Comments on: Himalayan Salted Butter Tea http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/04/03/himalayan-salted-butter-tea/ The slightly eccentric eating, cooking and travel adventures of a Sydney girl who loves cakes, cooking, Nigella Lawson and eating. She eats, breathes and dreams food and indeed will never get cable TV as she'd quit working and watch the Food Channel all day long. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:37:22 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: What's in your fridge? | Fig & Cherry http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/04/03/himalayan-salted-butter-tea/#comment-28650 What's in your fridge? | Fig & Cherry Sun, 03 May 2009 22:14:54 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=12660#comment-28650 [...] also have my big box of nuts which I store in the fridge to keep them fresh, some Girgar butter for an upcoming recipe and the Agnes B Perrier just because I thought the pattern was [...] [...] also have my big box of nuts which I store in the fridge to keep them fresh, some Girgar butter for an upcoming recipe and the Agnes B Perrier just because I thought the pattern was [...]

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/04/03/himalayan-salted-butter-tea/#comment-28622 Not Quite Nigella Sun, 03 May 2009 11:31:18 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=12660#comment-28622 Hi sirhin-Oh I'm so glad to hear that! :D I'm getting very intrigued by the idea of it now. I feel like I'm missing out not having it! :lol: And this cold Winter weather coming up is just so persuasive! :lol: Cookie dough-yum! Hi sirhin-Oh I’m so glad to hear that! :D

I’m getting very intrigued by the idea of it now. I feel like I’m missing out not having it! :lol: And this cold Winter weather coming up is just so persuasive! :lol: Cookie dough-yum!

]]> By: sirhin http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/04/03/himalayan-salted-butter-tea/#comment-28494 sirhin Fri, 01 May 2009 17:20:30 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=12660#comment-28494 No problem! :) I just finished making the tea, and it tastes good! And the smells good too - sort of like sweet popcorn - but not. O_o Well, the tsamba we had there, it took us three mornings' try to get it to taste "good." There's a formula to the whole flour to tea ratio. If you end up making it, let me know how it goes! A teacher that lived in the same house as us in the village had been there several times so he had practice. His tasted pretty good - we compared it to cookie dough. Of course, it wasn't, but looking back on it, I suppose we were missing the little things while spending the two weeks in a Tibetan village. haha... No problem! :) I just finished making the tea, and it tastes good! And the smells good too – sort of like sweet popcorn – but not. O_o

Well, the tsamba we had there, it took us three mornings’ try to get it to taste “good.” There’s a formula to the whole flour to tea ratio. If you end up making it, let me know how it goes! A teacher that lived in the same house as us in the village had been there several times so he had practice. His tasted pretty good – we compared it to cookie dough. Of course, it wasn’t, but looking back on it, I suppose we were missing the little things while spending the two weeks in a Tibetan village. haha…

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/04/03/himalayan-salted-butter-tea/#comment-28401 Not Quite Nigella Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:42:45 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=12660#comment-28401 Hi Y-LOL that would be hilarious! The Tsampa challenge. I think hubby would love it though, he is crazy for dumplings! :lol: Hi sirhin-Thankyou! That's very helpful indeed. I'd still love to try these although I'm sure if I made them they wouldn't be as amazing as what I would get in the Himalayas. Thanks so much! Hi Y-LOL that would be hilarious! The Tsampa challenge. I think hubby would love it though, he is crazy for dumplings! :lol:

Hi sirhin-Thankyou! That’s very helpful indeed. I’d still love to try these although I’m sure if I made them they wouldn’t be as amazing as what I would get in the Himalayas. Thanks so much!

]]> By: sirhin http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/04/03/himalayan-salted-butter-tea/#comment-28363 sirhin Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:04:15 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=12660#comment-28363 I came back here to look at the ingredients to the tea, and I couldn't help but see the comments on tsamba and I thought I could be of assistance. :) Tsamba's basically barley flour. You mix it with the butter tea until it becomes dough-like, and you add in sugar and cheese. When I say cheese, I meant Tibetan "squeaky" cheese (it squeaks against your teeth as you chew), or at least that's how I had it (there's always a wooden container of the flour at breakfast time and a metal pot of the tea). Tsamba's sort of an acquired taste as well - and there's an art to the tsamba-making, no matter how easy I made it sound. I came back here to look at the ingredients to the tea, and I couldn’t help but see the comments on tsamba and I thought I could be of assistance. :)

Tsamba’s basically barley flour. You mix it with the butter tea until it becomes dough-like, and you add in sugar and cheese. When I say cheese, I meant Tibetan “squeaky” cheese (it squeaks against your teeth as you chew), or at least that’s how I had it (there’s always a wooden container of the flour at breakfast time and a metal pot of the tea). Tsamba’s sort of an acquired taste as well – and there’s an art to the tsamba-making, no matter how easy I made it sound.

