I've recently enjoyed a tea calendar, from the brand Pukka. I have no idea if this brand exists in your part of the world, but here are my favourite blends from them:
Pukka Joy (lemony herbs with a twist of orange, lavender and licorice)
Pukka radiance (aloe vera, dandelion, fennel, licorice, nettle and peppermint)
Pukka lemon, ginger & manuka honey
Pukka winter warmer (ginger, rooibos, orange, cinnamon, anise,...) (excellent winter tea. So tasty and good!!)
I think that all of Pukka's teas are herbal teas, so they're great to decompress after the day is over. I've tried other blends by them, and they're all good. Not super cheap, but worth the price in my opinion. The teas with fennel or licorice in them are especially fresh.
To enjoy with your tea, some dark chocolate is great. Or maybe try this recipe for pain d'épices (french gingerbread)! https://www.marmiton.org/recettes/recette_pain-d-epices_11087.aspx the recipe is in french, but google's automatic translation works mostly without issues. A "sachet" of vanilla sugar is approximately 1-2 tea spoons. A sachet of "chemical yeast" (baking powder) corresponds to 12g. The ingredient called "four-spices" is a ready-made mix. I just manually mixed together the spices: Coriander, Cinnamon, Fennel, Clove, Anise, Star anise, Cardamom. I also recommend using brown sugar instead of white sugar for a rounder taste. The gingerbread only gets more tasty the more you let it rest after you've taken it out of the oven, but it's of course completely possible to eat it right after it's out of the oven. I realize now that things might have been clearer if I'd just written down the recipe myself. oh well.
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Date: 2024-01-04 04:47 pm (UTC)I've recently enjoyed a tea calendar, from the brand Pukka. I have no idea if this brand exists in your part of the world, but here are my favourite blends from them:
Pukka Joy (lemony herbs with a twist of orange, lavender and licorice)
Pukka radiance (aloe vera, dandelion, fennel, licorice, nettle and peppermint)
Pukka lemon, ginger & manuka honey
Pukka winter warmer (ginger, rooibos, orange, cinnamon, anise,...) (excellent winter tea. So tasty and good!!)
I think that all of Pukka's teas are herbal teas, so they're great to decompress after the day is over. I've tried other blends by them, and they're all good. Not super cheap, but worth the price in my opinion. The teas with fennel or licorice in them are especially fresh.
To enjoy with your tea, some dark chocolate is great. Or maybe try this recipe for pain d'épices (french gingerbread)!
https://www.marmiton.org/recettes/recette_pain-d-epices_11087.aspx
the recipe is in french, but google's automatic translation works mostly without issues. A "sachet" of vanilla sugar is approximately 1-2 tea spoons. A sachet of "chemical yeast" (baking powder) corresponds to 12g. The ingredient called "four-spices" is a ready-made mix. I just manually mixed together the spices: Coriander, Cinnamon, Fennel, Clove, Anise, Star anise, Cardamom. I also recommend using brown sugar instead of white sugar for a rounder taste. The gingerbread only gets more tasty the more you let it rest after you've taken it out of the oven, but it's of course completely possible to eat it right after it's out of the oven.
I realize now that things might have been clearer if I'd just written down the recipe myself. oh well.
Cheers!