Butter Tea (stolen from Main Lobby)

CarolynF · 02-13-2012, 02:08 PM

This is an interesting, comforting drink..I guess the Tibetan monks drink this alot, but they use Yak butter..

A mug of hot black tea (brewed to taste)
1 tsp. of butter melted in the tea
pinch of salt to taste
milk/half/half/cream to taste

It is really good..and I'm not a salt person, but you do need the salt, to taste, of course.

Jennifer Eloff · 02-13-2012, 04:13 PM

Haha - stolen from the main lobby! Wow, I will try this tomorrow. How interesting. Yeah, I'm not a salt person either...

CarolynF · 02-13-2012, 04:44 PM

Let me know, Jennifer..It is really good..tastes like broth.

Barbo · 02-13-2012, 04:50 PM

I have to try it.

My mom used to salt her coffee before it was made.
I read recently that salt takes away the bitterness of coffee.
Guess mom knew what she was doing almost 8 decades ago.

CarolynF · 02-13-2012, 05:04 PM

I'm anxious to think what our cooks think of this.

buttoni · 02-13-2012, 05:37 PM

Hey, if we add rum, does it taste like Hot Buttered Rum, Carolyn? I love those!

Jennifer Eloff · 02-13-2012, 09:05 PM

Haha!!

You guys made me laugh. It's late here - I'll report back tomorrow. Hope I remember...

maybelle · 02-14-2012, 01:28 AM

I'm intrigued! I think I'll have to give this a go.

I've also read about some LCers adding coconut oil to their coffee/tea....

Quick and easy experiment coming up!

CarolynF · 02-14-2012, 09:03 AM

Yup, LCers do add coconut oil, but this is a totally different experience..

It tastes like a meal..sort of.

Dixie Barkley · 02-14-2012, 09:13 AM

Who would have thought?

tea cup · 02-14-2012, 09:19 AM

I drink gallons of all sorts of teas and have never heard of butter tea. Gotta try it.

Jennifer Eloff · 02-14-2012, 09:22 AM

I did try it, but I had to add sweetener! LOL

CarolynF · 02-14-2012, 09:31 AM

Hmm..You buckled, Jennifer..Just kidding..

I'll try it with sweetener next time.

Jennifer Eloff · 02-14-2012, 03:52 PM

ROFL You got me, Carolyn!

Ann Lytle · 02-15-2012, 05:36 AM

Well, I did try it, didn't really care for it, like Jennifer, put some sweetener in, sorry to say it's still pretty bad, but I got it down.

) .................... Ann

Owsla · 08-31-2012, 09:17 PM

I tried it with chai and it was pretty good!

rosethorns · 09-01-2012, 07:31 AM

My mom did this with coffee when she showed me how to make percaolated coffee. I love the smell of fresh brewed coffee. I don't drink it though.

Major Tea drinker here.

Owsla · 09-01-2012, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by rosethorns

My mom did this with coffee when she showed me how to make percaolated coffee. I love the smell of fresh brewed coffee. I don't drink it though.

Major Tea drinker here.

After my happy experience with putting butter in my tea and reading your post, I put some butter in my coffee this morning. It's not bad at all!

I have to keep reheating my coffee to keep it creamy though.

PaminKY · 09-01-2012, 08:01 AM

I'll have to try this sometime.

As for salt taking away the bitterness of coffee, I always put a pinch of salt in the coffee grounds when I fill my coffee maker. I heard a long time ago that that is what Cracker Barrel did to their coffee to make it taste so good. Don't know if it's true but I always loved CB coffee so I started doing it and it really does help.

02-13-2012, 02:08 PM	#1
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 36,822 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/141/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	Butter Tea (stolen from Main Lobby) This is an interesting, comforting drink..I guess the Tibetan monks drink this alot, but they use Yak butter.. A mug of hot black tea (brewed to taste) 1 tsp. of butter melted in the tea pinch of salt to taste milk/half/half/cream to taste It is really good..and I'm not a salt person, but you do need the salt, to taste, of course.

02-13-2012, 04:50 PM	#4
Barbo Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Southern Ca. San Juan Capistrano Posts: 3,272 Gallery: Barbo Stats: 225/155/136 WOE: Low Carb Diabetic Plan Start Date: August 2005	Since it's "Stolen Tea" I have to try it. My mom used to salt her coffee before it was made. I read recently that salt takes away the bitterness of coffee. Guess mom knew what she was doing almost 8 decades ago.

