I’ve been drinking this almost every day, and while it’s no less delicious I wanted to try something new. Almost everything I have in my fridge that could potentially be added to tea is fruity, and somehow I don’t think peach genmaicha would be good (though who knows, I’ll probably try it out now!). That’s how I ended up with half of a cucumber (peeled & sliced) in my pitcher of genmaicha: it stayed in there for the whole cold brew, roughly 14 hours. I was honestly a bit suspicious when I sniffed the end result (no cucumber) but oh dear lord is this delicious. It’s even MORE refreshing than usual, with that soft hint of cucumber lifting it to new heights. It tastes like a day at the spa!
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Wow great idea! I didn’t think to try adding things to it for some reason.. Thank you for the inspiration!
I am always doing weird experiments with my tea, this one came out particularly well I think! Definitely give it at try if you have some cucumber.
Today I was actually thinking about adding fresh cucumber when cold brewing green teas.
Or real fresh fruit to certain teas as well.
I’ve tried a few different fruits in teas—cantaloupe and peach seem to work really well, also fresh mint and cucumber. Cucumber has been a real winner, it’s great with white and green cold brews.
thanks Kitty. :))
Mmm, Yummy! How refreshing and summery:)
I’ve been trying to come up with creative ways to sneak more veggies into my diet … I’m thinking this might work well!
Sneak them in via delicious salads! http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/caramelized-pancetta-and-fennel-salad-recipe/index.html
Secret veggies! I tend to eat a lot of fruit salsa in the summertime which gets a lot of veggies in—cucumber, tomato and roasted corn, depending on which fruit/s I am going with. I tend to eat a LOT of veggies in summer actually, since produce is so cheap.
Wow great idea! I didn’t think to try adding things to it for some reason.. Thank you for the inspiration!
I am always doing weird experiments with my tea, this one came out particularly well I think! Definitely give it at try if you have some cucumber.
Today I was actually thinking about adding fresh cucumber when cold brewing green teas.
Or real fresh fruit to certain teas as well.
I’ve tried a few different fruits in teas—cantaloupe and peach seem to work really well, also fresh mint and cucumber. Cucumber has been a real winner, it’s great with white and green cold brews.
thanks Kitty. :))
Mmm, Yummy! How refreshing and summery:)
I’ve been trying to come up with creative ways to sneak more veggies into my diet … I’m thinking this might work well!
Sneak them in via delicious salads! http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/caramelized-pancetta-and-fennel-salad-recipe/index.html
Secret veggies! I tend to eat a lot of fruit salsa in the summertime which gets a lot of veggies in—cucumber, tomato and roasted corn, depending on which fruit/s I am going with. I tend to eat a LOT of veggies in summer actually, since produce is so cheap.