A homemade Thai iced tea, rich and creamy, with the typical orange color In Bangkok, the late afternoon heat weighs like palm sugar syrup. Tuk-tuks sputter, while the metal tongs of a street vendor clang against a dented cooler. Behind a cloud of steam, she lifts an iron can and […]
A delicious ube latte recipe better than any coffee shop The first thing you notice is the color: a lavender hue tending towards amethyst, swirling in the glass like an edible sunset. When the barista sets down an iced ube latte, its aroma is slightly nutty, as if vanilla met […]
What is oolong tea? Like green, jasmine and black teas, oolong—also called Wu Long—comes from the Camellia sinensis plant. The main difference lies in the degree of oxidation. Black tea is fully oxidized, which gives it its distinctive color and aroma. Green tea, on the other hand, undergoes minimal oxidation, […]
When we talk about tea, we often think of black tea—a hallmark of English culture. Yet this beloved brew traces its roots to Asia. So how did this Asian beverage capture Britain’s imagination? How should you enjoy it? What does it bring to the kitchen and to your health? In […]
Do you recall the tea varieties I mentioned in my article on bubble tea? Today I would like to focus on jasmine tea. Jasmine is a flower that thrives in many Asian countries and is even considered the national bloom in places such as Pakistan, Syria, the Philippines, and Indonesia. […]
