Black tea rice
Something occurred to me within the last month: I probably should learn to pair drinks with food, but I hardly drink anything beside water and soymilk. Now I would *love* to learn about the different kinds of water, but living in the city makes it a bit difficult, and soymilk can’t be paired with everything like wine (yet). Coffee, alcoholic beverage, juice? Didn’t quite catch on. So what does that leave me? Tea. A quest takes form: Mai is going to learn tea.
And Mai will cook with tea, too. Because boiling water to drink tea takes some work, I might as well make it worth a meal. How much influence the ochazuke at Mifune had on me, I’m not sure, but during the two minutes of wringling my brain out for some easy way to use tea in food, the first thing that came to mind was cooking rice with tea. Now that’s the difference between my tea rice and the ochazuke: my tea rice is rice cooked with tea, and the ochazuke is rice eaten with tea, like a soup.
As with everything, there’s the easy way and the hard way to make tea rice.
The hard way: use loose leaf tea
– Pros: the tea quality (fragrance, taste, intensity)
– Cons:
—— If make tea first, then use tea instead of water to cook rice: extra step of cooking = time cost
—— If put tea leaves and rice altogether and cook: you’d have to either eat the tea leaves with the rice (the textures don’t match), or pick it out by hand. This obstacle can be remedied with a small mesh bag, though, if I had one.
The easy way: use tea bags. The pros and cons are just the opposite of the hard way.
If you know me, my very under-equipped kitchen, and my minimalist attitude with time, you know what I chose to do: I let the tea bags float in the water and the rice cooker do its job.
Unlike my other whimsical cooking experiments, tea rice is something I’ve actually made more than one time. I feel so matured. After all those times, I’ve learned that:
1. Green tea gives the rice the tea fragrance, and black tea gives it the tea taste, but neither gives enough of both. White tea is out of the question, unless you’re really proud of your tea sensitivity.
2. One tea bag per cup of water is sufficient. (But how many cups of water per cup of rice is a different matter: it depends on the rice.)
3. Tea rice soaks up the moisture more than normal white rice. You know how the lid of the rice cooker usually has a lot of water droplets on its underside when you open the cooker? When you cook with tea, the lid is almost dry.
As per Little Mom’s suggestion, I combined green and black tea into my latest batch. Three cups of rice, four cups of water, 3 black tea bags, 2 green tea bags. It came out healthily browned, smelling herbal, and tasting clean. Tea rice has an enticing bitter hint and a sweet aftertaste, which is likely the rice’s natural sweetness enhanced by the tea’s lasting subtlety.
But tea rice needs companions, too, something savory enough to make it exciting but plain enough to not overpower its flavors. A thought came, and I nearly cried for missing a Halloween post. So, in the spirit of early November, which is late Halloween, I present to you Black Tea Hades Rice (cơm âm phủ trà đen):
Hades Rice belongs to Huế cuisine, featuring julienned meat, omelet, and vegetables. Such delicate texture of the accompaniments make this style best spotlight the tea rice.
Fried egg, fresh celery, Asian pear, white baechu kimchi (dongchimi style), and boiled brisket were what I could whip out from the fridge, but the silk sausage would be nice to have. Drizzle some sweet garlic soy sauce on top, and the rice just sings. 🙂
This is my contribution to Delicious Vietnam of November, hosted by Sandy of Ginger and Scotch. Can’t wait to see what’s on the table at this 19th round. 🙂
*Delicious Vietnam is a monthly blogging event created by Anh of A Food Lover’s Journey and Hong & Kim from Ravenous Couple.
Nice post. I learn something more challenging on different blogs everyday. It will always be stimulating to read content from other writers and practice a little something from their store. I’d prefer to use some with the content on my blog whether you don’t mind. Natually I’ll give you a link on your web blog. Thanks for sharing.
1Good info. Lucky me I reach on your website by accident, I bookmarked it.
2I’ve been surfing online more than three hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours. It is pretty worth enough for me. In my view, if all website owners and bloggers made good content as you did, the internet will be a lot more useful than ever before.
3I think other web-site proprietors should take this website as an model, very clean and excellent user genial style and design, let alone the content. You are an expert in this topic!
4Hey, you used to write excellent, but the last few posts have been kinda boring… I miss your super writings. Past few posts are just a little out of track! come on!
5Does your site have a contact page? I’m having a tough time locating it but, I’d like to send you an email. I’ve got some creative ideas for your blog you might be interested in hearing. Either way, great blog and I look forward to seeing it grow over time.
6Whats up very nice site!! Man .. Excellent .. Amazing .. I will bookmark your blog and take the feeds alsoKI am satisfied to search out so many helpful information here in the publish, we’d like work out more techniques on this regard, thank you for sharing. . . . . .
