Tribal People Try Tea

Tea from elsewhere: English breakfast with cold milk, Japanese matcha, bubble tea, iced tea, herbal teas, Turkish tea in tulip glasses. The tribe drink tea all day, so this is expert territory.

Cold tea is a contradiction to people who boil theirs. Bubble tea's tapioca pearls are a new texture that gets a lot of attention. Matcha's grassy bitterness is rarely a hit; Turkish tea, strong and sweet, is approved.

Doodh patti is the standard: tea leaves boiled in milk with sugar until dark. English tea, brewed in water with a splash of cold milk, is considered weak, and they say so kindly.