Name: The Standard Cup of Tropical Sun Neem
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Makes 1 cup
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 tea bag of Tropical Sun Neem; 200ml freshly boiled water (100C); 1 to 2 teaspoons honey, to taste; A squeeze of lime, to taste

Neem is about as bitter as a tea gets, a dried South Asian leaf long used in diaspora kitchens. It is not a sipping tea in the usual sense, so the aim is simply to make it pleasant: keep the steep short, then bring it into line with honey and a good squeeze of lime.

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⏱ 5 min 🍽 Makes 1 cup 📊 Easy 📚 Fruit Tea Recipes

You'll need

1 tea bag of Tropical Sun Neem
200ml freshly boiled water (100C)
1 to 2 teaspoons honey, to taste
A squeeze of lime, to taste

Method

Pop the bag into your cup and pour over the freshly boiled water.
Steep for 3 to 4 minutes, no longer, so the bitterness stays in check.
Lift out the bag, then stir in honey to soften the bitterness.
Add a squeeze of lime to brighten it, taste, and adjust the honey and lime until it suits you.
Neem is one of the bitterest teas available; start with a very short steep of 2 minutes on the first cup and work up from there as the palate adjusts.

What you'll end up with: A bracingly bitter South Asian herbal, brought into balance with honey and lime.

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Tropical Sun Neem, 20 Tea Bags 30g£3.00