South African recipe
How to make Rooibos tea
The Cederberg region of the Western Cape
A red-brown herbal tea made from the leaves of the rooibos plant, which means 'red bush' in Afrikaans. It is naturally caffeine-free and is drunk hot with milk and sugar, plain, or iced.
Ingredients
- 2 rooibos tea bags, or 2 teaspoons loose rooibos
- 500 ml boiling water
- Milk, sugar or honey, to taste (or a slice of lemon)
Method
- Warm a teapot with a little hot water, then pour it away.
- Put in the rooibos and pour over the boiling water.
- Leave to brew for 5 minutes or longer; rooibos does not turn bitter the way black tea does.
- Pour and add milk and sugar or honey, or a slice of lemon. For iced rooibos, let it cool and serve over ice with lemon and mint.
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Since 2021 the name rooibos has had protected designation of origin status in the European Union, like champagne.
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