A Texan ranch owner was visiting UK and visited a local pub in a sheep farming area of Yorkshire. He struck up a conversation with a sheep farmer in the pub. After a bit of chit chat, the Texan asked the Yorkshireman a question. The conversation went thus: Texan - “So, how long does it take you to go from one end of your farm to the other”. Yorkshireman - “about 3 hours to walk from one end to the other” Texan - “If I get in my car to drive from one end of my ranch to the other, it’ll take me a day” Yorkshireman, after some pause for thought - “Aye, I used to have a car like that. ”🤣
As a person of 100% Yorkshire descent (at least as far back as both sets of grandparents) it makes me slightly happier each and every time you say Yorkshire like that, please continue with my blessing 😜
@@DruncanUK I mostly appreciate the recognition that everyone in this country doesn't sound like Captain Jack Sparrow or Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins 🤭
I'm a Brummie born n' bred, but moved to the south coast for a couple of decades. Now I moved back everyone is asking me where I'm from. I suppose I ought to be outraged if I was black :D
I've said it before Alanna - in the UK whenever there's a "major incident" the Salvation Army set up a stand to give out tea to people affected. It's practically the definition of a major incident. Tea might be the reason why British people need less therapy. That and the stiff upper lip!
The problem with the Salvation Army giving out free tee at incidents is that it actively encourages tea addicts to commit criminal acts such as arson or even a terror incident just so they can get a tea fix. It's a big problem in areas of high poverty where many folk can't even afford a decent tea pot.
As I’m watching this in Birkenhead, it quite wet & miserable outside (though grey, not dark), but you’ve burst on to my screen like a ray of sunshine, anyhoo, the fact that you’re making a 15 minute video about tea, that makes you one of us, embrace it!
In an excellent village store in rural Wiltshire I expressed surprise that they had Liptons tea. "Its muck but the Americans ask for it" was the reply. Lipton, probably the worst tea in the world.
At home, although most of our cash crop acreage is devoted to growing highland arabica coffee, we have about 10 acres of tea. So, I hope you will appreciate that my family has a "thing" for tea! 🇰🇪. Most local people drink tea as chai (very milky, sweet, with nutmeg, alspice, and cinnamon), but "proper" tea is always brewed whole leaf, not bags! A mug is fine at breakfast, or just to enjoy a cuppa, but if we have guests to tea, then it's the Crown Derby. Gramma's prize Minton is in storage (I hope).
Don't feel guilty! Some teas should never be drunk with milk: Pu-Ehr, any green tea, Pai-Mu-Tan (white tea), even some scented black teas. You can even get away with drinking tea from a branded bag without milk, provided you don't infuse for any longer than a few seconds. You can then save the bag for further use and get more cups for your money!
It is totally IMPOSSIBLE to watch an Adventures & Naps video without smiling. Especially when you talk about YAWKSUR Tea. And it is compulsory to sigh "Ahhh!" after that first sip of tea.
Love this video. I like coffee better, but sometimes there’s nothing like a cup of tea. Very comforting. You’re cracking me up with the Yorkshire thing by the way. 🤣
One of the highlights of the week having an alert come up to say a video has gone up can't wait for work to end and see what's in store for us today 🥳🥳
To give non British people a clue on how much tea is important to us Brits the National Grid (electrical power distribution) has to plan for massive surges when major evening soaps go to break or end as so many people go and put the kettle on for a cuppa! Oh my favorite biscuit is Dark Chocolate Hobnobs :) but then I take my tea black unsweetened!
A historical note Alanna. One reason for the popularity for tea use in the UK was that during the Industrial Revolution the population tended to move to the big cities. Knowingly or unknowingly tea became popular, and the reason that happened was due to the antiseptic quality of tea. This generally prevented diseases from spreading in very densely populated areas in the cities. Thanks for a great analysis of one of our national habits.
Hi Alanna! In the mid-80s, a major tea brand here in the UK was Brooke-Bond but later sold to a German company. The name was discontinued but brought back a few years ago. Part of the family brand is RED LABEL which we always consume now. :)
Hi, Alanna, as another non tea drinker I found that interesting. My favourite tea is definitely coffee, as for biscuits to dunk it'd be digestive. I can imagine people will be stunned that you even showed a cup of tea with a microwave. You should send a copy of this to Yorkshire Tea and see what happens,you never know.
If I dunk biscuits I like Rich Tea, I find the bland/neutral flavour works well when dunking, it also doesn't mess with the rest of the cuppa after you've dunked a few too.
My grandad used to make a regular pot of tea in the morning before going to work. It was a metal teapot, and when he came home in the evening, he would top it up with water and boil it. Sludge, is the word that comes to mind.
I'm a fully tea-converted American... (gave up a 40 year soda habit, replaced it with hot tea). My only note is - it's Taylors of Harrogate that makes Yorkshire Tea. They also make my favorite Earl Grey. Ironically, I'm drinking a cup of that while I type this! I'm a fan of loose leaf, but, not so fanatically that I'll give anyone a hard time about bag tea. Bags steep faster, and loose leaf has a little more depth of flavor. If you're adding milk, I think the stronger bagged tea will work just fine. I haven't developed a taste for milk in tea, but, I use "too much" sugar. And yes, those that microwave their tea are heathens, possibly raised by wolves....
Hiya Alanna, I am so chuffed you didn't say the phrase "BAD BOYS", I know I've commented that before but it still makes my day, In Morrisons in Whitehaven, Yorkshire tea is quite expensive so we buy Typhoo instead, that's a little cheaper, excellent content, keep up the good work, this is Choppy in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England
The way you went so confidently into the dunking was really moving up a gear. My preference is for loose leaf tea but I will happily use tea bags too. The way to keep loose tea leaves from spoiling the experience is to get a teapot with a built in filter, push the plunger down when brewed and they are isolated from your brewed tea so it never gets 'stewed'.
