{"id":4291,"date":"2019-12-10T10:50:19","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T18:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hungryhuy.com\/?p=4291"},"modified":"2021-04-13T10:19:41","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T17:19:41","slug":"thai-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hungryhuy.com\/thai-tea\/","title":{"rendered":"Thai Iced Tea Recipe (Easy Homemade Thai Tea)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I almost always NEED to order Thai iced tea when we eat Thai food. If you\u2019ve ever had the chance to try Thai iced tea, you know this orange-colored, sweet concoction is best served cold with lots and lots of ice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ordering this refreshing drink goes hand in hand with all the spicy and delicious entrees we order at Thai restaurants. Think about it, what better combination for your scorching Thai basil fried rice<\/a>, Panang curry<\/a>, pad see ew<\/a>, or papaya salad than a cooling sip of milky sweet tea? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thai tea origins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Originally a popular street food drink in Thailand, you can now find it at many Thai restaurants or even bubble tea\/boba cafes in the US. After questioning many of my Thai friends about their best Thai tea recipes, I was amazed to find out that they actually use tea mix instead of making it from scratch! To learn more about tea, visit my post on green tea vs. black tea<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s in Thai iced tea?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In general, Thai iced tea is made up of a tea mix that’s steeped in hot water, then mixed traditionally with sweetened condensed milk<\/a> and topped with crushed ice. However, you can also use regular white sugar or make your own simple syrup and add a milk of your choosing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Thai iced tea mix packets themselves have very limited labels from my experience. All of my test packets list some sort of tea (black, green, or even “tea powder”), maybe sugar, and always some sort of food coloring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is Thai iced tea orange?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Almost all of the tea mixes include yellow food coloring #6–this is where Thai tea gets its famous orange coloring. So if you are hesitant about consuming food coloring in your diet, please note that many (if not all) of these Thai tea mixes include food coloring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best Thai tea brands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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After consulting with some of my friends, I found a few types of Thai tea mixed packages online. I tried three popular Thai tea mixes for this recipe:<\/p>\n\n\n\n