The mate also called with the name "tea of Paraguay or tea of the Jesuits". Known for its metabolic stimulating properties. The bitter taste of the leaves dried in the sun is distorted by the fresh and intense taste of the orange, enhancing its scent an excellent drink to drink in the morning.
Ingredients:
green and toasted mate, licorice root, orange peel, orange blossom, natural flavor.
Elderberry leaves contain healthy properties for our body. As a diuretic, they counteract water retention and urogenital irritations, helping to help with cystitis and urethritis. Also useful as a laxative to avoid constipation and detox for digestive difficulties. elderberry leaves can also fight irritations of the respiratory tract, soothe coughs, pharyngitis and allergic rhinitis.
Ingredients: elder leaves Botanical name: Sambucus Nigra L. Origin: Balkans
Tonka beans are an exotic and strongly aromatic ingredient, adding a complex, unique spicy scent to your sweet or savory recipes. Furthermore, they have a high content of coumarin, a beneficial antioxidant substance.
Yerba mate, or simply “mate”, is a typical drink from South America, made with the leaves and stems of the yerba mate plant. The "tea" made from this plant appears to stimulate the central nervous system in an effective and safe way. The taste of the drink is given by the Mango.
There are many different qualities and of every price but how can we recognize a good yerba mate? Simple, here are some ways: its color should not be intense green but yellowish-green. To the touch it must be slightly crunched and its aroma must be fresh, slightly bitter and at the same time with a toasted aftertaste.
It comes from the salt lakes of Larnaca and Limassol, which owe their strong saline concentration to the nearby sea, which filters the extremely porous soil. The Cyprus salt is enriched with charcoal obtained from the combustion of softwood barks such as lime, birch and willow - which give it its typical dark color.
The white Cyprus salt is shown in the pyramidal shape with its sea salt crystals in flakes. The crystals are characterized by a savory flavor, but sweeter than common table salt. The white Cyprus salt is appreciated in the kitchen both in the preparation phase of the dishes and in the seasoning of the moment, directly on the plate.
Pink pepper or false pepper, delicately spicy, has a sweet and slightly resinous aftertaste. It is used to flavor fish dishes (especially salmon), roast meat, risottos and more. It allows you to create high-impact plating, playing on the contrast of colors. This particular variant has numerous beneficial properties. Particularly sensitive to high temperatures, it is good practice to add it at the end of cooking in hot dishes, so as not to alter their delicate flavor.
Malagueta pepper or Guinea pepper is particularly rich in essential oils. Its scent is reminiscent of ginger, but notes of cardamom can also be perceived, so much so that it is often used or recommended as a substitute for the latter in recipes. It is used to flavor stews and some grains of this spice are added to the traditional drink based on kola nut typical of Sicily.
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.
Black pepper is more than just a spice, and used daily it is a real natural drug. Used for healing purposes for millennia, it goes beyond the idea of a simple spice. Black pepper would stimulate the production of natural endorphins by acting as a kind of natural antidepressant. Characteristic is the brown color of the large and full-bodied grains.