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Suutei Tsai

Name: Suutei Tsai
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Mongolia
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Black tea leaves; 300ml Water; 300ml Milk; 1/4 tsp Salt; 1 tsp Butter

Drink

⏱ 10 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Black tea simmered with milk and finished with salt and butter — Mongolia's everyday salted milk tea.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Suutei tsai is drunk many times a day in Mongolia — almost a staple food in liquid form. It's finished with salt rather than sugar, and has long served nomadic households as a source of hydration and salt. Serving a guest a cup of suutei tsai is often the very first gesture of hospitality.

🌆 Where it's eaten: The first thing brewed each morning, and the first thing offered to any visiting guest.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Black tea leaves 1 tbsp
Water 300ml
Milk 300ml
Salt 1/4 tsp
Butter 1 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Add the tea leaves to water in a pot and simmer over medium heat until the color develops.
Add the milk and heat until just below boiling.
Season with salt to taste.
Pour into cups and finish with a small pat of butter, if desired.

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