Thai Spice Sweet Tea | Food Wishes

[@GrowthCurveMarketing]

Fun Tip: this tea, strained, and with a bit more heavy cream, makes a KILLER ice cream. I make it every Summer.

[@bravocado]

I have never heard Chef John praise anything this hard, outside of cayenne.

[@maiabravo5978]

"a touch of sugar" LOL

[@mmmmmmolly]

It's like a "shot" of vodka 😂

[@subnormality5854]

"A little bit more olivol"

[@jasonguarnieri4127]

You are the Josh Gad of how much sugar to add.

[@sealinseguro]

it just kept coming!!!!

[@blacksnow7106]

This has to go into the archive along with the "shot of vodka," "A bit of olive oil," and "A small knob of butter"

[@emmac8606]

just made this and it’s so delicious!! three things I love about this recipe: 1. simmering the spices for a bit before adding the tea. I love how this really brings out the flavor of the spices - I’ve seen this technique used in masala chai recipes too and it’s a great way to make sure you can really taste the spices. 2. the mix of rooibos and black tea is so nice and makes for a nice mellow cup of tea with no caffeine buzz!! lovely imo 3. the coconut milk on top!! I loooove coconut milk so I don’t know why I never thought of adding it to iced tea but it adds such a nice smooth texture and a bit of tropical fruitiness this time of year I’m obsessed with iced tea recipes so thanks for this new one to add to my repertoire chef john!! will definitely make it again 😋

[@auntieghurtie]

Rooibos! South African here, and thanks for giving a shoutout to the literal best tea on earth!

[@TrueConnoisseur]

The flavor is incredible, I love a good Rooibos. That said, it's lack of caffeine is disconcerting

[@briannotseth21]

My friend from South Africa gave me some rooibos specially grown there. I didn't like rooibos until I had real South African rooibos. It was delicious!

[@sandrastreifel6452]

I love it for kombucha (rooibucha), with just one black teabag per batch, to make sure the living things get enough to eat!

[@MGX93dot]

@@TrueConnoisseur you are a drug addict, seek help. this is not a meme

[@gshibe]

Not many people know that the actual Thai Tea only has artificial vanilla and the yellow food coloring. As a Thai, I thank Chef John for elevating it into something more worthy of all the fame it gets. Very excited to try this recipe.

[@dearharuharu118]

Im pretty sure there's more flavoring to Thai tea than just vanilla. Any other Thai will tell you the same

[@InvadeNormandy]

@@dearharuharu118 Honestly not particularly? If you search it up like two people spill the beans that it's just a sorta pre-made tea mix with artificial flavor. The phrase "Cheap and Cheerful" is used as it's not particularly meant to be some bougie gourmet thing.

[@johnparnell9488]

That is exactly what I found when I Googled it.

[@wardrobelion]

It depends on the brand of tea😊

[@ancientwisdom108]

Just remember to remove the labels before dropping the tea in. 😳

[@phil4208]

During this heatwave in the northeast I've been drinking iced tea with lemonade and ice coffee with chocolate, vanilla and cinnamon, this tea blows those away, I've got to try it

[@xjAlbert]

Bravo for making spiced tea without red food dye. Delicious & refreshing without sugar is the best choice.

[@edzmuda6870]

Ahhh. Finally another use for that honking brick of tamarind paste sitting in my pantry.

[@Facepaintventura]

You can make jello with it too

[@cydkriletich6538]

Thank you for this version…it lends itself to any type of sweetener besides sugar. I love this tea, but being pre-diabetic for years, and recently declared full on diabetic II, I appreciate a recipe that doesn’t use the sweetened condensed milk. I can’t wait to try this with the coconut milk!

[@jksanrio]

“Adds a touch of sugar” Dumps in half a truck load 😂😂😂

[@Carlenej12]

not that I didn't believe you, but I missed that part of the video and had to back it up so I could see the truck load.

[@OmegaGamingNetwork]

Apparently you are unfamiliar with southern sweet tea. Growing up in the south I can assure you that was just a touch of sugar by southern standards. Southern sweet tea honestly shares more in common with syrup than tea.

[@dominic.h.3363]

It's the Gordon Ramsay tablespoon all over again.

