Iced tea refreshes and quenches thirst, while hot tea relaxes and relieves stress. According to the existing Chinese and Japanese traditions, tea should be consumed in its pure form, without any impurities and snacks. But you can get the most out of tea if you drink it with lemon and sugar, ginger, cardamom, cinnamon and other spices.
Tea drinking traditions in Russia and European countries are fundamentally different from each other. For example, Europeans most often drink tea with sugar, adding a minimum amount to the cup. Europeans practically do not serve sweet tea for tea.
In Russia, lemon, various syrups, jams, confectionery, sweets and even simple bread and butter are necessarily put on the table next to a kettle of freshly brewed tea.
Tea with sugar and sweets
A large amount of sugar in tea impairs the taste of the tea infusion. According to research by German scientists, sugar in combination with tea acts as an absorber of vitamin B1. That is why it is worth either reducing its amount, or replacing it with raisins or honey. This tea is especially useful for people suffering from vitamin deficiency and various nervous diseases.
It is not recommended to consume sweet tea with a bite of sweets, especially chocolate ones. If it is impossible to completely eliminate sugar, then it is best to take a sip of tea after the candy is eaten. So the odorous substances contained in sweets will not drown out the aroma of the tea itself.
Tea with buns
Bakery and confectionery products are quite common on the table when it comes to tea drinking. Tea is drunk with sandwiches, pastries, cookies, cakes. In this case, a cup of tea drunk allows you to assimilate the amount of eaten flour products, but the taste properties of the tea will be killed by the aroma of the buns. Thus, when drinking tea with cakes or muffins, you should increase its concentration, which will help prevent the disappearance of nutritional properties and not overload the body with unnecessary carbohydrates.
Tea with milk
Properly brewed tea combines with milk to form the perfect nutritional and healing blend. Milk softens the effect of caffeine, and tea, in turn, compensates for the negative effects of whole milk fermentation. Thus, tea facilitates the absorption of milk by the body. Milk tea drink has stimulating and strengthening properties at the same time. Both black and green tea can be consumed with milk. Hot tea with milk is especially tasty in the morning.
With hot tea, it is best to use not boiled, but raw pasteurized milk heated to 40-60 ° C. In addition, powdered milk powder is also suitable.
Hot lemon tea
In combination with citrus fruits, the beneficial properties of tea are enhanced many times over. Lemon tea quenches thirst well, restores lost energy. Despite the healing qualities of such tea, it is categorically impossible to drink pills with it, since the tannin contained in it has the ability to suppress the effect of many medicines.
Instead of lemon, you can put apples cut into wedges in tea. The pectin they contain is good for the body.
How to drink tea
Tea is best drunk from china. The temperature of the tea should be such as not to burn the esophagus and stomach. Cooled tea (below 18 ° C) has a significantly weakened taste. Therefore, it is better to drink hot, freshly brewed tea, taking small sips.
