Thai Iced Tea Recipe (ชาเย็น) - Authentic Street Food Style

1 tablespoon Thai black tea · 1 cup of hot boiling water · 2 teaspoons sweetened condensed milk · 2 teaspoons evaporated milk (plus some more to sprinkle on top) ... Home Blog Restaurants Recipes Store Register Login ThaiIcedTeaRecipe(ชาเย็น)–AuthenticStreetFoodStyle Thailandhasproducedanumberofworldwidefamousbeverages: RedBullandSinghaareafewofthemostwellknown,butthere’snodrinkmorefamousthanChaYen(ชาเย็น),orknownthroughouttheworldsimplyasThaiicedtea. Thissweetcreamybeverage,thathardlyevenresemblesaregularcupofblacktea,islovedinThailandandservedatThairestaurantsaroundworldwide. Ifyouenjoysweetandcreamydrinks,there’shardlyamorerefreshinganddrinkoptionavailableforyou. Thaiteabrand–ChaDraMuer(ชาตรามือ) InThailand,you’llfindcountlessvendorssellingThaiteaonthestreets,eitherfromstablesstreetstandsandoftenfrommobilemotorbikedrinkcarts. Manyofthechayen(Thaiicedtea)vendors,useabrandofteathatcomesinaredandwhitebagknownasChaDraMuer(ชาตรามือ)–orit’sjustknownasNumberOneBrand. WhenIwasintheUS,attheAsiansupermarket,Idorememberseeingthissamebrandoftea,soIbelieveitisavailableifyouliveinamajorcitywithanaccesstoalargeAsiansupermarket. Ifnot,Ithinkyoucanmakethisrecipewithanyblacktea(itjustmightnothavethatsignatureorangecolorthatThaiteausuallyhas…moreonthecolorbelow). Yes,Iaccidentallyopenedthecondensedmilkfromthebottom. ForthisThaiicedtearecipe,you’llneedbothsweetenedcondensedmilk,andalsoevaporatedmilk. Sweetenedcondensedmilk(nomkhonwanนมข้นหวาน)isthickandsweet,almostlikeasyrup,whileevaporatedmilk(nomkremetiamนมครีมเทียม)islikeheavycream,andisunsweetened. Bothcomeinacan,andthemostpopularversioninThailandismadebyCarnation,thoughthereareanumberofotherbrandsaswell. WhyisThaiicedteaorange? Whyisitsoorange? HaveyoueverwonderedwhyThaiteahassuchanincredibly,andoverlyorangetonetoit? SodidI. AfterIreadtheingredientslistonthebagoftea,IdiscoveredthatitincludessomeCYellowNumber6(whichisapparentlythesamefooddyethatwasinKraftMacaroniandCheese,beforeitgotoutlawed). Sothat’sthesecret,it’snotjustthatit’sreallyawesomeyellowtea,it’safooddyethattheyputintothetealeaves(that’swhyit’sthesamecolorasMacandCheese). IthinkyoucouldmakethisThaiicedtearecipewithanykindofblacktea,anditmightjustnothavethatorangecolor,butIthinkitwouldtastefine. ButonthestreetsofThailand,orifyougotoaThairestaurantandordericedtea,itwillalwaysbetheorangecolor. Thaiicedtearecipe–tryittoday Iusedabout1tablespoonoftealeavesforthisrecipe. Thereareanumberofdifferentwaysyoucansteepyourtealeaves,butthepointtorememberisyoujustneedtosteeptheminhotwaterforafewminutesuntilyouteaisniceanddarkorangeincolor. Iusedateasock,butyoucanevenjusttossyourleavesintoacupofhotwater,leaveitforafewminutes,andthenstrainouttheleaves. Thaiicedteaisalwayspreparedhot,andyetit’sconsumedcoldonice. Butratherthanstickingitintothefridgeorfreezerandcoolingtheteaoff,it’sinsteadpouredoveracupofcrushedicebeforebeingconsumed.Whenyoumakeyourtea,ifyoutastetestitwhenit’sstillhot,youwantittobealittlestrongerandsweeterthanyoulikeit,anditwillbecomedilutedassoonasithitstheice. (Ifyoucan’tseethevideo,watchitonYouTubehere:http://youtu.be/ltE9ufnrA-g) Thaiicedtearecipe(ChaYenชาเย็น) Time:About10minutesorless