Some of the teh tarik in kopitiam or warung makan tastes really good with a rich tea aroma. I can't seem to get the same taste when I prepare teh tarik at home.

Does anybody know what are the ingredients used for a nice cup of teh tarik? I usually use Lipton tea, sweetened condensed milk and a bit of fresh milk. Is there another special tea (other than Lipton) which i am not aware of? Or we need to add some special ingredient to make the tea tastes good?

Please share some tips.

My current ingredients for teh tarik which doesn't taste too good:-

1. Lipton tea bag x 2 bags (tried 3 bags for one cup but makes little difference)
2. F&N Sweetened condensed milk
3. Dutch Lady Fresh milk

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This post has been edited by Dwango: May 2 2018, 01:51 PM

Thanks bro. Just checked on this Teh Tarik Cap Masjid on Google and found some articles which are little worrying. Apparently some banned colouring substances are used for this Teh Cap Masjid.

Also, some people are discussing in some blogs about habuk kayu being added into the Cap Masjid. Banned colouring and habuk kayu... don't sound too good man.

But there isn't any doubt that the aroma of this teh tarik (assuming it is Cap Masjid) is very nice. Very rich taste and also rich brown colour.

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Wow, looks like making a cup of nice milk tea isn't that straightforward after all. Thanks for the precious tips and lengthy writeup. Now I realise why I have failed. The secret is not to use tea bags but tea leaves, and to boil the tea leaves up to 8 minutes. Man, it's almost similar to cooking spaghetti al dente by boiling for 8 minutes.

Right, looks like it is time to go hunt for some Boh tea leaves. This time I think I'll succeed. I agree that we will need to sacrifice some time and effort to make a nice cup of tea.

By the way, I did a quick search on "Boiling of tea leaves, good or bad" and found out that black tea can generally be boiled but not other types of tea. Guess I can proceed to boil Boh tea leaves since it is black!

Thanks for the suggestions on Teh boh Tarik or Harimau. A little update.

I went for a little shopping (I know it's quick). Saw this Teh Masjid. Apparently it is powder form. It's like Milo whereby you mix it with water. Hmmm, not too sure if it's authentic stuff but it's sure convenient way since you don't to deal with messy tea leaves. However, I have little confidence after reading some blogs saying some bad things about it, and moreover it's powder form so I'm not sure what other stuff they have added into the powder.



I tried looking for Boh tea leaves but unfortunately couldn't find any. All they have are Boh tea bags. So I didn't get the Boh. I got the Lipton instead as they have the tea leaves.

Finally, I saw this Lipton Extra Kaw. Not sure if it tastes stronger or better than the normal version of Lipton. Has anybody tried this yet? The Lipton Extra Kaw are in tea bags though. I didn't buy it as I will try boiling the Lipton tea leaves first.

Here is the Lipton Extra Kaw I am talking about.



This is the one I bought in the end. The Lipton tea leaves.

Pictures surely tell a thousand words. Thanks for the great effort which was surely useful.

After all this tips, I am happy to report that I have successfully made a nice cup of milk tea with a stronger taste even though I'm using the less favoured Lipton tea leaves instead of Boh leaves which are reported to give a stronger and better taste. Just few notes:-

1. The Liption tea leaves are really quite tiny. It's more like small and tiny little sticks instead of leaves. When boiled in water, no stirring is required as all the tea leaves/sticks/whatever you call it will be moving all over the place inside the pot when it's boiling. For this reason I just let it boil by itself. Instead of 8 minutes, I tried boiling it for about 5 minutes which still give a strong tea taste.

2. I used 3 to 4 tablespoons of tea just for experiment. I'm not too critical in making the measurements because I can always add more water or milk later if the tea is too strong (too much tea leaves added).

3. As the Lipton tea leaves are actually small little tiny sticks which look more like raw sugar(but black in colour), the sieve doesn't effectively remove all the residue of the tea. There are still some black residue after the tea has gone through the sieve. For this reason I need to engage the services of my ancient cloth sieve which I used for sieving coffee 35+ years ago to completely eliminate the tea residue.

4. It's quite a bit of work due especially on the sieving part. The cloth sieve has to be sterilized by going through hot boiling water first. After finished with the sieving, it has to be washed.

5. Despite the work, in the end I have got a rather respectable result with a much stronger tea smell than using 2 to 3 Lipton tea bags. I used Farm Fresh milk instead of Dutch Lady milk as Farm Fresh tastes better.

Summary:-

After this first experiment, I can now see the potential of good result by using tea leaves. Even just a first try, the stronger tea taste is already there, even with the mild Lipton tea leaves. I am sure the taste will be even better if I use Boh tea leaves and boil it for 8 minutes instead of 5 minutes.

The main disadvantage is the work involved, especially the sieving part. Nevertheless I am aware that nothing comes easy. Maybe I"ll try the Lipton Extra Kaw some other time when the Lipton tea leaves have been fully used.

Although the black tea can be kept in the fridge for several days, I think it is best if it is consumed in just one day. If the tea has been mixed with condensed milk and fresh milk, it needs to be consumed on the same day as it will not be good if consumed on the next day.

This post has been edited by Dwango: May 4 2018, 12:14 PM