mint tea.

[@electricdreams9446]

yes, i had mint tea in france as well! 😋😋so yummy

[@MetaphysicalMetalhead]

"Don' eevan go thaaar"

[@AmbersDad]

xD

[@raccofang3033]

💀

[@blackcowman267]

except fish and chips what else do they have ？ hahahahahahahahahaha

[@evil_bop]

@@blackcowman267 1000s of recipes

[@oreomonogatari]

You didn't dunk your digestive for long enough.

[@elbekhti]

Wilfred Heggart k

[@CrazyInWeston]

didnt double dip either.

[@SpiderManJoel]

I liked your comment and made it 80

[@mcmrfts9486]

oreomonogatari dunking your biscuits in your tea is a very delicate art it is crucial to find a balance between putting the biscuit into the tea for a fraction of a second leaving it hard and putting it in for half a minute and pulling it out to reveal that half your biscuit has been claimed by the mug and your screwed

[@Elprofebritanico]

Jacob J We do

[@arabella9600]

In malaysia we have “teh tarik” aka pulled milk tea. The best tea in here with bubbled/foamy on the surface of the teas. 1. Pour boiled water on to the tea bag 2. Let it sit for about 3-5 mins or give it a slow stir 3. Add 2-3 tbs of condensed milk/evaporated milk (depends to your liking) 4. Give it a stir until it is well combined. Do take note of the color. 5. Carefully pour the tea into another cup with some “pulling” method. And repeat until some foam is developed. Or you can just youtube it on how to make it lol trust me you’ll love it Enjoy!!

[@gspot3706]

The best part of this clip is with an American accent Kate said, "So don't even go there." Totally spot on. LOL.

[@queenropejumpsparkle]

tea bag water smush the tea bag remove tea bag (optional) add milk add sugar (optional) mix drink (optional)

[@noway159]

Why do you add milk in there?

[@frogaroo]

noway It’s not a proper tea without milk!

[@MrDarren690]

Hanna Lebuse Maybe it’s because I’m asian but I cannot fathom the prospect of putting milk in tea. You can put milk in coffee since the flavor melds pretty well, but tea is a different story. It shoves the delicate flavor really, really deep down and almost completely masks it.

[@_edith3036]

Nooooooo you put sugar first, before putting the tea bag in!

[@dylanjperri]

Darren Ung SAME!

[@addisonxoxo3343]

Here’s the way nearly everyone in my town makes tea: - Get the cups - Fill kettle (if needed) and turn on - Put tea bag in (usually circular one) - Put sugar in (most people have 2 tsp) - Wait for water to boil. *Next part is hard to explain so sorry if it’s unclear* - Fill the water up leaving roughly 2-3cm - Add milk leaving 1cm of nothing - Stir it well - *TAKE THE TEA BAG OUT* - Let it cool so you don’t burn your mouth -When it is the perfect temp drink while dunking biscuits (Optional) Sugar, Milk, Biscuits Other things people eat while drinking (no dunking involved) : - Treats (Chocolate, Marshmallows, etc...) - Pastries - Crumpets - Any food We barely ever add ice. Even if it’s hot we drink tea. NO ICE. If you come to England and ask for a cuppa and don’t drink it. We will be offended as you wasted this perfectly good cup of tea. Edit: Just realised I’m four years late. And also the least amount of time you should dunk is 3 seconds.

[@researchghost34]

Yeah, you got that right

[@rusty111fire]

You made something very simple sound very complicated

[@aboundingvampirekiller2048]

It's like if you came to Texas and asked for Sweet Tea and don't drink it. We would be offended also.

[@Veronica.1029]

Is this good with green tea?

[@mycrofthirschecke5271]

No, the tea the british use is black tea, usually Assam or Darjeeling, I recommend drinking green tea just by itself. Also, don't use tea bags, they're shit.

[@justne3379]

As a French person , I was just adding hot water with my tea and 1 sugar , I understand now why my tea taste disgusting 😂 . Thank you , now it taste way better 😂♥️

[@link2962]

you dont have to add milk, some just like it

[@samdobie6748]

That's how I drink it. Earl Grey with just water, brewed for 3 minutes with half a teaspoon of sugar.

[@electricdreams9446]

milk does improve it

[@michielvdvlies3315]

I'm Dutch i don't like milk in my tea. i did drink it as a kid though. btw it was the Dutch who introduced tea in Europe

[@chandhand6539]

Milk makes the tea 10x better. If you’re vegan, I suggest oat milk :)

[@willcuj]

I'm American and I like loose leaf tea with no additions. Yerba mate or guayusa in the morning, black tea (usually bohea, but there are many nice choices) during the day, jasmine in the evening, and something with peppermint before bed. I either use a tea ball or bag the loose leaf.

