Minggu, 13 November 2011

Learning More About Earl Grey Tea

By Daniel Turbin


Almost everyone has at least heard of Earl Grey tea, and if you're a science fiction fan, you've no doubt heard Patrick Stewart's exceptional voice ordering "Tea, Earl Grey, hot" right from the replicator station in his quarters on the USS Enterprise, but it may surprise you that Earl Grey tea leaves are utilized in a good number of techniques which extend well beyond flavoring the most famous Sci-Fi ship's captain's drink.

Just to illustrate, did you know that you could buy Kit-Kat candy bars in Japan that had been flavored with Earl Grey? You really can! And if you're searching for something a little more exotic, you can try a drink called "London Fog," which is made by combining Earl Grey tea with steamed milk as well as vanilla syrup.

It doesn't cease there though. Earl Grey tea is used as a flavoring for most kinds of cakes and confectionery, such as chocolates and savory sauces. Where the sauces are concerned, the normal means of adding the savor is to add tea bags to the stock, boiling them for a couple moments, then discarding the tea bags. For fairly sweet recipes similar to chocolates, various quantities of loose tea is added to melted butter or hot cream, after that strained away after the flavoring is properly infused.

And don't feel there's just "one kind" of Earl Grey tea, either. For example, Twinings' makes a blend of Earl Grey bearing the official endorsement and also signature of Richard Grey (the 6th Earl Grey). In addition they make a blend called Lady Grey, which is made using lemon and Seville orange, as well as the conventional bergamot (such as its cousin, it too bears the official endorsement and signature of Richard Grey).

Additionally, you may get Russian Earl Grey (generally seen in France, Belgium, Denmark, The Netherlands, and Sweden), produced by the Lipton company. This blend includes black tea, citrus peels, bergamot flavoring, and flower petals. You can also find a blend called Rooibos, which makes use of a South African herbal tea (Rooibos) in the place of standard Chinese black tea.

As you can see then, not simply is Earl Grey used in a variety of applications that go well beyond a steaming cup, however within the family of Earl Grey teas, there is also quite a lot of variety to be found. Drink up and enjoy!




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