Ginger-Cinnamon-Garlic Green Tea

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mfpfreedomnow
mfpfreedomnow Posts: 52 Member
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I've been enjoying this for a while now and now have it more regularly. To make it, I slice fresh ginger (about 2 cubic inches), add 3" cinnamon stick, a spritz of ground black pepper, and 1 sliced
clove of garlic to 4 cups of water. I microwave that to boiling point, then I take it out of the microwave and add 2 bags of green tea and allow that to steep for 5 minutes before pouring it into a thermos bottle (if I am taking it on the road or to work) and adding some whole milk.
Try it if you're looking for something warm, soothing and mildly sweet and spicy.

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  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
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    Milk in herb tea = no please :D
  • evileen99
    evileen99 Posts: 1,564 Member
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    MelanieCN77 wrote: »
    Milk in herb tea = no please :D

    I can't get past garlic in tea
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,426 Member
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    Do you strain it or put the garlic and everything in your thermos?
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
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    evileen99 wrote: »
    MelanieCN77 wrote: »
    Milk in herb tea = no please :D

    I can't get past garlic in tea

    I must have blacked that out subconsciously.
  • pamfin
    pamfin Posts: 169 Member
    edited February 2018
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    Each to their own I suppose but if I was looking for sweet, soothing and spicy I'd probably go for chai or a Lemon and Ginger tea with a bit of honey. I can't even imagine milk in green tea!
  • mfpfreedomnow
    mfpfreedomnow Posts: 52 Member
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    Lounmoun wrote: »
    Do you strain it or put the garlic and everything in your thermos?

    Ooh, I strain it.
  • mfpfreedomnow
    mfpfreedomnow Posts: 52 Member
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    MelanieCN77 wrote: »
    evileen99 wrote: »
    MelanieCN77 wrote: »
    Milk in herb tea = no please :D

    I can't get past garlic in tea

    I must have blacked that out subconsciously.

    :D
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
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    pamfin wrote: »
    Each to their own I suppose but if I was looking for sweet, soothing and spicy I'd probably go for chai or a Lemon and Ginger tea with a bit of honey. I can't even imagine milk in green tea!

    I've had green tea lattes which weren't bad. But I find chai lattes much better!
  • mfpfreedomnow
    mfpfreedomnow Posts: 52 Member
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    pamfin wrote: »
    Each to their own I suppose but if I was looking for sweet, soothing and spicy I'd probably go for chai or a Lemon and Ginger tea with a bit of honey. I can't even imagine milk in green tea!

    I hear you. On another note, what about Starbucks matcha/green tea latte?
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
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    That's what I was referring to in the post above yours. ;)
  • mfpfreedomnow
    mfpfreedomnow Posts: 52 Member
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    estherdragonbat wrote: »
    That's what I was referring to in the post above yours. ;)

    :) Woops, missed that! And yes it's oh so delicious!

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