Exact quantities, then the method.
Turmeric tea is an earthy, bright-amber cup, and the one thing that lifts it is black pepper. A grind of pepper over the top is not just seasoning; the pepper oil brings the turmeric forward, which is why the two are so often paired. Tropical Sun Turmeric gives you the Caribbean-style blend in a bag.
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Brew it on a full rolling boil and give it a good six minutes, since dried turmeric is slow to give up its colour and warmth. A wedge of lemon on the rim and a little honey if you want it round the cup off, the citrus and the earthy turmeric working well together.
You'll need
- 1 Tropical Sun Turmeric tea bag
- 250ml freshly drawn water, brought to a true rolling boil
- A small fresh grating of black pepper (about 3 turns of a pepper mill)
- 1 wedge of fresh lemon, for the rim
- 1 teaspoon of clear runny honey (optional, for the sweet build)
- 1 warmed 300ml mug
Method
- Warm the 300ml mug by filling it with hot tap water for one minute, then pour the water away.
- Drop the Tropical Sun Turmeric tea bag into the warmed mug.
- Bring the 250ml of freshly drawn water to a true rolling boil in a kettle. Pour the rolling-boiling water straight over the tea bag in the mug.
- Cover the mug with a small saucer and steep for six full minutes. The longer steep is needed because turmeric in dried form gives up its colour and warmth slowly compared with a leaf-tea infusion.
- After six minutes, lift the tea bag from the mug with the back of a teaspoon. Do not press the bag, pressing forces tannin out and turns the finish drying.
- Grate fresh black pepper across the rim of the mug with about three turns of a pepper mill so the pepper oil sits on the surface of the cup.
- Hook the wedge of fresh lemon over the rim of the mug.
- Optional sweet build: stir 1 teaspoon of clear runny honey into the mug now if a sweeter cup is wanted. The end-stir keeps the honey note clean.
- Drink hot. The cup holds its temperature for about ten minutes and the warm turmeric note builds on each successive sip.
- Storage note: the same tea bag will not give a strong second cup, brew a fresh bag if you want another cup.
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Brewed with: Tropical Sun Turmeric, 20 Tea Bags 30g
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