It is difficult to find a person who does not like tea. After all, if you wish, you can find your own drink, which will not only cheer up in the early morning, but will also cheer you up after a hard day. If necessary, milk, cream, honey and lemon can be added to tea. However, this is not all the components that allow you to change the taste and give a special twist. A tea drink may consist of herbs, berries, and fruits. Of course, the cooking process in this case is more laborious. But in the end, a flavored drink is obtained, with which you can treat your family.
Cranberry Tea
Many drinks include herbs. But there are recipes that use berry and fruit juice. To make a cranberry tea drink, you will need:
- 500 milliliters of water.
- 200 grams of cranberries.
- 8 buds of cloves.
- The juice of one orange.
- Cinnamon stick
- Tea.
Cooking process
Tea drink recipes are very simple. The main thing is to follow the cooking process. For starters, it’s worth preparing the berries. Rinse the cranberries thoroughly and then wipe gently through a strainer. The resulting mass must be transferred to gauze and squeeze the juice. The cake that remains from the berries should be placed in a saucepan, pour water, and then bring to a boil. Ready broth needs to be filtered. In the drink you need to add the juice of orange and cranberries, sugar and spices. All components must be mixed well and allowed to stand for an hour. Then the tea drink needs to be filtered and reheated on a small fire. This is not the end of the cooking process. It remains to add freshly brewed tea to the drink.
Tea drink popular in South America
The most popular drink in South America is mate. Probably many have tasted it. But not everyone tried to cook it at home. The process of making this drink has undergone some changes. In each country, this tea is brewed in its own way. For example, the European version. Pour dry mate into a ceramic mug. It should occupy a third of the capacity. After that, the tea is poured with cold water. He must get wet. And only after that the mate is poured with hot water, but not boiling water. As a result, foam should form. That's all. Tea drink in South America is customary to drink through a straw. It is not necessary to drink it completely. After all, you can brew mate many times.
Blackcurrant tea
To make healthy and tasty tea, you don't have to have exotic foods on hand. You can make a tasty drink from what is on the shelves of our stores. During colds, blackcurrant tea can be prepared. It is rich in vitamin C, which helps our body withstand various viruses. To prepare you will need:
1. 150 milliliters of blackcurrant juice.
2. 4 teaspoons of tea infusion, preferably strong.
3. 6 tablespoons of vanilla syrup.
4. Hot water.
The process of preparing this drink is quite simple. It is necessary to mix vanilla syrup, tea infusion and blackcurrant juice in a container. All this should be diluted with water to taste. If necessary, you can add a little sugar.
Spices and Mint
A tea drink prepared according to this recipe turns out to be very tasty and aromatic, able to give warmth and a sense of comfort. To prepare you will need:
- ½ teaspoon chopped ginger root.
- 3 pinches of ground ginger.
- 3 pinches of chopped cardamom.
- 1 stick of cinnamon.
- A few pinches of nutmeg.
- A teaspoon of coriander seeds.
- A teaspoon of cumin seeds.
- ½ cup fresh mint leaves.
- 3 buds of cloves.
- 3 cups of milk.
- 3 glasses of water.
How to make a mint and spice drink
To make a tea drink with spices, you must first boil the water. After this, the fire should be reduced and milk, herbs and spices added to the container. It is necessary to brew a drink for five minutes. In this case, the fire should be small. Ready broth should be covered and left for a while. Tea drink should be infused.
A decoction of herbs and spices before serving should be filtered using a strainer and pour into cups. You need to drink such tea in a warm form.
Ginger and apple
To make this drink you will need three apples, a piece of ginger root about 5 centimeters long and 150 milliliters of water. The whole process takes a little time. To begin with, it is worth skipping fruits through a juicer. Ginger root must be peeled and cut into small pieces. Then it should be mixed with apple juice and pour into a pan. It is also worth adding water and bringing everything to a boil. Brew a tea drink on low heat for 15 minutes. After that, it needs to be filtered and poured into cups.
Strawberries and lemon
To make this tea drink, you will need:
- 1.5 teaspoons of strawberry leaves.
- 1/3 teaspoon long leaf tea.
- ½ teaspoon of honey.
- A few drops of lemon juice.
- ½ liter of water.
For starters, mix the leaves of wild strawberries and long tea. A mixture of these components should be transferred to a deep container and pour hot water, but not cool boiling water. Tea must be brewed. After this, the drink must be filtered. It is necessary to add lemon juice and honey.
Vanilla and raspberries
Making this drink is very simple. It is necessary to mix 50 milliliters of raspberry syrup and 15 milliliters of vanilla syrup in a heated glass. The components must be mixed thoroughly. The resulting composition must be poured with strong freshly brewed tea. All should be mixed again. Only 150 milliliters of tea is enough for such an amount.
Drink "Altai"
Most tea drinks based on herbs are used in folk medicine to combat many ailments. The main thing is to cook everything correctly. Tea drink "Altai" has a calming effect. For its preparation, thyme grass, St. John's wort grass, marjoram grass, hop fruit and hips are required. Pour the components with hot water and let it brew. Take this drink usually before bedtime.
Altai tea on herbs has a calming effect, helps to improve sleep, digestive system and relieve irritability. In addition, the drink contains vitamin C, which helps strengthen the immune system.