You mean Suutei tsai. It's actually more of a soup than just tea. And milk is just one available ingredient : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suutei_tsai http://e

You mean Suutei tsai. It's actually more of a soup than just tea. And milk is just one available ingredient : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suutei_tsai http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suutei_tsai An old tradition among many Mongols was to not drink water straight. This could have been a result of the Mongols’ belief that water was sacred. It could also have come from the need to conserve water