I love me a cup of tea. English breakfast, Irish Breakfast, Jasmine, Chrysanthemum, Oolong & Peppermint are favourites. Tea's meant to be good for you. But not just any old tea, green tea in particular for its high antioxidant content, but you know what...plain old green tea actually tastes really bland to me. Unless it has bits of puffed rice in it, then its delicious. So I've decided to turn my hand in creating a blend at home by puffing my own rice.
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Rice doesn't actually puff I've found - not with my domestic grade appliances anyways. It just expands very slightly in size, and turns a toasty golden brown, this is what imparts the lovely flavour, the toasted effect. I puffed my rice in the microwave (just 2 tablespoons in a brown paper bag folded up abit for 1.30min) and on the stove (same quantity in a small covered pot on high till browned).
The Mushroom Panda Green Blend is born!
(the following was found in the pantry, some jars have indecipherable Chinese lettering)
Mainly:
Japanese Green Tea
Jasmine Green Tea (not the black please too much tannin - scorched tongue effect)
Sparingly:
Some kind of Chinese black tea
And lots of puffed rice!
A little tip for brewing a nice cuppa without bitterness: After the water boils resist tempation to pour it into the teapot, let the water cool for a couple of mins (this avoids burnt tea => bitterness) then brew your tea for a further couple of mins.
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