Mountain Tea - morning ritual

When brewing Greek mountain tea from fresh plants, you can use the flowers, stem and leaves of the plant, with flowers are being the most important part of the plant. Place around six to eight 2-inch pieces of the plant into boiling water and lower the heat, allowing it to simmer for five to 10 minutes depending on how strong you like the tea. Mountain tea is perfect with some Greek honey mixed in it, as it elevates its medicinal properties further!

Greek mountain tea has an earthy taste and, if you use the flowers, a slight floral scent. For dried tea leaves or tea bags, add about 2 tablespoons, or a third of a tea bag, into a teapot and fill with boiling water, letting it steep for five to 10 minutes. You can add honey as well as milk or lemon to flavour the tea.