Jivraj Tea Jar 1 Kg

Description

Jivraj is one of the Gujarati tea houses that built its reputation on blending rather than on a single estate, buying across gardens and putting together a consistent cup year after year. That consistency is the actual selling point of a house blend: the kilo you buy in December should taste like the one you bought in June.

A kilo takes a two person household four to six months, which is precisely the window in which a badly sealed pouch turns flat. Keep the jar shut, use a dry spoon, and it holds. Brew it as any CTC: a teaspoon a cup, boil, milk, sugar, one more rise. It takes masala well and is strong enough for a proper Gujarati style sweet chai.

Is the jar refillable with other tea? Yes, and worth keeping once it is empty. A wide mouth screw top jar is better storage than most pouches you will buy afterwards.

Will a kilo go stale before I finish it? In a sealed jar, no. Kept in a folded pouch it would, which is exactly why this format exists.

The other Gujarati kilo on the shelf is the Wagh Bakri kilo, and the loose leaf tea shelf holds the jars and pouches together. Vegetarian. Screw the lid back on straight after each spoon, because tea in a half shut jar goes flat within weeks. Order online at Panjab Supermarket for same-day delivery across Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Leidsche Rijn, Vleuten, Maarssen, Zeist, Bunnik, IJsselstein, Vianen, and Culemborg. Free delivery on orders over 49 euros.