Hungarian tea

I'm back today. While I did have this post done last Sunday, I was not feeling well, and didn't have the energy to post it. Thankfully I'm feeling better this week, so it's back to life as usual.

Today we travel to a landlocked country in central Europe, Hungary. Hungary was much larger prior to WW I. The treaty of Trianon in 1920 took away 71% of their territory. This has caused a long term divide in their population. There are those who still remember and lament this, and those who want to forget about it. Deep political splits sound pretty familiar. Apparently this split still influences a lot of day to day life.

Hungary was part of the Soviet Union until the 1990s, and was transformed from an agrarian society to an industrial society during that time. After independence, they had some difficulty lagging behind the world in trade, but were able to catch up and make their own way by the mid 90's. The early 2000's posed some new obstacles, but they are continuing to work their way forward.

As for tea, I found some references saying that they liked teas with bergamot. Also, "medicinal" herbals. The word "medicinal" in any tea automatically tells me to steer clear. They also had a couple of intriguing tea flavors. "Lady Grey", which I haven't been able to find any information on, and lavender green tea. Since I have lavender, and I have green tea, you know what I chose to make.

This is lavender mixed with my green snail spring tea. Look how pretty it is!




While it is brewing, the lavender floated to the top, while the tea leaves sank to the bottom of the basket. 


Finally, I ended up with a very pale tea. It had a lavender scent and flavor with a hint of green tea. It seems like a nice summer tea, and since it is summer right now, it has very good timing. 

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  1. Poppy CrockerSeptember 8, 2019 at 7:41 AM

    Glad you're feeling better. I'm recovering from a cold right now. Yay for back-to-school germs.

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    1. Lace makerSeptember 8, 2019 at 9:22 AM

      Today is the first day I have some energy again. I hope you feel better soon.

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