Tea That Packs a Punch
Punch originated in India 1,500 years ago. Then it was called Panj, a Hindi word meaning five, because it had five ingredients: citrus juice, water, arrack, sugar and spices
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Tea for a Chocolate Lover
India is well known for its tea, less its chocolate. Yet there is an equally delicious craft cocoa scene as we discovered on our recent trip to Tamil Nadu in South India.
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Strawberry Iced Tea with Assam
Now strawberries are in abundance, here is an idea to use them (beyond just popping them in your mouth) with cold infused Assam tea to create a cooling, tasty tea with a twist.
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Tasting Tea from Kangra
Kangra Valley (known locally as "Valley of the Gods") is one of India's smallest tea growing regions and often overlooked. It's not as well known as Darjeeling or even Nepal but tea gardens here benefit from the same high altitude conditions.
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5 reasons to drink loose tea
A lot of us assume that making a cup of loose-leaf tea is much more complicated than using a tea bag but it’s just one extra step to use an infuser or tea pot, and the benefits are really worth it:
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Finally, a match for matcha
Matcha, the brightly coloured powdered green tea, is a favourite among health conscious consumers for its high levels of antioxidants. Lab testing on our green teas from South India has shown that these teas are too very rich in antioxidants, with one richer than your average cup of matcha!
