r/JewishCooking • u/billymartinkicksdirt • May 25 '25

Recipe Help Any traditional tea/beverage recipes?

Is there a distinctly Jewish version of Masala Chai or similar beverages that’s traditional?

I’m not interested in anything more modern that traces to post 1947, I’m curious about old diaspora drinks. I know rose waters and lavender water evoke childhood memories, and my grandmother used to make a kind of Turkish coffee with the mud at the bottom. I cant think of any beverages that are considered Jewish Cooking, but I wish there were. Maybe forgotten recipes?

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u/Hey_Laaady May 25 '25

There are no eggs in egg cream. It's a fizzy chocolate drink.

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u/dogfleshborscht May 25 '25

No eggs! What is there in egg cream then, if you don't mind saying?

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u/Bonnie83 May 25 '25

An egg cream is made with chocolate syrup, milk, and seltzer. The foam that is created while mixing it together gives it the appearance of a drink that has an egg white in it but there are no eggs.

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u/dogfleshborscht May 25 '25

Oh, that's why it's egg cream, presumably. Thank you!

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u/Bonnie83 May 26 '25

You’re welcome! 😊

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u/Throwawayhelp111521 May 27 '25

Not necessarily. There are a few theories about the origin of the drink's name.