[@PinkkElephantt]

98% drink tea with milk!? Well. as a black tea drinker, im suddenly feeling very special.

[@Loweene_Ancalimon]

Same. I must have tried it once, and I find it terrible. It's just...cold. Not to mention the taste.

[@BBC600]

West Facing I can go either way! I prefer milk in my tea as it makes it so it doesn’t burn my tongue 👅 and I don’t know how to describe it but it adds a bit to the flavour. But I just wait a little longer for tea without to “cool”. It is amazing how hot water can get. :-)

[@YaMamEatsCheese]

Working in a tea and coffee place I'd say thats right. Most tea drinkers would have milk, some like it very milky some like it with extra hot water, I personally like mine with a small amount of milk~ like a builder's brew, but can easily have it black 😋😊

[@lindataylor2131]

Me too. I make my tea in a pot...very strong with sweetener, and I don't take it with milk that often. Maybe a spot of lemon. I drink at least a pot of tea a day, that's four cups, and the water is boiled with an electric tea kettle. I usually don't dunk anything in it. I'm diabetic so the less sweet I have the better. Oh by the way....I'm an American, and I drink the cheapest tea I can get daily. But occasionally I will have a cup of either English Breakfast, Irish Breakfast, or Earl Grey tea. I also grow my own herbs, and use that in herbal teas. I'm from Floirda, and you would think that I would, like most Southerners, want my tea very strong, very sweet and very cold. ::shuddering:: I prefer mine hot, sweet and strong. ::shrug:: I do NOT drink coffee. Never could get into the bitter brew.

[@rtq8086]

Milk is too spicy

[@smrohanvaidya2338]

In India, tea comes in all variants you can possibly imagine. My favorite: 1 cup water 1 cup milk 2 teaspoon tea leaves Sugar as needed Boil all this for 10-15 mins. When it starts boiling (you'll know), add any of these spices - ginger, dry ginger powder, black pepper powder, mint leaves, Tulsi leave (Basil leaves in english, not sure) Boil 5 mins more. Strain. Enjoy the indian "Chai". Thank You 🙏

[@giftedntwisted9222]

I’m from the uk but Indian and Pakistani tea is just thee bestttttt

[@shambhavisharma2592]

@autumn black tea and use holy basil (if you are making MASALA CHAI)

[@shambhavisharma2592]

Sir ,do you actually put 'pudina' in your tea? I'm from Rajasthan and we've never done THAT!

[@divyaverma6031]

@@shambhavisharma2592 ohh try it in summer times... It tastes & smells and feel amaaaaaziiiiinnnnnn

[@shambhavisharma2592]

@@divyaverma6031 thank you 😊, I'll try that for sure!!!

[@hisalone7166]

My husband and I LOVE English Breakfast tea but have developed a taste for what we call a “double” ( steep 2 teabags) instead of one. It’s always with sugar and milk. We drink teas from India and Africa too. Our coffee is from Germany and we love it! Thrilled to have discovered your youtube account. Beverly

[@MrCarlosandres94]

This was surprisingly more helpful than I expected. Well done.

[@ldyluv6988]

When she said “don’t even go there!” 😆

[@mandolinic]

The story I heard for adding milk to tea goes back 2-300 years when English pottery factories were attempting to copy the porcelain cups that came from China. A genuine Chinese cup could withstand any temperature, but if you poured hot tea from a pot into an English cup, it would crack. However, few people could afford genuine Chinese porcelain. The solution was to put a couple of teaspoons of cold milk into the cup first, then pour the hot tea onto the milk. This would reduce the heat shock on the cup and it would survive. Adding milk after you'd poured the tea meant you could afford the more expensive genuine porcelain, and hence was the start of the class divide that is supposed to surround the milk first/last issue. No idea if this is true or just a myth...

[@jordanhanisco385]

+Mandolinic Neat story whether true or not. :)

[@rainyday4970]

+Mandolinic Really? Wow.

[@Neldidellavittoria]

+Mandolinic I have heard that story too. And that would be the reason why the working classes would pour the milk in first whilst the very posh would pour the tea in first.

[@m1kefoy]

+Neldidellavittoria it seems plausible and is often quoted when arguing whether you put the milk into the cups first.

[@alraizuli]

+Mandolinic I heard, many years ago, that you should put a silver teaspoon in the cup before pouring your tea. The teaspoon would act as heat sink and keep the cup from cracking. I do like the cold milk idea to.

[@jamesmcdonald3286]

Thank you ever so much for this informative and constructive tea-making tutorial. Now I can gently sip on something refreshing whilst I eat my scrumptious crumpets and wait for my Fish and Chips to arrive. All the best from the London Borough of Kensington.

