Nam bai toey is Thailand’s everyday pandan cooler. Every recipe assumes fresh leaves — here is how to make it properly with dried pandan.
Nam Bai Toey: The Thai Pandan Drink, With Dried Leaves Read More »
How many dried stevia leaves per cup, when to add them, and why stevia will not sweeten a cold brew. A practical dosing guide for whole leaf.
How to Sweeten Tea With Whole Dried Stevia Leaves Read More »
Bitter lemongrass tea is almost always a brewing fault, not bad lemongrass. The four usual causes and how to fix each one.
The Thai tea sock and the fine-mesh strainer do different jobs. Which one you need, how to use it, and how to clean it so it does not taint the next brew.
Dried pandan keeps the vanilla-like aroma but loses the grassy top note and the green colour. When each one is the right choice, and how to substitute.
Dried vs Fresh Pandan: What Changes, What Does Not Read More »
How much dried pandan per cup, whether to steep or simmer, and how long. Exact grams and times for hot, iced and cold-brewed pandan leaf tea.
How to Brew Dried Pandan Leaf Tea: Steep or Simmer? Read More »
Pandan tastes sweet, grassy and faintly nutty, with a vanilla-like aroma and a coconut edge. Here is what it actually tastes like, and what it does not.