Recipesize:Thisrecipeisfor1cupoftea CookingUtensils:Cups,spoons,teasock Flavors:Sweetdrink Eatitwith:Wheneveryou’rehotandneedarefreshingdrink 4.8from22reviewsThaiIcedTeaRecipe(ChaYen)-AuthenticThaiStreetFoodStyle! Preptime5minsCooktime1minTotaltime6mins TherearefewthingsonthestreetsofThailandmorerefreshingthanaThaistyleicedtea.Aftertheteaisbrewed,it'smixedwithsweetenedcondensedmilkandevaporatedmilktomakeitcreamy,rich,andsweet.Chayen,asit'sknowninThai,isfamousatThairestaurantsaroundtheworld,itmakesforawonderfulrefreshingbeverage.Watchthevideorecipehere.Author:MarkWiens(eatingthaifood.com)Recipetype:DrinksCuisine:ThaiServes:1Ingredients1tablespoonThaiblacktea1cupofhotboilingwater2teaspoonssweetenedcondensedmilk2teaspoonsevaporatedmilk(plussomemoretosprinkleontop)2teaspoonssugar1cupofcrushediceInstructionsFirststepistoboilwater,I’mjustusingapot,butyoucoulduseawaterboilerormicrowaveTakeyourteasockandaddabout1tablespoonofblackThaitea.It’stheneasiesttoputyourteasockintoabowlorbigcupinordertosteepthetea.Pour1cupofboilingwaterintotheteasock,andpushitinandouttosteeptheteaandextractallthatflavr.Steeptheteaforafewminutesuntilitturnsniceanddarkincolor.Takinganewcup,pourin1glassofhotteaAdd2teaspoonsofsugar,2teaspoonsofsweetenedcondensedmilk,andgiveitanicestirThenadd2teaspoonsofevaporatedmilk,andcontinuetostirtheteauntileverythingisfullymixedinOptional-AgoodThaiicedteashouldhavealittlefrothorsomebubblesontop,sotake2pitchers,andpourtheteafromonetotheother,withabitofelevation.Youcoulddothisinadifferentwaytoo,butit’sprettyfun!TakeacupandfillitallthewaytothetopwithcrushediceGentrypouryourhotteamixtureoverthecupoficeTogiveyourThaiicedteaafinalcreamytouch,drizzleonsomemoreevaporatedmilkontothetopofyourcupAddastraw,andyou’rereadytostartslurpingitdown!NotesThaiicedteaisagreatsweetbeverageonahotday!Enjoythisrecipe!Seethefullrecipehereandwatchthevideohere.3.4.3177 AreallygoodicedThaiteashouldhavealittlefoamandsomebubblesonthetop,kindoflikeacappuccinofroth,butnotasthick. Onewaytogetthosebubbles,andtoreallystiruptheteawiththemilk,istotaketwobigsizedcups,andpourtheliquidfromcuptotheothercup,withalittleelevation(seemyattemptonthevideo). Ididendupspillingabitofthetea,butitsurewasalotoffun. Istillneedsomepractice. Thaiicedtea(ชาเย็น) ChaYen(ชาเย็น)isaverypopulardrinkinThailand ThefinalstepforthisThaiicedtearecipeistodrizzleonalittleextraevaporatedmilkonthetopoftheglass. You’llseethemilkslowlytrickledownintotheorangetea. Giveitaquickstirwithyourstraw,andyou’rereadytoconsumeandrefreshyourself. Onelastthing,itwouldnottastethesameifyoudidn’tuseastraw–believeme–Idon’treallylikestraws,butforsomereasonwithThaimilkytea,itjusttastesbetterusingastraw. IhopeyouenjoyedthisThaiicetearecipe.Letmeknowwhatyouthinkandhowyoursturnsoutinthecommentsbelow! AreyouinterestedinmoreauthenticThairecipes? Checkout allmyotherThairecipeshere. Leaveacomment CancelreplyYouremailisusedtonotifyyouofrepliestoyourcomment.Nothingelse. Ratethisrecipe:   Δ LuciBriones 1yearago Imadeitathomewithalmondmilk,andtheresultwasanamazinganddeliciousdrink.Thankyouforyourgreatrecipe Reply Jessica 1yearago