This picture taken from the window of the air plane a few minutes before landing at Chiang Rai airport.

A closer look at tea field

Picture of the village where wealthy tea farmers live

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Elephants are relaxing after work

This is civilization for tea farmers

Road to Mae Salong Mountain's business distric

Modern Gas station for the Village

The lady is all dressed up when come to town

Mother and child

Yes, of course..There is a Seven - Eleven store too

Motorcycle is needed here

Thai iced tea can be cathegorized under flavored Black tea since the tea leaf has distinctive aroma of burnt sugar which obtains after the leave were fermented and roasted.

Thai people drink iced tea both plain and with sweeten condensed milk and sugar. Both type of Thai iced teas  are common drinks in Thailand and  have been part of Thai’s daily life.

Thai iced teas are served in every street corners and villages in Thailand and  most Thai restaurants worldwide. Thai tea is almost always served pre-sweetened with sugar and sweetened condensed milk or heavy cream to non-Thais which lead to mistaken believe that the sweetness is the character of Thai iced tea. Thai iced tea need not  to made sweet. The sweetness can be adjust to individual’s preferences. Cream or milk also suitable to add to Thai tea. Coconut milk has never been an ingredient  of Thai iced tea.

Thai iced tea serve in hanging plastic bag

Thai tea leaf is more than just to make hot or cold drink nowaday.  Since the Thai iced tea aroma is so addictive to those who had tried them, more people are using this tea as food flavor additive as well as food coloring such as Thai iced tea flavored icecream, Thai iced tea flavored cake, Thai iced tea flavored carbornate beverage.