[@debmacdonald1661]

😂

[@Ahzpayne]

@@OmegaGamingNetwork You're not lying. My family's "recipe" is 100% just simple syrup with some teabags simmered in it. 1 cup of sugar and 2-3 tea bags for every cup of water. Simmer. Cool. Serve. With metformin and Ozembic. Preferably fried. LOL

[@InvadeNormandy]

I love using the "Red Rose" brand tea. It gives it plenty color while being just a pure black tea I believe.

[@Legal_Sweetie333]

*like

[@tinybed]

@@Legal_Sweetie333love ❤

[@InvadeNormandy]

@@Legal_Sweetie333 I know you're used to telling people what to think but no I meant what I said.

[@NickCombs]

Luzianne is also a good brand in my experience, but I haven't had the chance to try Red Rose yet.

[@alexmomeyer9]

Heh, heh… 3:04 love when Chef John does this: “add a little touch of sugar!”

[@lisafish1449]

If it has to be strained, I'd just use loose leaf tea

[@bingusman69]

then do that Lisa

[@johnparnell9488]

Good point.

[@zarblitz]

That's you cooking.

[@sandrastreifel6452]

That’s how to get high-quality tea leaves, but my counter just has tea bags.

[@lisafish1449]

@@sandrastreifel6452 absolutely.

[@fairmaidenmel]

You are so correct that any amount of Thai iced tea is never enough. One of my favorite local places will give you a cup without ice for an extra dollar and it is SO worth it because that's like twice as much tea!

[@andreahazen9013]

That’s what I do when I order horchata! I buy a huge glass of it as I leave the grocery store and then I put some over ice when I get home. The rest goes in the fridge to stay cold!

[@dko3623]

If you add Horchata to sweetened or unsweetened black iced tea, you get a Mexican style version of this tea. It tastes somewhat similar due to the cinnamon and milk in the Horchata.. I do this at a fast food restaurant called El Pollo Loco, which can be found in the American southwestern states.

[@beastmastreakaninjadar6941]

There's actually no milk in horchata. It's just water, rice, sugar, almonds, cinnamon, and maybe some vanilla.

[@Legal_Sweetie333]

Horchata is African... More specifically Nigerian

[@garlicgirl3149]

Sounds Delicious 😋

[@kevinsmellls]

@@beastmastreakaninjadar6941traditionally maybe not but a lot of places will supplement with dairy now

[@combatical7872]

This is such a delight to see here! Thai tea is by far my favorite drink of all time, I have never tried it with coconut milk thank you for the suggestion!

[@stevenlewis6781]

“If there’s a better beverage to serve with spicy foods, besides beer” is why I love Chef John. His slightly off kilter sense of humor aligns well with mine.

[@deborah_chrysoprase]

I didn't think that was a joke. A bitter, hoppy IPA goes great with a super spicy Thai curry I used to have that combo a lot

[@lakrids-pibe]

I like a few slices of fresh ginger and some hibiscus flowers in my spiced tea. In addition to cardamom, star anise, and whole cloves, as in this recipe.

[@goldengirls0125]

This looks delicious. I have been using coconut milk instead of milk with mine as well. The only thing I would add is that I would use stevia or monk fruit sweetener and would take off the labels so the inks don’t absorb into the tea . Delicious!!

[@yourlocalnormy3596]

I love chef john, been watching him for years... But that is not a touch of sugar. Came to the comment section and it did not disappoint 😂❤

[@samueleborn9909]

We all had the exact same reaction lol It’s not a touch of sugar, but it’s also not too much:)

[@Legal_Sweetie333]

*I am a fan of

[@samueleborn9909]

@@Legal_Sweetie333 there’s more than one kind of love

[@karentarin3235]

In my experience, with Chef John, sugar touches very hard

[@pv3Hpv3p]

I think the "touch" measurement is maybe meant tongue in cheek?

[@beastmastreakaninjadar6941]

Another excellent drink with spicy food: horchata!

[@johnparnell9488]

Thai spiced horchata!

[@SaberViper]

It's there anything better to drink with spicy food other than beer? Yes, mango Lassi

[@lapsedluddite3381]

💛💛💛

[@professorrhyyt3689]

Mango Lassi is a perfect dessert to a spicy meal, as an accompanying drink I prefer ayran.

[@Josh-im9go]

I will be trying this, I absolutely love spiced sweat tea's.

[@l.m.mccormick1470]

I could drink this stuff all day ❤

[@Wunderkind04]

Chef John went from showing us a "lighter, less sweet" tea to "I'm going to give you all diabetes." in 3 minutes flat with that little touch of sugar.

