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Celebrate this delicious beverage with a steaming cup of your favorite tea varietal, sweetened naturally with pure honey.
Just as you pair wine and cheese, you can also pair tea and honey. While there are no hard and fast pairing rules, the flavors
of certain teas and honeys work particularly well together. Consider the following:
White Tea: White tea is pale with a slightly sweet, silky flavor and mellow creamy or nutty qualities. Pair mild White tea
with equally mild honey varietals:
Fireweed: Fireweed honey is light in color and has a delicate, sweet flavor with subtle tea-like notes. Firewood honey is
found in Northern and Pacific states and Canada.
Wildflower: Light in color, Wildflower honey is mild with floral overtones that vary by region. Wildflower honey is
available in most areas of the United States.
Green Tea: Green tea is greenish-yellow in color with a grassy, astringent quality similar to fresh leaves. The grassy
notes in Green tea pair well with honey varietals that share similar earthy flavors:
Blueberry: The aroma of Blueberry honey is similar to green leaves with a touch of lemon; it has a fruity flavor and
delicate aftertaste. Blueberry honey is produced in New England and Michigan.
Sage: Sage honey is white or water-white in color and has a mild, delicate flavor with a light, floral aftertaste.
Sage honey is produced in California.
Oolong Tea: Robust in flavor, Oolong tea is full-bodied with a smooth flavor that ranges from light and floral to
rich and sweet depending on the color of the tea. The full flavor of Oolong tea pairs well with slightly sweeter honey varietals:
Orange Blossom: Orange Blossom honey has an appealing aroma that reflects its citrus origin. It also has a light but
fragrant citrus flavor. Orange blossoms are the leading honey source in southern Florida, Texas, Arizona and California.
Tupelo: This white or extra light amber colored honey has a smooth flavor with complex floral, herbal and fruity flavors.
Tupelo honey is produced in the southeastern United States.
Black Tea: Fermented leaves give black tea a dark color and intense flavor. Earl Grey and English Breakfast are members
of the Black Tea family. The hearty, assertive flavors of Black tea pair best with robust honey varietals:
Basswood: Basswood honey has a distinctive, biting flavor that is more sharp and complex than most honeys.
Basswood trees are most often found in the Midwest.
Sourwood: Caramel and buttery notes highlight the up front flavor of Sourwood honey. It also has a pleasant,
lingering aftertaste. Sourwood honey is generally produced in the southeastern United States.
Common honey varietals such as Clover and Wildflower have a mild flavor that pairs well with all tea varieties;
these varietals are widely available in most grocery stores. For more information about the honey varietals discussed here,
visit www.honey.com. To find a locally produced or special honey variety, visit
www.honeylocator.com.
Recipes courtesy the National Honey Board.
Homemade Chai Tea
Makes 4 cups.
Ingredients:
2 cups water
2 black tea bags
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 cup honey*
2 cups milk, soymilk or milk substitute
Directions:
To make Chai Tea Base, in medium saucepan, combine water, tea bags, vanilla, ginger, cinnamon, allspice and honey. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
Remove from heat, cover and allow to steep for 30 minutes. Remove tea bags. Cover and refrigerate Chai Tea Base until ready to serve.
To serve, combine equal parts of Chai Tea Base and milk. Heat on stovetop or in microwave.
*Basswood and sourwood honey pair particularly well with black tea.
Children's meals have to be easy, delicious and nutritious. Getting kids to eat vegetables is a major task.
Finding a way to get vegetables into the mouths of kids is easy if they are part of the fun. Creating ways to
get kids to help with the preparation and the cooking of kids' recipes is part of the fun.
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