I would like to tea smoke a chicken. the recipe that i have calls for Lapsang Souchong. Can anyone tell me where I might buy this tea and doe it go by antother name. any information will be appricated. thanks
jo helen
I would like to tea smoke a chicken. the recipe that i have calls for Lapsang Souchong. Can anyone tell me where I might buy this tea and doe it go by antother name. any information will be appricated. thanks
jo helen
That is the correct name, and if there is a tea shop in your area, they will have it. Otherwise, as the previous poster said, Uptons sells it:
Lapsang is a very common tea, but to be honest I think if you are doing tea smoked duck (or chicken) that it really doesn't add anything to use a smoky tea.
To do tea smoked duck, I normally use cheap oolong from the local oriental market.... $7 will buy you a 25 lb bag of Foojoy. I wouldn't drink it, but it works well for smoking.
If you are absolutely set on using lapsang souchong, Twining's makes an okay one that your local Twining's dealer should be able to find. Upton's sells a better one. The best I ever had is sold by First Colony Coffee and Tea in Norfolk, which I found very surprising.
But it's a waste of money to use good tea for tea smoked duck.
Oh yes, and make sure you have EXCELLENT ventillation!
--scott
My curiosity is peaked. Would you, or Scott, please post a quick description of what it means to tea smoke chicken, or duck?
Is it similar to smoking salmon using tea instead of wood chips or something else enrirely?
Thanks, Eric
I'd bet money that that is exactly what it means.
stePH
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Joshua McGee
That is exactly it. Normally you do it in a wok with damp tea leaves at the bottom smouldering and the duck up above it on a little stand. For production purposes, some restaurants will have little smokers that take a couple duck breasts at a time.
If you like smoked food, it is absolutely something you need to try at a good Chinese restaurant.
--scott
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