That was a funny video idea! Thank you for your videos! On Fridays I’m in the study hall from 10:30 until the end of the day which is boring lol, but when I’m studying I look forward to watching your Friday video, and it helps me get through the day! Thank you, I appreciate your videos!!
When we used to go on holiday to the USA, I would make my tea in a microwave as we had no kettle ( just used to heat the water really) I have since invested in a travel kettle and that comes with me now. Always take teabags with me on holiday (and chocolate digestives)!
From a Canadian born in England: there are many tiny steps to making good tea, but if youi do them all, it works! Cold water (more oxygen in it), full boil (water MUST be boiled), leaves are better than bags, warm the pot first, proper steeping time, china mug, and my mother would add use a silver spoon, but I don't go that far. I don't use milk but apparently, science has shown that milk first is best, although there is science on the other side as well. Along with a zillion opinions! If you follow all of these steps, tea just works somehow. :)
I’m an Englishman who has only had tea once.it’s the taste & smell that puts me off,it was pre school that I first tasted some,never since.although my mother used to say,I made the best cuppa in our family.
You 100% got me with the microwave joke. I was staring at the screen with my eyebrows raised in shock. Your choices are spot on. Your years of research have paid off and you have found the perfect tea and biscuit combination. You even understand the rules of dunking. Good Job!
I'm from Manchester and my nan used to say Yorkshire tea is the only thing Yorkshire got right. Geographical divides aside, I'm glad the tea won. FYI the Biscuit, and the Jam on Toast are well worth you trying them. I love them both. And Yorkshire Gold. Good video this.
Good choice for dunking biscuits Alanna, but for me shortbread fingers provide the optimal combination of taste and tea absorption. As a kid I seem to recall Typhoo used to include collectable football player cards with their packets of tea.
I'm a Yorkshireman and I too love the way you say Yorkshire. I also love the way you say cup-o-tea...just makes me smile. Anyhoo...loose leaf Assam is my particular favourite.
We'll done Alanna. You've just passed your British citizenship test by making a decent cup of tea. Not too much milk is key. I would definitely support the comment below about the China cup. You ought to taste test the difference between a normal mug and a China cup. Also as a Lancashire person I concede defeat in the tea stakes. As long as they admit we're better at cricket.
A Surrey and Kent man myself when it comes to Cricket. Kent the only 1st class C.C. that has a tree within the boundary of its County Ground, a four if the ball hits it on the ground and a six if above.
Thanks again, cooool video. I know they are strictly speaking a baby food, but have you tried (Heinz) Farley's Rusks? You're never too old to enjoy them. Lovely!!
I saw the title and had to put the kettle on. That kinda explains everything, when in doubt of anything or even if you are sure, make tea and it will all be good. It is true that a kettle in Canada boil very much slower but now with induction hobs that kinda has changed. I too can only manage one coffee in the morning then switch to tea to keep the caffeine high within reason. For a special treat, go to the Savoy and have an afternoon tea I am sure you will enjoy it. 😁 Try spotted Dick with a nice cupa, I am sure the Canadian and US viewers would get a laugh. There are so many funny words and places that you could go to or talk about that have interesting names. I recall having to pull over once because I was laughing so hard as I drive into Muff in Ireland when I was on a business trip.
Another good one Alanna. I am a fan of yorkshire tea also and use teabags but I prefer loose tea made on a teapot. Although do not have a sweet tooth I would reccomend that you try an after noon tea in a hotel, or prefably a Bettys tea room (there are several around).
Oh no, you didn’t mention that some barbarians put milk in before the water, then you went and compared Lancashire to Yorkshire! Good luck with the comments. 😂 Thanks for the fun video
Put milk, sweetener and teabag in the mug first... Add boiling water last and leave for a few minutes. Perfick. Consistency with the milk is key, otherwise the flavour will vary greatly.
I'm glad I'm not the only Brit who's HORRIFIED by milk in first. It makes it sooooo milky and weak. My sister and mother do it this way - absolute animals
I'm a barbarian then. Milk first, always. That way I can guide the brewing process to the perfect colour. If you put the milk in last and you've not brewed it enough, then it's just bland and watery. If you put the milk in and you've brewed it too long, it tastes bitter. IMO 😂
Yorkshire with a ginger nut, I am a 3 cuppa morning person, I had a truckload of Yorkshire but ran out here in Bulgaria, currently coping with hopeless teabags.
Of all the places I've lived, the best place for tea-making is Teesside (or should that be Teas-side? Haha!) The water comes from the Kielder reservoir, so it's as soft as a kitten in a onesie, except for Hartlepool, which has very hard water, so tea is a disaster. BTW, I'd happily watch a video of you attempting various English accents, perhaps starting with a Blackpool/Blackburn/Rochdale accent. See Jane Horrocks (Bubble in Absolutely Fabulous).
English Breakfast from Aldi is the best budget tea. With bag tea you can taste the paper bag. Bags are bleached with chemicals, so I always take the leaves out of the bag. Up market teas come in unbleached bags.
Great video and well dunked Tea brewed fron tea bags tastes completely different from loose tea due to the fact the teabags contain microplastic. Not only does that change the taste but you also get some of these microplastics in every sip. Thankfully some companies have stopped using plastics in teabags
One small hint regardless of which tea you are brewing try warming your cup first just a small amount of boiling from the kettle swirll round your cup then follow your method.
