Steeping Time of Tea

Steeping Time1 min for Japanese Green Tea  and 7 min for white tea Yin Zhen, how much time would actually depends various factors.


Steeping time depends on the type of leaf and its leaf grade. Many teas yield a pale liquor, so steep by time not color. If milk is to be added, the steeping time must be long enough for sufficient flavor elements and tannins to be extracted. Too short a steeping time will result in a thin, insipid tea. Conversely, over-steeping will yield a bitter tea with an overpowering imbalance of tannin
Asians have a way of doing a 30 seconds of steeping, I believe this can help to remove the Theobromine (kudos to the Chinese this amazing discovery at such anicent era)

Personally, I would stir the jug with a chopstick remove the leaves once they start stinking,too lazy to do resteeping.:p

Olio Bites (Alliance Française)

Olio Bites (Alliance Française)
Address: 1 Sarkies Road 2F
Alliance Francaise De Singapour Singapore



My french lessons have been ending at 1130 for 3years, sometimes I would head there for a meal with my french classmates or in between my extra french lessons (like now).By 12 noon,the place has more crowded with office staff and some french teachers.The lunch crowd tones down by 130pm and it is all peaceful again.

I just finished with my caesar salmon salad, currently sipping a vanilla chai latte.As I frequent India, I am fussy with my chai ,having chai latte in Singapore, is something special and not found in my cafés.:) Their food is pleasant and not impressive.Many people like to order club sandwich according to some of my classmates it is very filling so I love to pinch their chips as it's extremely crispy!Their pies and some main courses comes with salad, even for the take-away,legumes people galore!!

Café at 1130am

The setting is relaxing and calm.It is poetic to watch the clientale ,the morning begins with students grabbing a quick bite and a huge variety of French and other nationalites as lunch crowd ,followed by internationl horde of tai tais who are waiting for their children to finish their afternoon french lessons and then to the evening French students crowd.What a life! The cafe is accompanied by a mini art gallery beside it.However, it gets rather crowded during the first and second week of June and December due to the French exams and during French Film Festivals evening held in Alliance Francaise.In fact,I am at the café right now and its the December exams time:)

OOOps....I see my french classmates taking a break from their C1 exams..got to say Hi ..


Bye....

Pics from some time ago.....during a half an hour break,

chicken and mushroom pie :)