no it absolutely is not. even mint drinks or chamomile or whatever aren't tea. Tea is the plant species camellia sinensis or a drink made by steeping parts of this specific species of plant in water.
Haha, yeah I wasn't being entirely serious either. Obviously "herbal tea" is the most common way, at least in the US, to refer to what would more "properly" be called a tisane, which is what you get when you steep other plants in water.
I'm just a big fan of tea, so I like to be elitist about it sometimes
Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of the Camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub native to East Asia.
actually it's tea
no it absolutely is not. even mint drinks or chamomile or whatever aren't tea. Tea is the plant species camellia sinensis or a drink made by steeping parts of this specific species of plant in water.
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Haha, yeah I wasn't being entirely serious either. Obviously "herbal tea" is the most common way, at least in the US, to refer to what would more "properly" be called a tisane, which is what you get when you steep other plants in water.
I'm just a big fan of tea, so I like to be elitist about it sometimes
Well TIL. Thanks