what is sweet tea?

Answer 1

Tea with sugar

Answer 2

Sweet tea has long been a staple beverage in the American South; most family-style and fast food restaurants in the region offer the customer a choice of sweet tea or unsweetened iced tea. It is a signature drink of the region, to the point where the Southern use of the word "tea" is largely used to refer specifically to cold, sweet tea and not to hot or unsweet varieties. Its widespread use is probably due to its light taste, ease of preparation and low cost.

An important part of the tradition of sweet tea in the South is the fact that it can be made in large quantities, easily several gallons, for not a large amount of time or money involved. It is usually consumed in daily as a staple soft drink or for a group situation or at family meals, helping to tie it directly back into the culture from which it comes.

Iced tea is normally served unsweetened throughout the rest of the United States, though it is moderately common to add a small amount of sweetener to the already cold tea. Much pre-bottled and pre-canned tea, though, comes with sweetener (sugar, honey, some artificial sweetener, or a combination) mixed in.

It is important to note that though sweet tea (as a moderately watered, sugar pre-added, iced drink) is stereotypically a South-Eastern United States tradition, but many tea cultures occasionally add sweeteners to their tea.

Answer 3

Sweet Tea is something that people from the south drink all the time.
It is very common and they drink it more than coca cola, and water.
Here is how you make it.
Boil a pot of regular tea, add a lot of sugar, like 1 cup of sugar, for a coffee pot worth of tea. Then you transfer it to the refridgerator, and let it get cold. You serve it cold. But it is basically the same thing as very sweet hot tea. That is it.

Answer 4

Sweet tea is a form of iced tea in which sugar or some other form of sweetener is added to the hot water before brewing, while brewing the tea, or post-brewing, but before the beverage is chilled and served. This variation of tea enjoys most of its popularity in the Southern United States.


Sweet tea and the American South
Sweet tea has long been a staple beverage in the American South; most family-style and fast food restaurants in the region offer the customer a choice of sweet tea or unsweetened iced tea. It is a signature drink of the region, to the point where the Southern use of the word "tea" is largely used to refer specifically to cold, sweet tea and not to hot or unsweet varieties. Its widespread use is probably due to its light taste, ease of preparation and low cost.

An important part of the tradition of sweet tea in the South is the fact that it can be made in large quantities, easily several gallons, for not a large amount of time or money involved. It is usually consumed in daily as a staple soft drink or for a group situation or at family meals, helping to tie it directly back into the culture from which it comes.

Iced tea is normally served unsweetened throughout the rest of the United States, though it is moderately common to add a small amount of sweetener to the already cold tea. Much pre-bottled and pre-canned tea, though, comes with sweetener (sugar, honey, some artificial sweetener, or a combination) mixed in.

It is important to note that though sweet tea (as a moderately watered, sugar pre-added, iced drink) is stereotypically a South-Eastern United States tradition, but many tea cultures occasionally add sweeteners to their tea.

Answer 5

An absolutely disgusting and unhealthy beverage. I'm from South Florida and even though it is the south of the U.S. it is more like South America. When I left for college to Tampa, i noticed that more and more restaurants carry sweet tea and regular tea. I absolutely hate it because I drink my iced tea without any sweetener. Southern folks love it though. I worked at a country club and one time did a southern folks wedding reception, and we had to make separate things of sweet tea because it was all they drank. I would advise putting some sort of sweetener like splenda instead of pure sugar because It won't be good for you in the long run. It's practically drinking soda, and then they wonder why their teeth are all rotted.

Answer 6

Tea sweetened with sugar and/or honey. Some of the best sweet tea is make with both.

Answer 7

Sweeten tea with sugar and a slice of lemon.... A product of the south, found in many restaurants

Answer 8

Basically, you boil a gallon water, throw in a bunch of teabags (10 or 12) , and while it's still really hot, add a cup or two of sugar. Let it cool, and you have some good tea.

Answer 9

A southern tea, will always be sweet tea. Made with tea and
sugar, and always ice.

Answer 10

tea with sugar real popular in the southern parts of the united states