No other drink is as warming in winter as tea. It comes in many flavours and can be fruity or spicy. However, you need to know how to prepare tea properly to get the best flavour. These little tips will help you to get it right.
First, you need to know that water is an essential element of tea. You should use water with a low mineral content in order to make good tea. Spring water or filtered water is ideal. KusmiTea, the tea brand, recommend heating the water in a kettle so that it does not take on the taste of other foods that have been cooked in it, as it does in a pot.
You need to use the right quantity of tea. There are two to three grams of tealeaves in a sachet. Use the same quantity as you would with loose tea, except for black tea, green tea and red tea. They are stronger than the other kinds of tea and must be used in smaller quantities. In order to get the strength right, you can use a measuring spoon.
When you are infusing the tea, make sure you do it at the right temperature for that type of tea. Ensure you let its taste infuse into the water. If the water is too hot and you are using green tea or white tea, it can harm certain flavours or make the tea bitter. In that case do not let the water come to the boil. Use a modern kettle that can heat water to a certain temperature without letting it boil.
Once you have added the tea, adapt the time you let it steep according to its make-up or your taste. Infusion time can vary from a few seconds to ten minutes. If you are using black tea, only let it infuse for two to three minutes.