Can i just say that back in the day when our grandmothers made tea they use to "warm the pot" meaning the Teapot was warmed up so that when making a mashing the hot water was not poured into a cold teapot of tea leaves , therefore staying hot and then covered with a tea cosy "A wooly jumper for the teapot" were sit on the table for what seemed ages until needed. So try it with a mug and a teabag , just warm your mug by filling from the hot tap and leave it standing until the kettle has boiled then empty the mug and proceed as normal with the now warm mug, i think you will notice the difference.
Ngl you had me in the first half with that microwave clip, despite your short on how to make tea 😂. I usually make chai with Assam tea and a powdered spice blend!
Best thing is - there's a tea for everyone! Biscuits - Yes, any type will do for dunking, although fig was a bit weird. Dunking is an Art & a Science! Thanks Alanna!
The answer is "Tea" - now, what was the question? Yes, it's a great pick-me-up, a good way of winding down after a stressful situation & the best way of making your visitors feel welcome. I *always* offer a tradesperson a cuppa (as a now ex-BT engineer, I always appreciated that offer myself in my working hours!) You were best advised to stay neutral in any discussion over Yorkshire & Lancashire! As always Alanna, thanks for sharing your thoughts on our very British ways of life. Have a great weekend, BY-EEE!
Try throwing the mug in the microwave with the tea bag after it's been prepared, between 30-60 seconds. You'll get a truly strong cup of tea and it stays warmer for longer, and taste is awesome if you prefer strong tea.
On my first visit to the US, I asked for a cup of tea in a restaurant. I was given a cup, a teabag and a little steel jug of hot water. My American partner explained what this was all about. It did not go well. Good luck joining the Wars of the Roses by the way.
Here's one to try: M&S own brand, decaffeinated. It's in a teal box and it's amazing. Bought by mistake and it's been my favourite brew ever since. I couldn't care less about the decaff, it's just the nicest tea I've ever had.
@@tonijones8646 You know how every now and again you get an exceptional 'god brew'? That magical brew that is just so thirst quenching? I've had a higher hit rate for god brews with this tea than any I've ever had. Like I said, the decaf was a mistake for me, but if you are actually looking for a decaf, then you need to try this. Best English breakfast tea I've ever had. The wife agrees too, we've both switched from Yorkshire to this for no other reason than the taste.
Glad to see your accent slipping with your Yorkshire, Ive still not got over your Glow-stester-Shire LOL PS . Milk in First!!! as in Devon with Scones Cream on First (or is it the other way)
Hi Alanna, I’m the same I will drink tea but prefer coffee. My coffee must be made from beans, I grind them as needed so they are really fresh and use water just off the boil. I take a bit of dark brown sugar in it with a spot of cream - it’s divine 😋 If I have to drink instant coffee it’s usually L’Or or Kenco Millicano. Tea, I’m with you I only drink Yorkshire.
Yorky red nuked in the microwave for 1 min 40 sec, briskly stir 6 times, dunk up n down 20 times another 6 brisk stirs remove bag, add one tsp of sugar, a dash of milk and its to die for. Tim Tam biscuits are a must.
Most tea bag teas are torn leaves...hence the "Tip" in PG Tips." Quick and easy which is why we we put that in our rooms at the B & B. But for breakfast we serve Twinings Everyday tea. It is lovely... here's the hack though boil the kettle and let it cool for a minute then make the tea with milk of course. Because it is a rolled leaf tea you can't put boiling water on it because it will burn... I do use it in teabags because I need to be quick. And if you want a black tea then add three drops of vinegar and it won't get the skin on the top - That is a life hack on tea!
The best tea is made in a tea pot. Like your granny used to make. I have to admit Yorkshire is now my favourite. Also tea made with soft water is better. You can drink it black as you don't need the milk to take the edge off like you do with hard water.
Oooo people are gonna have opinions about that title 😂 I don't drink tea, purely because the amount of sugar I need in it so I can drink it, is so bad, energy drinks probably have less sugar in! Family drinks tea though & you can usually tell the time of day based on when the kettles boiling lol Custard cream or chocolate bourbon please
I used to drink instant coffee exclusively (and a lot of it) but as I got older my doc said to cut right back on it for health reasons. I'm now down to 2 mugs first thing in the morning and then only tea. For me it's Scottish Blend from Tesco (it's actually made by Unilever) which I have black with 1/2 to 1 spoon of sugar. I have to be carefull with the Oatmeal biscuits - once opened the entire pack is gone in one go - they are so addictive. I tried a comparison of the supermarket own brand and your fav - they were not even close. I've got a recipe book that I picked up 2nd hand (no idea why I bought it as I've got the culinary skills of a dead slug) called 'The Cooking of the British Isles' that I'm happy to send to you along with some Scottish Blend teabags. If you want them just let me know and I'll (at least temporarily) join patreon and send them.
I don't know if this is a BC vs ON thing, but here in BC all five of those brands of tea are on the regular grocery shelves, albeit just the basic versions. Also, I don't know anyone who doesn't have a kettle. Of course, that could just a coincidence, but I think it may be that BC has a tighter connection to the UK for some reason? (We also have Branson Pickle, HP Sauce and Lea & Perrins just hanging out in the condiments aisle.)
Tea is certainly very important in the UK but I'm one of those strange people who prefer coffee! I have two sisters... one is in camp tea, the other camp coffee. However I don't *dislike* tea and in fact a "full breakfast" just wouldn't be the same without it. Liking your vids very much BTW... keep at it!
Yorkshire is my favourite but PG and Typhoo are good too. It's about the making of, not the bag that goes in it. Never had any of the fancier flavours. I never ever dunk but I do like a good bourbon with a nice cuppa.
