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Greek Mountain Tea (Sideritis Tea)

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I love drinking Tea, I think even more than drinking Coffee, yep I do. The other day I mentioned that my hubby has come down with a cold, to make him feel better I gave him few cups of the Mountain Tea I had in my pantry.  Whenever I go back to Greece my mom and my aunt always have some of this tea on hand for me to take back with me, because the truth is it works.  🙂   

I am not sure if you have ever heard of this type of Tea, it is considered to be one of the healthiest, therapeutic healing herbal teas.   The Mountain Tea can be found throughout Greece high up in the mountains, where it is hand picked by the locals.  Actually, the tea that you see in the photo was hand-picked by my friend’s Mother-In-Law who lives in a village very close to where this herbal tea is grown. 

This Mountain Tea otherwise known as Sideritis is considered to be very powerful so during the Winter Season we drink this tea to battle the Cold, and Flu.  Another healing advantage this tea has is it protects the circulatory and cardiovascular system, (surprised?)  and yes it does taste amazing.  🙂  If you are able to find this Tea in your area I would definitely try it out.  🙂   

I think I am coming down with a slight cold myself so off to the kitchen to make another cup of this delicious Tea.   Have a great day everyone and keep warm. 🙂

GREEK MOUNTAIN TEA (SIDERITIS TEA)

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Ingredients
  

  • Greek Mountain Tea
  • Hot Water
  • Honey or Sugar

Instructions
 

  • This above photo is what the Tea looks like.
  • Break off a few pieces and add into a cup.
  • Fill cup with hot water and let it still for 5 minutes. The color of the water starts to change into a golden color.
  • Drain Tea into another cup and add in Honey or Sugar.

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Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

15 Comments

  1. Lisa@LismorePaper
    December 12, 2018 at 10:50 am  ·  Reply
    Sounds like a wonderful tea! I hope you and your hubby feel better soon! 💕😊
  2. Anneberly
    December 12, 2018 at 11:00 am  ·  Reply
    I am a tea drinker as well. I have many different kinds of tea. I especially love a cup or six when I write. 😁 I have not tried this tea yet, definitely on my radar now. Best wishes.
  3. MichaelStephenWills
    December 12, 2018 at 12:05 pm  ·  Reply
    Interesting. How does it taste compared to, say, Green Tea?
  4. PlantsandBeyond
    December 12, 2018 at 1:14 pm  ·  Reply
    So interesting . Yes , how does it taste ?
  5. Megala
    December 12, 2018 at 3:49 pm  ·  Reply
    Wonderful herb! Going to check this out in my locality. :)
  6. dtills
    December 16, 2018 at 10:41 pm  ·  Reply
    I do hope he is feeling better now, since I am so late in reading this😂

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