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Types of TeaIce Tea Order an Iced Tea Sampler OnlineIced TeaIce tea is the perfect solution to quench your thirst, or serves as a cool, refreshing drink to offer your guests. Iced tea is served as a glass of cold tea, topped with ice. You can brew any type of tea and then chill this in the refrigerator, or buy a readymade can of frozen tea. It is advisable to cool the ice tea at room temperature before refrigerating it. This prevents the formation of condensates which give the tea a cloudy appearance and a chalky taste.Iced tea is usually available as sweetened or unsweetened. While the sweetened iced tea contains granulated or cane sugar, the unsweetened iced tea is free from sugar, added flavors, and calories. History of ice tea Before the mid-1800’s, iced tea was referred to as tea punch and was usually topped with alcohol. Iced tea was popularized and commercialized in 1904 in the St. Louis World’s fair. Exhibitors from all over the world brought their products to this fair. One such exhibitor was Richard Blechynden, a tea plantation owner. His original plan of giving free samples of hot tea to visitors flopped when a heat wave hit the fair. Luckily, his eyes fell upon huge crates of ice and he served the brewed tea topped with ice. It was an instant success. Types of ice tea Branded tea experts like Lipton, Snapple, Nestea offer frozen iced tea in a variety of flavors such as peach, lemon, mango, raspberry, lime, and cherry. Many brands also offer diet iced tea. In addition to the flavors of iced tea, each country also has its own style of brewing and consuming iced tea. The different types of popular ice tea include: - Black tea (Orange Pekoe) - Jasmine and Earl Grey tea - Thai iced tea - Iced chai tea (a type of Indian tea). Honey is used as a sweetener in this tea. - Iced Jasmine tea, Genmaicha, and Hojicha are available from the Chinese cuisine. - Carbonated iced tea is popular in the United Kingdom and Belgium. If you want something stronger, you can try the Long Island Iced tea. This exotic drink contains equal quantities of vodka, gin, tequila, rum, and triple sec. Add some cola and lemon to this mixture, and top it with ice. Brewing ice tea To brew ice tea at home, place 3-4 bags of loose tea in a pitcher. Bring 1 cup of cold water to a boil, and pour it over the tea. Let the tea steep for some time. Remove the tea bags. Add 1 cup of cold water and serve the tea with ice. A variety of recipes for brewing iced tea are available on the Internet. Benefits of drinking ice tea Ice tea offers the following benefits: • refreshes your mind • increases your metabolic rate • hydrates your body • strengthens your immune system If you haven’t tasted this divine drink, be sure to do so the next time you visit a restaurant, or buy a bottle of iced tea and enjoy it at home. |
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