- Bio degradable tea temples.
- Loose leaf tea quality with the convenience of a biodegradable tea bag.
- An amazing tea which everyone should try, drink without milk.
- Made using whole leaves.
- Between green & black.
Product Description
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Tung Ting Oolong
Between green and black - tea is named after the ainous
Taiwanese region where it grows. Oolong tea is a part fermented
tea, with the strength of a black tea but the aromatic flavour of
a green, and Tung Ting is one of the finest. These teas sell in
Taiwan for hundreds of dollars - slightly more pricey than your
average cuppa, but worth every penny. Stand tall, chest out, rise
above those regular tea drinkers, for you have chosen a tea of
champions. So much more than a half-way house, this tea should be
savoured. A complex fruity taste over a smooth, mellow,
green-tea-like base. Enjoy, then tell your mates: "I am an oolong
drinker!" and be proud.
With the use of our fantastic 100% -based tea temple, a
clever little triangular tea bag made entirely of cornstarch, you
can guarantee that each brew is designed to maximise flavour –
allowing for lots of leaves and plenty of room for them to infuse
in your cup. After you’ve finished your brew, don’t forget to pop
your tea temple in your local council food waste recycling! Here,
there is enough heat, water, oxygen, and micro-organisms to fully
break down your little tea temple into natural elements in just
12 weeks. Even the packaging (with no plastic in ) can be
popped in your recycling too. An environmentally - friendly cuppa
with premium quality contents too? Win win!
With the help of our handy little tea temples, you can see each
ingredient that goes into making this fabulous sweet-treat brew –
that means all those tasty flavours! We make sure that, unlike a
lot of paper tea bag counterparts, our ingredients are big and
whole. This makes for bigger flavour and a much more aesthetic
looking cuppa, if we do say so ourselves!
So if you’re feeling a little bit blue then this blend really is
like yoga for the mind – no, really - without the embarrassing
leotard or spine-cracking back bends. Oolong, like green tea, is
reputed to keep you skinny and young. Let's hope it's true!
What is it boba?
Essentially, boba makes use of a tea concentrate traditionally
brewed into a sweet milky brew, and finished off with little
tapioca pearls (or bubbles!) for a sweet, chewy treat. It’s a far
cry from a classic English cuppa, but since its inception in
Taiwan in the 1980s it’s quickly become a firm favourite across
the Western world with variations of all types of tea, with all
sorts of mix-ins from fruit s to juices to jellies and even
more mad twists like popping candies!
For now, we’re going to focus on the classic milk tea boba –
including how to make the tapioca pearls from scratch. After
that, whip up whatever crazy combinations you feel like, and
don’t forget to share them with us @teapigs! What You’ll Need
• 170ml water - 70ml for your boba, 100ml for your tea
concentrate
• 1 tung ting oolong temple
• 30g dark brown sugar (muscavado works well)
• 100g tapioca flour, sometimes called tapioca starch (+ extra
for dusting)
• 200ml milk (dairy, oat, whatever kind you like!)
• Ice
• A tall glass
• A reusable thick boba straw (or a spoon, if you’d rather scoop
the pearls out!)
how to make tapioca pearls
Now, this is the bit for those who really enjoy a bit of science
and mixing up madness in their kitchen. There are LOADS of
different premade pearl options available at your local Asian
supermarket, or online, should you wish to skip this step. We
won’t judge!
It’s easiest to batch make your boba, so the recipe below makes
enough for 4 servings – but don’t worry, you can freeze them for
up to 3 months.
Making the Pearls:
• Combine the water and sugar in a small pot and slowly dissolve
over low heat. Once combined, bring up the heat to boil it
rapidly – this sudden change helps to stop too much water
evaporating.
• Once boiling bubbles appear, lower the temperature again to a
low heat and add 2 tbsp of the tapioca flour and stir vigorously
until the flour absorbs.
• Turn off the heat and stir in the remaining flour until it
starts to form a dough.
• Scrape out the dough and knead it while it’s still hot – the
colder it gets the harder it is to handle! If it’s too dry and
crumbling, introduce a few drops of hot water at a time. If it’s
too wet, add a light sprinkle of tapioca flour.
• Once the dough is smooth, cut your dough in half and roll out
each section into a log. Cut into small pieces and roll into
little balls – these should be about 1cm each. Remember – the
pearls will swell as they cook so it’s better to be too small
than too big!
• Coat your pearls in the extra tapioca flour so they don’t
stick together. Pop them in a sieve and dust off any excess. At
this point your pearls can be cooked for immediate use or frozen
for 3 months in an airtight container.
• To cook, bring a pot of water to boil and then add in your
pearls, stirring to make sure they don’t stick to the bottom of
the pot or to each other – as they cook, they’ll start to float.
Simmer for 15 mins, stirring occasionally.
• Turn off the heat and allow to continue cooking in the
residual heat for another 15 mins.
• Drain the pearls through a sieve and give a rinse with cold
water to stop the cooking.
• The pearls will stiffen as they cool, so only cook them up
when you’re ready to assemble your drink!
assembling your bubble tea
• First, you’ll need your tea concentrate. We recommend 1 tea
temple of tung ting oolong brewed in 100ml of 80 degree water for
5-10 minutes. Pop in the fridge to cool until you’re ready, or
shake over ice.
• Pop your fresh tapioca pearls in the bottom of your glass with
a few ice cubes.
• Pour in your tea concentrate, and top with the cold milk of
your choice
• Enjoy!
Ingredients
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Pure oolong tea.
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Directions
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Please keep in a cool and dry location until finished and then
recycle outer box, pop the tea temples in your council food waste
bin and the inner bag in your council food waste bin or home
compost.
Box Contains
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15x Tung Ting Oolong Tea Bag
Manufacturer Contact Information
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Teapigs, 1 The Old Pumping Station, Pump Alley, Brentford,
London, TW8 0AP.
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