Introducing: Roses and Diamonds Tea for Mothers’ Day

Roses & Diamonds Tea

Ah, yes, Mothers’ Day is coming up. A day where we tell our mums how much we love them. A day where we show them how much we care. A day where we can finally sit down and breathe because our week of stressing about what to get her is over. This year, don’t leave it to the last minute. Call us biased, but we recommend buying tea for Mothers’ Day.

Your mum is special, so we wouldn’t suggest you give her just any tea. Our tea masters have been hard at work at HQ putting together a tea just for Mothers’ Day, and it’s as beneficial for your health as it is tasty. This special edition Mothers’ Day tea is called Roses & Diamonds, and it’s full of goodness. We’re selling them as beautifully wrapped sachets (each sachet makes two cups of tea) and you can buy 5 sachets for $7.5, 10 sachets for $14, or 25 sachets for $31.

Roses & Diamonds tea contains the following, all-natural ingredients:

• Wolfberries – a ‘superfood’ known for their nutritional value and high antioxidant content.

• Chinese hawthorn slices – used primarily as a digestive aid. Recent research has shown that polyphenols derived from the fruit of the tree have anti-tumor activities on skin, indicating a potential use in preventing skin cancer.

• Pure Rose – restores energy and regulates immune system, circulation and energy flow. It also gives your skin a healthy glow while balancing and neutralizing the body.

• Sultanas – beneficial for digestion, detox, and for your skin.

• Chinese dates – nourishes blood cells.

• Mao Feng green tea – one of the highest quality green teas going around. This classic green tea has a fruity and nutty taste and has high levels of antioxidants and other natural chemicals. It reputedly helps reduce the incidence of cancer, promotes healthy skin tone and reduces the effects of aging. With high levels of vitamin C, fluoride and calcium, Mao Feng also promotes healthy teeth and bones.

• Sweet Tea (Tian Cha) – Chinese sweet tea is a traditional Chinese tisane (herbal tea) made from the leaves of Chinese Blackberry (Rubus suavissimus). These leaves contain a natural sweetener called rubusoside, which is 200 times as sweet as cane sugar. The tea has long been used to alleviate kidney symptoms, and a recent Japanese study also indicated that it has anti-inflammatory effects and helps fight allergies. Sweet Tea has been used for thousands of years by the Chinese for beauty, weight loss, aging, cancer prevention, and general strength. The caffeine-free leaves of the Chinese blackberry plant brew up an extraordinarily sweet tea with close to zero calories.

We know every day is Mothers’ Day. But on May 12, mums everywhere deserve the best.

Please note: our stores are now taking bookings for Mothers’ Day sittings! Give us a call and treat mum to the best Chinese food in Melbourne… if we do say so ourselves!  

Red Dates: A Chinese Superfood

Goji berries. Chia seeds. Acai berries. Quinoa. We know how obsessed Melbourne is with ‘superfoods’. But have you tried our Chinese superfood, red dates? Also known as hong zao in Chinese, this native southeast Asian is used in rice porridge, soup, desserts, buns and in some of our teas.

Red dates are extremely rich in nutrients. They are up to 80 times hght in Vitamin C than apples and chockfull of Vitamin A, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron and magnesium. Red dates are said to improve immunity by stimulating the production of white blood cells, as well as being good for the liver by decreasing cholesterol. There is even research to suggest they suppress cancer cells.

In Chinese herbal medicine, red dates are believed to build up the warm half of the yin-yang balance in the body, strengthening the spleen and stomach, nourishing blood and relaxing the mind. Red dates are also marketed as an anti-aging food for women in Chinese medicine.

Aside from all the benefits, we love the way red dates taste! Especially when they’ve soaked up tea. Next time you order one of our teas with red dates in it, don’t let them go to waste.

Some of our favourite teas featuring red dates include:

- Happy tea 

- Relaxing tea

- Ginger and Barley tea 

Valentine’s Day Tea

Three teas to take to bed this Valentine’s Day

 

Ah, yes. Valentine’s Day has come around once again. Instead of getting all lovey-dovey, we have a couple of suggestions on how you can boost your libido this Valentine’s Day… and surprise, surprise, they all have to do with tea!
 

Ginseng Tea – this tea contains ginsenoside, a compound that has an effect on the tissue responsible for testosterone production. Apparently drinking it can increase satisfaction and performance in men.

For our ginseng variety, click here.

Ginger Tea – ginger has many purposes and is used for a variety of reasons as it dilates blood vessels and increases blood flow. For this reason, it is also good for the libido.

For our ginger variety, click here.

Green Tea – drinking green tea causes a release of an amino acid in your brain, called L-theanine. It helps people to feel alert yet calm and is great for ‘getting in the mood’!

For our green tea varieties, click here. 

Cool down with Oriental Teahouse’s Iced Tea

Summer = iced tea and cocktails

It’s hot outside. Damn hot. It’s all a bit conflicting for us, seeing as we serve tea and all. No one wants a steaming pot of Gunpowder Green when it’s 42 degrees outside, or a warming Iron Buddha to sooth the soul and make ‘em sweat.

Thankfully, Oriental Teahouse knows how to keep it cool: with our iced teas. Choose from the sweet treat of Strawberry and Cream, our zesty Raspberry Lime, Lemon Iced with a tang, the spicy but nicey Iced Chai, the delicate Iced Relaxing with a hint of liquorice and peppermint, the dreamy Vanilla Cream, or our liquid dessert, Peach Melba.

If you’re the kind of person who loses their appetite in the heat, we’ve got you covered with a mixed basket of dumplings, perfect for nibbles. Try the Variety Basket with a collection of dumplings, including chicken, roast duck, pork shu mai and buckwheat veggie. It will hit the spot without making you feel full and bloated.

And one more tip, if you need a little bit of extra help relaxing on a hot day, get into our PotTails! Cocktails in a teapot? Damn straight. Get your summer on with our Tropicana, a fruity combination of Vodka, Malibu, Banana Liqueur, Strawberry Liqueur, Pineapple Juice & Cranberry Juice.