Review of Rishi Masala Chai Tea Concentrate
Many people refer to tea flavored with aromatic spices as “chai”, an incorrect use of the word. Chai is the Hindi word for tea, and the flavoring is masala, a mixture of many spices. These flavors are steeped with black tea; then milk and sugar are added for a sweet, warm drink. Coffee houses call them chai lattes and charge high prices for them, but you can easily make them yourself.
All you need is milk, a saucepan, and Rishi’s Organic, Fair Trade Masala Chai Tea Concentrate. It is a new product from Rishi tea and it is replacing those costly trips to the coffee bar. Just pour equal parts milk and Rishi Masala Chai concentrate into the saucepan and heat, pour, and drink. The flavor is warm, sweet, and cozy, a little like taking a drink of Christmas time.
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Miss Molly’s Tea Room, Medina, Ohio
Located in the Historic District of Medina, Ohio, Miss Molly’s Tea Room and Gift Shop is a piece of the past. The lavish decor makes you feel as though you’ve stepped right into the Victorian period. Wallpaper with bold rose print covers many of the walls and Tiffany-style light fixtures hang from the ceiling. Elegant laces and fine china grace the tables and selves in all directions. It’s a place that makes you want to sit down, relax, and be waited on.
That’s exactly what the staff there wants you to do, relax and be waited on. Miss Molly’s is determined to give their customers good food and a pleasant atmosphere in which to enjoy it. Provided you make a reservation, the hostess will seat you promptly and the service is immediate. You can choose simply to have tea and scones, or you can order a full meal. They also have a children’s menu that includes a decorate-it-yourself cookie with each kid’s meal.
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Review of Republic of Tea’s Superflower Hibiscus tea-Pineapple Lychee
Recently the Journal of Nutrition published a report on a study that examined the effects of hibiscus tea on high blood pressure. The results revealed that hibiscus tea lowered high blood pressure in pre-hypertensive and mildly hypertensive subjects. In short, it was so effective that it could allow some people to reduce or stop taking their blood pressure medications.
Now the Republic of Tea, a well-known tea company in Novato, California, has developed Superflower herbal teas. Although there are five different flavors, each has at its base African hibiscus, mostly from Nigeria. African hibiscus is a rich ruby-red and imparts not only beautiful color, but also a fruity flavor to herbal teas. It’s been described by some as a sort of cranberry-citrus combination while others think it more resembles rhubarb.
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How to Make a Great Cup of Tea
It does not seem very hard to make a cup of tea; just put a teabag into a cup and pour hot water on it. Sure, if all you want is a cup of hot brown, or tan, liquid, you could do that. The question is do you want just a cup of tea, a cup of good tea, or a cup of great tea. Which tea you use and what you do with it are big factors in how your tea will taste.
You need to start with the most important part of the formula, the tea itself. While it is true that many teabags contain inferior quality tea, there are some good ones. Both the quality of the original tealeaf and the size of the leaf pieces affect tea flavor. If you want to use teabags, select a brand that has extra large teabags or pyramid-shaped. Tealeaves need room to expand when they steep, so tea companies who use large pieces use bigger teabags.
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