Tea Dictionary
Established on 08/09/24
Assam tea
It has a stone fruit aroma and amber colour. This back tea is famous for its intensity and perfectly balanced to bring out its characteristic flavour profile.
Blackcurrant tea
It is rich in tannins. These are substances that can tighten mucous membranes in the intestinal tract. They have been long used as a treatment of diarrhoea.
Recipe: boil one or two spoons of frozen blackberries or dried blackberry leaves in one and a half cups of water for ten minutes. Then strain and drink several cups a day. If you decide to buy blackberry tea, make sure it contains blackberry leaves, not just flavouring.
Ceylon tea
It is delicate and crisp. Ceylon hails from Sri Lanka. This tea is great for late mornings and afternoons as it has warm, gold colour and a more refreshing finish than Assam.
Chai
It originated in India and is a spicy, rich tea with leaves blended with cinnamon, ginger, cloves and cardamom.
Derjeeling tea
It is floral tea, also made from black tea. Its colour is lighter when its brewed because the leaves are exposed to less sunlight meaning they oxidise less. The tea is originated from the base of the Himalayas.
Earl Grey tea
It is a blend of black tea infused with bergamot oil for an aromatic, citrus taste. The hint of citrus means it does not complement milk. Instead, try with lemon. Also, its floral aroma works for fruit bakes.
English breakfast tea
Despite the name this black tea blend has Scottish origins. It was popularised by Queen Victoria, who brought it back from Balmoral, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Fennel tea
tea or infusion can reduce bloating, bronchitis, constipation, cough, cramps and gas.
Green tea
It comes from the same plant as black tea. Only green tea leaves are heated and dried quickly for lighter colour and grassy notes. Wait a minute after boiling water before adding water. You can add a slice of lemon too. Also, green tea is naturally low in sodium/salt. Reduction of consumption of sodium contributes to the maintenance of normal blood.
Also, do not pour boiling water on green tea, but hot.
Genmaicha
It is a Japanese tea made by mixing green tea with roasted brown rice and it is not coffee-free tea.
The name comes from the Japanese words genmai (brown rice), and cha (tea).
Lavender tea
Drinking lavender tea provides double the benifints since you are inhaling the scent and getting the medical components of the plant.
Peppermint tea
It is typically not tea but treated as such. Its herbal infusions are made from mint plants. As it does not contain caffeine it is ideal to unwind with or to drink after dinner to promote digestion. Additionally, peppermint is a bright and uplifting herb that is much loved due to its invigorating and refreshing taste.
Matcha
It is powdered green tea leaves, dissolved in hot water to make tea or used as a flavouring. The tea powder is specially processed from shade-grown tea leaves. Shade-growing green tea leaves give matcha its characteristic bright green colour and strong savour flavour.
Thyme tea
It says that Thyme is a natural expectorant that relaxes the respiratory tract and loosens mucus.
Studies have found that using thyme in combination with primrose or ivy relieves the frequency and duration of coughs.
Also, it helps:
1) Blood pressure;
2) Boost water lass:
3) Colic in infants;
4) Indigestion;
45 Stimulate appetite;
Recipe: Place two tablespoons of fresh thyme (or one tablespoon of dried) in a cup of hot water to make thyme tea. Allow it to steep, then drain out the herb and honey to taste.