One of the best companions of your evening me-time is a cup of tea. All the worldly beverages are on one side, and the other side is tea. It can lighten and brighten your mood from the very first sip you take. Be it a house party or a get-together, we can serve tea on any occasion. Tea is not limited to any one method of preparation or one taste. It has different types of varieties to soothe your taste buds and a teetering mood. One of these is the ice tea. As the name suggests, it is cold. It is easy to prepare, cooldown the black tea, add a few ice cubes, and woo-hoo! Best way to cool off the heat in summers!
Teas are also differentiated based on their place of origin, the surrounding environment of their production, and the color it attains upon being processed & prepared. Green, Black, and Oolong tea have the same origin. They are produced from the leaves of Camelia Sinensis. It’s the difference in the preparation method that results in different tea beverages. For green tea, the Camelia leaves used are not oxidized. When the Camelia leaves are fully oxidized, it turns black and produces black colored tea. The oolong tea is somewhere between the green and black teas. For this variety of tea, the leaves are partially oxidized.
Camelia Sinensis Assamica (produced in Assam, India) and Camelia Sinensis Sinensis (produced in China) are two types of popular Camelia leaves. The teas produced from these leaves aids your health in many ways. Green, oolong, and Black tea are anticancer, containing antioxidants. They improve cardiovascular health and give you instant energy. Oolong has fluoride that improves dental health. It also improves metabolism. Green tea helps burn fat, improves brain functioning, and also prevents diabetes. For a change in taste, you can add ice cubes and prepare cold tea beverages.
Chrysanthemum tea is yet another popular beverage that uses dried chrysanthemum flowers. It gives an off-yellow to bright yellow color and has a flowery aroma and taste. All the teas mentioned use water in their making. But there also are tea varieties that use milk as the second ingredient. Milk tea is most common in China, UK, Canada, Sri Lanka, India, etc. The tea leaves are added to the boiling water along with sugar or spices like cardamom, cloves, etc. It has a slightly sweet taste because of milk, light in color, and denser than other forms of tea. It provides calcium, Vitamin D, protein, potassium, and Vitamin B12 to your body. So which is your favorite tea!