Ahhh tea. Just the thought of it warms my insides. I always
thought it was a quintessentially British thing. You know, cuppa tea and a coupla biscuits. It turns out that tea is just as big in several other countries. They
might not take it with milk and two sugars though.
I met an Argentinian girl in Key West who would end each
evening with a Yerba Mate. It is a tea that is prepared by steeping dried
leaves and twigs of the mate plant and is typically drunk through a metal
straw. She offered me some and while I thought it probably wasn’t most hygienic
to drink from this same metal straw, I didn’t want to appear rude so I tried
some. From what I remember it had a kind of smoky taste, I’m not sure I was a
fan. Since then I have found this really cool little BuzzFeed article of what a cup of tea looks like in 22 countries.
This week in the office we have been trialling Yogi Tea and
so far so good! Yogi Tea is made with the intention of ‘restoring individual
balance in one’s life’. We went for Yogi Tea Classic and Yogi Tea Women’s
Energy. The Classic is cinnamon spice
flavoured and Women’s Energy is hibiscus, angelica root and ginger. Despite the
latter winning great taste gold in 2011, I think the general consensus was that
the Classic was a little more palatable and we felt it warmed both body and spirit
a little more. Today we tried it with a little milk. Had we just stripped Yogi
Tea of its ancient Eastern roots? Would its spiritual energy dissipate? Could it now be considered a chai tea?
Taste aside, the great thing about Yogi Tea is the little
philosophical quote on each teabag. It really does brighten up your cup of tea
and makes you feel inspired. I’m probably that person everyone shakes their
head at – you know, the one that reads these things and somehow tailors it to
relate to their own life. Still, I would rather be some kind of believer than
not at all.
Karis. x
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