My tea review for today is by Yogi Tea. It’s made with licorice along with many other spices. The name “Egyptian Licorice” does sound exotic and the ingredients seem interesting enough. A bit of ginger root and cinnamon oil.
But personally I didn’t enjoy all those extra spice too much. I could only taste the slightly licorice towards the end of each sip.
I just don’t think I like the idea of having black pepper in my tea either. And if I want a true licorice herbal tea, I will just stick with one with less spices.
The reason I picked up this box was because I normally enjoy licorice tea. And the box design isn’t too bad. I like the color combination of purple and orange.
Licorice are naturally sweet and have many health benefits too. It can help maintain a healthy lung, and good to soothe sore throats. Licorice helps support a healthy stomach, including the lining of the intestines. So it’s best to drink licorice tea after a meal.
Ingredients: Organic Licorice Root, Organic Cinnamon Bark, Organic Orange Peel, Organic Ginger Root, Organic Cardamom Seed, Natural Tangerine Flavor, Organic Black Pepper, Organic Clove Bud, Natural Cinnamon Oil.
Licorice is also popular in herbal medicines as well as in the cosmetic and food industry. Below is a picture of a licorice plant with blossoms. Photo from Gaia Herbs.
More info:
Licorice Root Extract Benefits and Information - NutraSanus Vitamin Company
Photo of licorice root by DK Images.
Licorice: Glycyrrhiza Glabra, Licorice Root Extract.
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12:55 am on May 13th, 2009
I’ve never heard of black pepper in tea before, that’s new to me.
I think with licorice, you either like it or hate it and I can’t stand the taste, if I ate the licorice jelly bean by mistake, I’ll spit it out right away, and have to wash my mouth.
12:12 am on May 16th, 2009
I use to hate licorice candy when I was a kid, but now I really like them. Especially black jelly beans and black licorice!
I think Licorice tea without the extra spices would be much better.
10:56 pm on July 21st, 2009
[...] is one of my favorite red tea from the Yogi brand. The other one I tried was Egyptian Licorice and it was not my cup of [...]