I’m a Yorkshire girl and I love your Yorkshire accent 😂….yes we definitely have the best tea ! My fav biscuits are Aldi Oaties I think better than hob nobs and cheaper, you must try them they do them with chocolate too 👍😊
A proper good colour.. I personally haven't had a cuppa in 29 years as the smell when I was pregnant made me feel sick. But as someone who makes tea for a living..That's a good one
Quality dunking technique... excellent timing and no "break-away", baked goods lost to the mug bottom dreaded dregs... I'm a 3-4 pint a day dude, usually brewed in mug with a splash of milk, mostly bag based, but hey, occasionally go wild, dig out the teapot and pick a leaf to match the mood (pot brewing technique is a separate science lol - the warming of the pot, choice of pot type, with or without cozy, and preferred infuser or lack of), and was a long time digestive fundamentalist, til the Milk Chocolate Hobnob revelation. As a lapsed Geordie in Lancashire I'm staying neutral in the war of the roses (Anglo-Saxon Northumria once included much of both so... lol)... Upon tea etiquette in places other than home, if given a milky mess, add a tablespoon of sugar and smile very sweetly. 😇☕ A tea ceremony to further adventures and naps.
I am a great believer in Teapots. You get a much richer, smoother brew and two bags makes four mugs with a proper top-up. I think "Britain's got Talent would be a definite step down for you Alanna. Lucky escape!
I like English "breakfast" teas (like yorkshire) for my mornings and Japanese green teas for later on in the day. I don't have a particular brand for biscuits but I usually go for the sweeter ones since I drink my tea black
As a Northerner abroad I tend to keep a decent supply at home, which presently consists of Typhoo 2 x 960 bags Typhoo decaf 2 x 80 bags Tetley 1 x 240 bags Tesco original 3 x 80 bags There's two of us and @ 3 cups per day each that lot should do us for 14 months... I need to buy more tea.
My fav tea is 100% Tetley Original. My fav biscuit is 100% Custard Cream, and they fall apart much quicker. My mother loves Yorkshire Tea (just like you) and she loves Rich Tea Fingers. You should try and dunk these fingers in a hot cup of tea (2 seconds is just 2 seconds to long).
Tea & biscuits, you can't beat it. The combination of a good cup of Yorkshire with a few chocolate Hob Nobs to dunk is the best pick me up ever invented. Time to put the kettle on I think. ☕🍪🍪😊
It's really quite simple as loose leaf tea & "bagged" tea don't taste the same. Bagged teas is a tea drinkers version of a coffee drinkers Instant Coffee where as a Loose Leaf tea is like a Perculator/fresh ground coffee drink. In effect it's the difference between driking Draught Real Ale and Canned Beer they're just incomparable. It's like trying to compare Ambrosia of the gods to the dregs of the slops tray. NO CONTEST.
A Texan ranch owner was visiting UK and visited a local pub in a sheep farming area of Yorkshire. He struck up a conversation with a sheep farmer in the pub. After a bit of chit chat, the Texan asked the Yorkshireman a question. The conversation went thus:
Texan - “So, how long does it take you to go from one end of your farm to the other”.
Yorkshireman - “about 3 hours to walk from one end to the other”
Texan - “If I get in my car to drive from one end of my ranch to the other, it’ll take me a day”
Yorkshireman, after some pause for thought - “Aye, I used to have a car like that. ”🤣
Brilliant! hahaha
Hiya Lee, I got told as the punchline "I used to have a tractor like that aswel"
Old but gold :D
As a person of 100% Yorkshire descent (at least as far back as both sets of grandparents) it makes me slightly happier each and every time you say Yorkshire like that, please continue with my blessing 😜
... and she tells us she isn't getting Anglified! Little does she know she becomes more English every day. Lol
@@DruncanUK I mostly appreciate the recognition that everyone in this country doesn't sound like Captain Jack Sparrow or Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins 🤭
I'm a Brummie born n' bred, but moved to the south coast for a couple of decades. Now I moved back everyone is asking me where I'm from. I suppose I ought to be outraged if I was black :D
I've said it before Alanna - in the UK whenever there's a "major incident" the Salvation Army set up a stand to give out tea to people affected. It's practically the definition of a major incident. Tea might be the reason why British people need less therapy. That and the stiff upper lip!
So important there is an official WW2 film on how to make tea. In quite large quantities.
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Yep ....when chaos is all around stopping for 15 - 20 minutes for a brew is calming and relaxing allowing clear focused thinking to resume
The problem with the Salvation Army giving out free tee at incidents is that it actively encourages tea addicts to commit criminal acts such as arson or even a terror incident just so they can get a tea fix. It's a big problem in areas of high poverty where many folk can't even afford a decent tea pot.
@@ForburyLion I hope that's a joke.
@@hairyairey Tea Addiction is no joke, but obviously I made that up.
As I’m watching this in Birkenhead, it quite wet & miserable outside (though grey, not dark), but you’ve burst on to my screen like a ray of sunshine, anyhoo, the fact that you’re making a 15 minute video about tea, that makes you one of us, embrace it!
Tea tastes best from a bone china cup or mug. Believe me it makes a difference. Love your tasting videos.
What makes it "bone"?
This is true. I like flavor from a paper cup too tho ☺️
I use a particular sort of mug made in China, they have a lid to help keep the tea hot.
@@eadweard. It does contain bones, heated to high temperature and pulverised to a fine ash, as opposed to earthenware, which is basically clay.
@@davidjones332 Thanks. That's quite goth really.
In an excellent village store in rural Wiltshire I expressed surprise that they had Liptons tea. "Its muck but the Americans ask for it" was the reply. Lipton, probably the worst tea in the world.
Liptons used to be a good tea at least in the '60s.
