Finjan Erfeh - Saudi Spicy Tea

Coasty's Note:

Taken from www.About.com. Posted for ZWT 6

• Total Time: 8 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• 3 cups water
• 2 teaspoons anise seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 teaspoons black tea

Directions:

1. In a small saucepan, combine all ingredients, except tea, and bring to a boil. Allow to simmer for three minutes. Strain.
2. Pour liquid into a tea pot and add the tea. Sit for 5 mins before serving.

Reviews

[Baby Kato]

I so loved this tea. It was quick and easy to make with ingredients that I always have in the pantry. So delicious, sweet, tart, tangy and spicy. I used a nice green tea, raw honey and meyer lemons. Into my favorites cookbook for 2011 this goes. Thanks so much for sharing with us Coasty.

[gailanng]

Soooooooo, a recipe with a name containing more consonants than has Vanna White. Maybe you two should get together for a play date. Fanciful and delicious!

[Chef Buggsy Mate]

I love hot tea...and Stash's Licorice Spice herbal tea is one of my favorites. I also enjoy lemon and honey tea when sick. Since this tea recipe combines the two, it really sparked my interest however;I wasn't quite sure how well the flavors would meld together. I was very pleasantly surprised. All the flavors are quite mellow...you get a hint of each one with nothing overpowering the other. I will definitely be enjoying a cup of this tea often this winter. Oh, I did omit the sugar in the recipe, because I never use sugar in my tea otherwise it was made as directed. Thanks for posting this recipe Coasty. Made and reviewed for the December 2010 AUS/NZ Recipe Swap.