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It is possible to blend tea in the home kitchen. It takes a little bit or organization and a good palate to produce lovely, personalize loose-leaf tea blends. Experimentation is the key to making a good blend and it is perfectly acceptable to use commercial tea along with additives from the grocery store or the garden.

Having some knowledge about tea in general and how it tastes is essential in making home blends. Take the time to familiarize your self with green tea, black tea, white tea and oolong. Each one has a unique body and aroma. This, like any other creative endeavor, takes a little time. For truly there is a lot of tea embodied by the phrase, "all the tea in China." As you taste loose leaf tea, make notes of what you smell and taste and what herbs, spices, fruits or flowers immediately come to mind. Those first reactions prove helpful in pairing your teas, even as they do in pairing wine.

For example, Oolong tea might taste good with Asian orange chicken and therefore would taste very good with a citrus additive. Adding orange is as simple as tossing a fresh slice in a cup, or mingling dry orange peel to the leaves. Black tea may seem to go with spices, so add some ground cinnamon or cloves. Do not get discouraged. It may take several times before a really great blend is мейд.

Make diligent notes of what works and what doesn't. Put any ideas for blends in the book (or on your computer). When making a blend write down all measurements and combinations. Write down all successful blends so they will be on хэнд at all times. These are the ones you'll want to use for gift giving or parties.

There are many things that can be added to tea to flavor it. All must be dried by dehydrating or air drying if you're planning to store the blend for any period of time. Fruit flavors can come from dehydrating apples, pears, peaches and other fruit. Citrus is a little different and includes the dried peel of limes, lemons and oranges not to mention all the citrus flavored herbs that can be added. Spices would include cinnamon, ginger, cloves, allspice and many others. Fragrant flower petals from roses, lavender, chamomile, calendula and many others can be dried and added for a taste that can also permeate the sense of smell. This would include fragrant herbs like mint.

Always be sure the additives cannot do harm. Chamomile has a pleasant apple-like flavor but anyone allergic to ragweed is usually allergic to chamomile and should not take it internally. Many people are similarly sensitive to lavender. Whenever practicable use organic blends so that you know that the tea has no pesticides and was grown chemically fertilizer-free.

Have fun making tea blends in the kitchen. Serve a surprise mix to guests who will ask what kind of tea you are using. The best part of making tea blends is the experimentation with different flavors and trying to figure out what will make that special tea blend perfect. In the process, you're partaking in a long history and culture that spans the world and now embraces your home.

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