I chose this tea for an experiment today. The first company I ever ordered puerh online from was purepuer.com. My husband noticed that they were going to be on NPR and tuned in. Later, I went on their website to look around some more.
I found a video there and discovered that they are selling chia seeds and recommend combining them with puerh. I bought some chia last time I was at Whole Foods in Raleigh, so I gave it a shot. My son joined me for a big mugful.
I made two steeps western style of this puerh, three minutes each. I stirred in about two teaspoons of chia. That may not have been enough, as it didn’t float like the ones I saw in the health food store, but mostly sank to the bottom. Still, there were a few in the bottom of each cup of tea that I drank.
My son really liked the tea, and didn’t mind the chia. I found the tea to be just as hearty and smooth as ever, really dark and earthy. I don’t mind the chia but I think I might enjoy it more another way, like just mixed in with my granola.
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ch-ch-ch-chia! ch-ch-ch-ch-chia! (Cue schlocky commercial music :) My first experience with a Menghai factory tea was kind of an adventure—this sounds interesting!
This is a really good one! I may have to pull this out tonight.
I might have to try that. I like chia seeds, they are good in smoothies too.
It looks like if you soak 3 tbsp chia seeds in 1 cup of (warmed) water overnight (in the fridge), it makes them gel up and become more floaty. That makes sense to me, as I find my chia cereal better and more chewy if I prep it at night and let it soak, rather than prepping it in the morning and eating it right away. I really want to try this now.
Thank you, OMGsrsly! I will try that!
I soaked some seeds, and am drinking them diluted with water and “limeade syrup” (lime juice and maple syrup) and they’re so good! They do still sink down, I think I’d have to dilute them less or soak them even longer.
Perhaps I should keep some soaking in the fridge to add to things, although in the video he just stirs them into the puerh. But maybe he then let it stand for some time. I think there may have been a ton of them in the kombucha I saw, or maybe they had added a thickener to the drink.
There might have been a ton of them in the kombucha. :) I kept researching recipes, and I think about 2 tbsp per 1 1/2 to 2 cups makes it really thick. I don’t mind stirring, so I think I’ll stick to my ratios.
ch-ch-ch-chia! ch-ch-ch-ch-chia! (Cue schlocky commercial music :) My first experience with a Menghai factory tea was kind of an adventure—this sounds interesting!
This is a really good one! I may have to pull this out tonight.
I might have to try that. I like chia seeds, they are good in smoothies too.
It looks like if you soak 3 tbsp chia seeds in 1 cup of (warmed) water overnight (in the fridge), it makes them gel up and become more floaty. That makes sense to me, as I find my chia cereal better and more chewy if I prep it at night and let it soak, rather than prepping it in the morning and eating it right away. I really want to try this now.
Thank you, OMGsrsly! I will try that!
I soaked some seeds, and am drinking them diluted with water and “limeade syrup” (lime juice and maple syrup) and they’re so good! They do still sink down, I think I’d have to dilute them less or soak them even longer.
Perhaps I should keep some soaking in the fridge to add to things, although in the video he just stirs them into the puerh. But maybe he then let it stand for some time. I think there may have been a ton of them in the kombucha I saw, or maybe they had added a thickener to the drink.
There might have been a ton of them in the kombucha. :) I kept researching recipes, and I think about 2 tbsp per 1 1/2 to 2 cups makes it really thick. I don’t mind stirring, so I think I’ll stick to my ratios.