Rooibos harvesting in South AfricaRedbush and Rooibos are different names on this plant that only grows in South Africa.
It is rich in vitamins and minerals like iron , copper, zink, calsium and magnesium.
It does not contain coffein or very little tannin.
Rooibush has a slightly sweet taste.
Why am I telling you this?
Because for the last months I have been drinking this tea.
As time passes, I like it more and more.
Why did I start drinking it?
Because I read in the book "The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency" by Alexander McCall Smith that the main character was drinking this kind of tea down in Botswana in Africa.
Wikipedia writes in their description of rooibos:
The popularity of rooibos has also gained from its association with the fictional lady detective, Precious Ramotswe, in the popular series of novels by Scottish author Alexander McCall Smith about the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.
Mma Ramotswe is a Motswana , and is the first female private detective in the country. She is a traditionalist, both in adhering to the old Botswana morality and in her traditional build. Her favourite drink is rooibos, red bush tea, and she often promotes it as a therapeutic drink to her friends and clients - and hence the readers of the books.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooibos
It may take some time to get used to the taste.
It should not take more than an instant to understand that this is a much more healthy version for tea drinkers.
It is rich in vitamins and minerals like iron , copper, zink, calsium and magnesium.
It does not contain coffein or very little tannin.
Rooibush has a slightly sweet taste.
Why am I telling you this?
Because for the last months I have been drinking this tea.
As time passes, I like it more and more.
Why did I start drinking it?
Because I read in the book "The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency" by Alexander McCall Smith that the main character was drinking this kind of tea down in Botswana in Africa.
Wikipedia writes in their description of rooibos:
The popularity of rooibos has also gained from its association with the fictional lady detective, Precious Ramotswe, in the popular series of novels by Scottish author Alexander McCall Smith about the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.
Mma Ramotswe is a Motswana , and is the first female private detective in the country. She is a traditionalist, both in adhering to the old Botswana morality and in her traditional build. Her favourite drink is rooibos, red bush tea, and she often promotes it as a therapeutic drink to her friends and clients - and hence the readers of the books.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooibos
It may take some time to get used to the taste.
It should not take more than an instant to understand that this is a much more healthy version for tea drinkers.
1 comment:
We also enjoyed "The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency" books.
I was wandering what kind of tea they drank.
Thank you for clarifing it!
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