Hibiscus Flower Tea
£2.50 – £7.00
Hibiscus tea is a sweet, tart, vibrant flower with lots of benefits. Antioxidants can help improve your bodies immune system. Hibiscus has been shown to reduce our bodies absorption of starch in turn aiding weight loss.Â
  type: Herbal
  flavour: sweet, tart, lime
  aroma: earthy, citrus, floral
Hibiscus Tea
Hibiscus flower is a tart, sweet, bright red tisane with zero calories, zero caffeine and lots of benefits.
It seems to effortlessly blend with any secondary ingredient making it the perfect bed fellow for other herbal teas or for brewing to fight the flu or aid reducing absorption of starches for weight-loss.
There are approximately 300 species of hibiscus of which the most flavourful tend to grow in hot dry countries around the world with colours ranging across the culture spectrum including pink, red, peach, yellow and purple.
Origins
In Ancient East Africa, Egyptian Pharoahs used to drink Hibiscus tea with Ice and Honey to cool down. Today it is known as Karkade tea.
Hibiscus is perhaps most famously known for the Hawaiian tradition of wearing the flower behind the right ear of women seeking a partner
How to Brew Hibiscus Tea Like a Teapro
add 3-4 g tea leaves
heat water to 100C
infuse for 3 min
| size | 15g, 50g, 100g |
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Kazi Sanjidah Alamgir –
Love this hibiscus! I’ve had some good hibiscus, and very inferior hibiscus in the past. I can easily tell this is the good stuff. I like to enjoy this iced.