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What Is Herbal tea and How Can I Use It?

If herbal tea has turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use it with confidence and how to choose it, cook it, store it, what to substitute, and 3 recipes to try it in.

Quick facts

In Chinese
草本茶
British (UK) term
Herbal tea
en français
thé aux herbes
en español
té de hierbas

Recipes using herbal tea

There are 3 recipes that contain this ingredient.

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Rosehip, Hibiscus & Currant Pie or Cake Filling

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Rosehip, Hibiscus & Currant Pie or Cake Filling recipe

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Black Lychee Tea Smoked Lobster & Mango

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Lobster smoked over black lychee tea, brown sugar, and rice, then wrapped in rice paper with ripe mango, jicama, fresh herbs, and bean thread noodles. A spicy mango-sambal dipping sauce ties it all together.

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Fireside Cran-Apple Tea

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Fireside cranberry apple tea made with cranberry juice, cinnamon-apple herbal tea bags, and brown sugar. A warm, caffeine-free winter drink ready in minutes.

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