Things You'll Need:
- The ingredients you will need: iced tea bags or mix, one orange, one lemon, one pitcher at least one liter in volume, tropical punch or tropical fruit, ginger, and sugar or honey.
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Step 1
Because tropical tea can be a variety of things, the first thing that must be done is clarifying what is meant by tropical tea. Tropical tea is tea that is either bought from areas where tropical rain forests exist, to tea made from ingredients that come from tropical areas, such as oranges, lemons, papaya, and mango. But, if you don’t have nor can you afford tropical fruit, tropical punch, tropical fruit cocktail, and tropical drinks will serve as adequate derivatives. Keep in mind, you want natural fruits that are tropical, not fruit imitation.
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Step 2
Secondly, pick tea that you like to drink. I know some of you are familiar with green tea or ginseng and tea, but many of you may not like these teas. Well, here is a possible solution. Orange or black pekoe tea is familiar to all of us because it is one of the tea brands many of our parents and grandparents grew up drinking. Now, we drink it.
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Step 3
Third, decide what kind of tropical tea you want to drink. Do you want tropical tea made from fruit cocktail? Do you want tropical tea made from bananas or do you want to add other fruits? Whatever you decide, make your tea yours. I like to add oranges, lemons, ginger, and even cinnamon to my tea. I like the Caribbean /African flair for tea. Once I even added pineapple to the tea. The taste was fruity, bitter, and virulent. I drank the tea anyway. Now, I add tea mix and fruit juice together because it is cheaper. One can of tea mix that makes twenty quarts can cost as low as $4.00, while one gallon of orange juice, pineapple juice, or any other assorted fruit juice can cost just as much. Buying the raw fruit may cost slightly more. It is your decision. You decide how you want to make your tropical tea.
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Step 4
Make the tea: began with brewing. Brew the tea either using an instant tea maker or simply by putting six to 10 tea bags in a pot of water. It does not have to be boiling. Brew the tea for at least twenty minutes. Add ingredients in it, such as fruit, herbs, spices or even fruit juice. But, do not over do it. Make sure that the drink taste is as strong and tropical as you like. Add more ginger to offset the sweetness. This is done to prevent sugar shock and overwhelming rushes of erratic behavior brought on by an over abundance of sugar. If you do not like sugar in your tea, use honey instead. I‘m told that honey has a healthful and energetic flair. Like green tea and ginseng, honey is a natural laxative and full of antioxidants capable of healing the immune system and digestive system. But you don’t have to take my word for it. Go to the internet and research it for yourself. Now, that the tea has been brewed, add tropical fruit or fruit juice to the tea. Let it sit for five to 10 minutes. After you come back to it, pour it into the one liter pitcher, add sugar or honey and add ice. Have a cup and enjoy a taste from the tropics!
Comments
LonnaLight said
on 5/14/2008 This sounds amazing! Bet it's especially divine on a hot summer day! I love tea, citrus fruit and ginger! Must try this soon! Thanks Cazembe!