Tea is very useful and healthy beverage for every human being, however there are variety of teas available in the market, out of which the most famous and demanded one is Thai Tea. There are several benefits acquired from consumption of tea, you can find a list of them by searching online. Some people have doubts about consumption of tea related to recipe, time to take, quantity, etc… If you are searching for the same, this is the right place for you. Tea has a very simple recipe and it is served cool, following is a simple and easy to go recipe for preparing Thai Iced Tea.

To Prepare a Thai iced tea you will need the following ingredients:
4 cups of water
6 Thai tea bags
1 cup milk (optional)
3 tbsp of sugar
2 tbsp of cinnamon
2 tbsp of cardamom
Some crushed ice

Once you get all these ingredients ready, you can start with the next process of preparing tea. First you heat the water to a boil and once water starts boiling you should add the tea bags, cardamom and cinnamon. Than continue water to boil for at least 5 minutes, this will let the water extract all flavours available from the ingredients. After 5-10 minutes remove the tea bags and move the tea from fire for cooling. Now its time to add the crushed ice, sugar and milk to your tea, however people don’t like to add sugar or milk so they can neglect this part. Your tea is now ready, you can pour it into a glass and enjoy the drink!

As you have now learned the Thai iced tea recipe, you can prepare and consume it anytime. There is no specific schedule set for consumption of Thai tea, no matter whether its breakfast, lunch or dinner you can consume it anytime. Thai iced tea is a great option to serve guests and friends as welcome drink. Thai tea can be consumed in quantity because it is a 100% natural drink and don’t have any side-effects. Some ingredients added to Thai tea can cause the problem for patients already has diseases. In such case it is necessary to consult a doctor before consumption because proper precaution needs to be taken. For e.g. Sugar being a harmful ingredient for diabetes shouldn’t be added while preparing Thai tea for diabetic patient.

Thai tea also helps in treating human body by increasing energy, reducing cancer risk and cholesterol, stabilizing digestive system and keeping the body free from viruses. There are much more benefits or advantages which you can explore by reading more articles about Thai tea available online.

The great thing with Thai food is that instead of dried herbs they use a lot of fresh herbs and spices and fish sauce. The aromas are sensational.

Since 95% of Thais are Buddhists, they leave religious offerings of fruit at the base of a Buddha statue with burning candles, incense and the like in restaurants. There is a peacefulness that this brings as you lay witness to the scene. You will also often find photos of their much loved and long serving King.

You could re-create a Thai space in your dining room by adding the smell of a subtle incense and making the lighting softer than usual. If you don’t have a light dimmer try lighting the dining room with some candles or lamps to create a lovely ambiance.

If you can get hold of some Thai classical music this would be lovely for background sound – or at else some other oriental-inspired music.

Thais don’t generally use chop sticks to eat – rather a fork and a dessert-like spoon but if you want the Asian touch (Thailand is in South-East Asia) feel free to provide each guest with a pair of chopsticks. Consider a wooden or bamboo place mat at each guest’s place.

As a centerpiece to your table you could fill a long shallow bowl with water and place floating candles atop. You could also try to purchase some exotic looking flowers. On my trips to Thailand, orchids and the like have adorned the table settings. The whole experience of eating is pure pleasure.

For starters you could serve one of their delicious soups like a hot and spicy Tom Yum Goong (spicy and sour prawn soup) or a Tom Yum Kai which is similar but with chicken.

You could also serve Thai fish cakes, spring rolls in rice paper, curry puffs, satay chicken or deep fried chicken wings – with dipping sauce of course.

For main – stir fries, whole fish, Thai curries (green, red, yellow, Masaman, etc) or the ever popular noodle dishes like Pad Thai or Pad See Yu. Don’t forget the steamed rice served in a covered rice bowl in a central position on your table, so people can help themselves.

A platter of fresh exotic fruit or a mango sticky rice dish is wonderful for dessert.

You see, there are just so many recipe choices for your Thai meal. I would suggest checking the Internet for free recipes or getting hold of an easy Thai recipe book.

Most of the ingredients you will need are easily available at your local Asian specialty food store.