Mi rendo conto solo oggi di non aver mai parlato di the (o tè o tea) nel blog a lui in qualche modo dedicato. Recupero subito con questo brano del grande George Orwell.
""Se proviamo a cercare "tè" nel primo libro di cucina che capita, probabilmente non troveremmo nulla; o al massimo poche righe che diranno ben poco sulle regole essenziali.E' strano, non solo perchè il tè is one of the major signs of civilization in England as in Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, but because the best way to make tea is the subject of violent dispute.Quando follow my recipe for a perfect cup of tea, I find no less than eleven points fondamentali.Forse on two of these will all agree, but at least four are pretty controversi.Ecco my eleven golden rules: 1
. First you need to use Indian or Ceylon tea. The virtues of Chinese tea are definitely noticeable now - it's cheap, you can drink it without milk - but not very stimulating. For example, not allow you to feel wiser, braver or more optimistic after drinking it. Anyone who uses the reassuring phrase "a good cup of tea," necessarily refers to the Indian tea.
2. Secondly, tea should be prepared in small quantities, ie in a teapot. Prepared in a pot is usually tasteless and in a cauldron takes on a flavor of fat and is white. The teapot should be made of china or earthenware. The silver teapots produce inferior tea and enamel worse ones, although strangely, a pewter teapot (a rarity nowadays) is not bad.
3. The teapot should be warmed beforehand. This can be done by putting it on the hob or making slide over hot water.
4. the tea should be strong. For a pot containing a quarter, if we're going to fill it to the edge, it will take about six teaspoons of tea. Of course, in time savings, it is that you can do every day, but I am convinced that a strong cup of tea is better than light winds. All true tea lovers, if you prefer their tea strong, and even more with the passage of time - a well-known fact about the amount extra for older people.
5. The tea should be put directly into the teapot. No filters, muslin bags or other means to imprison the tea. In some countries teapots are fitted with small screens under the spout, to lock the pieces of leaves, which are supposed to be harmful. But in fact, you can ingest a good amount of tea leaves with no effect and if the tea is not sufficient space in the tea infusion is not successful.
6. The teapot should be portata al bollitore e non il contrario. Ossia, l'acqua dovrebbe essere in ebollizione al momento dell'impatto con il tè e questo significa che deve essere tenuta sul fuoco mentre si versa. Alcune persone aggiungono che bisognerebbe usare solo acqua che è appena giunta ad ebollizione, ma in questo non vi ho mai notato alcuna differenza.
7. Dopo aver fatto il tè, bisogna agitarlo, o meglio, agitare bene la teiera e successivamente lasciare che le foglie si depositano.
8. Bisogna bere il tè in una tazza per la colazione, ossia in una tazza cilindrica e non nel tipo piatto e poco profondo. Ne contiene di più, inoltre nel secondo tipo il tè si raffredda rapidamente, prima che uno abbia incominciato.
9. E' meglio eliminare la crema dal latte prima di utilizzarlo per il tè. Il latte troppo cremoso da al tè un sapore stucchevole.
10. Bisogna prima versare il tè nella tazza. Questo è uno dei punti maggiormente controversi: infatti in ogni famiglia britannica ci sono probabilmente almeno due scuole di pensiero su questo argomento: quelli di "prima-il-latte" possono avere valide argomentazioni, ma confermo che la mia posizione è senza risposta. Questo perchè mettendo prima il tè e agitando mentre si versa, si può regolare esattamente the amount of milk, but you can put too much milk if one does the opposite.
11. Finally, the tea should be drunk without sugar - unless you drink in the Russian style. I know that are in the minority on this. However, how can you be a true tea lover if you destroy the taste by adding sugar? It would be like putting salt and pepper. The tea should be bitter as the beer should be. If you sweeten it, you are no longer tasting the tea, but simply sugar, then we could make a very similar drink by dissolving sugar in plain hot water. Some people say that they do not like tea for what it is, but I drink to warm up and wake up and that the sugar is used to change the flavor. These people without common sense would say: Try drinking tea without sugar, for example, for a fortnight and will be very difficult to go back, sugar again.
These are not the only controversial issues in the field of tea, but they are sufficient to show what this world has become sophisticated. There is also a mysterious social etiquette surrounding the teapot (for example, because it is considered vulgar to drink tea from a bowl?) And much could be written about other uses of herbal tea, as predict the future or the arrival of visits, food for the rabbits, care for wounds and burns and sweeping the carpet. E 'useful to pay attention to all these details, how to heat the teapot and hot water use, so be sure to be able to get a good cup of tea. "
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