Chinese teas

Artytarty

Hi, I'm having abit store cupboard clear out and amongst other things, I have quite a collection of Chinese teas our young guests have brought over the last couple of years. I m sure they are fine, they are still sealed.
Can you think of any ways to use it that are not the conventional cup of tea? I'm not keen on that at all. The only tea I drink is red bush or camomile.
Thanks!

VfM4meplse

If there's no way its going to be consumed by giving it away to friends or family, its probably best wrapped, ribboned and donated to a charity raffle. Someone will enjoy it!

Nice problem to have, though

rach_k

Food bank? I normally donate the cheapest 'value' brand stuff (all stuff I eat myself, nothing nasty!) but I imagine it must be nice to get something nice or fancy now and then.

Artytarty

You are probably right. I was thinking along the lines of tea bread or boiling my rice in it? Some of it is those lovely little jasmine flower buds which open up in boiling water and smell wonderful, it's the taste that's not for me!

VfM4meplse

Artytarty wrote: »

You are probably right. I was thinking along the lines of tea bread

Tea bread was my first thought - but if you've got lots of tea to get through, the cost of the ingredients and baking may outweigh the joy of multiple cakes.

Artytarty

Indeed! But I did find a lot of dried fruit, still in date from when I made my daughters wedding cake.
But I still think it would take a lot of tea bread to use it up!
Still, there are worse problems to have.

NewShadow

Artytarty wrote: »

Indeed! But I did find a lot of dried fruit, still in date from when I made my daughters wedding cake.
But I still think it would take a lot of tea bread to use it up!
Still, there are worse problems to have.

How about making lots - eating some - then gifting tea bread with an accompanying packet of complementary tea to friends/neighbours until the stock is a little more manageable?

We're heading into spring and light floral teas are seasonally appropriate

bouicca21

Would Chinese tea really be good in tea bread?

Artytarty

We will find out tomorrow what it's like! I'm steeping the fruit for two loaves overnight and will bake in the morning.

oystercatcher

I would ask friends and relatives and find someone who would enjoy the tea. It sounds really nice to me.

Dclutterchique

In my 1988 edition of 'The Dairy Book of British Food' (ISBN 0 85223 735 9) there is a recipe for Tea Cream, which is basically a cross between mouse and milk jelly flavoured with tea. The recipe suggests Earl Grey, jasmine or lapsang souchong. So would something like that work for you? Or maybe a another milk based dessert eg panna cotta or crème caramel (possibly without the sauce)?