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Two points: It's important to note whether the milk goes in the tea first or the tea first and then the milk. When the host is serving the tea, if the milk goe
by I_complete_me 3y ago
Two points:
It's important to note whether the milk goes in the tea first or the tea first and then the milk. When the host is serving the tea, if the milk goes in first, then the host is admitting that they have inferior (non-china) cups, since china cups are more robust and can withstand the sudden heat shock. However, I have never had tea from a china cup so I can't possibly say.
When making hay in the summer time, the tea served to the workers should have equal parts tea, water, sugar and milk. Well, that's how it tasted to me back in the day!
- n4r9 3y agoThis is one of those things where everyone has heard a slightly different tale. I've read in other places the exact opposite: some people put milk in first in china cups because they think china is delicate and prone to cracking. Some people prefer milk afterwards so they can get the tea to the right colour. Others say that putting it in first may prevent denaturing the milk proteins. More research is needed.
- mrob 3y agoNot only was research done, it was the origin of statistical significance testing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_tasting_tea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_tasting_tea
- n4r9 3y agoIncredible! Thank you for the link. The page for the "Lady" in question adds that she preferred the milk first: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muriel_Bristol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muriel_Bristol This makes sense, given some slightly more recent research into the "denatured proteins" hypothesis - https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/jun/25/science.highereducation https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/jun/25/science.higheredu... Orwell was not right in everything, it seems.
- lynx23 3y agoHow bad must the cups actually be for this story to have any relevance at all? In the 40 years that I have been drinking tea and other drinks that go into a cup, I have never witnessed one breaking because of hot water, never.
- Yizahi 3y agoI always put very hot tea first in the cup, and then milk, because I judge the correct amount of milk by the tea color. No issues with cracking so far :) PS: I'm from eastern Europe.