{"title":"Tea, Coffee \u0026 Drinks","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis department holds everything poured into a cup or a glass in an Asian home, from the first pan of chai to the last mug of malted milk. It brings together loose and bagged tea, instant and filter coffee, milk and malt drinks, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/soft-drinks-and-juices\"\u003esoft drinks and juices\u003c\/a\u003e and cordials and syrups.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTea comes first for most of our shoppers. Indian and Pakistani households brew doodh patti with strong CTC leaf, boiled with milk, sugar and a crushed cardamom pod. Sri Lankan families drink Ceylon tea plain or with milk powder, often sweetened heavily. There are also British tea bags for a quick builder's brew, masala chai premixes, green and herbal infusions, and speciality Ceylon teas such as golden tips and white tea for a slower cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoffee in South India means filter kaapi: dark roast coffee blended with chicory, brewed through a steel filter and frothed with hot milk between two cups. Instant coffee, sweet coffee sachets and sukku malli, a warming Tamil drink of dry ginger and coriander seed, complete the coffee shelf. On the milk side, full cream milk powder is the base of Sri Lankan milk tea and countless sweets, and malt drinks remain a childhood habit for many adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCold drinks follow the seasons. Rose syrup and sherbet go into falooda and iced milk, nannari syrup into lemon sarbath, and Sri Lankan cream soda and nelli drinks are the taste of a Colombo or Jaffna summer. Brands include \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/niru\"\u003eNiru\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/sunrise\"\u003eSunrise\u003c\/a\u003e, next to the familiar British names.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTea, coffee and milk powder all pick up moisture and smells, so move them into airtight caddies away from the spice shelf once the pack is open. Whole-leaf and speciality teas taste best within a few months of opening, while CTC tea stays strong for longer.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"niru-ice-cream-soda-2l","title":"Niru Ice Cream Soda 2L","description":"\u003cp\u003eNiru Ice Cream Soda is the sweet vanilla cream soda, in the two litre bottle that goes on the table at a Sri Lankan or Tamil gathering and does not come back full. It is a bottle of something very sweet and very cold, and Niru are not pretending otherwise. Eight glasses to a bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStraight from the fridge over plenty of ice. It is the usual partner to a plate of short eats, and the base of a falooda if you add ice cream, basil seed and a little rose syrup.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 litres, around 8 servings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContains sugar and sweetener\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eE102 may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduct of Poland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eNiru also make \u003ca href=\"\/products\/niru-sparkling-nelli-2l\"\u003eNiru Sparkling Nelli 2L\u003c\/a\u003e in the same size. See the wider \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/soft-drinks-and-juices\"\u003esoft drinks\u003c\/a\u003e range, in the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tea-coffee-and-drinks\"\u003ebeverages\u003c\/a\u003e department.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Niru","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55055700918611,"sku":null,"price":0.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/7433\/9411\/files\/niru-ice-cream-soda-2l-front.png?v=1790331714"},{"product_id":"niru-sparkling-nelli-2l","title":"Niru Sparkling Nelli 2L","description":"\u003cp\u003eNelli is the Indian gooseberry, amla, and Niru Sparkling Nelli is the fizzy two litre bottle of it that turns up at Sri Lankan and Tamil tables. It is sharp and sweet in the same mouthful, more interesting than a lemonade and a good deal more refreshing after something fried. Eight glasses to a bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVery cold, over ice, with a plate of short eats or after a hot curry. A squeeze of lime and a pinch of salt turns it into something close to a nimbu soda.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 litres, around 8 servings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContains sugar and sweetener\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eE102 may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduct of Poland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eNiru also make \u003ca href=\"\/products\/niru-ice-cream-soda-2l\"\u003eNiru Ice Cream Soda 2L\u003c\/a\u003e in the same size. See the wider \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/soft-drinks-and-juices\"\u003esoft drinks\u003c\/a\u003e range, in the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tea-coffee-and-drinks\"\u003ebeverages\u003c\/a\u003e department.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Niru","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55055702262099,"sku":null,"price":2.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/7433\/9411\/files\/niru-sparkling-nelli-2l-front.png?v=1790331725"}],"url":"https:\/\/chandrastores.co.uk\/collections\/tea-coffee-and-drinks.oembed","provider":"Chandra Stores","version":"1.0","type":"link"}