[@jabronijoeoutdoors]

Came to KZbin looking for answers, and you had them all ready and waiting in a concise, informative video. Thank you. About to shop for kettles and try a cuppa. Cheers!

[@violinpracice6440]

I m Chinese. The very first time I tasted English tea is like: Eww, this is diluted milk tea; The second time: emmm, not bad The third time: I am addicted... I love to add milk into English breakfast or otherwise it is too bitter, and the milk in UK is much more delicious than those back home. Sometimes I even put salt in my tea. personally I think it is delicious.

[@violinpracice6440]

@almightyinferno Thanks~ I will just stick to my tea since it is cheaper :)

[@mctishka]

Tongyao Pu I am curious about the salt. How did this come about? Was it accidental or just a cultural thing? How does it affect the taste?

[@barberoriley5059]

I put urine in my neighbours tea.

[@MrDarren690]

@@mctishka A little bit of salt reduces any bitterness. But if you brew at the right temperatures and time the tea shouldn't be bitter at all.

[@hvids1598]

Who tf puts milk before the tea? Probably the same people who put milk before cereal!

[@shemahs3708]

M vids1 me lmao

[@NarutoUzumaki-hj2hb]

M vids1 everyone puts milk first before the cereal

[@luxraygaming7368]

I hate THOSE kinda people

[@IMGOODTHANKS-qn4mt]

😂

[@highten443]

M vids1 love your comment. True and hilarious 😂 👍

[@104Aviation]

This is the most british video in the world. The accent, the energy, the looks, the vocabulary and most important.... The Tea

[@TheJokerMan2]

Speaking as an American…I can’t go back to iced tea after watching this beautiful lady explain the proper way of tea time 😂

[@jr52990]

I feel a little proud of myself. I knew about 80% of this... and I'm an American. :)

[@ilovepickle]

Amazing! *claps* *nods in approval*

[@Cultofnight]

+Joshua Walters Heathen

[@jr52990]

Jordan Watts ;)

[@hurkydoesntknow]

+Joshua Walters Same here! And I enjoy Digestives and Rich Tea biscuits!

[@sarahharper3783]

+Joshua Walters Too much BBC? I blame Doctor Who for my knowledge of British Tea lol

[@schizoidboy]

I actually remember reading in a college anthropology book about how one American company in England failed because they wouldn't give their British employees their tea breaks. From what I remember they said how the Brits like to brew their own tea, but the company put in a tea making machine which dispensed in a small paper cup, but that just pissed everyone off to the point of protest which collapsed the company.

[@keith1222]

I Hope that story's true!

[@irenejennings3747]

It would! Muricans!

[@jaesthoughts1369]

Always loved English tea, so good and warm to the soul

[@YaYa-ke1zr]

I’m an American coffee drinker... but surprisingly, a month long trip to London converted me to English tea very quickly. I could never recreate the tea when I returned to the states though. Tried breakfast blends and Earl Grey, tried all kinds of cream. There’s just something about drinking tea in England. It’s kinda magical.

[@cfvgd]

its stronger in england. Try loose leaves in a french press. You will be amazed of how good it gets

[@leeannmansfield5254]

Thank you that's very sweet of you. Us english have been talked badly by imagrints.

[@YaYa-ke1zr]

@@leeannmansfield5254 That’s sad. Every single English person whom I met on my vacations over there was absolutely wonderful.

[@PlyMood]

In Syria, we like to brew our teabags in the pot for at least three minutes. The result is a very strong dark tea and with added sugar, it becomes the best breakfast drink.

[@titch1886]

When we make tea using a tea pot we leave the tea bags in the tea pot, keep it on a low heat on the stove so the teas really strong. The best way ;)

[@samplerstitcher]

+Mohammed Ghoneim (MG) That is how Nova Scotians drink it also. No milk, strong and sometimes sweet, but more often black...

[@samplerstitcher]

+titch1886 Oh lord, my mom would do that when all we had was a wood stove (cooker). Stewed it all day...:(

[@iman8907]

Yas arabic tea slays. Same here in Palestine m8

[@theindependant001]

+Mohammed Ghoneim (MG) I'm more like 20: 3 mins for the kettle to boil, 5 mins to remember you were making tea, 2 mins to boil the kettle again and pour it into a cup, 9 mins to remember you were brewing tea, 1 min to add the milk, take the bag out and serve =)

[@pinksugarlump9686]

Im Egyptian and we make our cuppas' waay richer 😃😃 we boil tea leaves and sugar together on low heat then you can add flavours; like mint leaves , cardamom,cloves.. then it comes out extremely rich that it almost black liquid and strong flavours too 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@spudpud-T67]

Sounds nice, didn't you use this recipe to embalm mummies with ?

