Teh Tarik Pulled Tea

After the seamless mixture of the ingredients the drink is poured and pulled between two pitchers before serving in a cup to the customer.
Teh tarik pulled tea. The delicious teh tarik which means pull tea is made using sweetened creamer. Add water into a deep saucepan. Prep time 5 minutes. The tea is skillfully poured from one jug to another to create the magical froth on the top.
Pulling refers to how the tea is poured between two containers until well combined and frothy. Pulling the tea in this way froths the milk. This famous drink originated in malaysia but is now popular. Cook time 1 minute.
Makes 4 to 6 servings ingredients. It literally means pulled tea and was first introduced by indian immigrants. The literal translation of teh tarik is pulled tea in malay which is the technique that s used to create such a wonderful drink. In some cases the caffeine content may be more strong than an ordinary cup of coffee.
Teh tarik pulled tea is black tea with either condensed or evaporated milk frothed on top from being artfully poured back and forth from great heights. What sets teh tarik apart from other teas is the process. Teh tarik pulled milk tea iced lemon tea bubble milk tea definitely have caffeine. Sprinkle in tea leaves.
Heat it on high and bring water to a simmer. Teh tarik aka pulled tea a frothy cup of teh tarik at the makan cafe in portobello road i m sitting in makan on portobello road as i write these words sipping contemplatively at my glass of teh tarik and feeling i could almost be back at my late grandfather s coffee shop in pontain kechil johore bahru malaysia whiling away a. Translated as pulled tea. A delicious cup of teh tarik would require high concentration of tea which need to be balanced by a lot of sugar and condensed milk.
You can often find it in stalls among a variety of other street foods. Many of the videos found online show it being made in the bangkok thailand outdoor markets as seen in the tea twister video above but it s also very popular in singapore and malaysia. Not to mention that teh tarik has high sugar and milk content. Some people add evaporated milk as well.
Teh tarik is known as the national drink of malaysia. Teh tarik literally translated pulled tea is a rich and creamy tea from malaysia that is gaining popularity all over the world. I am in love with hong kong style milk tea see recipe here and on a trip to malaysia i discovered that i love malaysian pulled tea teh tarik just as much.