At home, although most of our cash crop acreage is devoted to growing highland arabica coffee, we have about 10 acres of tea. So, I hope you will appreciate that my family has a "thing" for tea! 🇰🇪. Most local people drink tea as chai (very milky, sweet, with nutmeg, alspice, and cinnamon), but "proper" tea is always brewed whole leaf, not bags! A mug is fine at breakfast, or just to enjoy a cuppa, but if we have guests to tea, then it's the Crown Derby. Gramma's prize Minton is in storage (I hope).
When I first went to France, I tried tea without milk and have always had it that way since then... As a British person, I feel like a criminal. 🤣
Don't feel guilty! Some teas should never be drunk with milk: Pu-Ehr, any green tea, Pai-Mu-Tan (white tea), even some scented black teas. You can even get away with drinking tea from a branded bag without milk, provided you don't infuse for any longer than a few seconds. You can then save the bag for further use and get more cups for your money!
Nah, it's just not the working class way of doing things. Tea, two sugars and a bit of milk is pretty standard for the majority.
😂😂 sacre bleu 😂😂
It is totally IMPOSSIBLE to watch an Adventures & Naps video without smiling. Especially when you talk about YAWKSUR Tea. And it is compulsory to sigh "Ahhh!" after that first sip of tea.
Love this video. I like coffee better, but sometimes there’s nothing like a cup of tea. Very comforting. You’re cracking me up with the Yorkshire thing by the way. 🤣
One of the highlights of the week having an alert come up to say a video has gone up can't wait for work to end and see what's in store for us today 🥳🥳
☺️ Thank you!
To give non British people a clue on how much tea is important to us Brits the National Grid (electrical power distribution) has to plan for massive surges when major evening soaps go to break or end as so many people go and put the kettle on for a cuppa! Oh my favorite biscuit is Dark Chocolate Hobnobs :) but then I take my tea black unsweetened!
Well done,
The microwave joke was so funny.
I was shouting at the telly when you went to the microwave, got me on that one 🤣
😂
A historical note Alanna.
One reason for the popularity for tea use in the UK was that during the Industrial Revolution the population tended to move to the big cities. Knowingly or unknowingly tea became popular, and the reason that happened was due to the antiseptic quality of tea. This generally prevented diseases from spreading in very densely populated areas in the cities.
Thanks for a great analysis of one of our national habits.
It’s the boiled water!
This Yorkshireman fully approves of your tea making method (and brand of bag!) 🙂👍
Hi Alanna! In the mid-80s, a major tea brand here in the UK was Brooke-Bond but later sold to a German company. The name was discontinued but brought back a few years ago. Part of the family brand is RED LABEL which we always consume now. :)
PG Tips was a sub-brand of the Brooke Bond company. (But now they are both Unilever.)
When using loose tea and a teapot, it was always a spoonful for each person plus one for the pot!
Hi, Alanna, as another non tea drinker I found that interesting. My favourite tea is definitely coffee, as for biscuits to dunk it'd be digestive. I can imagine people will be stunned that you even showed a cup of tea with a microwave. You should send a copy of this to Yorkshire Tea and see what happens,you never know.
Coffee is my first choice, too, but tea isn't too bad either!
Just got to commend you on your dunking biscuit of choice sir 😊👌
If I dunk biscuits I like Rich Tea, I find the bland/neutral flavour works well when dunking, it also doesn't mess with the rest of the cuppa after you've dunked a few too.
It's like a big warm hug to me too🥰 Thanks🥰 love your channel 🌷
In Chicago, I drink Yorkshire Tea. They carry it at my Grocery Store and also on Amazon. It is my preferred tea. I use milk or half & half and Stevia.
My grandad used to make a regular pot of tea in the morning before going to work. It was a metal teapot, and when he came home in the evening, he would top it up with water and boil it. Sludge, is the word that comes to mind.
Mine too! His house had a range in the fireplace and after he retired he kept his teapot in the top oven all day, stewing and staying luke warm.
I'm a fully tea-converted American... (gave up a 40 year soda habit, replaced it with hot tea). My only note is - it's Taylors of Harrogate that makes Yorkshire Tea. They also make my favorite Earl Grey. Ironically, I'm drinking a cup of that while I type this! I'm a fan of loose leaf, but, not so fanatically that I'll give anyone a hard time about bag tea. Bags steep faster, and loose leaf has a little more depth of flavor. If you're adding milk, I think the stronger bagged tea will work just fine. I haven't developed a taste for milk in tea, but, I use "too much" sugar.
And yes, those that microwave their tea are heathens, possibly raised by wolves....
Toast & Jam Yorkshire tea is the most amazing tea. It will change your life.
Hiya Alanna, I am so chuffed you didn't say the phrase "BAD BOYS", I know I've commented that before but it still makes my day, In Morrisons in Whitehaven, Yorkshire tea is quite expensive so we buy Typhoo instead, that's a little cheaper, excellent content, keep up the good work, this is Choppy in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England
The way you went so confidently into the dunking was really moving up a gear. My preference is for loose leaf tea but I will happily use tea bags too. The way to keep loose tea leaves from spoiling the experience is to get a teapot with a built in filter, push the plunger down when brewed and they are isolated from your brewed tea so it never gets 'stewed'.
That was a funny video idea! Thank you for your videos! On Fridays I’m in the study hall from 10:30 until the end of the day which is boring lol, but when I’m studying I look forward to watching your Friday video, and it helps me get through the day! Thank you, I appreciate your videos!!
Ahh thank you pal!!
When we used to go on holiday to the USA, I would make my tea in a microwave as we had no kettle ( just used to heat the water really) I have since invested in a travel kettle and that comes with me now. Always take teabags with me on holiday (and chocolate digestives)!
Man,Your brave to tackle this subject..Lol Thanks Alanna for the vid ..
