The Art of the Kenyan Tea
We love tea in Kenya. It’s an absolute everyday drink. We also make some darn good tea which the world over gets to taste. I am particularly proud of our tea, even though I am not an ardent partaker, but my mom is so I guess that counts.
My wife & I visited with some friends who are serious tea drinkers. This is an account of their tea preparation, in photos of course. This ain’t a cooking blog you know. Decipher for yourselves the ingredients and all because, I can’t make tea to save my life. I can only take photos of people making the tea.
The Ingredients-ish
The process
The Setup
The take down
Well if you follow these instructions carefully, you are able to make(at least visually) a cup’a good ol Kenyan tea. All the best with it. I should say right now that any side effects or injuries(read stomach upsets) sustained attempting this shall not be the fault of the blogger. :-)
Do you like tea too? How do you like your tea? Do have a good day.
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The story is compelling, the photography just awesome. Good stuff!
Aki that tea looks sweet! Whoah!!! Awesome Photography man!
Love it man. Keep it coming!
This is one of me best posts…not because i’m a tea addict;-) I must say, good work as always!
Thanks a lot for all your comments. Really appreciate y’all taking time to check ‘em out
Tea or coffee ?
Cats or dogs ?
Me – Cats and coffee… I like tea also, but prefer coffee. Don’t like “chai” (the Kenyan process), too heavy on stomach; I favor English tea (like Earl Grey) without milk.
Nice blog you have Mutua, I will write a small article about your blog… It is one of the best I have seen regarding photography. There is just one thing I dislike, no picture in your RSS. Fail to understand why a blog about photography is not putting photo in feed ? Plz, at least, try to add a thumbnail.
Keep up the good work !! And thx for all your nice wallpapers ! You rock !
Lovely series of shots.
One of the best Kenyan blogs I have come across … I have deep respect for anyone who celebrates Kenya using their unique gifts and you have a powerful gift!
As A KENYAN tea connoisseur, you got the ingredients, process, tools and service down to a tittle!
An authentic cup of Kenyan tea MUST have:
Kenyan tea leaves direct from the factory, Tropical Heat Tea Masala, a sufuria, a gichungi (i.e. Kenpoly plastic sieve), THERMOS (not the brand but Kenyan speak for flask) and of course the mugs – I only wish you got a hold of the enamel mugs to complete the picture ;-)
Awesome!!!
Thank you for the comment Rita. You do seem to love and know your tea. Yes the enamel cups would have been a nice addition. Thanks you for checking this out, I do hope you shall keep coming back to see more.
Wow… Nice photo essay. I love our tea and I always take it with me whenever I am even if I am in a tea producing country. I enjoyed reading your photoblog as well.
Thanks Njambi. A comment from a fellow photographer is always appreciated.
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