[@katherinesmith9985]

Traditional Thai ice tea uses sweetened condensed milk as the sweet, creamy addition!

[@RolloTonéBrownTown]

He must be part southern lol. I can't stand anything more than maybe a half teaspoon of sugar. Unless I'm making the spice tea we call "chai tea" in the west, then I'll add enough jaggery or unrefined brown sugar to balance out the heavier spice flavours

[@daa3417]

@@RolloTonéBrownTownThai tea is extremely sweet, that’s just how it is. Sweeten the tea or the condensed milk either way.

[@jollyjohnthepirate3168]

Thank you chef John. I've had Thai Tea many times.

[@BearClanMan1970]

Chef John, you're the top guy of the Thai chai. This is very similar to the way I've made Thai tea since the 80s. Paper straws really are disappointing, so I use metal straws.

[@kjh23gk]

I do something similar, but use Darjeeling loose-leaf tea and add some slices of ginger to the spice mix, and lemon and honey instead of tamarind and sugar. And as I'm from the UK I drink it hot. :) Looking forward to trying your version though!

[@Ahzpayne]

No cold soups, no hot beverages. With the sole exception of Bovril. Because it's technically broth so counts as a soup not a drink. No matter what lies the label tell us. LOL

[@lakrids-pibe]

Yeas, I like slices of ginger and some hibiscus flowers in my spiced tea. I've never tried tamarind

[@RolloTonéBrownTown]

Yum! Inky label is my favourite tea as well!😊

[@zachplm]

You put the teabag and their labels in the simmering water :O I dunno about that, not worried about the ink and or whatever else?

[@cameronknowles6267]

It’s usually not an issue but I would say just cut off the tag

[@lightbeware9875]

I'm going to try it with cream + vanila extract instead of coconut milk. Thanks, CJ!

[@cynthiamorton3583]

This looks delicious! I’ve had Thai iced tea in restaurants and wished I could make some at home. Now I can! Thank you so much, Chef John!

[@monokheros5373]

Chef John , since you are straining the tea anyway.... its probably a really good idea to open the teabags into the hot water so the paper doesnt soak up the best flavors

[@deehill6266]

I luv chai flavored tea, I did not know it is easy to create. Ty

[@starfireonvf]

This isn't exactly chai but it's close. This is Thai tea.

[@re-de]

The tea bags tags are part of the recipe? 😂

[@scottchristofersen2367]

The paper tag adds a nice cardboard impression to the flavor pallet.

[@valvenator]

🤫The true secret is in the ink ...😉

[@jlpl_HL]

Add mystery to the preparation!

[@jonijokunen3542]

He only put them in only because they would've caught fire hanging outside the pot

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

@@jonijokunen3542 He could have cut the tags before adding the bags to the water.

[@suzu9404]

Congrats on 4.5mil Chef John! Can’t wait to give this a try.

[@gabreshaa8234]

Throwing in the teabags with the paper is a psychopath move

[@Ahzpayne]

Just here for the people who have never had Southern sweet tea adorably thinking that was a lot of sugar for tea. I mean he put it in the name and here you are, shocked it's got enough sugar to barely count as sweet tea in any self-respecting home with Southern heritage.

[@annbrookens945]

I'm never shocked at the actual amount of sugar used, just at his description of "a touch of sugar"!

[@RR-VanityInKnickers]

That's pretty much the amount of sugar I use for a gallon of iced tea, not a glass 😆 ... But yeah, Southern iced tea is very, very sweet. ❤

[@nimnogaparus]

Explains the size of the average southerner

[@tamarag4767]

You should make a double batch and make ice cubes out of the tea ❤🍵

[@saraalbirawi]

Yumm! I will make it now! make a video about clear ice, please!

[@kega090]

FINALLY A GOOD RECIPE! AND BY MY FAVORITE YT CHEF NO LESS!

[@ellenspear50]

Your tamarind syrup made me think of pomegranate molasses, which I really love (and which is great over good vanilla ice cream).

[@GrumpyTweety]

Yaaassss, I want one now. I’ve never tried it with coconut milk. Interesting.

[@etheoharis77]

A "little touch" of sugar!? That wasn't a little touch. That was a full GROPE!!! 😂😂

[@youmukonpaku3168]

a downright molestation, even. Chef John is claiming this is a less sweet tea and yet when I make sweet iced tea it has about a third of this sugar!

