I’m kind of glad the church service is over, because nearly two hours of listening to a language that you don’t know a single word of gets kind of boring. Though being dragged out the front and being hugged by random men and old ladies was not dull at all.
Anyway, I’m hungry. Ooo, they’re handing out drinks…
Now I have a paper cup filled with what looks like milk and smells like butter. This must be Mongolian salty milk tea. Though why is it called tea? I don’t think there’s any actual tea in it. But then we have herbal teas with no tea, and green tea, so whatever.
Sniff. Yeah, pretty creamy and salty. I can see some threads of oil swirling across the surface.
Here goes!
First impression: warm and salty. If I hold it in my mouth then the milky creaminess becomes more distinct. After it’s swallowed it feels like I just had liquefied butter in my mouth.
You know, it’s exactly like someone decided to make popcorn-flavoured milk.
It’s not bad… it’s not great… it’s doable… but I drink the last of it quickly to get it gone.
Better than Tibetan tea! This stuff may have been made with powder, it’s just come from a thermos at the back of the building so maybe that’s why it was more palatable.
At least now there’s nothing to fear if a Mongolian offers me some!
Rating:
Specifics: Mongolian milk tea, handed to me by persons unknown at World Harvest Mission Church
Suutei Tsai
I’m kind of glad the church service is over, because nearly two hours of listening to a language that you don’t know a single word of gets kind of boring. Though being dragged out the front and being hugged by random men and old ladies was not dull at all.
Anyway, I’m hungry. Ooo, they’re handing out drinks…
Now I have a paper cup filled with what looks like milk and smells like butter. This must be Mongolian salty milk tea. Though why is it called tea? I don’t think there’s any actual tea in it. But then we have herbal teas with no tea, and green tea, so whatever.
Sniff. Yeah, pretty creamy and salty. I can see some threads of oil swirling across the surface.
Here goes!
First impression: warm and salty. If I hold it in my mouth then the milky creaminess becomes more distinct. After it’s swallowed it feels like I just had liquefied butter in my mouth.
You know, it’s exactly like someone decided to make popcorn-flavoured milk.
It’s not bad… it’s not great… it’s doable… but I drink the last of it quickly to get it gone.
Better than Tibetan tea! This stuff may have been made with powder, it’s just come from a thermos at the back of the building so maybe that’s why it was more palatable.
At least now there’s nothing to fear if a Mongolian offers me some!
Rating:
Specifics: Mongolian milk tea, handed to me by persons unknown at World Harvest Mission Church