Lemon Tea
Lemon tea is a refreshing drink that is enjoyed hot or cold, all around the world.
Did you know? After water, tea is the most widely-consumed beverage in the world.
In East India lemon tea or lemon masala tea is widely drunk. Masala lemon tea is flavoured with roast cumin seeds. salt and sugar as well as lemon juice, and has a spicy, tangy taste.
Did you know? That the four different types of tea that can easily be found for sale, black tea, oolong tea, green tea and white tea, are all just variations of the tea that comes from the tea bush Camellia sinensis.
Hot lemon tea is easily made by adding lemon juice to freshly brewed tea. Sugar can also be added to sweeten the lemon tea according to taste. Alternative sweeteners for hot lemon tea include honey and maple syrup.
Did you know? The tea bush, left to grow naturally, makes a small tree, but is kept cropped to a low bush when cultivated for its tea leaves.
Chilled tea served with lemon juice over ice is a very popular hot-weather refreshing drink.
Did you know? Tea has been drunk in the United Kingdom since the 1660's. Samuel Pepys recorded in his diary: "I did send for a cup of tea (a China drink) of which I never had drunk before".
Tea is rich in catechins. Catechins constitute about 25% of the dry weight of fresh tea leaf. Catechins are present in nearly all teas made from the tea bush Camellia sinensis, including white tea, green tea, black tea and Oolong tea.
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There are now some lemon and lime photographs.