[@adamkaneshiro]

i need this in my life!!!

[@marilena84312]

God bless you i love your unique style and all your catchfrases 😊 i recommend metal or glass straws . That way you still get to save the Earth, wile winning the fight against those ice cubes! Personally, I think glass is more fragile than the metal one, but it has no taste whatsoever . if they are big enough, they should get clean after most beverages , without a problem if you just put them standing up into the utensils basket in your dishwasher. I know you hate fussy stuff. I rinse mine directly after use so no sticky things or big lumps get stuck in them and then put them in the dishwasher. I only use the brush they usually come with for a quick hand washes if I need them immediately or if something really got stuck and didn’t wash out. I love your videos please keep up the good work❤

[@TheNudeBrewer]

When you get it at a restaurant and they charge you $5 for it, it's easy to limit your intake. If I made that at home, I'd drink the whole thing in one sitting. lol And as a diabetic who shouldn't even have one of those ... I'll have to live vicariously just watching this video. ;)

[@murphygreen8484]

You mean that "touch" of sugar is over your daily intake? 🤣

[@CheetahsArePrettyCool]

I've been making agua fresca with Truvia lately & enjoying it, I'm gonna give this recipe a try but I've gotta do the math re: conversion from sugar to Truvia first (and probably reduce further for personal taste ☕)

[@garlicgirl3149]

Use Stevia.

[@deniecedonnafield4749]

Wow.... I'm going to try to make this....

[@cindybakow9687]

The slurp at the end was pure class!

[@Legal_Sweetie333]

No it isn't

[@marilynsnider8183]

Have you tried making the tea cold brewed? I bet it would work.

[@Chuddas-b7s]

Ur boiling the tea with the plastic/paint tags attached in the water ? excellent . Nick Rochefort would approve of this John S. works masterpiece.

[@massiveattackdrop]

Trying this tomorrow in the 40 degrees Celsius of Cyprus

[@mitchyoung93]

@massiveattackdrop No frappe?

[@johanna8206]

I'll have to give this a try, but find it hard to believe anything could be better than Agua de Jamaica for a hot summer time drink. 😍 I'm surprised Chef John doesn't have a video for it already! (Unless I missed it) 😉👍❤🍸🍻

[@MxMstrStve]

I feel like you're trolling people by putting the paper in the water..

[@drdrew3]

7 tea bags in just 4 cups of water. That’s a strong buzz

[@johnparnell9488]

The rooibus has no caffeine.

[@VVilde36]

Thanks for the recipe! I think that silicone big straws are the best, bc they are bendy and reusable, but still tensile enough to mix with (I mix my coffee with my heat proof silicone bendy boba straw every day! )

[@ChelseaValentine]

i love how your videos never change even after 10 years. OG viewer

[@pjesf]

I’ll hafta try this “sweeten the tea” method with Stevia (while expressing how envious I am of those who can tolerate real sugar and/or sweetened condensed milk)

[@Mikeatle]

Oh, that’s just perfect!

[@caesarsalad77]

One of my favorites.

[@shayshaymann113]

I have always wanted to know how to make this tea!!!!! It my absolute favorite ‼️‼️‼️

[@GENERIC_CHANNEL_HANDLE]

Did... did he seriously put the whole tea-bag in there, label and all? Absolute madman. Look forward to trying this at some point.

[@AP-fu3gg]

Nice. My wife loves this.

[@nascenticity]

“a little touch of sugar” sir that would put me in the hospital 😂

[@Shea3224]

Milk goes good with spicy food!! 🤣🤣💜

[@katherinesmith9985]

You should let the water come to a simmer and turn it off before adding the tea bags or the water will be too hot and your tea will be bitter. You should also never squeeze a tea bag as it'll extract fine, bitter particles! But I love Thai ice tea!

[@nistrum385]

Also don't put the tags on the tea bags in the water during steeping they add bitter and or off flavours to the tea. They can also contain unsafe chemicals in the printing inks or the paper itself.

[@katherinesmith9985]

@nistrum385 I either use loose leaf or tea bags without tags on them generally, but I completely agree!

