Tea Ceremony: Masala Chai Latte ! Nothing exotic today. I had a long journey back home. I felt weak thus thought of having a strong milk tea. Then suddenly realized today is my tea ceremony day. And quickly decided to have a Masala Chai Latte for today’s session. Before I get into details let me tell you, this is the most loved tea of my household. My husband and I almost every week drink a masala latte with some homemade cookies. Our latte is made of fresh cow’s milk that we get from a farm just outside Dhaka, aren’t we…
Originated from China, Jasmine Jewel is an exquisite tea hand blended with the essence of pure Jasmine flowers. The tea isn’t bitter, rather has a sweetly taste and smells very good. As it was raining in the morning, we decided to have something that will be lucid and comfortable. So the tea expert wanted to have Jasmine Jewel. Mishael bought it from a local tea store in Santa Fe. The tea didn’t require much detailed work. The water was on 80 degree Celsius when we started the steeping process. We put two tea spoon of tea in our teapot for…
It was crazy hot, so wanted to have something cold. It had to be a tea, pre-requisite. Thus thought about an ice-tea first, and then did a twist to the drink in my own way. Green Tea Mojito. It is an inspired tea from one of my web discoveries, but I totally forgot to keep the link. I infused a green tea from KK, I like their orthodox green tea, it is soothing and refreshing as well. Kazi and Kazi Green Tea is the country’s first organic substantially produced green tea. This green tea is collected from their biggest tea…
Today it was a brilliant day with dark eastern sky covered with grey heavy clouds. We decided to start our tea ceremony amidst lots of noise by our sons. My brother Mishael, the young blooming tea connoisseur, suggested it is a great time for a Makaibari black second flush. So I went along with him and started off with boiling the water. Soon it started raining cats and dogs outside; we started our ceremony with East Makaibari black tea. While preparing the tea, the tea guys told me, this tea is originated from Darjeeling and comes from one of the…
Bangla hues will have a weekly talk session with Mishael Aziz a tea connoisseur. Every week we will talk about a particular tea and how to have it, what will be the best time to have it. I also welcome anyone who wants to talk about tea on board. Tea is an integral part of our country and we grow one of the best quality tea, that we export to foreign lands. So, hang in there for a weekend tea party on Bangla hues from today. Drink tea, it heals…
