Tea Of The Month Is A Great Way To Bring More Tea Into Your Life

by: Sandra Fierling

Did you know that tea is the second most popular drink on the planet? Only water comes first! In most of Asia, people drink tea each and every day. In Britain, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia, tea is often the number one choice of beverage. In fact tea is becoming more popular every day. If you’re not an avid tea drinker (yet) then the tea of the month idea is a great way to start.

If you are a tea newbie or not yet into trying any different tea than your usual cup, then this is a good way to bring more tea into your life. So who does this work? There are hundreds of tea websites selling every sort of tea imaginable. Some websites have a ‘tea of the month’ club. This means that they will send you a different tea every month to try. Leave the choice to them.

Not only that but there are ‘tea of the month’ clubs where you can choose to have a black tea every month or a green, herbal or white tea. Some tea of the month clubs give you a selection so one month you might receive a black tea and the next an herbal tea. Some clubs deliver loose tea and others tea bags.

Every tea connoisseur will tell you that loose tea is best. Today it’s also easy to handle. Many tea pots come with a built in strainer as well as the fact that you can buy empty disposable tea bags and fill then with the loose tea yourself!

Many people make the mistake of packing lots of loose tea in a bag – in fact many tea bags in supermarkets are like this but they mainly contain inferior low grade tea, including the twigs of the tea plant. Loose tea leaves need to unfurl and the hot water makes the leaves plump up as well. This is why you only need to fill your tea bag one-third full – to make room for this expansion. As a general rule, let the tea steep in the hot water for three to five minutes and then it’s ready to drink.

Tea is a wonderful drink and it’s so very diverse. Not only are there hundreds of varieties of green and black tea but herbal teas as well. Herbal teas are not strictly teas as they don’t come from the tea plant, camilla sinensis. Herbal teas come from herbs and flowers – sometimes even the roots. They contain no caffeine and are very good for your body. You can also drink tea cold. Let it cool down and serve over ice with lemon, for example. In the summer I keep a jug of herbal tea in my fridge, ready to ‘dress up’ with fruit and/or herbs and ice cubes.

Now you have an idea what the ‘tea of the month’ means, I do hope you give it a try. Bringing tea into your life is good for you and your health.




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