7Bdsm peeing spanking storiesFree download asian sexNo nude models juniorsAmature teen fuck doggieScooby do hentaiDomination female siteLatex manual online xnxx
8Brooklyn adult activity centerFree lesbian pussy licking pornMr chewy asian beaverBoys fucking moms retroHot
cream pie xxxHot nude celebs moviesPrepaid adult card distributor opportunityEurotrip ringtones mail mutha
fuckerAdult video stores in pittsburgh xnxxhealth.cc
Gay underwear sexyMichael lucas official dildoHot teens dresd upGay
photography male artClassified sex in the highland scotlandYoung
asians guysGay asian man personalsSexy lesbeans sexFemale nude innocentShivering nude xnxx Cunnilingus advanced guestbook 2.4.2Gay oldmen tube2 cocks for every girlMan dog cockNaked christmas teensSepmom pornFree
local adult personals dating singleFree movie clips of sexPorn nudismSexy
sinfullyGuide to anal sex or bottomingLevesque nudeLindsey hustlerGeorge h
vann sex offender
This design is spectacular! You most certainly know how to keep a reader entertained. Between your wit and your videos, I was almost moved to start my own blog (well, almost…HaHa!) Excellent job. I really enjoyed what you had to say, and more than that, how you presented it. Too cool!
9This is very interesting, You are a very skilled blogger. I have joined your feed and look forward to seeking more of your wonderful post. Also, I’ve shared your site in my social networks!
10I gotta favorite this site it seems extremely helpful extremely helpful
11I’m not sure why but this web site is loading extremely slow for me. Is anyone else having this issue or is it a issue on my end? I’ll check back later and see if the problem still exists.
12We’re a group of volunteers and starting a new scheme in our community. Your site offered us with valuable info to work on. You have done a formidable job and our whole community will be thankful to you.
13Hello.This post was really motivating, especially because I was browsing for thoughts on this subject last Tuesday.
14Great post. I am facing a couple of these problems.
15I have been exploring for a bit for any high-quality articles or weblog posts in this sort of house . Exploring in Yahoo I at last stumbled upon this website. Studying this information So i’m satisfied to show that I have a very just right uncanny feeling I found out just what I needed. I so much undoubtedly will make certain to don’t disregard this web site and give it a glance on a relentless basis.
16Lesbian tits tribbingBreast cancer and toys for tots donationBlogspot creamy wet pussyRammstein gloryhole
17doom flakeNice gay testiclesKatie pink teensIleana sex scenes xnxx Wholesale fetish wearGay free full moviesVideo porno
pea adultiGolden gayHot sexy young womenFresno amateur pornFrr celebrity porn https://xnxxy.cc/ Nude
halloween partyFree videos cum on faceI am at bottom the divinityA womens vagina
after sexOrientation psychology sexualLatin sluppy pornTomb thumb allen tx xnxx Nasty naked womensAdult wordpress themesPov movies tgpLost weight sex driveCum bodyshotEngorged pussy videosPee
blowjobsVintage glass cocktail shakerThe best breast enhancementMicrogestin fe and didnt use condomNaked bodybuildMolly lace adult sexLuogo
dove trovare prostituzione gay bolognaSoftcore lesboHot wet pussy moviesNude daughters in the
houseBlack mom sex with boyStrip wooden stair
I will right away grab your rss feed as I can not in finding your e-mail subscription link or newsletter service. Do you’ve any? Please let me recognise in order that I could subscribe. Thanks.
18You have noted very interesting details! ps decent site.
19Good day! This is kind of off topic but I need some help from an established blog. Is it difficult to set up your own blog? I’m not very techincal but I can figure things out pretty fast. I’m thinking about creating my own but I’m not sure where to begin. Do you have any tips or suggestions? Thank you
20Some genuinely howling work on behalf of the owner of this web site, dead great content material.
21Thank you for another informative website. Where else could I get that type of info written in such an ideal way? I’ve a project that I’m just now working on, and I have been on the look out for such information.
22Trà Thái Nguyên và dịp Festival Trà Quốc tế 2026Nếu quan tâm đến trà xanh Thái Nguyên, đây là thời điểm đáng chú ý: từ ngày 30/10 đến 07/11/2026, tỉnh Thái Nguyên tổ chức Festival Trà Quốc tế với chủ đề “Thái Nguyên – Đệ nhất danh trà”, quy tụ các hoạt động trải nghiệm tại chính các vùng chè Tân Cương, Đồng Hỷ, La Bằng, Vô Tranh, Đồng Phúc. Đây là dịp các hợp tác xã, làng nghề chè trực tiếp giới thiệu sản phẩm, giúp người tiêu dùng dễ dàng so sánh và xác minh nguồn gốc hơn — cũng là thời điểm thị trường trà Thái Nguyên sôi động và được quan tâm nhiều nhất trong năm.
