Tea
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- Stugoo0
ah i see, i think some research has to be done.
we used to have one here in the office but the handle snapped off, someone was badly burned... it was a terrible event.
- Corvo0
loose-leaf tea or death.
- detritus0
You make tea wrong.
- Khurram0
Hey moff, that advice about not washing skillets - does that apply to woks too?
I mean logically obvious yeah, just wanna clarify.
I do most my cooking in a wok (made this wicked malaysian style butter prawns with noodle thigmy last night, you'd be proud) - but afterwards i wash it proper with fairy liquid and that.
Should i not?
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- No, you should not.
http://www.google.co…detritus - Nope, if its a proper steel wok, then you don't wash it. wipe it down, put it back over heat and put some oil in it, rub oil in.ian
- No, you should not.
- detritus0
Douglas Adams was righter.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A6…
Tea should be brewed solo with hottest water, 'til it's done - THEN put your milk or sugar in. Use real, whole fat milk - if you don't like it too white (like me) only use a bit. Skimmed milk is essentially diluted whole milk - so why would you want to put cold water in your tea?
I like the idea though, Stugoo - I completely disagree with your methodology, but hey - I'm a bit of a tea fascist.
My one recommendation would be to try and fit all that on three screens, with the minium of text. At the moment it's an interesting side diversion - you want to make it so people will actually use it.
Let it be known that I would be happy to collaborate with you, or anyone else, on projects that increase awareness of British tea philosophy.
Oh yes, that's another thing - please be careful when referring to 'England' and 'Britain' - Scotland helped build The Empire, and all the Scots in my family take their tea very seriously.
x
- skt0
we were the ones that did a good chunk of killing people.
- FUCK YEAH!detritus
- We're the ruthless bit - unless those nancy french shopkeepers masquerading as 'English' from York downwards...detritus
- [hm. But at least they can speak their language.]detritus
- we did a fuck load more than kill people, though we did do that.kelpie
- we also provided the bulk of the truly progressive pro-secession governors.kelpie
- history lesson over :/kelpie
- Corvo0
One of the best teas I ever tasted was from Israel - in a mountain top! I met this Israeli couple who were travelling around Portugal with a full tea set and a tiny stove, making tea almost everywhere. We met in a trekking course and they invited me to have tea with them. Ahahah. what a fantastic episode.
- moth0
Aye Khurram. Never wash a wok.
- moth0
Are you still alive Khurram?
I feel hurt by your lack of contact...
- detritus0
Now you know how I feel, Moth.
What happened? We used to be so close - remember the crescent moon that night, as we gazed on from London Bridge? How its reflection danced gaily in the Thames as we laughed and greedily supped our hearty mead, whilst the cold wind tried to prise our warm embrace? Then dinner at Annabel's, through candlelight we felt our love for one another - at once subtly fringed and intense - bursting forth - Oh! We didn't care! We were so young then - so free.
So free.
I think often of those days. I hope you do too.
- moth0
Who's Annabel?
- paraselene0
argh, can't read that copy. your/you're/its/it's blahblah.
- Khurram0
Hey Mike!
I am man. Spending some time in the mountains like moses.
Unreserved apologies for any hurt i may have caused. I love you completely bro. You're amongst my dearest.
Pint in the Royal this afternoon?
- Which Royal?
Email me dude... I'll be free from 6ish.moth - royal george. tottenam court roadKhurram
- ah.. Yeah.
Well - I live there ;) That's easy. Just give me a time.moth - i sent you a text. Can't wait! Tho i look like a scruff due to clubbing till 4am last night. Oh well, it's only you! xKhurram
- maybe i could go home and quick change. I'm heading to 93 feet east after so it might be a good idea...Khurram
- i should at least brush my teef.Khurram
- Which Royal?
- moth0
Nope.
It's gone detritus.
- detritus0
You bitch! You whore! You scarlett-lettered temptress! You promised you'd always cherish! You told me you'd never forget! You USED me, didn't you? You abused my trust and my love! And for what? Oh! You told all of your chums down at the tennis club about what happened, didn't you? You abominable cad! I'm just a tale to tell, aren't I? Well I hope they enjoyed what you had to say... Henrietta warned me about you, you know? Said I should never ... but I ... we ... I feel so lost. So hurt.
Dizzy. Must sit down.
I think I may be sick.
- detritus0
ho hum.