Rooibos is actually a tisane or herbal tea as it is derived from a plant Aspalathus linearis and not from Camellia sinensis. The literal meaning of the Afrikaans word Rooibos is red bush. Despite the botanist’s difference, it is well known as a form of popular tea worldwide and thus affirming the Shakespeare’s writing, ‘A [...]
Have you been wondering what the difference is between regular and decaf coffee? There’s been a long standing debate amongst coffee drinkers as to which is better.
If you happen to be among those who vote for caffeine-free coffee then you may find it interesting that a type of coffee tree was recently [...]
Good guys wear white hats in Western movies, but the opposite is true when we consider Black tea. Here black tea is certainly the good guy among all the varieties of tea.
Botanically, the leaves of Camellia Sinensis plant produce all kinds of real tea. Among four popular varieties of tea, black tea is the most [...]
Chai Tea is very popular throughout the world due to its wonderful flavor. Chai is the Hindi word for tea and is used in many Eastern languages to refer to simply tea itself, not a type of tea as we are probably used to. In English, the term Chai is used to refer to a [...]
Herb teas have been used for both pleasure and as medicine throughout the ages. Unfortunately, Herb tea is also associated with folklore and myths – some which are true and some which are not. Long ago, people used various herb teas to treating physical conditions as that was the best medicine available at the [...]
Tea is the most commonly consumed beverage besides water. 127 million people drink one ore more cups of tea each and every day. In the United States, tea is found in about 80% of all homes, making it very popular among American people. Many tea gardens were popular in the past and found in places [...]