23Together with almost everything which seems to be developing throughout this specific subject material, your viewpoints are generally somewhat exciting. Nevertheless, I am sorry, but I can not subscribe to your whole suggestion, all be it exhilarating none the less. It seems to us that your comments are not totally rationalized and in reality you are generally your self not even wholly convinced of the point. In any event I did enjoy reading through it.
24Regards for this post, I am a big big fan of this web site would like to continue updated.
25Thank you, I have just been searching for information about this subject for ages and yours is the best I’ve discovered till now. However, what concerning the bottom line? Are you positive in regards to the source?
26You are a very capable person!
27I think other web-site proprietors should take this site as an model, very clean and fantastic user friendly style and design, as well as the content. You are an expert in this topic!
28A powerful share, I simply given this onto a colleague who was doing a little analysis on this. And he in truth purchased me breakfast as a result of I discovered it for him.. smile. So let me reword that: Thnx for the treat! However yeah Thnkx for spending the time to debate this, I feel strongly about it and love studying extra on this topic. If doable, as you change into experience, would you thoughts updating your weblog with more particulars? It is highly useful for me. Huge thumb up for this blog publish!
29With havin so much content and articles do you ever run into any issues of plagorism or copyright infringement? My site has a lot of unique content I’ve either authored myself or outsourced but it looks like a lot of it is popping it up all over the internet without my permission. Do you know any techniques to help reduce content from being stolen? I’d definitely appreciate it.
30Thank you so much for providing individuals with an exceptionally superb chance to read from here. It’s always so pleasurable and jam-packed with a lot of fun for me personally and my office mates to visit your blog no less than thrice a week to find out the new secrets you will have. Not to mention, I’m also certainly fascinated with your striking opinions served by you. Selected 3 facts on this page are essentially the simplest I’ve ever had.
31hi!,I love your writing very a lot! percentage we communicate more about your post on AOL? I require an expert in this area to solve my problem. May be that’s you! Having a look forward to see you.
32I am lucky that I noticed this site, exactly the right information that I was searching for! .
33Good info. Lucky me I reach on your website by accident, I bookmarked it.
34I have learn several excellent stuff here. Certainly value bookmarking for revisiting. I surprise how much effort you set to make any such magnificent informative site.
35My husband and i ended up being quite relieved when Ervin managed to conclude his investigation through your precious recommendations he obtained using your web page. It is now and again perplexing to just happen to be offering steps the others might have been trying to sell. We really see we need the writer to give thanks to because of that. The specific explanations you made, the easy web site navigation, the relationships you will make it easier to instill – it’s got most fantastic, and it’s aiding our son and us know that this subject is pleasurable, and that’s truly fundamental. Many thanks for all the pieces!
36Loving the info on this site, you have done great job on the blog posts.
37superb post.Never knew this, thankyou for letting me know.
38Greetings! Very helpful advice on this article! It is the little changes that make the biggest changes. Thanks a lot for sharing!
39Howdy very cool website!! Man .. Excellent .. Amazing .. I will bookmark your web site and take the feeds additionallyKI’m satisfied to find a lot of useful info right here in the publish, we need work out extra techniques on this regard, thanks for sharing. . . . . .
40I have been examinating out a few of your stories and it’s pretty good stuff. I will surely bookmark your blog.
41I’m not certain the place you are getting your info, however good topic. I needs to spend a while learning more or understanding more. Thank you for fantastic information I was looking for this information for my mission.
42Great items from you, man. I’ve take into accout your stuff prior to and you are simply extremely wonderful. I really like what you have obtained here, really like what you are saying and the best way in which you assert it. You are making it enjoyable and you continue to take care of to keep it smart. I cant wait to read much more from you. That is actually a tremendous web site.
43I beloved up to you will obtain carried out proper here. The comic strip is tasteful, your authored subject matter stylish. nonetheless, you command get got an edginess over that you would like be turning in the following. ill indubitably come further formerly once more as precisely the similar just about a lot incessantly inside of case you defend this hike.
44Hiya! I just want to give an enormous thumbs up for the nice data you have right here on this post. I can be coming back to your blog for more soon.
45You made some decent points there. I looked on the internet for the issue and found most guys will approve with your website.
46Heya i’m for the first time here. I came across this board and I find It really helpful & it helped me out much. I hope to provide something back and help others such as you helped me.
47You actually make it seem so easy with your presentation but I find this matter to be actually something that I think I would never understand. It seems too complicated and extremely broad for me. I am looking forward for your next post, I’ll try to get the hang of it!
48