Tisane

365 Teas Challenge > Day 346 - Pangdahai (Sterculia lychnophora Hance) Tea

This was one of the bizarre teas I have ever drunk. I found it in China, but I understand that it grows and is consumed in other south...

365 Teas Challenge > Day 340 - Goji Berry Tea

I have seen these berries quite often in China. Sometimes in soup sometimes in health tea mixtures. I wanted to taste them alone and got...

365 Teas Challenge > Day 333 - Honeysuckle Tea

It has been a while since I reviewed a tisane. Today I could have my tea session very late, and I chose a tisane which happens to be...

365 Teas Challenge > Day 315 - Gushu Ya Bao from Yiwu

This is the third ya bao of this challenge. The first one was written by our guest blogger, and it was very informative. The second one...

365 Teas Challenge > Day 307 - Roasted Buckwheat Tea

II found another heavenly tisane which is very commonly consumed in China, Japan and Korea. Buckwheat is a crop that comes from China,...

365 Teas Challenge > Day 300 - Fermented Kuding Tea from Guizhou

This challenge made it to day 300! Yay! Interesting choice for the day, I have a slightly off-putting tisane from Guizhou to review. It...

365 Teas Challenge > Day 283 - Wild Schisandra (Magnolia vine) Tea

Schisandra (Schisandra Chinensis) is an evergreen climbing vine that is native to China and Russia but can grow in many soils. It has...

365 Teas Challenge > Day 276 - Liquorice Root Tea

This is another tisane, commonly consumed in China where it is known as Gān Cǎo 甘草 (sweet herb). It is made out of the roots of the...

365 Teas Challenge > Day 268 - Corn Silk Tea

It made me smile when I found out about this tea. In Turkey, we do produce corn, and we can buy them with their silk. The latter goes to...

365 Teas Challenge > Day 257 - Mulberry Leaf Tea

This just looks like oolong tea, but it is not. It is the leaves of the mulberry plant rolled into ball shapes. Mulberry leaf was...

365 Teas Challenge > Day 246 - Eucommia Male Flower Tea

I am visiting Hunan, where I came across a strange-looking tea. It had tiny green needles, and at first, I got the impression that it...