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How to Enjoy the wonderful Cup of Darjeeling Tea?   by Vishal Sharma

For tea connoisseurs and lovers, perhaps preparing the wonderful cup of Darjeeling tea is no trouble any longer, but there are still so several things to be learned. And for people who are just beginning to enjoy the pleasures of the morning tea, here is a superior way to start, by learning from the experts.

According to George Orwell, there are 11 rules to follow for the wonderful cup of Darjeeling tea. He was the one who predicted, that tea was here to stay for the extended haul. The problem however, is those modern preparations with too much flavoring, preservatives and sweeteners make the tea to totally lose its authentic flavor!

So what the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) decided to do, to commemorate Orwell’s 100th birth anniversary is to look closely at his 11 rules. But, what made this endeavor more interesting is the doorway of yet another chemical engineer at Loughborough University, Dr. Andrew Stapley, who commented that Orwell’s 11 rules on the perfect cuppa is wrong on some points.

The first point Dr. Stapley questioned was the extravagant research of Orwell for a six spoons of tea per pot to make it wonderful. This supports the RSC reference of only one full single spoon of tea leaves for every Teapot. The latter is probably more accurate because excellent Darjeeling Black tea leaves do not follow the principle of more for superior taste, and in fact requires only just enough to give the perfect aroma and taste of an authentic Darjeeling teas!
The next point in question is the perfect timing on when to add the milk. RSC has already released a warning that says that pouring of milk in hot tea causes a chemical reaction called “denaturation of milk proteins.” This means that at high temperatures the protein content of milk becomes clumped up, which is exactly what happens with spoiled milk. This may not be actually spoiled but, with certain chemical processes there may be ill health effects that can happen.
So to preserve the freshness of the milk, it is best way to pour it at the bottom of the cup and then pour the hot tea. This way the cold milk will cool the tea and not the tea warming the milk, spoiling it and ruining the taste of the entire Darjeeling tea.

Another case in point in Orwell’s rules that Stapley did not agree is, that the sugarless tea is the perfect cuppa. Although the addition of sugar is not entirely bad, because it neutralizes the astringency of the tea, too much of it however, will ruin the authentic taste of the Darjeeling tea. And according to Stapley a little milk will not hurt as long as it is not overdone.

To summarize all their positions on these points, Dr. Stapley, Orwell and the RSC have their own standards for the perfect cuppa. They all would agree on some points and yet disagree on some other points, but in conclusion, it is the tea drinker who should decide what is the perfect cuppa for him or for her. The recommendations of these three tea connoisseurs may be helpful to give some suggestions that tea drinkers might consider following and then decide whether it is for them or not.

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