A Few Recipes for English Tea Sandwiches

Posted on March 10, 2012 by tea-house

Since the English tea sandwich is well-known as an easy, portable meal for everybody, many people especially those who share similar interests in English tea sandwich and other culinary activities, devised some English tea sandwich recipes to help those who have certain desires in making and preparing an English tea sandwich.

It is considerable that there are so many English tea sandwich recipes and many of them are so simple and easy to follow English tea sandwich recipes.So for those who wished to know some of the popular English tea sandwich recipes, to mention only a few, here are some English tea sandwich recipes.

The most common English tea sandwich recipe is the Egg Salad on Egg Bread Tea Sandwich.This particular English tea sandwich recipe includes 3 hard-cooked eggs which are peeled and finely chopped, 1/2 c. of Best Foods Mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon of finely chopped green onion, salt and pepper to taste, and 10 slices of egg bread.The procedure involved in this English tea sandwich recipe is easy to perform.In this English tea sandwich recipe, you only need to mix the ingredients until it become well blended.Then spread half of bread with a thin cover of mayonnaise.In this English tea sandwich recipe, you also need to spread the other bread with the egg salad.Then make each sandwich, cut off the crusts, and cut into three equal sections.

Another English tea sandwich recipe is the Chicken Salad Sandwiches.This English tea sandwich recipe involve the main ingredients such as 1 c. of chopped cooked chicken, 3/4 teaspoon salt, 1/3 c. Best Foods Mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon of chopped green onion, 2 tablespoons of toasted and chopped almonds, and 1 teaspoon of Dill Mix which is sometimes optional.In this second common English tea sandwich recipe, the mixing of the ingredients until well combined is the primary step.Then in this English tea sandwich recipe, you need to spread half of the bread with a slight coating of mayonnaise, and spread the other bread with the Chicken salad.Just like the first mentioned English tea sandwich recipe, this English tea sandwich recipe also cater to making each sandwich, and cutting off of the crusts, and slicing it into three proportioned sections or four triangles.

So as we all noticed in those two English tea sandwich recipes stated above, the procedures are just almost the same. There are just certain variations and differences from those English tea sandwich recipes.

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Popping Boba, the Zany New Trend

Posted on March 6, 2012 by tea-house

Popping Boba is literally “popping” up all over the place. It’s the newest food trend; although Boba has been around for a while, it is new to coffee and tea shops here. Boba are the little balls of goodness found in Bubble tea. These fruit filled balls have the texture of caviar and “pop” between the tongue and cheek.

Boba, or Bubble tea, was a drink craze that first started within the Asian culture. It began showing up here first in the big cities like New York, Seattle and Los Angeles. Now, it can be found at many coffee and tea shops or Bubble Tea shops by themselves. People are making a nice profit with a street cart on the corner or selling supplies to vendors.

Popping Boba comes in many fun flavors. You can find it in mango, strawberry, passion fruit, lychee, orange and yogurt. The other attraction is the fun colors. The effect of the colored Boba sitting in the sweetened tea is making this drink a favorite of kids. They enjoy watching the colored pearls swim up the straw and then they can pop them in their mouths.

There are roughly 35 calories in one ounce of Popping Boba. This is in addition to the calories in the sweetened tea, so be careful when you are dieting. The standard ingredients used in making these Boba are water, sugar, fruit juice, calcium lactate, seaweed extract, malic acid, potassium sorbate, coloring and fruit flavorings. Always check the labels or ingredients if you have any food allergies.

You can find many good recipes to make your own popping Boba. Just search the internet and find not only sites about how to make your own bubble tea but sites to get the supplies you need. Most of these sites carry the tea along with all the flavor powders and different Boba you will need. The most difficult part about making this at home is cooking the Boba just right. Most people get it too mushy or not cooked enough.

The best way to enjoy Bubble Tea is to get it from a caf or coffee house. Check the yellow pages to find shops located in your area. Many of the more upscale Asian restaurants have added this delicacy to their menus. If you live in a large, metropolitan area, you can find street vendors that will whip you up a wonderful, fruity, Bubble Tea.

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Essiac Tea – What is It

Posted on March 6, 2012 by tea-house

Essiac tea is an herbal tea blend that is thought to have medicinal properties. Essiac herbal tea was created by a Canadian nurse named Rene Caisse. The name “essiac” tea was derived from spelling Nurse Caisse’s name backwards, thus giving the tea its moniker.

When you buy essiac tea, you will want to try to get it in a loose form. In order to prepare essiac teas, you place a teaspoon or two of the loose tea in a tea strainer. This allows all of the purportedly beneficial components found in the essiac tea to be steeped into the hot water, leaving the tea leaves in the strainer, so that removal of them from the cup of tea is an easy matter.

Nurse Rene Caisse believed that her essiac herbal tea might help her critically and terminally ill cancer patients whom she worked with at her free cancer clinic in Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada in the 1930s and 40s. It is thought that Nurse Caisse’s essiac tea recipe may have come from Canada’s Ojibwa First people, as essiac teas were used by them in the traditional medicine practiced by their tribe.

