Any Tea with a Licorice taste?
Posted: Feb 4th, '09, 01:19
i have an idea for a blend, but in order for it to get the taste i want, i need a tea with Licorice taste, or something close to it, any help would be great!!
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I have some in the garden, but have yet to see if they will survive the Winter.Anise-hyssop (agastache foeniculum) is a very pretty perennial that makes a great tea, especially if you like the taste of licorice. The first year I grew anise-hyssop, my one plant was not enough but, I quickly found out that a whole row was too much. Oh the fun of gardening!
Should be quite hardy and it self sows freely, the new tops make the best tea.Herb_Master wrote:Agastache would be my choice.
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I have some in the garden, but have yet to see if they will survive the Winter.Anise-hyssop (agastache foeniculum) is a very pretty perennial that makes a great tea, especially if you like the taste of licorice. The first year I grew anise-hyssop, my one plant was not enough but, I quickly found out that a whole row was too much. Oh the fun of gardening!
Licorice root does not taste like licorice. Only star anise does. As a matter of fact, the "licorice" in licorice root is a misnomer for the glucose meaning term "glycerrise" (sp?): sweet tasting. As to taste, licorice root is actually a stick that has a very sweet taste and provides throaty relief by coating a well irritated throat.woozl wrote:licorice root or star anise are good choices.
Try the local health food store.
I have had pure licorice root (dried) to chew on and also tea made only out of licorice root. I did think it tasted licorice, however very sweet, just as you say.tjkoko wrote:Licorice root does not taste like licorice. Only star anise does. As a matter of fact, the "licorice" in licorice root is a misnomer for the glucose meaning term "glycerrise" (sp?): sweet tasting. As to taste, licorice root is actually a stick that has a very sweet taste and provides throaty relief by coating a well irritated throat.woozl wrote:licorice root or star anise are good choices.
Try the local health food store.