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Preparation
10 minutes
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Processing
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Honey green tea is one of the drinks that is very effective for cooling down and is also very good for health. The method is also extremely simple. Today, TasteVN will guide you through the complete process of making refreshing honey green tea. Let’s get cooking right away!
Ingredients for Honey Green Tea For 1 cup
Jasmine green tea 15 gr Honey 30 ml Boiling water 500 ml Lemon juice 15 ml Sugar syrup 10 ml Ice cubes A little
How to choose fresh lemons
- About appearance: a good lemon will have smooth, shiny skin. These lemons will have a high vitamin content.
- About color: you should choose lemons that are bright green with thin skin. Avoid those that are dark green or have yellow spots on the skin, especially if there are signs of mold, as that may indicate old lemons.
- About size: juicy lemons will have a medium size but feel heavy in hand. In contrast, smaller lemons are likely to be underdeveloped and have less juice, which can be bitter when eaten. Lemons that are too large may have been treated with growth hormones.
- About fragrance: when buying, you can smell them. If the lemon has a light, characteristic fragrance, it is fresh. If it has a strong, pungent smell, you should not buy it.
How to distinguish between real and fake honey
- Drop honey into purified water: This is the simplest way to identify honey. You just need to drop a few drops of honey into a glass of purified water. If the honey forms round droplets, does not dissolve, and sinks to the bottom, then it is real honey.
- Drop honey onto blotting paper: Prepare a piece of blotting paper, then drop a few drops of honey onto it. If the droplets maintain a round shape and dissolve slowly or not at all, then it is real honey.
- Use fresh scallions: Put a small amount of honey in a bowl, then dip a scallion into the bowl. If the scallion wilts and turns slightly brown, then it is pure honey. If there is no change in the scallion, then it is fake honey.
How to prepare Honey Green Tea
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Brewing tea
First, boil water and let it cool down to 80 – 85 degrees Celsius. Next, add 15g of jasmine green tea to 500ml of water at 80 – 85 degrees Celsius and steep for 10 minutes.
Tip:- When steeping, do not stir the tea vigorously to avoid clouding the tea’s color and releasing too much bitterness and astringency.
- Do not pour boiling water directly onto the green tea, as this can make the tea bitter and reduce its fragrance.
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Prepare green tea with honey
After brewing, you proceed to filter the essence. You successively add 150ml of green tea, 10ml of syrup, and 15ml of lemon juice into the glass, then use a spoon to stir the mixture well.
Next, you add 30ml of honey into the glass and continue to stir the mixture thoroughly. Finally, you add a little ice and can enjoy it right away.
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Final product
The green tea with honey has an attractive color, a faint aroma, a sweet taste from the honey, a sourness from the lemon, and a slight bitterness from the green tea. All these flavors create a refreshing cup of green tea with honey, which is very effective for cooling down.
What is green tea?
- Green tea is also known as tea green. Green tea is created to preserve the fresh flavor of tea for a longer time.
- Green tea has a green or yellow color because there is no oxidation process during its production, therefore the color of green tea is the original color from green tea leaves.
- The tea leaves after being harvested will have the young leaves selected, then those young leaves are steamed, stirred evenly, and dried. Additionally, you should note that green tea often has a burnt smell and a slightly bitter taste.
Above is a how to brew honey green tea that TasteVN shares with you. Hope you will have a wonderful refreshing drink for those hot summer days. Quickly make this drink, okay!
