Famous for being a literary critic of Hitler and also a tea brewing enthusiast, George Orwell believed that there exist 11 great rules for making a perfect tea. He is a firm believer that a tea lover knows how to not pair it up with sugar.
Orwell was also fun of ignoring any science behind tea creations. So, ironically, on the 100th anniversary of his birth, the Royal Society of Chemistry decided analyse and scrutinise his 11 point formula, intent on discounting his golden rules.
One noted scientist by the name of Dr. Andrew Stapley was a strong critic to Orwell’s theory of the cuppa. He cited that one single spoon of tea is actually enough for a pot as opposed to Orwell’s claim ratio of 6 spoons for a single pot.
He determined that pouring cold milk into hot tea distorted the protein strands in the milk thus changing and arguably ruining the taste; this is what occurs in UHT milk and why it doesn’t taste as nice as fresh milk. Dr. Stapley suggested that cold milk must be chilled first before a tea is added onto it.
Science also did a good job of dismissing Orwell’s claim that sugar ruined the tea, as a matter of fact it was the opposite, white sugar was proven to moderate the natural astringency of the tea, or simply ‘makes it less bitter’.
Generally, people prefer India’s Assam leaves over other tea leaves mainly because of its consistent taste and flavor. To addressed the heat effect issue, many experts also suggested brewing tea and water for up to two minutes and it should never be re-heated again. After brewing, the tea should be poured from a ceramic tea pot into a tall mug shaped ceramic cup. If you want to go the extra mile pour the tea over a small teaspoon just above the surface of the milk to avoid it splashing and changing the taste of the milk with heat.
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