The best thing to eat with a cup of tea.

EA, Tricon:
I have some of my ancient family recipes so if you are ever in my neck of the woods, or I am in yours, I will be glad to bake (Welsh cakes and bara brith) for you if you provide the tea.

EA, that Welsh cake recipe sound like the diet version compared to mine. ~D

Uh, crumpets? I don't really drink tea that often.

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Originally Posted by Martinus

When was on a cruise a few years ago with my mum, nan and sister, we stopped in Turkey twice, first in Instanbul and then in Kusadasi(SP, city of bird or something). Everywhere we stopped on the tours they gave us chilled apple tea.

I and many other people assumed it was some kind of Turkish thing.

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Yes it's Kusadasi (direct translation : Island of Birds ). That town is located within borders of my homecity - Aydin. So I am rather familiar with the Aegean culture. However I still could not figure out anything like chilled apple tea that is a local drink. Well, are you sure it was apple extract ?

Sacralidge! Someone didst nameth the holy crumpet an English Muffin, yet anothey doth not know what 'tis blagard heathens. Thou'st art mossy branberries within waffy german cakes upon calloused feet. Ye gods what a sort are thee.

Oranges and Iced Tea ~D

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However I still could not figure out anything like chilled apple tea that is a local drink. Well, are you sure it was apple extract ?

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It is was apple. It tested like apple and everyone said it was apple tea.

After we had gone to Ephesus, we stoppped in a shop(which most believed was relatives of the tour guide) and they gave us little glasses with chilled tea.

In Istanbul, we ended to tour in a carpet shop and after making jokes about flying carpets they gave us some chilled apple tea.

Then in a pottery shop they gave us some chilled apple tea.

Then we bought a packet of apple tea to take home.

There was even some people trying to sell if on the streets.

I have just typed apple tea into google and this is what I got:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=apple+tea&meta=

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Originally Posted by Steppe Merc

edit: Those crumpets look like English muffins... (at least that's what their called here).

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Unfortunately, for some reason, anyone who doesn't live in a commonwealth country (USA) calls them 'english muffins'. I don't know why. They aren't anything like muffins. And anyway, we invented them, so they should be called Crumpets, not 'english muffins'.

I like to eat Chinese food with tea.

Martinus

I'm not a stranger to apple tea. So may it be that you did not know any drink called apple tea before your your visit Turkey ?

Maybe I'm amazed because I guess you had apple teas already in your country. If you did not have, then it is a local drink :)

I had not heard of apple tea before I went to Turkey and I have not seen any since.

So that clarifies the situation..

" Did you ever try the Turkish Apple Tea ?" ~D

A Small Child.












Yes, I Did Have To Capitalise That.

Predictably, I like Rich Tea biscuits with my tea.

Life on the edge, man. Life on the edge.

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Originally Posted by jimmyM

A Small Child.












Yes, I Did Have To Capitalise That.

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Niiiiice.

I take my tea with brown sugar. Well, rather, I take my brown sugar with a little tea.

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Originally Posted by Mount Suribachi

Chocolate Hobnobs!

Also, my mother-in-laws home made Mince Pies always go down well when we visit them ~:)

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I'm glad someone said Choccy Hobnobs... mmmmmm, droool.

Otherwise Devon Cream Tea - scones, with clotted cream and jam... yummy!

I drink about 6 - 8 cups of tea a day, and I'd say it goes with pretty much anything.

Jaffa Cakes, Tunnocks Tea Cakes or homemade cherry and cocunut muffins (Mmmmmmm, made by yours truly)

I tend to eat then drink, so I'll finish my food before I start to drink, don't know why just always done that.

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Originally Posted by Shaka_Khan

I like to eat Chinese food with tea.

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That sounds like a reasonable combination.

Personally, I don't eat anything with tea. I eat first and have a cup of tea later. Or the other way around.

With coffee though, I have been known to enjoy a chocolate hedgehog...