These are salty, crispy but yielding little things, that need to be served with icy beer or a dry sparkling wine. As a kid I probably washed these down with a cold orange Crush—that still seems like an ideal pairing now.
Each batch of butter tea finished quickly and it took forever to brew another batch of the salty and slightly oily tea, or so it seemed when I had to wait.
The citrus and bitters round out this drink nicely, it scales well for a pitcher too, and it's the perfect drink for when you're pigging out with your friends.