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Hi guys! Let's talk about herbal teas.
This is a lovely, lovely world!
Is it a great way to hydrate?
Yes!
Is it a lovely way to start the day?
Yes!
Does it give you a cozy, warm feeling?
Yes!
And can't fruit you heat extracts beautiful flavors
that you wouldn't have in a cold drink?
Yes!
I'm going to give you a combo today, which I think is brilliant.
If you look at this, this is turmeric.
It's world worth having a look for this.
Unbelievable, brilliant to use in your cooking, of course.
We normally get it like this, as a dry product.
Either way, this is absolutely packed to the rafters with iron,
which is no bad thing
because we want to have lovely, healthy blood, cells --
and it's really, really good for our general health.
Now, we can absorb more iron in the presence of --
Citrus!
So, whether is orange or lemon,
and there's juice and the lovely zest there,
this is going to make a delicious, delicious drink!
Look at the color! Oh my God!
Watch your hand because it will stain.
Get this into a jar.
Now, what I love to do is
I make little teas in an airtight jar, right?
I use that as my tea pot.
Obviously, make sure it's a nice Kilner jar,
something that is heatproof.
And then, whatever is left over,
goes into the fridge and then you chill it,
and you get a totally different sort of flavor spectrum when you keep it.
I love doing it with things like lemon, orange...
If you got a speed peeler,
those essential oils come out of zest... just a couple of bits of zest,
literally 3 bits like that are going to transform your tea.
So, there's a little slice and a few bits of that.
You can absolutely sweeten this with a little bit honey, if you want to.
A little teaspoon of honey in there for a drink for 2-3 people.
It's delicious and that balance
that sort of the bitter, the fragrant, the juicy...
and the honey is lovely.
Some boiling water --
Just a little bit of thyme goes in
and let's let it steep for a couple of minutes.
Let's just talk about what we can say about these herbal teas for a fact.
We've got vitamin C in the orange.
The vitamin C in the orange is going to let you
absorb more iron from the turmeric -- double pleasure --
But in the thyme, you've got calcium, can you believe it?
We always associate sort of calcium-rich-food with dairy,
but actually, it's in thyme as well.
So you can see, they're not empty calories, right?
This is not like necking a load of soda.
This is beautiful stuff, which is amazing!
Basically, the story is
that whether is kind of ancient Greeks, Romans, Chinese medicine, yadayadaya --
there's so much association for a beautiful herbal tea
and good health.
I can't actually legitimately say a lot of this stuff
because the truth is,
science, medicine, just doesn't know enough
about what we know, yet.
The question is,
are you prepared to sit around and wait for science to tell you that this is good?
Naaah!
Get in there!
Boil up a kettle,
have some fun with spices, things like fennel seeds, cinnamon --
You know, all these lovely spices have got lovely micronutrients for sure!
Citrus... for sure!
Herbs... for sure!
So, let's have a little pour out --
Delicious!
Really, really, sort of comforting and therapeutic, and undoubtedly,
better for you than a whole load of other drinks you could have,
who can argue the good things that factually are correct about this.
But guys, I hope you liked this video,
if you did, give us a little thumps up,
but more importantly,
I'm sure you guys have got some amazing ideas
and let's share it on the community.
So, what is your hot toddy and your kind of herbal drink of choice?
Please let us know in the comment box below and let's get this thread going,
and I'll pick some out, and we'll have a little look
and we'll go and make them another day, and we'll keep this going.
I think this is a really, really lovely way
to start or finish the day,
and also, most importantly,
it's a really creative way to have fun with flavors.
Guys, take care, lots of love. Bye!
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