What do you need to know about bergamot tea?
I probably won’t be mistaken if I assume that you have tried bergamot tea with bergamot at least once in your life. Someone liked it, and someone was not delighted with this fragrant drink. However, one thing is for sure: the specific flavor of this tea is simply impossible to confuse with anything else. But before we dwell in more detail on the subtleties of brewing this tea and its features, it is necessary to understand what kind of beast this is, bergamot.
Bergamot
Right away, this term has nothing to do with the animal world is a common plant that belongs to the citrus family and, to some extent, resembles a lime or even a lemon. Tea to acquire the taste of bergamot, the essential oil of this plant.
The plant got its name in honor of the Italian city where it was initially grown — Bergamo. The most common type of black tea with bergamot today is Earl Grey. This Englishman was the first to bring tea with bergamot to Europe. But today can find this tea in almost any corner of the globe—from Ceylon and Indian varieties of tea to bergamot oil.
Interestingly, tea is famous for its taste and benefits for the human body, namely, for the skin of the face. Drink this excellent drink regularly to eliminate age spots, freckles, or pimples. By the way, bergamot tea also helps eliminate fine wrinkles. Also, do not forget the tonic properties of tea. After drinking a glass of a drink in the middle of the working day, you get a boost of energy, and fatigue will be relieved by hand.
Brewing tea with bergamot by science
First, you should be aware that tea flavored with bergamot tea does not pair well with milk, similar to the general rule for tea flavored with lemon. Rinse the teapot with water brought to a boil before using it to brew the tea.
- Then add the required amount of tea leaves to the teapot (at the rate of 1 teaspoon per cup).
- Next, pour the hot but not boiling water into the teapot and allow it to steep for at least four minutes.
- That’s it. You can pour tea into mugs and add sugar, honey, or other sweeteners.
And what other qualities have made bergamot tea so well-known?
According to scientists who have studied the properties of tea with bergamot, it helps to control the development of heart disease, especially with daily use. And it’s all about the extract of bergamot in tea. Bergamot lowers cholesterol, which is the cause of most heart ailments. The main active element is enzymes.
It is the enzymes that “attack” proteins. In addition, unlike satins, which also help the heart, enzymes do not cause side effects. And tea with bergamot contains flavonoids with anti-cancer properties. And as scientists have proved, those who want to reduce the risk of advanced forms of prostate cancer by a third need to drink at least five mugs of bergamot tea daily.
