Tea with lemon - a delicious and healthy drink, if you cook it correctly. It helps improve the performance of all systems of the human body. There are opinions that they came up with this wonderful drink in Russia. He was served by station wardens who were tired of the road travelers. And in fact, hot black tea with lemon is an excellent drink, invigorating and refreshing.
This drink in any form not only quenches thirst, but also, to some extent, helps to get rid of the state of motion sickness, and therefore is very good both in the cold and in the heat.
In some countries it is customary to drink cold tea with lemon.
Trade networks offer ready-made dry mixtures for brewing called "tea with lemon" (including sachets) and ready-made cold drinks "ice tea", the quality of which is very doubtful - most often tea is added flavor, at best, this is a natural extract.
Tell you how to make tea with lemon.
Those who care what to drink, it is better to brew tea in a classic way and add a slice of lemon or a little lemon juice to the cup. You can lightly slice a slice of lemon with a spoon. Of course, it will be better if the tea in your cup cools a little, then in the lemon juices passing into tea, the maximum of vitamin C will remain, which breaks down at high temperatures. In addition, too hot tea is not useful for the oral mucosa and taste receptors of the tongue.
Even better, if you can do without sugar. At least do not add too much - sugar in excessive amounts (more than 1 teaspoon per 150-170 ml too distorts the taste of tea). It is better to make tea with honey and lemon.
Tea with honey and lemon
To do this, in a cup of slightly cooled tea add 1-2 teaspoons of honey (honey also does not like high temperatures), preferably with not too pronounced taste. This drink helps with colds and soothes before going to bed, especially if the tea is not too strong.
Green tea with lemon
This tea is definitely delicious without sugar and without honey. In this version, it is better to add jasmine petals (well in damp cold weather) or white chrysanthemum leaves (they give a particularly refined taste) when brewing.
Tea with lemon and mint
To soothe (including the stomach), you can make tea with lemon and mint. To do this, when pouring hot tea into a cup or bowl it is enough to add one small leaf of mint, and when a bit stiffens, you can add a lemon slice.
It should be noted that in the absence of lemon it is perfectly replaces lemon mint (lemon balm) or lemongrass - like leaves and berries (you can buy at a pharmacy). Schizandra has a strong toning effect, so it is usually added very little and with caution. Especially attentive with lemongrass should be those who have problems with high blood pressure.
Ginger tea with lemon
On especially cold days it is possible to prepare ginger tea with a lemon - such drink perfectly warms (and promotes "burning" of fat). To do this, it is better to make tea in a small thermos at once with a fresh root of ginger, cut into thin strips or small pieces. It is necessary that the tea is infused for at least 40 minutes. Lemon is again added to the cup, when it gets a little stiff.
If you want to concentrate, you can add a little cinnamon to tea with lemon - it helps to concentrate, increase attention and exacerbate vision.
We recall the universal rule of tea brewing. It does not matter what tea you brew,
Dishes before brewing rinse with boiling water (and not my inner sponge and detergent, as some do). Recommended temperatures for brewing specific grades are different. Usually the methods of brewing are indicated on the package. After the first welding is used, you can pour a second time (if not more than 1 hour has elapsed), in this case - with less water (1/2 or 2/3 of a part).