[@claraberchielli2893]

Artistry Corner i'm a great tea lover and i would love to learn more recipies like these would you ne interest in sharing?

[@mantistoboggan5171]

hohammed 96 only english people bastardise tea by adding milk. and i'm english, i was just taught it's the wrong way to drink it from an early age. no other country seems to do it.

[@mantistoboggan5171]

artistry corner don't talk to the majority of english people about rich ad flavoursome tea. more flavour is not a good thing. so much so that people who are fussy about flavours call it spicy. i've heard people call kormas spicy..... when they have no chilli in at all. our national dishes include shepherds pie, cottage pie, sausage and mash, and a roast (basically do nothing to any of your vegetables or meats, then put it in an oven)....... bland is not a strong enough word to describe our "cuisine"

[@leahanderson1576]

That sounds amazing!

[@sylviacarlson3561]

I'm from the States and I adore several types of tea. Right now I'm drinking Jasmine and Rose loose leaf tea, which I put in a tea strainer and put in a tea pot. I let it brew for at least 5 minutes. I also love Harley and Sons Green Citron tea that comes in a box full of 50 tea bags. I never brew them separately, but put 3 tea bags in a tea pot. I like my tea strong. I get loose leaf Jasmine tea at a small grocery store that has lots of different types of tea in plastic containers. Last, I was raised on Lipton tea. My Mum was half Irish and preferred her tea with milk, no sugar. That's where I get my love of tea and yes, I always have a box of Lipton tea. I'm also fond of Barry's Irish Breakfast tea, which comes from Ireland and comes in these big box shaped tea bags. Very strong and quite lovely.

[@aidan9772]

The "so don't even go there" absolutely killed me XD

[@mittfh]

Put the bag in the mug, pour boiling water directly onto the bag, stir, squeeze the life out of the bag (press it against the walls of the mug), possibly repeat, remove bag, add milk.

[@ojtheaviator1795]

Exactly!

[@darkangelcl4]

mittfh that's a great trick if you are in a hurry, stir the bag in the water and then squeeze it against the mug, stir and squeeze again. It's all about diffusion. Which is also why you should never put sugar or milk or anything else until your tea is done diffusing through the tea bad into the water.

[@JorgieTheJRT]

***** So true. I only make tea by the pot. It just plain tastes better. And as someone said before, "none of that herbal swill." Those are infusions as they have no tea in them.

[@dtw42a]

***** [puts hand in the air] Loose leaf tea brewed in a pot! Me! Here! :-)

[@simonwatts8338]

Spot on. A+! You get the gold star!

[@a_mustache_of_great_repute]

I love tea. Admittedly my favorite way is steeped over night in the harbor.

[@thomasowen5876]

Ha . Revolutionary joke ... IF YOU EVER WASTE TEA AGAIN WARRRRRRRRR 😂

[@shotgaming1815]

@@thomasowen5876 1. I came here how to make tea that wasn't from the harbor 2. We never lost a war 3. We even got away from your British hands 4. Help us get the FUCKING METRIC SYSTEM IN PLACE PLEASE

[@Pwn3dbyth3n00b]

You must live in Boston

[@shotgaming1815]

@@Pwn3dbyth3n00b no I live in Florida its exported around the U.S.

[@Kniero]

@@shotgaming1815 I live in florida too :O

[@rmglabog]

So the way I see it, Westerners drink tea for utilitarian purposes like as a snack for the day. In Asia, there are specific gestures on how to prepare and drink. It's intended to create mindfulness and inner peace. Drinking the tea itself is just one aspect. For "meal" teas, we add spices like cardamon, cinnamon, ginger etc. including milk. It's a "masala" tea.

[@Loasdrums2]

Running across this 6 years after the fact is nice given the current news. My thoughts: 1. Americans are split on how we like our tea. In the New England states, they like it served warm or on ice but with little to no sugar. 2. For the majority of the states that like "southern style" tea. That is a tea that has been sweetened while hot and served with ice. The fresher the batch the more ice used to cool the tea. Tea stored in a refrigerator will lose water through evaporation and become more concentrated. This makes it sweeter. 3. Fresh hot sweet tea served over a lot of ice is a treat on a hot day. Think about the foods in which southerners in the US are known. Salty fatty foods with cold sweet drinks. Before air conditioning and refrigeration there was a lot more sweating. There's still plenty during the summer. Those salty sweet foods replenished electrolytes lost through the heat. 4. It makes sense to have hot drinks in cooler regions and cold drinks in hotter regions. 5. When did milk in tea start? 6. Which came first, English tea or coffee?

[@timsid]

Tea? Earl Grey. Hot.

