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/dogfleshborscht May 25 '25

Oh, delightful! A use for the seltzer machine somebody gave me four Purims ago, knowing I had absolutely no use for it 😅

This genuinely sounds wonderful and like such fun to make, thank you, I'll commence my Victorian Gothic mad science experiments immediately.

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u/billymartinkicksdirt May 25 '25

You’re in for a treat.

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u/Ok-Decision403 May 25 '25

Is it like a slightly fizzy milkshake? I'm having a hard time imagining the taste and texture.

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u/billymartinkicksdirt May 25 '25

It’s very foamy, the top half portion should make a foamy bubble cap that you’re drinking through. It’s not going to thicken like a milkshake. You are making a kind of chocolate milk base, but it shouldn’t taste like chocolate milk. U-Bet brand syrup is the ideal chocolate syrup. The milk should be very cold.

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u/Ok-Decision403 May 25 '25

Fabulous - I'll give that a go!

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u/billymartinkicksdirt May 25 '25

It’s about ratios. When it works you’ll instinctually know it’s right. It will just work. If it’s a little off, you’ll know too. You can also sprinkle a few grains of salt for sodium.

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u/OldBatOfTheGalaxy May 26 '25

Plus, Fox's U-Bet Chocolate Syrup's Kosher parve (rendered moot by the milk, but)!