# Red Thai Tea

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-thai-tea/648244>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 24, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-thai-tea/648244 "2013-01-24T19:11:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![CoastalMaineiac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-thai-tea/648244/1 "2013-01-24T19:11:04Z")

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[![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbysWEz-pDc/S3MJXUK36FI/AAAAAAAADe0/zMR3gq1FJWI/s1600/Thai+hot+tea.jpg) ](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbysWEz-pDc/S3MJXUK36FI/AAAAAAAADe0/zMR3gq1FJWI/s1600/Thai+hot+tea.jpg)

What kind of tea is this? Is there a name for it besides “Thai Tea”?

My favorite Thai restaurant serves this, and it has a very unique (good) flavor.

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**Author:** ![shiftless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-thai-tea/648244/2 "2013-01-24T19:16:31Z")

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It tastes like dust to me but my wife loves it. We bought some at the local asian food store and it was labeled “Thai tea.” Exactly the stuff. Just remember to get good quality condensed milk. We bought what was on sale in the same store and had to throw it out.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-thai-tea/648244/3 "2013-01-24T19:22:59Z")

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Moved to Cafe Society.

Colibri  
General Questions Moderator

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-thai-tea/648244/4 "2013-01-25T04:02:53Z")

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> [@CoastalMaineiac](#):
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> [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/\_pbysWEz-pDc/S3MJXUK36FI/AAAAAAAADe0/zMR3gq1FJWI/s1600/Thai+hot+tea.jpg](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbysWEz-pDc/S3MJXUK36FI/AAAAAAAADe0/zMR3gq1FJWI/s1600/Thai+hot+tea.jpg)
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> What kind of tea is this? Is there a name for it besides “Thai Tea”?
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> My favorite Thai restaurant serves this, and it has a very unique (good) flavor.

Showed the photo to my Thai wife, and she says it just looks like tea. She suggests you ask the restaurant.

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**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-thai-tea/648244/5 "2013-01-25T04:12:54Z")

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It’s supposed to be [Ceylon tea](http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-ceylon-tea.htm), but sometimes they use cheap black tea and add red food coloring.

> **[Thai tea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_tea)**
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> Thai tea (Thai: ชาไทย, RTGS: cha thai, pronounced \[t͡ɕʰāː tʰāj\]) is usually known as a Thai drink made from Ceylon black tea, milk, sugar and spices (typically cardamom and star anise). It is served either hot or cold. Thai tea is popular in Southeast Asia and is served in many restaurants that serve Thai food. When served cold it is known as Thai iced tea (ชาเย็น, cha yen, \[t͡ɕʰāː jēn\] (listen); lit. 'cold tea'). Although Thai tea normally refers to Thai iced tea, there are also other kinds o Th...

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**Author:** ![andrewbub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@andrewbub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewbub)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-thai-tea/648244/6 "2013-01-25T06:32:12Z")

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cook jasmine rice in brewed thai tea.  
that’s my cooking tip for the day.

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**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-thai-tea/648244/7 "2013-01-25T09:06:14Z")

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Red Thai Tea. Why tea? Hemorrhoids, probably.

That’s my horrible pun for the day.