OK so the Iraqis, when they aren't doing anything else, will frequently gather and pack a bowl in a hookahs and put a teapot on to boil in these little stoves they all seem to have...
actually, every Iraqi seems to have a gas-powered little stove, a hookah, and a teapot with a few cups somewhere in their truck at all times
ANYWAY i sat down with some of these dudes and smoked their hookah and drank their tea with them and it was cool... they boil the water for a little bit and open up a tin and throw a few spoonfulls of tea into the pot... then a few minutes later pout it into little glass cups on top of a few spoonfulls of sugar (they use lots of sugar).
there doesn't seem to be any filtering out of the leaves, and i can kinda see them settling to the bottom of my glass...
ANYWAY i dont know anything about tea, when askd what it is im drinking they all just say 'is chai' or cant speak english...
*edit: Oh, and it is absolutely totally unrelated to what i used to think of as 'chai'... im pretty sure its just the word they use for 'tea'
so... anyone know what im drinking? BTW im not really a tea guy i'm just curious
actually, every Iraqi seems to have a gas-powered little stove, a hookah, and a teapot with a few cups somewhere in their truck at all times
ANYWAY i sat down with some of these dudes and smoked their hookah and drank their tea with them and it was cool... they boil the water for a little bit and open up a tin and throw a few spoonfulls of tea into the pot... then a few minutes later pout it into little glass cups on top of a few spoonfulls of sugar (they use lots of sugar).
there doesn't seem to be any filtering out of the leaves, and i can kinda see them settling to the bottom of my glass...
ANYWAY i dont know anything about tea, when askd what it is im drinking they all just say 'is chai' or cant speak english...
*edit: Oh, and it is absolutely totally unrelated to what i used to think of as 'chai'... im pretty sure its just the word they use for 'tea'
so... anyone know what im drinking? BTW im not really a tea guy i'm just curious
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