[@Neldidellavittoria]

+Tim Sidaway Aye, aye, Captain.

[@cookiejadayas727]

Tea? Cold.. Someone's funeral.

[@Neldidellavittoria]

Cookie Jadayas You're not a trekkie, are ya?

[@timsid]

Cookie Jadayas, Not at all #1.

[@cookiejadayas727]

+Neldidellavittoria What's a Trekkie?

[@raineca]

I do like to add milk to my tea after it is brewed so I can make sure I get the right colour.

[@daenas]

That's exactly it...too much milk, I actually prefer half and half, and it's too white and tasteless, too dark so I add a touch more cream. I like a darkish or British tan color.

[@whoahanant]

It mostly matters where you are in the US and what season. Cold tea is typically used during summer and in the Southern states more often. In the North during winter I must have hot tea it's too cold to be having iced tea.

[@allisonyoung7604]

Oh I am subscribing to you girl!! Love your energy!! 😁

[@incub8]

* 3:10 Very Funny! Perfect impression. * One thing I didn't see Kate mention is warming your tea pot first by swishing hot water around it and then discarding that, adding your teabags, then adding fresh hot water. * I find it sacrilege when someone adds milk while the tea is steeping; it ruins the process. Quick serve restaurants tend to do this when you order a tea to go (takeaway). Solution: Specify the milk on the side or take it black if they can't accommodate. * I take only a splash of milk. If the tea has been brewed in a pot, I was taught as a child to add the milk to the cup first, then the tea. My father used to joke that "you want to scald the milk."

[@leexster]

I'd always thought my favourite was Twinings until I chanced upon Yorkshire Gold at a supermarket. My God, that tea cleared pretty much my entire cabinet of PG Tips, Twining's English Breakfast etc - it is that mindblowingly good!

[@joshporter5205]

+leexster I must try that. Stash actually makes a double earl grey that is quite good if you like LOTS of bergamot.

[@leexster]

I've never had Stash. I'm not really a fan of strong bergamot flavours though; I like it light like how Twinings and Taylors of Harrogate do it!

[@whitefeinberg2081]

Thank you, you did a good job teaching us about cuppa tea British way. : ) Love tea and coffee.

[@user-us9bi5xk4s]

we just watched your video in our english class. that was very informative and i appreciate the visuals and little acting scenes!

[@wayneronnie7402]

What kind of barbarian would put milk in first? hahaha

[@LeoMidori]

If the tea is really hot and brewed enough I like it when it scalds the milk a little. Sometimes I don't, but I have so many types of tea that it depends on whether I use milk or cream at all.

[@viktorplatson4121]

What kind of barbarian would put milk in a cup of tea? hahaha... Strange people...

[@alessandrofelice5230]

Wayne Ronnie I know, things like that pain me.

[@kennethleung6532]

Scientists apparently. It is based on a scientific research haha.

[@beetle2147]

Wayne Ronnie shut it and get back to cell

[@quantumpuddles7591]

Wanna know how Americans make tea We make it by... Trowing it in the harbor.

[@fnafvhstapes1983]

Throwing*

[@shorodipchowdhury9006]

Dr. Apple USA USA USA USA 🇺🇸 I

[@mactheknife4786]

Yes your silly little ancestors threw it in the harboUr, the English then barricaded Boston Harbour and made the same silly ancestors pay for that mistake. Indeed, the barricade was only lifted after all financial disparities has been settled. You backwards twat (‘twat’ rhymes with ‘cat’ not ‘shot’).

[@emilioalvarez7604]

Oh shit

[@zachmendoza2407]

Dr. Apple Ba dum bump

[@philmills7882]

I think that's the weakest, milkiest tea I have ever seen!

[@davidimhoff2118]

I’m American and I do milk and sugar in my tea. Always have. It makes sense how British does it. Especially when to add the milk. I actually use cream instead of milk. Gives it a more richer taste

[@anthonyking5818]

I'm not British and this is exactly how I make tea. Well I do have a lot of British relatives.

[@stevencrawford7744]

That’s probably where you got it from

[@_s_9920]

Its in your blood my lad

[@TheBonusBlake]

It's the same as australia

[@rockerdrake]

Just came back from a trip to China, all I can say is...we Westerners don't know anything about tea

[@bloodstck4385]

Did u drink the indian?

[@cmdrtianyilin8107]

@@bloodstck4385 no, that's illegal.

[@bloodstck4385]

@@cmdrtianyilin8107 Lol,why?

[@cmdrtianyilin8107]

@@bloodstck4385 drinking Indian is illegal and it may cause severe injuries to the Indian I am supposed to drink.

