Chinese Tea Guide
How to make Iced Tea
Making 'Iced Tea' is easy peasy and makes a really refreshing summer drink or a great cool down drink after some strenuous exercise.
To make Ice tea simply steep your tea leaves in the usual manner except this time you will need to add double the amount of leaves you would normally use. Once your tea is ready, dilute and cool with ice. Perhaps add a bit of lemon or mint and enjoy a truly refreshing drink.
Green tea punch
This punch combines two heavy-hitting immune system boosters, green tea and vitamin C. (You'll get 40 milligrams in each serving).
It promotes a healthy heart - green tea can help lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of stroke.
- Ingredients
- 500 ml boiling water, slightly cooled
- 2 teaspoons loose green tea
- 500 ml cranberry juice
- 550 ml pineapple juice
- Ice
- Method
- Prepare the tea by pouring the slightly cooled water over the te.Steep for four minutes, then strain and cool.
- Steep for four minutes, then strain and cool.
- Add the cranberry juice and pineapple juice to the cooled tea.
- Serve over ice.
