Bleck, just feeling under the weather here. All of a sudden it is “cold” in southern california. I know its 10 to 12c colder right now back where I’m from in Canada, but relative to the weather last week, 10-14c here is COLD! Surprisingly, I’m fighting cold toes and ears – the californian’s weakness to “cold” has gotten this canadian.
So, how about some hot banana bread tea? I make banana bread often, breakfast favorite here, since we always buy bananas and crappy at eating them. http://allrecipes.com/recipe/banana-banana-bread/detail.aspx is the recipe I use, but doctored up with spices, vanilla extract, nuts, chocolate chips, cocoa battered swirl, nutella, peanut butter – whatever I feel like doing.
DRY: Smells weird, like that soury weird smell of banana skins or artificial. Very heavy tea, so seems like I didn’t get much for my 20g.
STEEPED: Oooh smells like Banana bread! Smells sweet, banana and my mind makes me think of butter dripping off the hot banana bread, ooh yeah! Smells more nutty the longer I steep. At the end, this herbal is a gooey mash on the bottom of the tea strainer, so glad I didn’t use my Steeper!
TASTE: At the 6 minute mark, this tea tastes like hot sweet water with a nutty finish. BOOOO, I made this in a pot, so I’m gonna follow others and keep this herbal in for another 4 mins. Totally not going to add any sweeteners, this is pretty sweet already.
10 minutes, the colour is a darker yellow. Tastes lightly like banana extract or banana chips to me and very sweet nutty finish end of sip. Though, some sips tastes pretty natural banana, like that taste of those stringy bits on bananas when you peel them, but accidentally eat them.
I decided to just leave the tea in my tea pot – 15 minute mark, the banana goes to a sour/tart end with a deeper nutty finish. Not sure if it’s the currants or what doing it. Lots of dredgy bits at the bottom of my cup.
COMMENTS: I thought this more taste more bananay – like their Banana Oolong. I’m thinking freeze dried bananas are the way to go in tea, compared to whatever was used here.
That, and I think I rather have walnuts instead of almonds in this tea. So overall, meh and could be better.
Gawd, I sound picky!
