Floral tea

We think many will agree with the statement that tea is the most famous and widespread soft drink on the whole planet Earth, of course after water. Researchers consider China to be the birthplace of tea, as well as an entire tea party culture. Chai or 茶 "cha" got its original name thanks to the ancient Chinese dialect.

In its culinary essence, tea is nothing more than a drink, which is obtained by brewing and further infusing the leaves of a tea plant. However, tea has long been called not only a drink made from tea leaves, but also other ingredients. The so-called classic or canonical tea varieties include the well-known black, green, red, white and yellow tea.

In addition to the above varieties, tea is called a drink, which includes herbs, as well as inflorescences of the plant. Many do not even think about brewing a cup of fragrant carcade or roybos tea that there are no tea leaves in the drink. Herbal or floral tea is a fairly extensive group of drinks, which are rather infusions made from leaves, as well as plant flowers.

It is worth noting that according to the rules, flower tea can be called tea, since there are no tea tree leaves in the drink. However, floral tea has all the main features of a tea drink. That is why the infusion of inflorescences of different plants is usually called flower tea. In addition, a mixture of black or green tea with plant flowers is called flower tea.

Among the main types of flower tea, the following can be distinguished: tea from flowers of chamomile, rose, lavender, chrysanthemum, jasmine, osmanthus, elderberry, linden and others. In principle, the inflorescences of many plants are actively used as a fragrant or taste complement in the production of traditional tea drinks.

It is noteworthy that in addition to the noble aroma and pleasant taste, flower teas have unique properties. Depending on the type of floral tea, not only the taste and composition of the drink changes, but also the useful distinctive characteristics of the product. Some varieties of flower tea have a calming or vice versa tonic effect on the human body.

Flower tea helps in the prevention and treatment of many types of diseases, strengthens the immune system, contributes to the work of the digestive tract, the cardiovascular system of the human body. Nowadays, food manufacturers offer a wide range of floral tea, so everyone will be able to find a drink that will fully correspond to individual taste preferences.