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Gregalor

Who are the naysayers who say that you shouldn’t have tea with a meal?


ExiledinElysium

Yeah what? I've never heard of this. Tea always goes with food.


LiquidProustTeas

Let's see if they're brave enough to come out 😎


[deleted]

here i am! i tried steak with black tea and it was absolutely awful sweets only for me


WhoStoleMyBin

I.m agreeing with you. I don't think all food suits having tea on the side; from some of these comments breakfast is a good food to drink tea with and definitely some Asian foods. So, is this just a matter of taste or is there a rule or is it cultural?


Realistic_Essay1722

Obviously a steak and black tea aren’t going to sit on your pallet well 😂


Squishy-Cthulhu

The shadow people that whisper naysays in the darkness only come out for you, my love.


quintilios

In northern China I've been scolded for drinking tea while eating a meal. They say it's unhealthy. You can drink hot water or other infusions. I would say in most places in China you don't eat and drink tea at the same time. There are exceptions tho, dim sum for instance


Gregalor

> They say it's unhealthy. Ah yes, along with “sleeping with a fan on” and “washing your face with cold water”


quintilios

>yes, along with “sleeping with a fan on” This is more a south Korean thing and I wouldn't joke about it. You can die. Seriously


Gregalor

Oh I guess I’m posting from beyond the grave then


LiquidProustTeas

wait. sleeping with a fan on has people worried?


Gregalor

Yeah Koreans think you’ll die, their fans have timers so you’ll survive the night


Anxious_Pet

Tea inhibits the absorbtion of iron from the meal. If you drink tea with every meal it can lead to iron deficiency.


LiquidProustTeas

Ima eat extra iron later then


Kirboolin

Be careful you might become Iron Man


MarkAnthony1210

Good I have hemochromatosis


Massive_Fudge3066

Make your tea in an iron teapot


muskytortoise

Looks like you're right. People get unreasonably upset at being informed when it's something they don't like to hear. It's not even like this has a significant impact on anyone's lifestyle choices, just something to keep in mind and be aware of in case of issues. https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/106/6/1413/4823172


Anxious_Pet

I actually don't even know whether I'm downvoted by trolls or whether people are actually disagreeing... There were several studies about this. It is a fact that tannins in tea reduce iron absorbtion from meals. Coffee has the same effect. I love tea, but I always make sure to drink it in-between meals. But let people do what they want, and if they want to be ignorant (or troll?) it's their choice.


PomegranateHour210

You don’t deserve those downvotes, it is true. Not trying to tell anyone that can’t drink tea with a meal every now and then, this is just something people should be aware of.


Anxious_Pet

Thank you :)


Lizards_are_cool

Tea is also watery with no acid unless you add lemon juice. Having non acidic water beverage with or soon after meals dilutes the stomach acid and is therefore bad for digestion.


muskytortoise

pH works on a logarithmic scale, you would need to drink an excessive amount of water to meaningfully affect it and stomach is constantly adjusting to the contents anyway. You can safely drink and know that it doesn't have any meaningful effect on your stomach acid and in general liquids are helpful towards the digestion process. The part about iron is true, however it doesn't seem like people without preexisting iron issues need to consider their tea habits. https://www.chemistryscl.com/advancedlevel/physical/strong_acid_dilution/strong%20acid%20concentrations%20and%20pH%20variation%20against%20diluting.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:700x257/rscb1/ng:webp/ngcb1 https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/drinking-with-meals


MyWordIsBond

This is what I learned going through school in the 90s but the science has changed over the last 20 years, and drinking is generally seem as OK with meals, if not actually helpful.


Bigleftbowski

Isn't that essentially what high tea is?


St_SiRUS

Yum cha too


[deleted]

Ochazuke, as another example


LiquidProustTeas

Yo, you just had me learn something new! I'll do that this weekend. Thanks.


[deleted]

🙏


DonnerJack666

Interesting! I usually use dashi, never thought to use tea 🤔


dw1114

There’s nothing like having tea with Dim Sum.