From a Canadian born in England: there are many tiny steps to making good tea, but if youi do them all, it works! Cold water (more oxygen in it), full boil (water MUST be boiled), leaves are better than bags, warm the pot first, proper steeping time, china mug, and my mother would add use a silver spoon, but I don't go that far. I don't use milk but apparently, science has shown that milk first is best, although there is science on the other side as well. Along with a zillion opinions! If you follow all of these steps, tea just works somehow. :)
You do risk starting’The War of the Teas’. Great to see you are going with Yorkshire. You have nearly nailed the accent on that word too.
Nice and galvanic manner of speaking. I am a big fan of Alanna
Great video as always Alanna. 🙂
Thank you! 😃
I’m an Englishman who has only had tea once.it’s the taste & smell that puts me off,it was pre school that I first tasted some,never since.although my mother used to say,I made the best cuppa in our family.
You 100% got me with the microwave joke. I was staring at the screen with my eyebrows raised in shock.
Your choices are spot on. Your years of research have paid off and you have found the perfect tea and biscuit combination. You even understand the rules of dunking. Good Job!
Thank you!!
I'm from Manchester and my nan used to say Yorkshire tea is the only thing Yorkshire got right. Geographical divides aside, I'm glad the tea won.
FYI the Biscuit, and the Jam on Toast are well worth you trying them. I love them both. And Yorkshire Gold.
Good video this.
Good choice for dunking biscuits Alanna, but for me shortbread fingers provide the optimal combination of taste and tea absorption. As a kid I seem to recall Typhoo used to include collectable football player cards with their packets of tea.
I'm a Yorkshireman and I too love the way you say Yorkshire. I also love the way you say cup-o-tea...just makes me smile.
Anyhoo...loose leaf Assam is my particular favourite.
We'll done Alanna. You've just passed your British citizenship test by making a decent cup of tea. Not too much milk is key. I would definitely support the comment below about the China cup. You ought to taste test the difference between a normal mug and a China cup. Also as a Lancashire person I concede defeat in the tea stakes. As long as they admit we're better at cricket.
A Surrey and Kent man myself when it comes to Cricket. Kent the only 1st class C.C. that has a tree within the boundary of its County Ground, a four if the ball hits it on the ground and a six if above.
Thanks again, cooool video.
I know they are strictly speaking a baby food, but have you tried (Heinz) Farley's Rusks? You're never too old to enjoy them. Lovely!!
Those Hob Knobs are to die for.
I saw the title and had to put the kettle on. That kinda explains everything, when in doubt of anything or even if you are sure, make tea and it will all be good. It is true that a kettle in Canada boil very much slower but now with induction hobs that kinda has changed. I too can only manage one coffee in the morning then switch to tea to keep the caffeine high within reason. For a special treat, go to the Savoy and have an afternoon tea I am sure you will enjoy it. 😁 Try spotted Dick with a nice cupa, I am sure the Canadian and US viewers would get a laugh. There are so many funny words and places that you could go to or talk about that have interesting names. I recall having to pull over once because I was laughing so hard as I drive into Muff in Ireland when I was on a business trip.
Another good one Alanna. I am a fan of yorkshire tea also and use teabags but I prefer loose tea made on a teapot. Although do not have a sweet tooth I would reccomend that you try an after noon tea in a hotel, or prefably a Bettys tea room (there are several around).
Punjana with ginger nut biscuits. I'm surprised Punjana isn't one of the major brands in Kent shops. Definitely worth checking out.
Alanna, your British accent when saying “Yorkshire” is extremely good and ridiculously cute,
Oh no, you didn’t mention that some barbarians put milk in before the water, then you went and compared Lancashire to Yorkshire! Good luck with the comments. 😂 Thanks for the fun video
Nothing wrong with milk in the cup - but only if you are using a teapot. *Brewing* without the presence of milk is the key.
Good point
Put milk, sweetener and teabag in the mug first... Add boiling water last and leave for a few minutes. Perfick. Consistency with the milk is key, otherwise the flavour will vary greatly.
I'm glad I'm not the only Brit who's HORRIFIED by milk in first. It makes it sooooo milky and weak. My sister and mother do it this way - absolute animals
I'm a barbarian then. Milk first, always. That way I can guide the brewing process to the perfect colour. If you put the milk in last and you've not brewed it enough, then it's just bland and watery. If you put the milk in and you've brewed it too long, it tastes bitter. IMO 😂
That was Perfect Friday material. I always love your taste test vids 😁😋👌👍👍
Yay, thank you!
@@AdventuresAndNaps Thank you Miss! Have a great weekend, you 😊
Yorkshire with a ginger nut, I am a 3 cuppa morning person, I had a truckload of Yorkshire but ran out here in Bulgaria, currently coping with hopeless teabags.
Of all the places I've lived, the best place for tea-making is Teesside (or should that be Teas-side? Haha!) The water comes from the Kielder reservoir, so it's as soft as a kitten in a onesie, except for Hartlepool, which has very hard water, so tea is a disaster.
BTW, I'd happily watch a video of you attempting various English accents, perhaps starting with a Blackpool/Blackburn/Rochdale accent. See Jane Horrocks (Bubble in Absolutely Fabulous).
English Breakfast from Aldi is the best budget tea. With bag tea you can taste the paper bag. Bags are bleached with chemicals, so I always take the leaves out of the bag. Up market teas come in unbleached bags.
I got used to tea-bags in the US. When I first went home I got a mouthful of tea leaves! My folks were still loose leaf brewers!
Great video and well dunked
Tea brewed fron tea bags tastes completely different from loose tea due to the fact the teabags contain microplastic. Not only does that change the taste but you also get some of these microplastics in every sip.
Thankfully some companies have stopped using plastics in teabags
One small hint regardless of which tea you are brewing try warming your cup first just a small amount of boiling from the kettle swirll round your cup then follow your method.
