This morning, as usual, I made a cup of tea in pantry. I met one of my colleague there. She made a tea, and as Omani done, she put milk and sugar in her tea.

She asked me about my recipe for my tea and I said to her that I only put the sugar on my tea.

“Oh it is our after lunch tea or our evening tea” she replied

I just laugh and told her that there's no strict rule in mine to have tea. I be able to have tea anytime and anything to put in, I added my explanation to her.

She smiled and said

“So, this morning you have Sulaymani”

“Sulaymani ?” I asked her

“Yes, Sulaymani. We called Sulaymani when people have tea without milk. Actually Sulaymani is the name of tribe in Oman. Maybe their tribe discovered the way of have tea only with sugar for the first time”

Sebenernya ada gak sih ya aturan waktu untuk menikmati kopi dan teh ? Kebetulan dari kecil aku tahunya, minum kopi itu pagi dan sore - ayah selalu menikmatinya pada jam-jam segitu. Sedangkan teh, pada pagi hari atau malam. Hal ini didasarkan penyuguhan teh untuk tamu. Kalau tamunya datang sebelum jam 1200 siang disuguhi teh hangat; lewat dari jam segitu disuguhi sirup; kalau datang selepas Maghrib, disuguhi teh hangat lagi.

Ada tambahan waktu lagi, ketika dingin atau hujan, pasti menikmati teh hangat. Atau ketika pulang bepergian untuk melepas lelah paling pas disuguhi teh tubruk hangat, hm...

Di Oman, ternyata ada aturan main untuk menikmati teh. Teh manis + susu, untuk pagi hari, teh manis tanpa susu untuk siang hari. 

Sementara buat saya, minum teh bisa kapan saja dan menggunakan apa saja. Makanya ketika teman saya menyatakan keheranannya saya cuma bisa bilang, di Indonesia gak ada aturan soal meminum teh, sembarang aja.

Bener gak sih ?