Iagreewithalotofthecommentators,youeitherhavetochoosebetweenusingthebrandnameandhavingthesatisfactionoftheflavoryouknowandlove,orusingplainblacktealeavesandhavingthesatisfactionthatyouaren’tconsumingartificialflavorsandcolors.Ithinkitmighthelpsometoknowwhatthebagsaysontheback.ItriedtopostapicturebutIcouldn’tfigureouthowtosoIwilltypeitout.Heregoes… Thedescriptionreads“RedTeaPowder(Vanillaflavor)ChaTraMueBrand”.Theingredientsread“RedTeaPowder(Assam)/Sugar/ArtificialFlavor/FD&CYellowNo.6(INS110)”.TheServingsuggestionreads“ICETEAWITHMILK:Add2g.ofThaiTeaMixto1cupofboilingwater.DrainoutTeaMixwithastrainer.Addsugarandcondensedmilkortoliking.Stirwellandservewithice…Servehotandice”. SoIthinktheflavorpeoplemaybemissingwhentheyuseplainblackteaisthevanilla,andmaybebesuretouseAssam.ButIhavenoticedthatmanystreetvendorsaddaspoonfulof2differentpowders,sometimesoneisbrownandoneiswhite,inadditionto(whatlookslike)a2ozshotglassofsweetenedcondensedmilkandthesameamountofevaporatedmilk.Iassumeoneofthepowdersissugar,butIwonderwhattheotheris?Also,itseemsthatthestreetvendorsmakeanextremelyconcentratedpotofteasinceitwillbepouredoveralargeamountofice,whatlookstobeanywherefrom20oztoasmallbaggiefilledwithice,maybe50-60oz?!Ihopethishelpsmyfellowaddicts.ObviouslyIchoosethesatisfactionoftheflavorIlove.Butthisisanoccasionaltreatforme.☺️👌🏻 Reply Hana 2yearsago Couldyoupleaseaddalsotherecipeforgreentea,especiallywhatkindofteaoneshouldbuytogettheauthenticflavor.Thanksalot. Reply Jacqueline 2yearsago IbrewmyThaiteainaFrenchpress.Boilwaterto175degreespourover3tablespoonsofteafora4to6cuppress.Letsteepfor3minuteswiththehandleupthempresstheteadownveryslowly.Ifyou’rehavinghotthenpourorifyou’rechillingitforThaiicedteapourintoapitcherandrefrigerate. Reply KylieAustin 2yearsago I’mguessingIcansubstituteaThaicoffee,andhaveThaiicedcoffee?YouhavenoideahowmuchImissThaistreetfood.Thanksforalltherecipes! Reply Tammy 2yearsago I’vealwayslovedthistreatwhengoingoutforThaifood.Ilikethelayeredlookbutthesweetmilkcreamdropstothebottominsteadoffloatingontop.Anyhelpyoucangiveaboutthis? Reply Julia 2yearsago Amazing!IhadthiseverydayinThailandandnowIcanhaveitathome.Thanks Reply Angela 3yearsago Isthe‘thaiblacktea’theteathatwilllookorangewhenprepared? Reply JoelBruner 3yearsago YesAngela,itsusuallyadarkorangecolor! Reply Apple 3yearsago Douhavearecipeforlargeportionssayforexampleaportionfor20people? Reply JoelBruner 3yearsago HelloApple,thanksforreading!happytohearthatyou’retryingthisoutinbulk–justmultiplybythenumberofservingsyouthinkyou’llneed,andtheratiosshouldstillbefine!Onthestreethere,peoplemakethisinbatchesofabout30-40glasses,so20shouldbenoproblemforyou. Reply Marilla 3yearsago Loooovethis!IboughttheteaonlineandthetastetookmebacktoThailandtwoweeksago!PerfectrecreationoftheThaiicedmilkteaweenjoyedthere👍🏻 Reply Matt 3yearsago willittastethesameifyoudon’tuseaถุง? Reply Paul 3yearsago Ifyouusethe“ThaiTea”leavesfromthestore,yougetthatuniqueflavor,butalsothefoodcoloring.Ifyouuseblacktealeaves,youavoidthefoodcoloring,butyoudon’tgettheuniqueflavor. Withordinaryblacktealeaves,Ihavenotbeenabletoduplicatethatflavor.I’vetriedspiceslikestaraniseandclove,Itriedroastingtheleaves,andaddingorangeblossomwater,butthatflavorismissing,soIthrowupmyhandsandgetanotherbagatanAsiangrocery. I Reply Karthika 3yearsago Tastesreallynice.Ihavetried.Besttea Reply Zendo 3yearsago Thanksforthisrecipe!