I almost choked on my tea when i saw the microwave clip.. how about doing a mixed biscuit dunking taste test (with Yorkshire tea of course) 🍪🫖☕️😜
The title was enough to invoke that reaction!
Can i just say that back in the day when our grandmothers made tea they use to "warm the pot" meaning the Teapot was warmed up so that when making a mashing the hot water was not poured into a cold teapot of tea leaves , therefore staying hot and then covered with a tea cosy "A wooly jumper for the teapot" were sit on the table for what seemed ages until needed. So try it with a mug and a teabag , just warm your mug by filling from the hot tap and leave it standing until the kettle has boiled then empty the mug and proceed as normal with the now warm mug, i think you will notice the difference.
Love your taste testing content. Care for a suggestion? If you add a pinch of salt (maybe half a pinch) to black coffee, it really adds to the taste!
Cool! Thanks for the suggestion
It also reduces the amount of acid in coffee. I do this every day
Ngl you had me in the first half with that microwave clip, despite your short on how to make tea 😂. I usually make chai with Assam tea and a powdered spice blend!
Im a bit old school but can I ask what does ngl mean
@@BobbieRockyBuster1415 Not gonna lie 😊
@@norabradley9108 cheers Nora
Best thing is - there's a tea for everyone!
Biscuits - Yes, any type will do for dunking, although fig was a bit weird. Dunking is an Art & a Science!
Thanks Alanna!
Thanks so much for watching!!
Dunking shortbread is a way of finding the fat content, the quicker the tea soaks in, the lower the fat content.
@@grahvis Top work & boffinry!
I’m drinking Yorkshire tea decaf, and it’s a lovely cuppa
🎉Haha, you're brewing up a storm in my house 😁. Cheers Alanna! Raising a Tetley, (no Welsh brew, you got em, lol) and a hobnob to ya! 👍
Here in South Africa the best tea is Five Roses, and I am particularly the African Blend because its very strong.
The answer is "Tea" - now, what was the question? Yes, it's a great pick-me-up, a good way of winding down after a stressful situation & the best way of making your visitors feel welcome. I *always* offer a tradesperson a cuppa (as a now ex-BT engineer, I always appreciated that offer myself in my working hours!)
You were best advised to stay neutral in any discussion over Yorkshire & Lancashire!
As always Alanna, thanks for sharing your thoughts on our very British ways of life. Have a great weekend, BY-EEE!
Try throwing the mug in the microwave with the tea bag after it's been prepared, between 30-60 seconds. You'll get a truly strong cup of tea and it stays warmer for longer, and taste is awesome if you prefer strong tea.
Tea for the win! I'll have to go find the tea tasting video ☕
On my first visit to the US, I asked for a cup of tea in a restaurant. I was given a cup, a teabag and a little steel jug of hot water. My American partner explained what this was all about. It did not go well.
Good luck joining the Wars of the Roses by the way.
Here's one to try: M&S own brand, decaffeinated. It's in a teal box and it's amazing. Bought by mistake and it's been my favourite brew ever since. I couldn't care less about the decaff, it's just the nicest tea I've ever had.
I'll give that a try, been looking for a good decaf. Thanks
@@tonijones8646 You know how every now and again you get an exceptional 'god brew'? That magical brew that is just so thirst quenching? I've had a higher hit rate for god brews with this tea than any I've ever had. Like I said, the decaf was a mistake for me, but if you are actually looking for a decaf, then you need to try this. Best English breakfast tea I've ever had. The wife agrees too, we've both switched from Yorkshire to this for no other reason than the taste.
Tea bag in -> sugar -> milk to the top of the tea bag -> boiling water to the top of the mug -> enjoy with chocolate hobnobs! 👌🏻
That's the worst idea I've ever heard so, absolutely do it 👍
Alanna has a whole flipping cupboard full of boxes of Yorkshire tea. Gurl I remember when you shunned a cuppa. Now look at you sheesh 😁
Glad to see your accent slipping with your Yorkshire, Ive still not got over your Glow-stester-Shire LOL PS . Milk in First!!! as in Devon with Scones Cream on First (or is it the other way)
Hi Alanna, I’m the same I will drink tea but prefer coffee. My coffee must be made from beans, I grind them as needed so they are really fresh and use water just off the boil. I take a bit of dark brown sugar in it with a spot of cream - it’s divine 😋
If I have to drink instant coffee it’s usually L’Or or Kenco Millicano. Tea, I’m with you I only drink Yorkshire.
Yorky red nuked in the microwave for 1 min 40 sec, briskly stir 6 times, dunk up n down 20 times another 6 brisk stirs remove bag, add one tsp of sugar, a dash of milk and its to die for. Tim Tam biscuits are a must.
Most tea bag teas are torn leaves...hence the "Tip" in PG Tips." Quick and easy which is why we we put that in our rooms at the B & B. But for breakfast we serve Twinings Everyday tea. It is lovely... here's the hack though boil the kettle and let it cool for a minute then make the tea with milk of course. Because it is a rolled leaf tea you can't put boiling water on it because it will burn... I do use it in teabags because I need to be quick. And if you want a black tea then add three drops of vinegar and it won't get the skin on the top - That is a life hack on tea!
The best tea is made in a tea pot. Like your granny used to make. I have to admit Yorkshire is now my favourite. Also tea made with soft water is better. You can drink it black as you don't need the milk to take the edge off like you do with hard water.
The accent attempts made me think I was watching "Mary Poppins" with the now-legendary attempt (and fail) at Cockney.