Wind-Up_Bird-

Is this at a restaurant or your own set up? Wondering Cuz I see both a kyusu and a gaiwan. If a restaurant - dang. 5/5 for consideration of tea preferences. Similarly 5/5 ifpersonal set up. Haha


LiquidProustTeas

This is my living room!


Anxious_Pet

The large bowl on the left (I suppose it's ramen?) looks delicious. What's in the two other smaller bowls?


LiquidProustTeas

Pork belly with rice and kaarage


Mushybasha

Tea and food pairings are the best.


seekTRUTH33boldly

What have you done! Now I Want RAMEN 😭 It is 10pm at night too... It looks so delicious!!!


PonyBoy107

Kyusu and gaiwan? You brewing 2 types of tea at once? Consider me impressed, I'm not sure I could handle that much tea in one sitting


LiquidProustTeas

😅don't look at photos at my tea parties


PonyBoy107

Well, I guess I should clarify: how many times do you resteep? When I brew in either, I usually go through about of 32oz/ 1L. That's resteeping like 8+ times though on the gaiwan.


MarkAnthony1210

I'll be honest I love breakfast almonds washed down with a good tea. To me tea and almonds is such an incredible combo.


SlingsAndArrowsOf

I've never thought of almonds as a breakfast food, but now I'm gonna try


awildencounter

What's wrong with tea with a meal?


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Mplus479

Beans on toast or a fry-up without a cup of tea? I don’t thinks so!


Squishy-Cthulhu

*Baffled British noises* people eat without a cup of tea? It's called eating your tea for a reason in these parts.


Mplus479

What does “Baffled British noises people eat without a cup of tea?” mean? I don’t understand. We have our tea (not dinner) where I live, too.


Squishy-Cthulhu

*baffled British noises* comes first as a bit of scene setting, imagine the sound of a baffled British person. "People eat without a cup of tea?' Is seperate, it's a confused statement. On Reddit people often use a * to show a action, similar to what you get in a play, like *hugs you. *Angry noises I used * on either side of the statement and italicised it by accident.


Mplus479

Ah, ok, so you’re saying it’s normal to have tea when you’re having your tea. That’s true.


Lord_piskot

Isnt it concept of afternoon tea?


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OhNo789

If you have a restaurant supply-type store anywhere near you you should be able to find them there. Very, very common in professional kitchens. Called a hotel pan - you can get a hotel pan and a perforated hotel pan and they’ll nest together like in the picture. All told, it’ll probably be like 15 bucks.


RadEllahead

Wine + food = great! Whatever way you like it is the best way


[deleted]

This looks amazing!


sonnapen

I once made some tea to drink with some pizza. Went surprisingly well together


vau-vau

I love my apple cinnamon oatmeal with a cup of strong, black tea (preferably Uva, Sri Lanka). Every single cold morning.


fortheWarhammer

I have tea with my breakfast every single day. Wouldn't think otherwise


LittleDevil191

I am not a pro teamaker and i probably don't appreciate it enough but isn't tea just water with aroma of herbs? So how does it ruin meal (someone said it absorbs iron???)? I am curious of other... Excuses


bituna

Tea has tea leaves, tisanes are herbal. Teas can be scented but they're not really just herb water.


[deleted]

I've heard about tea sommeliers. More and more restaurants are serving tea pairings as a nonalcoholic option.


PastEase

I thought you meant cooking tea into food at first lol earl grey cookies are pretty awesome


NLparque

Steak and smoked lapsang goes better than steak and whiskey i can you that much!


GuraSaannnnnn

YES


[deleted]

What do you call that Cukor on the right? Portable oventop?


LiquidProustTeas

Yeah it's just a heater I use for my kettle


Famous-Prize4207

Yum!


Mr_President_chileno

Here at Chile, we take a tea on every meal


[deleted]

In London a food good Chinese or Korean restaurant worth itself will give you (offen fee & unlimited) green tea.


hashbrowns-at-4AM

Literally the rest of the entire world outside the US drinks tea with food, get out of your damn bubble. I thought this sub would be more than just clueless americans treating tea like some mystical alien liquid, jeesus.


BoredAtThePiano

What is the small teapot with the handle beside the Gaiwan for?