RooibosSweet, warm, and sunny. Rooibos has its roots in African folklore. The combination of traditional YOGI TEA® spices, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, cloves, and a pinch of black pepper brings to life its smooth rooibos, earthy aroma, while carob and vanilla round out the flavor of this pleasant infusion. The essence of this infusion is: ?Emerging from the embrace of Mother Earth?.
Until now, rooibos, translated as red bush, from the legume family, is exclusively cultivated in the South African region of Cederberg. These plants, which reach two meters in height, are harvested only once a year. Rooibos tea comes from the leaves, has a mild fruity and slightly sweet taste, and is the national drink of South Africa.
Cinnamon
Cinnamon is one of the most expensive spices in the world and is believed to have been used in China as early as 3,000 BC as a spice and medicinal plant. Cinnamon is obtained from the bark of the cinnamon tree in South Asia, has a sweet aromatic flavor, and contains numerous tannins and beneficial essential oils.
Cloves
Cloves are the flower buds of the clove tree and in our latitudes are mainly known as a spice in dishes like gingerbread or red cabbage. They belong to the myrtle family and have an intense spicy aroma, thanks to which they were even paid for with gold in ancient China and Egypt.
Ginger
Ginger has been used in the Far East for over 3,000 years as a spice and medicinal plant. It has a flavor between spicy and fruity and contains, in addition to various vitamins, essential oils and valuable minerals.
Carob
The carob tree native to the Mediterranean area and Asia is a medicinal plant from the legume family. The elongated and brown fruits of the carob, which grows up to 18 meters in height, have a sweet taste and contain seeds that weigh exactly 0.197 grams each. Due to this curiosity of nature, carob seeds were used in ancient times as a unit of measure for diamonds.
Roasted Chicory
Also known by the name of radicheta, it mainly grows with its light blue flowers along the roadsides. The flowers of this native plant of Europe, Northwest Africa, and Western Asia from the composite family only open for one day. Its root has a bitter and spicy flavor reminiscent of coffee.
Black Pepper
Black pepper, also known as the "queen of spices," is currently, along with salt, the most important spice in the world. It originally comes from the Malabar coast in India and has an intense spicy flavor with different levels of heat. The ancient Ayurvedic medicine recommends black pepper not only as a condiment but also, due to its valuable substances, as a medicinal plant.
Cardamom
Cardamom has been one of the most popular spices in the Asian and Arab world for thousands of years. Its delicate aroma between spicy and sweet makes cardamom suitable for use in numerous dishes, from spicy curry to spiced Christmas sweets. Thanks to its essential oils and other important nutrients, cardamom is also one of the oldest medicinal plants in the world.
Vanilla
The "queen of spices" is one of the most popular aromas in the world. It belongs to the orchid family and is native to Mexico. Its delicate flavor and complex processing make vanilla a particularly appreciated spice and medicinal plant