Tea mug

The post okkra refers to talks about earthenware cups. I don't think those are common any more. I only saw plastic cups when I was in India, and I wanted to try an earthenware cup.

If that's the concern, please don't worry about it, okkra. You can take a tea mug if you'd like of course, but that's just one more thing to pack. If you want it because you want to buy more tea at one time, no worries. But if you want to pack lighter, you really won't need it.

Welcome to IndiaMike!

Arent earthenware cups for using them once only? I always see them thrown away after using them. How would bacteria come into them? And the clay is burnt too, isnt it?
I like them and once hoped to keep one for good memory, but it broke too easily. In smaller towns and especially villages I have seen them a lot.

Don't worry about it. Don't even think about it!
Ahhh... well, that was just one restaurant doing something quirky: serving tea in funny little earthenware jugs.

When one has a stomach upset, it is never possible to be 100% sure of its origin. I didn't eat anywhere else in the time frame, and the two of us that drank the tea both had some symptoms. Please think of it as a one-off mentioned in passing.

In my bit of India (regional variations!)--- Tea stalls will serve you in glasses or throw-away plastic. Restaurants (the ones they confusingly call "hotels") will serve you in stainless steel beakers or "normal" cups/saucers.

I've never actually seen the traditional earthenware one-use cups. I believe they were once common on the railways.

Saw them, used them. They are the very best for tea! If the OP can get a source I will be eternally grateful. They don't weigh that much.

Alternatively the OP can take a case or 2 of decorated or preferably picture decalled mugs and leave one at each stop. It will make the traveller very popular & leave a very good memory behind..

I brew my tea in an unglazed earthenware pot. That gives it a somewhat earthy taste.

@DaisyL thanks for the welcome. Actually, I have a collapsible mug that I use for camping, so it does not take much space.

@edwardseco I like your idea of decorative cups, alas I am traveling with just one backpack.

@Nick Thanks for the clarification.