[@bloodstck4385]

@@cmdrtianyilin8107 WTF!!!...i meant the indian tea 🤣🤣

[@31teresahopkins]

Thanks, was curious. Nice video. For the question at the end. I like Tazo awake tea in the morning (also a blend of black tea) using two tea bags and no milk. EG around lunch no milk again. Migrating to green with milk in the later part of the day and in the evening I love some chamomile or the sleepytime tea with those teddy bears also with milk. Wondered if you guys did anything different and if there were anything new to try. I am from the US and if I do iced tea it's sweet in the summer lol. I can't do unsweetened tea. I also use cookie bars for dipping. They are great for this kind of thing and hold up to the scrutiny of the tea itself. They are also good in coffee.

[@angielovesusa]

USA Southern born and raised. We drink sweet iced tea, because it's hot and humid most of the year. In winter we like hot coco. But every morning all year long, coffee. 😊

[@mshara1]

Anglophenia fans are the best, not a single inappropriate comment. Also, Marry Me Kate!

[@thomashall4296]

mshara1 She's married. (Sigh)

[@JerryWatkinsMrRobot]

This is true. I asked her out and her boyfriend beat me up. Big fella, plays in the NFL.

[@thomashall4296]

So sad.

[@jaroslavb.korinek7285]

mshara1 The proposition is rather rude without a proper cup of tea offered first

[@thefurrybastard1964]

Jerry Watkins Would that be the Nottingham Five-a-Side League?

[@vernonpeters9372]

No serious tea drinker would ever use teabags when real loose tea is available. Warm the teapot, put in one spoonful of tea per person and one for the pot, pour in boiling water and let it steep for two or three minutes - large leaf tea like Darjeeling needs slightly longer. Milk first or tea first ? Makes no difference to the taste but sugar ruins it. Best tea in the world ? Try Daintree from Australia. Visit a tea plantation to see what goes into teabags and you will never use one again

[@la_scrittice_vita]

I was hoping someone would point that out.

[@stupidburp]

Is a metal tea ball acceptable, or do you prefer it loose in the pot?

[@vernonpeters9372]

Metal tea balls use leaf tea and make washing up easier but fortune tellers don't like them

[@ritageraghty4404]

Vernon Peters, I prefer teabags to loose tea, as they don't clog up the kitchen sink. When it is time to dispose of teabags, I just squeeze them and dump them into bins, no mess in the sink.

[@ritageraghty4404]

Vernon Peters, my sister brought billy tea home from Australia. We are Irish and we had never tasted billy tea before. I had smelt billy tea, but it was not to my liking. My sister loved it.

[@starlaoutlaw7926]

I absolutly love tea. I also enjoy mixing my own loose leaf creations. Tea is very healing and every tea has a purpose in my house

[@coonplatoon]

I'm an American but my mom makes a tea that she calls Iraqi Tea on account she learned how to make it from her patient that was from Iraq. She uses Earl Grey, breakfast tea, and condensed milk. It is heavenly

[@Rationalific]

"So don't even go there." Nice! I like that. But that raises the question...should one forego the tea entirely and just have American cookies?

[@paulinecahill2633]

Rationalific That's the most agreeable comment so far.

[@kin1332]

I could never understand how can you drink tea with milk... We only add milk to coffee here. But I think I'll be brave and try it your way even though it seems a bit odd and I'm scared of the taste. I hope it won't be that bad :)

[@PorkusPie]

***** Plenty of people add milk to their tea, including myself.

[@kin1332]

***** I've just tried it and ended up making a coffee with milk instead :) I guess it's not for me, I didn't like it al all :P

[@pinesnap]

***** I love milk in my tea. No sugar though, unless of course you're having coffee, in which case, I heap in about four tons of the sweet stuff!

[@manugodi06]

***** I can't understand how people really enjoy the coffee with milk haha for me there's nothing better than a cup of just coffee (without sugar ofc). However, I prefer tea with milk (and no sugar) :/

[@dragoste1970]

***** where is here? I'm in New York, USA and tea with milk and sugar is very common.

[@thzzzt]

The best black tea I've ever had is a Hunan Shai Hong. It's a sun-dried compressed-cake tea that I brew "grandpa style" in a double-wall glass mug for at least 10 minutes. In fact, it can steep for a day and still taste great. It won't bolt or turn bitter like a Darjeeling. For some reason the compressed form is important. I don't like the loose-leaf version of Shai Hong nearly as much. Another must-try is the white Shou Mei, also in compressed form.

[@electricleg207]

Regarding dunking your biscuit in your tea ,you used to get biscuits called Osbournes which were described as 'the perfect dunking biscuit' ,a sort smaller and slightly less sweeter version of Rich Tea biscuits ,sadly no longer on the market .

