Friendship Tea Recipe (Spiced Tea Recipe With Tang) (2024)

FAQs

What is the drink made from Tang? ›

"This powdered hot tea mix flavored with orange, cloves, and cinnamon has been a favorite of mine since childhood... and is now a favorite inexpensive gift for friends and family.

Some popular spices to flavor tea are allspice berries, cardamom pods, cinnamon sticks, cloves, hibiscus blossoms, lavender flower buds, lemongrass, cocoa nibs, mace, nutmeg, saffron, spearmint, star anise, and vanilla beans.

Chai is steeped in a rich history. The name “chai” is actually the Hindi word for “tea”, which was derived from “cha”, the Chinese word for “tea”. In this case, the Hindi term chai means a mix of spices steeped into a tea-like beverage. Recipes for chai vary across continents, cultures, towns and families.

Any drinks that are loaded with sugar (sucrose) including Tang and including real fruit juices that are loaded with fructose (fruit sugar) are bad for your health IF you drink them in excess.

I don't have a precise method and never use measurements, but a good starting ratio is 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons of herbs, spices, or flowers to 2 cups of boiling water. Let them steep for 3 to 5 minutes, see how you like the result, then adjust concentrations and steeping times accordingly.

Viking organic is an herbal tea, which means that it contains no actual tealeaves, as we know them from the tea plant Camilia Sinensis. This tea is a pure herbal tea made from only the very best ingredients such as apple pieces, nettle, raspberry leaves, red currant, rose and raspberry leaves.

History. Broadly speaking, spiced teas are "true teas" (teas made from Camellia sinensis) blended with spices, steeped with spices or boiled with spices. The term "spiced tea" sometimes also refers to herbal teas made up primarily of spices (though some use rooibos or other herbs as a "base" in the blend).

Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant benefits

They are therefore ideal to help you relieve muscle-type pains for example. They can also help you prevent and cure headaches and migraines. Spice tea can also be an ally to boost your immune system on a daily basis.

What spices go well with green tea? ›

The best spices for green tea are fresh ginger, cinnamon, and cardamom. Ginger packs in digestive health benefits and offers a subtle piquant flavor to green teas. A cinnamon stick adds a little sweetness with a spicy kick.

Boil a cup of water and add organic green tea leaves to it. Let it sit for 10 minutes. Strain the tea in a cup and add a few drops of fresh lemon juice to it. Add a few drops of honey if you want.

You can add a dash of fresh lemon juice or lemon slices to counteract any bitter flavors if you've steeped the tea for too long. Alternatively, adding a bit of honey, raw sugar, or a stevia leaf can help add a little sweetness to this earthy tea.

Tang is sold in about thirty-five countries and is available in a variety of flavors depending on location. The top three markets for Tang around the world are Brazil, Argentina, and the Philippines. In the Middle East, more than half of Tang's annual sales occur in just six weeks around Ramadan.

Tang accompanied astronauts to the nether regions for the next decade (through the Gemini and Apollo programs), and General Foods gushed proudly in print and tv ads that it was chosen by the Gemini astronauts because it was packed with vitamins, easy to make and tasted great.

100% orange juice is better because it's a natural and minimally processed food and therefore a better source of vitamin C and other micronutrients. Tang is simply a vitamin supplement with water and sugar added.

In Alaska, where fruits were hard to import and to carry crosscountry without freezing, Tang became a common solution to the problem of providing a source of Vitamin C to children.