Perhaps I'm just leading a sheltered life but this is the first time I've been exposed to the notion of layered tea. It came to my attention recently thanks to a post in one of the Wall Street Journal's blogs. It's a brief article that recounts the story of the inventor of a seven-layered tea. This is apparently a rarity of sorts, given that others have not been able to manage anything more than five layers. Check out the article (and a better photo) here.
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2 comments:
Great information thanks for sharing. I have never heard of layered tea either. How do they get it to layer?
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Liz-CoolProducts
This is rather amusing! I've seen (and consumed) layered alcoholic drinks, which are relatively easy to make because alcohol has a significantly lower weight than water, so drinks of different alcohol contents can be mixed in such a way that they will remain separate for quite some time. The top layer can often be lit on fire (as the highest-alcohol layer must reside on top).
This probably works off a similar principle...adding things to the various layers so that some are heavier than others. Oils and fats are usually much lighter than water, and I suspect that is what's going on here--the top layers look like they may contain some fat or oils; note the bottom layer is the clearest.
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