[@zachmills29]

She put SOOOO much milk in the tea

[@thehermit8618]

When Kate talked about how american cookies crumble on hot tea unlike british biscuits an said "so dont even go there" with that sassy tone, i literally fell on the ground laughing. i love it when Kate gets hilariously sassy XD

[@thehermit8618]

Varoonmg yeah, "Valley girl accent" if im not mistaken, but the valley girls are essentially pretty sassy so im not that wrong...

[@dimitardimitrov5366]

This lady is amazing!

[@delibakerytravel]

STOP, I FEEL NOW THAT I AM HEADING OVER THE POND, AND LIVE WITH THE QUEEN. YOUR ACCENT IS WONDERFUL.

[@hashimbokhamseen7877]

three tbl spons of Sri Lankan tea a tiny pinch of freshly ground Safran and one freshly ground bit of cardamom, three tbl spons of sugar all added to 1.0 ltr of boiled water wait until the leafs start floating to the surface and it shall be ready for enjoyment

[@faizalnizar8261]

Thank you! Im Sri Lankan

[@hashimbokhamseen7877]

disclaimer i am not frome Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 im from SaudiArabia but your tea is the best " its better than that English horse piss" only GOT fans will get it.

[@robzsarmy5471]

Too long

[@faizalnizar8261]

@@hashimbokhamseen7877 I'm Sri lankan from Riyadh... I was born and raised in riyadh. Nationality wise I'm Sri lankan lol... And thank you for appreciating tea... It's my gift of choice for my friends and family

[@hashimbokhamseen7877]

@@faizalnizar8261 im from al-ahsa' الأحساء eastern province

[@WolfietheheroProductions]

Boil the kettle Tea bag The the water Add your sugar if you have it (If you like strong) Stir until quite dark (don't wait like she did) Take tea bag out and squeeze it with the spoon to add the last bit of tea/liquid to the cup Then simply a "drop" of milk, so that its between medium-dark-brownish-orange to the right level of dark but not too much (Go by judge of eye) Stir the spoon once more before removing sand then drink as you please

[@fairlymoon448]

if the tea tastes bitter, its not very good tea

[@greggougeon4422]

it you stir the tea and don't wait you will get bitter tea.

[@Diane0529]

+Shell Z I have only recently heard not to squeeze the teabag. It definitely makes a difference!

[@bjaquez6]

I use a kettle to boil the water and let it set for 1 min before pouring into my tea cup if I'm only making one cup of tea. If I want to make a pot of tea for the day I'll put a couple of tea bags in my teapot then pour from the kettle and let it steep for 3-5 minutes. I think i learned that from Mrs McCarthy from the Father Brown series on BBC 😍

[@markriley395]

Delightful. Planning to make our first visit to the UK next September. Can’t wait!

[@atikacherry6744]

Thanks for sharing this royal recipe but we make it more hard one. Like we boil tea in pot, then we add milk- some ppl boil milk and tea together. Add sugar. We also mix cinnamon, bay leaf, ginger and cardamom too, that is called masala chai. Love from Bangladesh xx

[@RoseluvsHHR]

After watching this, it makes me feel better that I add a splash of milk in my tea and I'm American. Of course not all teas are good with milk added. But no matter what the flavor you have to add a bit of sugar or honey, at least I do, even if there's milk. :)

[@rainyday4970]

+miss rose Agreed.

[@allisonday9909]

Oh samw

[@allisonday9909]

Same

[@brentwoodbay]

+miss rose Yes but do you use, boiling, hot or warm water? I very rarely order tea out as the water is never boiling and is always, to use an old term from Britain, 'wipsy-wopsy'. when less thn boiling water is used. At least in Canada, when you ask for 'tea' you get 'hot tea'. Ask for 'tea' in the US, and you'll get 'ice tea'! To me 'Ice Tea' is as logical as 'Ice Gravy' ! :)

[@RoseluvsHHR]

I use hot. I'm kind of impatient and want my hot drink now, so I can't use boiling water. I don't want to burn my mouth. :)

[@sindegarde]

That’s really interesting! I didn’t know a lot of information. Thank u so much 🤝🏼

[@abm3588]

😃 edited

[@shub235]

Where u from

[@arjunagrawal9376]

So you mean masala chai

[@SamuelGeletka]

Sure it was only tea? 😂 wasn't a world more colourful after that?😂 cause I have never liked a tea, until I went to China, but their way of making tea is a lot of different than European. And also I really liked that tea, but not sure 'til now if they haven't added something to that tea 😂😂

[@konstantins7647]

I hope you do not use tea BAGS?

