Indigenous people figured this out long ago, and Yaupon tea eventually gained popularity with early colonizers.
Yaupon tea lost traction for nearly 200 years, overshadowed by coffee and other imported teas.
Read on for all the delicious, healthy details of drinking yaupon tea.
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What Is Yaupon?
Yaupon (pronounced like yo-pon) comes from the plant known asIlex vomitoria, a relative to theholly family.
What Does Yaupon Tea Taste Like?
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Combined with some bonusanti-inflammatory properties, she says, “it really makes you feel good.
Steep for four to six minutes and enjoy!
Feel free to re-steep a few more times (remember, no tannins mean no bitter aftertaste!).
Just add a few more minutes each time to extract the most flavor.
More About Tea for Delicious Sips
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11, 2018, MDIP, doi:10.3390/nu10111682