]]> By: Y http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/04/03/himalayan-salted-butter-tea/#comment-26153 Y Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:35:06 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=12660#comment-26153 Lordy, I hope not. Can you imagine if we both got obsessed with perfecting tsomething like tsampa? We'd both look like dumplings by the end of it! Lordy, I hope not. Can you imagine if we both got obsessed with perfecting tsomething like tsampa? We’d both look like dumplings by the end of it!

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/04/03/himalayan-salted-butter-tea/#comment-26104 Not Quite Nigella Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:20:17 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=12660#comment-26104 Hi Y-Thanks! I'd love to try tsampa too although I am not sure where to get it from. Perhaps it's something to make at home? Hi Y-Thanks! I’d love to try tsampa too although I am not sure where to get it from. Perhaps it’s something to make at home?

]]> By: Y http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/04/03/himalayan-salted-butter-tea/#comment-26066 Y Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:10:57 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=12660#comment-26066 Tsampa sounds interesting. Wouldn't mind trying it with some yak butter tea. Congrats on the feature! Tsampa sounds interesting. Wouldn’t mind trying it with some yak butter tea.

Congrats on the feature!

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/04/03/himalayan-salted-butter-tea/#comment-25955 Not Quite Nigella Sun, 05 Apr 2009 09:37:57 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=12660#comment-25955 Hi reddoorread-Thankyou! :) I know, it's not like someone wouldn't ask about it! Hi Angela-Haha I don't now what your chances are for yak butter! ;) I wish that was my copper pot. One day though, one day I'll have a whole set :) Hi NeeaLin-Cool! I can't wait to see what you think of it :) Hi 5 Star Foodie-Fantastic! I'd love to know what you think of it :) Hi Sophia-You're welcome! I had an instant lust for this drink :lol: Hi The Duo Dishes-Thanks, I wish it was my teapot but it belongs to Adrienne, the hostess that afternoon! I'm a long time tea lover and this suited me down to the core :) Hi sirhin-That is great to know! Lucky you having such an amazing experience :) It does taste like melted butter but I think because we added sugar they took a liking to it straight away :) You're welcome! Hi Cakelaw-Me neither but I guess there are benefits to them when it's very cold! Hi Sophie-Aww I hope you are ok now! Thankyou! :) I have almost finished putting your Pay It Forward package together. Hi reddoorread-Thankyou! :) I know, it’s not like someone wouldn’t ask about it!

Hi Angela-Haha I don’t now what your chances are for yak butter! ;) I wish that was my copper pot. One day though, one day I’ll have a whole set :)

Hi NeeaLin-Cool! I can’t wait to see what you think of it :)

Hi 5 Star Foodie-Fantastic! I’d love to know what you think of it :)

Hi Sophia-You’re welcome! I had an instant lust for this drink :lol:

Hi The Duo Dishes-Thanks, I wish it was my teapot but it belongs to Adrienne, the hostess that afternoon! I’m a long time tea lover and this suited me down to the core :)

Hi sirhin-That is great to know! Lucky you having such an amazing experience :) It does taste like melted butter but I think because we added sugar they took a liking to it straight away :) You’re welcome!

Hi Cakelaw-Me neither but I guess there are benefits to them when it’s very cold!

Hi Sophie-Aww I hope you are ok now! Thankyou! :) I have almost finished putting your Pay It Forward package together.

]]> By: Sophie http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/04/03/himalayan-salted-butter-tea/#comment-25905 Sophie Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:13:01 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=12660#comment-25905 MMMMM...Lorraine, that tea loooks delicious!! Sorry, that you only hear from me now, but I was ill during 10 days!! But now I am back!!! Love the special tea!!! MMMMM…Lorraine, that tea loooks delicious!! Sorry, that you only hear from me now, but I was ill during 10 days!! But now I am back!!! Love the special tea!!!

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