[@debbielente4766]

Lovely John❤

[@Cleveland.Ironman]

My favorite is rosehips and hibiscus 🌺 tea for the thai tea 🧋

[@lakrids-pibe]

Yes. And ginger. It's fun to play around with spices and ... I don't know if hibiscus is considered a herb or what.

[@Cleveland.Ironman]

@@lakrids-pibe absolutely 👍 ginger is a very big part of good thai ice tea😋Thank you.

[@Nomoreutube]

That slur at the end always got me in trouble with my mom, “ oh Bruce stop that”, …but mom. I miss her

[@davidturney7092]

Great job, chef. I will try this tomorrow for lunch.

[@JAY-gl5xd]

That flaccid paper straw at the end 😆

[@lhfirex]

I thought Chef John really doesn't like his Pyrex, because I heard "transfer it into this horrible measuring cup."

[@MisfitsFiendClub138]

Chef John giving NUMI Tea a free spotlight! Awesome, I love ❤️ NUMI Tea. They are a great company 💯👌🫖🍵

[@MsTemptation]

I love using coconut milk when making avocado and banana smoothies.😋

[@GirlGeek90]

"We're going to add a touch a sugar." Said the Gods of the Sugar Mountain

[@t0rnt0pieces]

Will this recipe still work if I cut the tags off the tea bags?

[@KittyFishie]

Why is everyone talking about the sugar when HE COOKED DA TEA PAPER

[@Pammellam]

I agree! Who wants printer’s inks and dissolved bits of paper in their tea???

[@grapetomatogirl2141]

7:01 You are, after all, on your way to therapy, after your last slurp of this Thai Spiced Sweet Tea🥹 Be well, stay kind and blessings to all✨

[@UGOCHINTOH]

Can someone tell me the name of the song playing at 4:20? It’s stuck in my head!

[@August222]

I thought Chef John grew up in upstate NY. And here I thought I was one of the super fans.

[@figmo397]

My BFF is allergic to dairy. I can't wait to try this with her!

[@theblackpearlofbraavos]

I'm a half n half gal but I'll have to try the coconut milk

[@bleeka325]

Id suggest to cut the tags from the tea bags so you don’t get any traces of Ink

[@Bigsha1973]

P.S. : Maybe substitute the processed sugar for honey? Just an idea 💡.... Peace and Love ❤

[@richardlebreton6690]

"a little touch of sugar" adds a sugar cane field

[@MrSmygolf]

One thought, the printed tags on the bags in boling water is not a good idea. There is more or less no ink in the world that can be used in "direct food contact" And the boiling water can dissolve some nasty stuff from the ink.

[@pandoraeeris7860]

You are, after all, the sweetie of your Thai spiced sweet tea!

[@Blank-tw1vb]

Chef John the tea tastes great I set my kitchen on fire please respond

[@John-kd1bf]

Anything to substitute for tamarind paste or is it better to leave out.

[@lakrids-pibe]

Most sweet chai tea recipes I can find don't mention tamarind at all, so I think you can safely leave it out.

[@cravertom]

yep I agree...best non alcoholic cold drink every...we have a favoriteThai restaurant near Annapolis Md that makes an amazing version.

[@jomercer21113]

I can't abide milky anything in tea, but I love sweet Thia-style iced tea without it.

[@Stretchlessbeauty]

Me too

[@Blackmark52]

[2:22] Somehow I don't think the *steeped string and paper tabs* improve the flavour. Real tea comes without strings attached.

[@valvenator]

You don't know what you're missing 😁

[@enamorada2161]

Will this work with tea bags only

[@Nairolf0007]

i mean people like tea with sugar

[@johnparnell9488]

You need vanilla in that case.

[@zekelucente9702]

What’s a good substitute for coconut milk? Heavy cream?

[@johnparnell9488]

I would say so.

[@tony_25or6to4]

A lot of Thai restaurants I've gone to use half and half.

[@Bucketus.Lord.of.Buckets]

Paper straws are *always* a regret

[@Orange_pickles]

As a dolphin. I agree.

[@135million]

Metal is definitely where it is at

[@Alverant]

I think you can get by with fewer tea bags and let it seep a bit longer.

[@felixxtcat]

a classic Chef John touch of sugar :)

[@readymade83]

"The Tea is Gone" could be a blues tune.

[@garlicgirl3149]

😅😅😅

[@concernedcitizen8968]

Pleeeeease can you help me whip up a taro milk tea? I NEED it and WISH it. Thanks in any case!!