Yangon Food Tours & Burmese Tea
Why to enjoy Burmese Tea ?
Should you go with Yangon Food Tours to experience the tea culture of Burmese People ? Off course ,The tea culture in Myanmar is a unique one, coming about as a result of many surrounding influences; ancient traditions from India, and more modern customs from Britain. However, even with its varied background and unusual mixture of historic lineages, Myanmar has developed an independent way of growing, serving and consuming tea.If you ever go to Myanmar, one of the first things that you’ll notice that every town, and usually every block in every town has a tea shop at it.
Tea is a part of Myanmar culture and important in daily life. Myanmar is one of the countries that cultivate best tea in the world. Most of the Myanmar people enjoy a cup of tea for their morning breakfast. Tea shop will be full with many visitors, lively and noisy in the morning. Of course, for most people who are crammed in a small house with every other member of their family, tea shop is not only to have a cup of tea but also a place to gather outside of home and chat or just hang out.
Today, tea continues playing an important role in Myanmar culture. Like many other countries in Asia , Myanmar has a street culture that is based on social interaction; the sharing of tea, food, and friendly conversation.
How to make Burmese Tea ?
At a tea shop, a small cup of complimentary tea is served as soon as customer sit down .This is typically a soft green tea, which is usually made by first pan-roasting black tea leaves and then soaking them in hot water for several minutes. It is then combined with evaporated and condensed milk and mixed into a powerful, frothy concoction of Burmese tea.
Burmese tea looks deceptively simple, but there are many variations on the basic mix of strong tea, boiling water, evaporated milk and condensed milk. Usually three large pots are warmed simultaneously over a wood-fired stove, one with black tea, one with simmering water and one with diluted hot milk.From these ingredients various taste of tea can be made and served ,
These tea variations are really popular among the tea-drinkers: Cho Saint(sweet & creamy), Kya Saint (strong and creamy), Pawt Kya(strong and less sweet), Cho Pawt(less sweet), Pawt Saint(less sweet and creamy),
Nowadays Burmese Tea is becoming in other foreign countries But undoubtedly the real taste of Burmese Tea is made and served at local Burmese Tea Shop in Myanmar .
Should you enjoy a cup of Burmese Tea during your visit in Yangon or Mandalay ?