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02-13-2012, 04:13 PM	#2
Jennifer Eloff Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tropics Posts: 3,075 Gallery: Jennifer Eloff WOE: Atkins/Moderate Carbs Start Date: 1999	Haha - stolen from the main lobby! Wow, I will try this tomorrow. How interesting. Yeah, I'm not a salt person either...

02-13-2012, 04:44 PM	#3
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 36,822 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/141/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	Let me know, Jennifer..It is really good..tastes like broth.

02-13-2012, 05:04 PM	#5
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 36,822 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/141/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	I'm anxious to think what our cooks think of this.

02-13-2012, 05:37 PM	#6
buttoni Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Temple, TX Posts: 3,301 Gallery: buttoni Stats: 196/170/150 WOE: Primal 8/12 Start Date: 4/21/09 Height 5'5", Age 64	Hey, if we add rum, does it taste like Hot Buttered Rum, Carolyn? I love those!

02-13-2012, 09:05 PM	#7
Jennifer Eloff Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tropics Posts: 3,075 Gallery: Jennifer Eloff WOE: Atkins/Moderate Carbs Start Date: 1999	Haha!! You guys made me laugh. It's late here - I'll report back tomorrow. Hope I remember...

02-14-2012, 01:28 AM	#8
maybelle Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Belgium Posts: 918 Gallery: maybelle Stats: 225/battling the 190s/150 Start Date: July 2011	I'm intrigued! I think I'll have to give this a go. I've also read about some LCers adding coconut oil to their coffee/tea.... Quick and easy experiment coming up!

02-14-2012, 09:03 AM	#9
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 36,822 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/141/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	Yup, LCers do add coconut oil, but this is a totally different experience.. It tastes like a meal..sort of.

02-14-2012, 09:13 AM	#10
Dixie Barkley Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 440 Gallery: Dixie Barkley	Who would have thought?

02-14-2012, 09:19 AM	#11
tea cup Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 533 Gallery: tea cup Stats: 145/130/124? 5'2" WOE: UDDDD for health primarily, secondly for wt loss	I drink gallons of all sorts of teas and have never heard of butter tea. Gotta try it.

02-14-2012, 09:22 AM	#12
Jennifer Eloff Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tropics Posts: 3,075 Gallery: Jennifer Eloff WOE: Atkins/Moderate Carbs Start Date: 1999	I did try it, but I had to add sweetener! LOL

02-14-2012, 09:31 AM	#13
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 36,822 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/141/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	Hmm..You buckled, Jennifer..Just kidding.. I'll try it with sweetener next time.

02-14-2012, 03:52 PM	#14
Jennifer Eloff Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tropics Posts: 3,075 Gallery: Jennifer Eloff WOE: Atkins/Moderate Carbs Start Date: 1999	ROFL You got me, Carolyn!

02-15-2012, 05:36 AM	#15
Ann Lytle Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 788 Gallery: Ann Lytle	Well, I did try it, didn't really care for it, like Jennifer, put some sweetener in, sorry to say it's still pretty bad, but I got it down. ) .................... Ann

08-31-2012, 09:17 PM	#16
Owsla Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 121 Gallery: Owsla Stats: 190/178.6/135 WOE: Atkins Extended Induction Start Date: August 2012	I tried it with chai and it was pretty good!

09-01-2012, 07:31 AM	#17
rosethorns Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Puyallup. WA Posts: 4,509 Gallery: rosethorns Stats: 252/140/150 WOE: atkins I eat non allergic food Start Date: restarted 1-07	My mom did this with coffee when she showed me how to make percaolated coffee. I love the smell of fresh brewed coffee. I don't drink it though. Major Tea drinker here.

09-01-2012, 08:01 AM	#19
PaminKY Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 3,190 Gallery: PaminKY	I'll have to try this sometime. As for salt taking away the bitterness of coffee, I always put a pinch of salt in the coffee grounds when I fill my coffee maker. I heard a long time ago that that is what Cracker Barrel did to their coffee to make it taste so good. Don't know if it's true but I always loved CB coffee so I started doing it and it really does help.