porcupine Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 My favorite thing at Shamshirry is the tea. No, really - I just love that stuff. Caspian House of Kabob serves the same thing. It has a floral note unlike any other tea I've ever had. Does anyone know where I can buy the leaf? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadAussieInUSA Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 http://specialteas.com/ is my goto place but nothing came back in a persian search. Is it a spicy tea? green tea? red/black tea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Elizabeth: If you can't find anything on this web site, ask Najmieh Batmanglij directly since she lives around here: http://www.najmiehskitchen.com/index.html The floral accents may be bergamot if not orange. Try combining equal portions of Early Gray & darjeeling to approximate. Then sip slowly while holding a sugar cube tightly between your teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilaine Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Not just bergamot but maybe some cardamom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Najmieh Batmanglij was at the Dupont Circle market this morning, so I spoke to her about Persian tea. It is a fermented black tea, sold simply as the leaf with nothing added. However, the host serving the tea is responsible for flavoring it, usually with orange blossom water or rosewater. After British colonialization of India and cross-cultural influences, milk and other non-traditional flavors were mixed into the brewed tea. One of the best sources she recommended in person are not on her web site: Yekta in Rockville. Cf. link above for Assal in Vienna, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted November 11, 2007 Author Share Posted November 11, 2007 Najmieh Batmanglij was at the Dupont Circle market this morning, so I spoke to her about Persian tea. Thanks for doing the research! I rather suspected that the flavor is a characteristic of the leaf rather than something added. Definitely not bergamot or cardamom. Yekta, eh? Guess I'll have to plan on a lunch at Joe's soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilaine Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Today we went to Joe's Noodle and then Yekta. They sell several varieties of tea with bergamot, including Earl Grey, and one variety with cardamom but no flavored tea calling itself "Persian." Oddly, for a Saturday afternoon, both Joe's Noodle and Yekta were almost entirely empty of customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted November 25, 2007 Author Share Posted November 25, 2007 Once again the intrepid members of donrockwell.com come to the rescue! I was finally able to get to Yekta today. Almost every tea they sell is Ceylon, with or without bergamot or cardamom flavor. I purchased a 500 gr bag marked "Top Tea / A Golden Product / World's highest quality tea, with the best taste, colour and aroma. Product of India" I can't say if this tea has bergamot or not. If it does, it tastes different from Earl Grey, which I might need to buy for a side by side comparison. But regardless, this is the stuff I've been looking for. Still, I wish I knew what kind of leaf it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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