Oooo people are gonna have opinions about that title 😂
I don't drink tea, purely because the amount of sugar I need in it so I can drink it, is so bad, energy drinks probably have less sugar in! Family drinks tea though & you can usually tell the time of day based on when the kettles boiling lol
Custard cream or chocolate bourbon please
I used to drink instant coffee exclusively (and a lot of it) but as I got older my doc said to cut right back on it for health reasons. I'm now down to 2 mugs first thing in the morning and then only tea. For me it's Scottish Blend from Tesco (it's actually made by Unilever) which I have black with 1/2 to 1 spoon of sugar. I have to be carefull with the Oatmeal biscuits - once opened the entire pack is gone in one go - they are so addictive. I tried a comparison of the supermarket own brand and your fav - they were not even close.
I've got a recipe book that I picked up 2nd hand (no idea why I bought it as I've got the culinary skills of a dead slug) called 'The Cooking of the British Isles' that I'm happy to send to you along with some Scottish Blend teabags. If you want them just let me know and I'll (at least temporarily) join patreon and send them.
My sister is addicted to the Yorkshire biscuit tea. It really does smell like biscuits. She lives in Yorkshire even though she's a Londoner.
I don't know if this is a BC vs ON thing, but here in BC all five of those brands of tea are on the regular grocery shelves, albeit just the basic versions. Also, I don't know anyone who doesn't have a kettle. Of course, that could just a coincidence, but I think it may be that BC has a tighter connection to the UK for some reason? (We also have Branson Pickle, HP Sauce and Lea & Perrins just hanging out in the condiments aisle.)
That's exactly how i drink my tea you did it perfect Alanna top marks.
Thank you!
Tea is certainly very important in the UK but I'm one of those strange people who prefer coffee! I have two sisters... one is in camp tea, the other camp coffee. However I don't *dislike* tea and in fact a "full breakfast" just wouldn't be the same without it. Liking your vids very much BTW... keep at it!
Yorkshire is my favourite but PG and Typhoo are good too. It's about the making of, not the bag that goes in it. Never had any of the fancier flavours.
I never ever dunk but I do like a good bourbon with a nice cuppa.
I’m a Yorkshire girl and I love your Yorkshire accent 😂….yes we definitely have the best tea ! My fav biscuits are Aldi Oaties I think better than hob nobs and cheaper, you must try them they do them with chocolate too 👍😊
I'll definitely keep an eye out for them!!
Nice Vid Alanna, Rite off to make a brew with Yorkshire tea of course 😃
Sounds great!
A proper good colour..
I personally haven't had a cuppa in 29 years as the smell when I was pregnant made me feel sick.
But as someone who makes tea for a living..That's a good one
Love the way you say ‘Yorkshire’ 😊
😁
Quality dunking technique... excellent timing and no "break-away", baked goods lost to the mug bottom dreaded dregs... I'm a 3-4 pint a day dude, usually brewed in mug with a splash of milk, mostly bag based, but hey, occasionally go wild, dig out the teapot and pick a leaf to match the mood (pot brewing technique is a separate science lol - the warming of the pot, choice of pot type, with or without cozy, and preferred infuser or lack of), and was a long time digestive fundamentalist, til the Milk Chocolate Hobnob revelation. As a lapsed Geordie in Lancashire I'm staying neutral in the war of the roses (Anglo-Saxon Northumria once included much of both so... lol)... Upon tea etiquette in places other than home, if given a milky mess, add a tablespoon of sugar and smile very sweetly. 😇☕
A tea ceremony to further adventures and naps.
It is comforting and at the same time celebratory... wonderful ... isn't it ?
I am a great believer in Teapots. You get a much richer, smoother brew and two bags makes four mugs with a proper top-up. I think "Britain's got Talent would be a definite step down for you Alanna. Lucky escape!
I like English "breakfast" teas (like yorkshire) for my mornings and Japanese green teas for later on in the day. I don't have a particular brand for biscuits but I usually go for the sweeter ones since I drink my tea black
As a Northerner abroad I tend to keep a decent supply at home, which presently consists of
Typhoo 2 x 960 bags
Typhoo decaf 2 x 80 bags
Tetley 1 x 240 bags
Tesco original 3 x 80 bags
There's two of us and @ 3 cups per day each that lot should do us for 14 months...
I need to buy more tea.
Another great video. Yorkshire here, brewed in a pot.
Next, what's the best way to make a decent coffee?
Great suggestion!
My fav tea is 100% Tetley Original.
My fav biscuit is 100% Custard Cream, and they fall apart much quicker.
My mother loves Yorkshire Tea (just like you) and she loves Rich Tea Fingers.
You should try and dunk these fingers in a hot cup of tea (2 seconds is just 2 seconds to long).
Saw the title and thought , “ well that’s brave “ 😂
Tea & biscuits, you can't beat it. The combination of a good cup of Yorkshire with a few chocolate Hob Nobs to dunk is the best pick me up ever invented. Time to put the kettle on I think. ☕🍪🍪😊
It's really quite simple as loose leaf tea & "bagged" tea don't taste the same. Bagged teas is a tea drinkers version of a coffee drinkers Instant Coffee where as a Loose Leaf tea is like a Perculator/fresh ground coffee drink. In effect it's the difference between driking Draught Real Ale and Canned Beer they're just incomparable. It's like trying to compare Ambrosia of the gods to the dregs of the slops tray. NO CONTEST.
Nice, I got a taste for a cup of tea. Greetings from the Czech republic!
Hello there!
When you mentioned microwave, I dropped my biscuit. Please Alanna don’t shock us like that. Thankfully I’ve recovered. Whew!
I gasped out loud and yelled "Nooooo" in slow motion when you pretended put your mug microwave...😅
😂
You should try Punjana tea from Thompsons, it's very popular in Northern Ireland.
BTW, here in East Africa, we call "teas" such as fruit, peppermint, camomile, etc as tisane, not tea! I also like honey in my tea, without milk.