Warm Up with Brew – latest edition from UK Tea & Infusions Association
Tea is the most popular beverage in the world after water. This drink is also a way of life in UK. Following Portuguese princess Catherine’s introduction of tea in 1660 AD, this wonderful beverage eventually became the nation’s favorite. Ultimately, tea had the honour of being the national beverage in England. With no doubt, tea provided the refreshment, stimulation, relaxation and good health for Brits to build up a massive empire. By the way, UK Tea & Infusions Association is doing a great job to educate tea lovers / professionals on this wonderful beverage by conducting tea sommelier courses and by publishing educational materials. This reputed Non-Profit body has released their latest magazine / Journal: Brew-Latest Edition. You can download this for free.
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In this issue, The association talks about the warming benefits of teas that can help you get through the winter blues. There are some delicious tea mocktail recipes for you, as well as some sweet treats and in our article on ‘Biscuitology’ Dr Sharon Hall, Chief Executive of UKTIA, suggests the best biscuits to go with your favourite teas and infusions.
The Guest Editorial by Dr Tim Bond, of the Tea Advisory Panel, tells you about the plant compounds scientists have discovered are essential for health. We know instinctively that apples, pears, berries, nuts, and tea are all healthy options. Now scientists have pinpointed that the key ingredient across all of these is flavan-3-ols, a group of plant polyphenols, and they’ve come up with the magic number of how much we should be consuming – 400 to 600 mg a day. Luckily this can be found in approximately 3-4 cups of regular black tea, the richest source of flavan-3-ols. Turn to page 19 of Brew to find out more.
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