Current Events > tfw u make a nice hot mug of tea but the milk's gone bad

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i used some matcha nut beverage i had in the pantry instead. Its just not the same :(
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try this nut beverage
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...I had milk?
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Pour some orange juice in it instead
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Just happened to me a few hours ago. Soaked that tea for a good long 7 minutes, went to get the milk, had none left. I mixed a little bit of heavy whipping cream in instead, and... it wasn't bad. Didn't make as much beverage as I wanted but the taste was like a good boba milk tea (just without the boba).
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Polycosm posted...

Just happened to me a few hours ago. Soaked that tea for a good long 7 minutes, went to get the milk, had none left. I mixed a little bit of heavy whipping cream in instead, and... it wasn't bad. Didn't make as much beverage as I wanted but the taste was like a good boba milk tea (just without the boba).

Oh that sounds really good tbh, I definitely would have if I had any around. Once I had to use vanilla ice cream in a pinch, and it was actually super good and cooled off the tea to drinking temperature immediately

Forgettable posted...

What does bad milk have to do with nice tea?

i cant drink black tea without milk :(

AlephZero posted...

try this nut beverage

the authorities are on their way

MabusIncarnate posted...

Pour some orange juice in it instead

does it look like my fucking name is TeaOrangejuice?
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two months ago i was about to make a nice delicious bowl of oatmeal until i opened the canister and found it was infested with weevils

this is tangentially related
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Milk then hot water then teabag right?

It's positively heartbreaking. I've only had to taste it once before becoming a bit more suspicious of the milk I keep on hand for tea. It always seems to go bad slightly before the sell by date.

hotcegaI posted...

Milk then hot water then teabag right?

I usually add the milk after the tea is done steeping. Even when you make something like a chai masala stovetop with whole ingredients, most recipes will have you add milk last, after removing the tea from the heat and separating it into the individual mugs.
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Vamp_Aubrey posted...

two months ago i was about to make a nice delicious bowl of oatmeal until i opened the canister and found it was infested with weevils

this is tangentially related

oh wow i thought weevils just ate fruit or something. One time i opened a canister of powdered buttermilk (to make pancakes) but it was full of maggots :(

hotcegaI posted...

Milk then hot water then teabag right?

no!!! unless im making chai tea where i heat the milk up and then steep the tea in it. Otherwise its bag, water, sugar, milk

hollow_shrine posted...

It's positively heartbreaking. I've only had to taste it once before becoming a bit more suspicious of the milk I keep on hand for tea. It always seems to go bad slightly before the sell by date.

I'm glad you understand... Yeah me too, I think the culprit in my case is this cheap dorm refrigerator
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TeaMilk posted...

no!!! unless im making chai tea where i heat the milk up and then steep the tea in it. Otherwise its bag, water, sugar, milk

We do milk, open bag, pour leafs in the sugar bowl, hot water in the sugar bowl then spoon it into the cup that has milk

Why ruin good tea with milk or sugar or anything else?
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i cant drink black tea without milk :(

not yet. you start today lil muffin
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LightHawKnight posted...

Why ruin good tea with milk or sugar or anything else?

Not all tea is earl grey or lipton or whatever. Milk and/or sweeteners have shown up in a variety of tea traditions around the world. Some tea drinks, like chai (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masala_chai), are commonly served with both.

Other times you might add milk to dull a bitter aftertaste like in the case of English breakfast tea, add an a refreshing layer to the citrus in earl grey (related, the London Fog latte), or add a creamy density to the grassy warmth of macha green tea (admittedly not an Asian tea tradition).
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TeaMilk posted...

does it look like my fucking name is TeaOrangejuice?

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