Thai Iced Tea

Step 3 Serving

To serve the tea, fill a tall glass with ice, and pour the tea over the ice, leaving about 1/4 of the glass empty at the top. Open a can of evaporated whole milk (NOT sweetened condensed milk), and top the glass off with it. Pour slowly, so that the layers stay distinct. Serve with a straw or long spoon for mixing!

Some people like more milk than others, so you'll have to experiment a bit. Likewise, some people like to drink their tea with the layers intact, and others like to mix it up right away. Thats the fun of the drink! If you serve it with layers intact, then each person decides what they want to do. Personally, I mix it very gently, so that it still has some swirls of milkier and less milky tea, but isn't completely layered.

Comments

[wilsongaw]

Question? How do you achieve the 2 layer effect as showed in the picture, cause everytime i do it,when i pour the evaporated milk on top of the ice and tea the evaporated milk settles down immediately to the bottom of the glass, therefor cannot get the two tone effect of orange and dark bown as shown on your picture. Please enlighten me. Thank you very much. Wilson.

[speeed2001]

Here how I did it. I used 1/2 lb of tea I brought from [e-mail] boil with 1 gallon of water for 10minutes, strained out tea leave and mixed 2.5 lbs of white sugar. Stir until all sugar dissolved. Pour tea over glass of ice to 1.5 inch before the rim then I added unsweeten condensed milk on top and enjoy watching the milk slowly blend in with the tea.

[w00ty32]

what you do, if you cant do it still, is you take a spoon and pour the milk on to the back of the spoon slowly, and it will help.

(like they do layed drinks at bars =)

[blueblur]

You have to pour gently and REALLY slowly.

[blah blahski]

My Asian Market sells Thai Tea.. I put it in the Coffee maker and brew a pot just like coffee.. Much easier.. I have tried condensed sweetened milk vs sugar and evap milk.. it is wonderful.. I also make it with a lot splenda and fat free half and half for a fat free sugar free version.. it is pretty good!!!!

[Phoghat]

Tried making this and it was good! Also tried making it with less sugar and condensed milk and I liked that too. First version was better.