…yummy5starsforyouraboutthis..thanks. Reply Trish 4yearsago Howmanytimescanyoureusethetealeaves? Reply Jen 4yearsago isitsafetobuythepowderinthailand?becauseitwasmentioneditcontainedfooddyethatwasoutlawed…justasking Reply Yolanda 4yearsago Tasteteallygood–wouldlovesomemoreThairecipes.ThisissoeasyandwiththeblacktealeavesEXCELLENT Reply MarkWiens 4yearsago GreattohearthatYolanda! Reply AnthonyBucci 4yearsago WeloveyourblogandyourvideosMark! Reply LisaMayers 5yearsago Thiswasgreat!Thankyousomuchforsharing. Reply BobbyWilson 5yearsago Awesomevideo, Theteacameoutperfect.Simpletomakeandtastedgreat. Thankyou,Bobby Reply Carol 5yearsago Ijustlearnedhowtomakethisaswellasgreenmatchlatte.Myfamilylovesitsowewillbemakingmore. Reply M 5yearsago PleaseaddaPinterestlink!Mydevicewon’tsupportmehavingabuttonfromPinteresttoclick,soIrelyonsitestoincludeit. Ican’twaittogettothemarkettomakethis!!!Afavoriteofours! Reply Clay 5yearsago AquicksearchonAmazonfor“ChaDraMuer”yieldsa400gbagforunder$8USD(shipsfreewithPrime!),I’mgoingtogiveitatry! Reply AlanOrth 5yearsago ThanksforthetipaboutNumberOneBrand.I’vebeenwanderingaroundBangkoktryingtofigureoutthesecret.AfterIwatchedyourvideoIactuallysawthesamedamnbagofteaatateastalltoday!Ineedtogofinditnow… Reply Charles 5yearsago Tocorrectthemisinformation,yellow6hasn’tbeenoutlawed,justshunnedbyfoodmanufacturersduetopublicdemand.WhileIavoidthestuffliketheplague,alittlehereandtherewillnothurtyou.CHEERS Reply Vanessa 5yearsago Howbigisthemixingglasscup?Howmanymls? Reply Maria 5yearsago Delicious!Iusedmyfrenchpress(sinceIdon’thaveateasock)anditcameoutperfectly.It’salsodeliciousasablendedbeverage(throweverything–includingice–intothevitamix),toppedwithwhippedcream.IhadthoseinThailand,aswell.Thanksforsharingthisrecipe,Mark! Reply Joy 5yearsago Iwillsurelytrythis,especiallynowthatit’ssummerinNevada. Reply Joy 5yearsago IwillsurelytrythisThaiteaespeciallysummerhereinnevada. Reply JENEENTAYEN 5yearsago HowdoIgetthedrinkorange? Reply MarkWiens 5yearsago HeyJeneen,inThailandthatcoloringiswithinthetealeavesinthatbrand. Reply Charles 5yearsago Notso,theingredientsarethesame,it’smadeinThailandandallbrandslikeFocofromThailandhaveit.ThatsaidI’msurewhenmadefreshitiscoloredotherwise.Thatsaidyellow6wasnotbeenoutlawed,justshunnedbyfoodmanufacturers. Reply Luc 6yearsago Hithere Thankyouforadvicewefolloweditandthetastewasgreat,remindmeofmyjourneyonBangkokfewyearsago Reply MarkWiens 6yearsago Greattohearthat,thanksLuc! Reply Cam 6yearsago Wonderfulwouldlovetotrythiscan’tsaveithavetroublewriting. PleasesendrecipeforThaiIcedTeaRecipe. VeryAppreciatedThankYou Cam Reply T.Webster 6yearsago Whatalcoholwouldyourecommendaddingtothis? Reply Deborah 6yearsago IsawataThairestauranttheyaddedbailey’stothetea Reply pushka 6yearsago Ihaven’ttriedit,butI’dimagineabitofoneofthese: Bailey’s,amaretto,khalua,butterscotchschnapps, Oratinybitofwhiskey/vodka(Ilikedrinkingspiritsneat,butIlovegoodteaandcoffeeanddon’tliketostrengthenittoomuch) Reply Jessica 1yearago Ooh,butterscotch…yes!Thanks! Reply Lucy 5yearsago AThairestaurantnearmeservesitwithrumanditisdelicious! Reply Betty 6yearsago Hello,doesn’tithavestaraniseandcanyousubstituteevaporatedmilkwithcoconutmilk?AndinsteadofregularsugarcanIusestevia?Thankyou! Reply