Tea is a very English thing.
Some people are very particular about how they have theirs:
One sugar, two sugars, no sugar but sugar substitute please, milk in first, milk in last, milk with the teabag still in, milk when the teabag is out, not too much milk, leave the tea bag in for at least two minutes, ugh I can't be arsed with tea bags 'll just use tea granules...
You get the idea.
I'm not English, but I'll drink PG Tips and Tetley and all the other brands of English Breakfast tea out there whenever I'm offered it at someone's house, but I rarely make it for myself at home.
But, I'm more of an herbal tea person.
Call me crazy, but I actually like to taste my tea and not mask it with milk or sugar. (NO OFFENSE, ENGLAND. I RESPECT YOUR TEA DRINKING HABITS.)
Plus, now that the sun is finally showing it's huge, golden face - a hot cup of PG Tips just seems...I dunno, wintery.
Herbal teas are perfect for brisk spring and summer mornings, plus, you can always brew your herbal teas at double strength and then have them as iced tea.
Here are some of my favorite herbal teas at the moment:
Complete with a fabulously camp name - this is one of the best
fruit teas I've ever had. An infusion of blackberries, strawberries and
raspberries, it's both sweet and a bit sour and absolutley delicious.
I'd recommend letting this brew for a solid three minutes as if you take out the tea bag too early, it's just too weak.
Again, a tea that only has the perhaps campest name of all time, but includes five tea bags of each of the following fruit teas:
- Strawberry & Mango
- Blueberry & Apple
- Cranberry & Pomegranate
- Raspberry & Echinacea
- Raspberry, Strawberry & Loganberry
All of the teas are hot pink (as you can see in the first photo) and are delicious, tasty, and if you're trying to lay off the midnight cheesecake, try having a cup of the Raspberry, Strawberry & Loganberry instead. It may not be the same, but it's sweet and will fill you up!
A blend of milk thistle, lemon verbena, honey-scented limeflowers and lemon rind. It's obviously caffeine free, but really does help you wake up. It's refreshing, good for you, and is a lovely way to wake up. Plus, you can always add a slice of lemon to really zest it up.
While I've only ever tried the vanilla version of Tetley's Redbush - it's deeellliiiiciiiioous. Redbush may sound like another nickname for Lindsay Lohan, but I promise is a tasty little treat. (Not that Lindsay isn't but, um, well you know what I mean.)
Redbush is a plant that is grown in South African Cedarberg Mountains and is incredibly high in anti-oxidants, as well as being pretty damn refreshing.