Also called "Jade Drops". It owes this name to an ancient emperor, Mikoto. It is one of the noblest teas, grown in the shade, with a sweet and robust taste. A highly prized tea because only the most tender, emerald-colored leaves are used, which begin to sprout in the first days of spring. Unlike the other teas, it can be prepared both in hot water but also in cold water by varying the brewing times indicated below.
Coltsfoot is a plant known in herbal medicine, as effective against coughs and diseases of the respiratory system. Thanks to its active ingredients, it acts with a balsamic and expectorant effect, useful for promoting the functionality of the upper respiratory tract. Calms the cough, helps to counteract inflammation of the throat and has useful properties for the well-being of the mucous membranes.
Ingredients: coltsfoot Botanical name: Tussilago Farfara L. Origin: Balkans
Formosa honey black tea is famous in Taiwan. The leaves of these tea trees would produce sweetness like honey after the reaction of some insect bites. The more insects gnaw on the tea leaves, the more noticeable the honey flavor of the tea will be. Hence growers avoid using pesticides to make this tea natural and good-tasting, sweet and refreshing.
It is extracted manually from the Peruvian salt marshes of Maras, along the Andes mountain range, at a height of 3000 meters. This salt offers unique flavors and a wealth of minerals: calcium, magnesium, zinc, copper and iron. Naturally pink, it gives the palate crunchy and compact crystals. It is excellent for flavoring white and red meat dishes, vegetables; perfect for the barbecue.
Chia seeds have excellent quantities of good fats, fiber, proteins, calcium, magnesium etc. Among these properties, anti-colitis, anti-cholesterol and slimming properties stand out, as well as the preventive action of diabetes and osteoporosis, and the anti-inflammatory one for the gastric mucosa and rebalancing of hormones for women in pre and menopause.
Pumpkin seeds are known for their vermifuge properties. Snack and ingredient for tasty and healthy dishes. Rich in minerals, they are precious allies, because they can give us a great nutritional intake. Excellent as a mid-morning snack or in the afternoon in their natural version.
Dried Japanese horseradish is the plant at the base of wasabi powder, used above all to accompany sushi and sashimi dishes. Wasabi can get even spicier with a hint of mustard, and add intense flavor to fish dishes, eggs, salads and to mix with creams and sauces.
Ingredients
Japanese horseradish 70.3%, MUSTARD, turmeric, wasabi japponica, corn starch, antioxidants E300, natural color E133.
This tea comes from Japan which contains little theine, and is obtained from the large leaves of the shrub, lightly toasted. The flavor is dense but soft, rich in nuances and for the most refined palates in terms of green tea. Perfect for those who want to try something unique, with purifying and digestive properties.
A precious and rare tea, which from Kyushu island in Japan arrives with its golden color, the fresh and citrus scent. The olfactory notes of the leaves are transformed on the palate, into a vegetable taste reminiscent of hazelnuts, almonds, legumes and a mineral aftertaste. Try it as a high quality, exclusive, regenerating green tea.
This Kukicha green tea comes from a Japanese recipe, the infusion of stems and twigs of the tea plant, without the leaves. For this reason, Kukicha contains less theine, but is very rich in antioxidants and minerals. It gives an excellent quantity of calcium, vitamins A, C and group B. A concentrate of well-being, full-bodied, with a slightly sweet taste and the aroma that evokes the tea plant.
Ground yellow mustard is used for the production of cream mustard which accompanies numerous dishes throughout the western world. It can be used during the cooking of roasts to obtain savory and pleasant consistency. In this form it can also be used for marinades and "rub".
We can use black mustard seeds to treat chronic constipation, as a diuretic and in gargle to treat the angine. It is a friend of the stomach, it is stimulating, febrifugal, antiscorbutic, and it can cause vomiting. Even dizziness, asthma, lumbago, sciatic, intercostal pain, tooth ache, menstrual pain, are all curable if we rely on mustard.