ellie|fitforthesoul 7yearsago HahahIKNEWsomethingwasupwiththeprettyandimpossiblybrightcolorbecausewheredoyoubuyorangeleaves?xPStill,it’soneoftheyummiestdyeddrinksouttheresoI’llgladlytakeitstill.Thisisagreatrecipeandsoinformative.I’mcurrentlydrinkingonefromaPholocationandjusthadtogooglehowtomakeitmyself.:) Reply MarkWiens 7yearsago HeyEllie,haha,yahit’saprettybrightorange.Gladyouenjoychayen! Reply Barb 6yearsago Forthenextstepofdecadence,IhavejustdiscoveredThaiIcedTeaicecreamatthebuffetatPullmanKingPowerHotelinBangkok-thesamefabulouscolourandtasteissuretopleasebothicecreamloversandchayenloversalike! Reply MarkWiens 6yearsago ThanksforsharingBarb! Reply Kim 7yearsago ImissedthetasteofThaiTeathatIhad3yearsagoatThaiRestaurantinCebu..ThenthesuddenideasparkedmetomakeitmyselfhereinKorea.IwassearchingfortherecipeandIsawyours!IfinallyfoundthetastethatIwaslookingfor.YourrecipeisexactlyasthesameastheteaIhad.ThankyousomuchMark:)!!NowIknowWhytheteaissoCREAMyandtasty.:] Reply MarkWiens 7yearsago HeyKim,thankyouverymuchforsharing,andgladtheThaiicedteaturnedoutsowell! Reply Scott 7yearsago ItismyunderstandingthattheThaiFoodandDrugAdministrationhasbannedtheuseofdyeinThaiTea.Maybethatiswhysomeoftheexportedbagsdon’thavetheorangecolorwhenitismade.ButasfarasThailandgoes,itisasorangeasever!Aneasyrecipe,everyThaiTealovershouldbemakingit.Thanksagain! Reply MarkWiens 7yearsago You’rewelcomeScott,andthanksforsharing! Reply Sarah 7yearsago HiMark!Anyrecipeformilkgreentea(OneTeaBrand)?Hopeyoucouldhelp:D Reply MarkWiens 7yearsago HiSarah,hmm,Ithinkyoucouldmakeitusingthesamerecipe,justbrewthegreenteainsteadoftheblack/orangetea.Isitpowderteaortealeaves? Reply pushka 6yearsago ForJapanesegreentealate–theywouldusematchapowderratherthansteepingandstraininggreentealeaves~ Reply Arthur 7yearsago JustmovedtoAucklandNZandtriedmakingThaiIceTeahere.InoticedthattheNumberOnebranddidn’tproducetheorangecolorthoughthetasteisasgoodastheoriginalfromThailand.Itookoutthestickerplacedovertheingredientslistandfoundoutthatthecoloringwascrossedout…sonoorangecolorformebutstillthesamerefreshingsweetdrinkIenjoy!Thankyouforsharingyourrecipes… Reply MarkWiens 7yearsago HeyArthur,greattohearyoumadeThaiicedtea,gladitturnedoutsowell! Reply Andrew 7yearsago Traditionally,turmericisused.Coodqualitytumericisveryorange.Thedyeisusedtogivetheillusionofgoodquality. Reply MarkWiens 7yearsago ThanksforsharingAndrew Reply Leo 6yearsago Traditionallywasusedtamarindseeds,notturmeric(whichgivesayellowcolour).Colourdyehasbeenusedasitischeaperthentheseeds. Reply Heather 7yearsago mydaughterismakingthisforherschool’sinternationalfairasshewasassignedThailand.Howwelldoestheteakeepaftertheingredientsarealladded? Reply MarkWiens 7yearsago HiHeather,itwouldbebesttodrinkprettyquicklyafterbeingmixedtogether,butyoucouldprobablykeepitinthefridgeforacoupledays.Hopeyourdaughter’sassignmentgoeswell! Reply Andrea 8yearsago Imadethisusingyourrecipetheotherdayanditwasperfect!Thankyou!Ihaveaquestionunrelatedtotheteathough,thatnoodledishwithprawnatthebeginningsegmentofyourvideo…itlooksdelicious!Whatisitcalledanddoyouhavetherecipeonyourwebsite?Thanks! Reply MarkWiens 7yearsago