Trip to the Tea Specialty Store

Last week I happened to stumble upon this cute little store with jars and jars of different varieties of teas. I think they mainly carried teas from "The Metropolitan Tea Company". After much internal debate as what to get I decided to purchase Rooibos Tropical Sunrise, Number 20. It looks and smells delicious, just see for yourself. Some of the ingredients include rooibos, apple bits, red currants and cornflower blossoms.

I really enjoyed drinking it. It's very fragrant and with a dab of sugar it tastes delicious. Especially if you like exotic and different teas, you will love this one.

However my favorite thing is to put 2 teaspoons of this tea in to a small pot, add 500mL of water and boil gently on low heat. I boil it all day long and keep adding more water as water evaporates. I absolutely love this intoxicating smell. The flavours are heighten by the warmth of the burner and the aromas spread throughout my home. I like to do this when friends come over, immediately they feel welcome and relaxed. I think this would be an excellent thing to do for an open house, I even think it's much homier than the scent of baking chocolate chips.

Anther wonderful thing about boiling tea all day long is that the water is a natural humidifier. As water evaporates all day long, and is replenished in the pot, it naturally increases water content in our closed proximity environment and prevents our skin from looking and feeling dry and tough. This is especially true on cold winter day when we crank up our heaters.

Exotic tea, delicious not only in a cup but all over the house.