Rooibos Tea Traditional Cache
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First, let's look at how to pronounce this. Roy Bus. There you
go...now, what is it?
The plant is used to make an herbal tea called rooibos tea, bush
tea (esp. Southern Africa), redbush tea (esp. UK), South African
red tea, or red tea. The product has been popular in Southern
Africa for generations and is now consumed in many countries. It is
sometimes spelled rooibosch in accordance with the old Dutch
etymology.
Rooibos is grown only in a small area in the region of the Western
Cape province of South Africa. Generally, the leaves are oxidized,
a process often, inaccurately, referred to as fermentation by
analogy with tea-processing terminology. This process produces the
distinctive reddish-brown colour of rooibos and enhances the
flavour. Unoxidized "green" rooibos is also produced, but the more
demanding production process for green rooibos (similar to the
method by which green tea is produced) makes it more expensive than
traditional rooibos. It carries a malty and slightly grassy flavour
somewhat different from its red counterpart.
In South Africa it is common to prepare rooibos tea in the same
manner as black tea, and add milk and sugar to taste. Other methods
include a slice of lemon in the place of milk and using honey
instead of sugar. Several coffee shops in South Africa have
recently begun to sell "red espresso", which is concentrated
rooibos served and presented in the style of ordinary espresso.
This has given rise to rooibos-based variations of coffee drinks
such as red lattes and red cappuccinos. Iced tea made from rooibos
has recently been introduced in South Africa, Australia, and in the
United States. A variant of a London Fog, known as a Cape Town Fog,
can also be made using Rooibos steeped in steamed milk with vanilla
syrup.
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