HeyAndrea,thankyouverymuchfortryingthisout,gladitturnedoutsowell.Ifmayhavebeentomyumgoong?https://www.eatingthaifood.com/2014/08/tom-yum-soup-recipe/ Reply Jerra 8yearsago HiMarkmayIknowwherecannotbuythisbrandofThaiteamixinBangkok?IrememberlookingforitatTopandafewsupermarketbutcouldn’tfindit. Reply MarkWiens 7yearsago HiJerra,I’mnotsureiftheycarrythematallsupermarkets,butyoumighttryTescoorBigC.MostofthetimeIseeitatthelocalmarkets–likewithinKhlongToeymarketorPhraKhanongMarket. Reply JonathanWells 8yearsago Cool.“SunsetYellowFCF(FD&CYellow6)hasnocarcinogenicity,genotoxicity,ordevelopmentaltoxicityintheamountsatwhichitused”accordingtoWikipedia.Drinkup! Lovethissite.Lookslikeyou’rehavingalotoffun.IneedtogotoThailand,neverbeenthere,butloveThaifood.Everythinglookssoyummy. Reply MarkWiens 8yearsago Soundgood,thanksforsharingJonathan,andhopeyoucanvisitThailandinthefuture! Reply Sofia 8yearsago HiMarkrecentlyItriedthaifoodandIloveit☺IweekagoItriedthaiteaandweenjoysoomuchthatwerunoutthe‘orange’thaiteaontherestaurant.Theowneroffersusgreenthaiteaandwasevenbetter;)IwasseachingfortherecipeandIfoundyours.Doyouknowifthereisspecificgreenteatodogreenthaitea? Reply MarkWiens 8yearsago HiSofia,greattohearfromyou,gladyouloveThaiicedtea!Asforthegreentea,theynormallyuseagreenteamadebythesamebrandNumberOneteaBrand.Hopethishelps! Reply presa1200 8yearsago Ceylonteaisexclusivelyproducedinsrilankaandithinktheideaofmixingteawithspicesinspiredbyindianandmiddleeasterncuisinebecausetheyputspicesintheirteatoo.Atfirstithoughtthesignatureorangetonecomesfromturmericbutwhenyoumentionedit’sfromfooddyeitdoesn’tsoundhealthytome.Isthereanyalternativewaytomakeitlookorange?Isturmericpowdergood? Reply MarkWiens 8yearsago Yah,Iagreewithyou.Ithinkturmericwouldmakeagreatsubstitute.Letmeknowhowitgoes! Reply Jessica 6yearsago No,tumericwon’tworksinceithasstrongflavor.It’sbetterforcurrydish,besidethat,itdoesn’tdissolvewellinwater. Reply Uday 6yearsago Thanksfortherecipe!YesTurmericwon’tworkusetheIndianspicecalledSaffron,that’sexpensiveherbandhasgotgreatmedicinalvalue&hasorangecolortoit! Reply Dee 4yearsago no,saffronhasafairlydistinctiveflavoraswell.TurmericisNOTtraditionallyused-tamarindis Reply LANLe 8yearsago Thanksforyoursharing:).Ihopeyouwilladd“kwayjab”toThaistreetfoodrecipe.Itisquitepopularnyummy.IlovethisnhavetotasteitwheneverItraveltoBKK.YoursharingbecomesmyThaifoodhandbookwheneverIleaveforThecityofAngel. Reply MarkWiens 8yearsago HiLAN,greattohearfromyou.Goodchoice,kuayjabisawonderfuldish.Alrightwillrememberthat,maybeIcantryouttherecipe. Reply Ashley 8yearsago IloveThaiicedtea!Bizarrethatthere’sfooddyeinit,though. Reply MarkWiens 8yearsago HeyAshley,yah,Iguessthat’sjustbeenhowthey’vedoneitforsomanyyears.ButIthinkyoucouldmakeitwithjustnormalblackteaanditwouldtasteprettygoodtoo. Reply Rakhal 8yearsago Greatrecipe!!I’veseenthemusealotmorethantwoteaspoonsofsugarsometimeswhichiswhyIordermine“waannitnoi”(alittlesweet).I’mabitdisturbedtolearnabouttheoriginoftheorangecolor,butIrecentlyhadachayenmadewithblackceylonteawhileIwasinUbonanditwasthebestI’veeverhad! Reply MarkWiens 8yearsago ThankyouRakhal.Haha,yessomemakeitoutrageouslysweet.Ithinktherecipewouldworkwellwithanothertypeofblacktea,minustheyellowcoloring. Reply Showallcomments