Strawberry Infused Iced Tea

Posted October 2nd, 2011 in Food No Comments »

While in Japan, there was at least a jug of cold tea being stand-by in my house during summer. The tea is usually mugi-cha (barley tea). Mugi-cha is the flavour of summer in Japan, and everyone at school brought a bottle of home-brewd mugi-cha to drink during the break and after school activities.

I didn’t have a nice jug here, so I bought one from T2 to make cold drinks in coming season. The jug I bought is Takeya jug, and it’s meant to be for iced tea. I love this jug, because the airtight lid prevents spills or splashes and locks in freshness, especially when storing in the fridge. The lid is so airtight that the jug can stand upright or lay down, and is completely leak proof. This means that we can bring it for picnic too.

D loved the tea he tried at the store, so we made at home too. Strawberry infused rose tea. It’s so lovely.

The strawberries I had were red and ripe, and are so sweet. They gave great sweetness to the tea. I mashed them lightly so that all the juice and flavours come out and blend with tea.

I made the tea with cold brew method, which you simply fill the jug with filtered water and tea bags (or leaves) then place in refrigerator until cold.