[@CarolineAnandSiddiqui]

Visit again 🇮🇳

[@tommogriff]

I love how everyone says English days are always blustery, cold and grey but we have some of the nicest summers. If you want a good holiday, come to England in summer 👌The flowers are beautiful and the colours are fantastic 👍

[@harrisonmcconnell4957]

Yh if u wanna get stung by giant hornets

[@kelsiecranston1782]

I'd take cold and blustery to it be 80°F in January and everything is brown and dead.

[@Ray-vm8ut]

This woman made a video about tea to be so exciting... Amazing!!!!

[@coreydolan3239]

I love the Valley girl impression.

[@michaelcerkez3895]

OK now you're talking! And "Builders Brew" please , thank you. I take mine after lunch or after dinner especially on a chilly day.

[@evac2466]

Mike Cerkez omg can we be friends you are now my tea twin buddy

[@alexandermoon6349]

Your definitely not an insomniac:)

[@verdecillo9940]

Ha ha! When you said “so don’t even go there” in that sassy American accent, I couldn’t help myself- I literally LOL’d!

[@Scytheuk]

She is definitely my cup of tea! ❤

[@tasx6892]

Your tea isn't even strong enough, it's too milky for 'British tea'

[@britisheas1273]

Tasnim Hoque Uhh bruh I'm British and I take milk and sugar. like that much, and 7 sugar

[@tasx6892]

i take milk too, just not that much, I'm just saying generally people like it with less milk. i didnt even say anything about sugar lol.

[@RockyDave]

Tasnim Hoque I was looking for a comment like this. So I wasn't the only one who thought this video was ruined by the anemic tea.

[@mateenmohd2573]

Dave Rowarth

[@Ms_Tania]

Tasnim Hoque Maybe she puts that much milk because she likes the flavour that way , maybe she doesn't want/like her tea too strong etc ....

[@teto85]

The Mrs is a Scot and her gran owned a tearoom in Aberdeen. I thought I knew how to make a cup of tea, then the Mrs showed me how to do it right. My preference? Loose, 3 parts Earl Grey blended with 1 part English Breakfast one "wee drappie o' milk" But brewed in my grandfather's samovar.

[@abaneyone]

I just learned to brew my tea (and coffee) in a pot with a bit of salt. Absolutely amazing whether you drink it with milk, cream and sugar or black.

[@thegentleman282]

I must say this, this brief digital video has been quite helpful. I appreciate your help eternally. Have a rest of a good day madam.

[@Ghostly-00]

I find her extremely attractive.

[@bar447]

Well done

[@rozzyhi1827]

Ghostly 00 what xD

[@1305maggie]

Ghostly 00 same

[@borber4971]

Umm...

[@lorena_books9500]

Ghostly 00 da flip flop

[@chelseysargent703]

put the tea bag in, put the water in, use a spoon to squish the tea bag against the cup to get all the flavour (flavor? flavour?), then use the spoon to get the tea bag in, put your preferred amount of milk in then add your desired amount of sugar, I usually get told I make the best tea but that might just be the preference of the people I make tea for, I dunno

[@Thomasuki267]

Then keep the teabag for the next day's cuppa; can't be wasteful.

[@chelseysargent703]

next day? next hour more like.....

[@Thomasuki267]

Oooh, kind of posh. :) I had a friend growing up, no father, mother on social assistance, she kept her teabags for a second day to save money. I agree with you in better circumstances.

[@chelseysargent703]

trust me when I say I'm not posh xD where are you from (country, don't worry I won't ask for your home address xD) I might be able to give you a clue into how un-posh I am xD

[@Thomasuki267]

I was joking, hence the :). From Canada.

[@suz0000]

Stumbled across this video, very cute & informative. I don’t usually care for tea but found some Trader Joe’s Harvest Blend Herbal Tea that I love! Even the smell is glorious!! My mother & her parents loved tea & biscuits. They have English roots so maybe that’s why. 🤷‍♀️

[@olesyawlafor4548]

Very educational video, thanks for efforts you used to make it

[@jeffmorse645]

I picked up the "builders tea" habit during the time I spent in England. Completely gave up my American morning coffee habit for it. I use two teabags in a large mug (16oz) and have kind of become a snob about what brand. We can get PG Tips and Yorkshire over here now, but I tend to use the American brand Bigelow's "English Tea Time" which is just a very good black tea.

[@telophasemusic]

Bigelow's Earl Grey is also pretty good

[@babyinuyasha]

I like straight tea. No sugar, no milk

[@kyliehoover7589]

Same, I'll drink any tea, as long as it's plain.

[@cesarperezargota]

Why no gay tea? :(

[@sirena7116]

Cesar, I was just about to type that! =)

[@stephyclaws]

Gay tea 😂 omg that comment made my day 🌈

[@98284104]

+Arielle West with SPARKLES