When you buy essiac tea, you will notice that there are a complement of herbs used in the preparation of essiac herbal tea. It will typically include Rheum palmatum L., also known as Turkey or Indian rhubarb root, Rumex acetosella L., or Sheep Sorrel, Ulmus fulva Michx., which is slippery elm inner bark, and Arctium lappa L., commonly called burdock root. As individual herbs, rhubarb root is commonly used as a purgative. Sheep Sorrel is thought to be a diuretic, as is burdock root, although Sheep Sorrel may also provide help for inflammation, diarrhea, fever and scurvy. Slippery elm inner bark may have an expectorant quality, among others.

When these herbs are blended together into essiac tea, it is thought that it might be beneficial in promoting health. Some, including Rene Cassie, thought that the essiac herbal tea may help to strengthen the immune system, and may be useful in fighting immune system diseases as well as fighting cancers. Others believe the tea may help to relieve pain and detoxify the body.

As with any herbal product, it is important to remember when you essiac tea that herbal products are not intended to prevent, cure, treat or diagnose any disease because they have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. If you believe that you have a medical problem, you should seek your health care provider’s advice immediately.

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Ginger Tea

Posted on March 3, 2012 by tea-house

Ginger tea is an herbal tea and is recommended as an adjunct in the treatment of many diseases: sensitivity to cold, sore throats, colds, asthma, flu in its early stages, rheumatism, car sickness, motion sickness, altitude sickness, persistent vomiting, appetite disorders, difficult digestion, indigestion, gastritis hypo-acid, physical and mental fatigue, convalescence, Chemotherapy nausea, bloating, frigidity. Ginger tea also encourages bile secretion, gallbladder motility and freshens bad breath.

The history of Ginger (Zingiber officinalis) began 5,000 years ago, when Indians and ancient Chinese considered it a root tonic and good for many diseases. The ginger is originally from Southeast Asia but has long been cultivated in other countries. In ancient Rome was used frequently as food but with the fall of the Roman Empire this has not happened. As time went on, ginger has become very expensive, like many other spices. Ginger is a spice of warm weather from the same family as nutmeg and saffron.

The ginger has many therapeutic properties, but rather a reliable help in the fight against respiratory and stomach diseases.

Ginger tea, made from ginger root, is a good source of vitamin C, vitamin B6, magnesium, and potassium.

If you buy ginger tea (at tea bags), content is in a weaker concentration because it is mixed with some herbs.

There are many recipes. You can combine ginger with more herbs to achieve the desired taste. I like to mix ginger, peppermint and green tea.

I made tea from: 30% ginger, lemongrass, cinnamon, orange pieces, rose petals, sunflower petals, cardamom and licorice. These ingredients were already mixed in the tea bag. So, I boiled 600ml water, and then I put one and a half teaspoon of tea. I let it infuse for 10 minutes, filter the content, and I poured in cup, and drink.

Ginger Tea recipe no 1:

In one liter of water use leaves chopped ginger (about 200 grams) and a tablespoon of cinnamon.
Boil the mixture for 15-20 minutes.
After boiling sweetened with honey (honey is placed after it cools the tea) and used as decoration and taste lemon slices.

You can read more about ginger tea and ginger tea recipes on TeaPedia.

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Enjoying Chai Tea The World Over

Posted on February 28, 2012 by tea-house

Tea is one of the common threads that unite a myriad of cultures; what is a morning jolt of caffeine or a ritual afternoon respite for some, may be a traditional ceremony for others. Regardless of the purpose it serves, tea has been a constant in society for centuries. The different flavors of tea have changed and evolved but the love for it has remained the same.

Having made its appearance more frequently on many a restaurant menu, Chai tea – named for the Hindi word for tea itself – has reached a popularity of huge proportions making it a favorite staple for tea enthusiasts everywhere. In fact, in India, Chai tea has reached a pinnacle of popularity that has surpassed even coffee.

The tea that is commonly referred to as Chai tea in most cultures is a tea infused with a variety of spices; its taste is unique and easily recognized. The people of India have a variety of recipes they use to make Chai tea and recipes are handed down from generation to generation. The strength and combination of the spices is what makes each Chai tea recipe unique.

All Chai tea recipes begin with a strong black tea as its base. Added to this is heavy milk or cream followed by a variety of spices. The spices used in Chai tea vary according to the particular region from where the Chai tea derives but some particular spices that are normally associated with Chai tea are cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, and ginger. Finally, sugar, honey, molasses – or a combination of some or all – is added to the Chai tea to sweeten the beverage.

Chai tea can be found in a multitude of shops and restaurants around the world. But for those who are willing to experiment you can make your own delicious Chai tea at home that reflects the combination of tea, milk, spices, and sweetener that most suits you.

No matter whether you prepare or purchase your Chai tea, the result is the same – a soothing beverage that can bring peace, relaxation, and joy with every cup.

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