Milk and Tea – The Perfect Pair
How you decide to add milk to your tea is entirely up to personal choice and can dramatically alter its overall taste and consistency. Milk may help soften bitter flavors in certain tea varieties and make drinking them more pleasurable overall. However, certain teas are best enjoyed without milk such as green and black teas that can be enjoyed iced or cold. When drinking herbal tea (also called tisanes), there’s no hard and fast rule regarding adding or not adding milk; many are naturally caffeine-free since their ingredients include herbs, spices, fruits or other ingredients sourced outside the Camellia Sinensis plant and don’t include Camellia Sinensis leaf in the mix – creating soothing chamomile tea and stimulating peppermint flavours!
Keep in mind that adding milk to your tea should only ever be done in moderation; too much can overpower its flavor and dilute its health benefits. For beginners, begin by starting with small amounts and adjust accordingly; almond or coconut milk are great ways to cut calories in tea!
There is a variety of milk types to choose from when it comes to selecting milk for your tea brew, each offering different textures and tastes. Experiment with non-dairy alternatives like soy or rice milk as well. Some tea varieties, like rooibos, should be enjoyed without milk for maximum flavor; other tea varieties could benefit from adding just a splash. When adding milk last as this prevents temperature drop which dilutes its flavor.
Milk and Tea: The Perfect Pair
Although there are no set rules when it comes to brewing and enjoying tea, there are some recommendations you should abide by in order to maximize your cup. For instance, delicate green and white teas such as green are often made worse when added with milk. Furthermore, high acidic teas such as oolong and pu-erh can curdle milk when combined.
When it comes to herbal tea, adding milk may enhance its flavor; just be sure not to overdo it so as not to overwhelm the natural sweeteners such as stevia in your brew. Also try drinking it without milk first as some herbal varieties may not taste quite right when combined with it.
Popular herbal teas to drink with milk include chamomile, lavender, rooibos and peppermint; these caffeine-free varieties may help promote sleep before bed. Hibiscus tea may also help soothe symptoms associated with irritable bowel syndrome.