Tea & Herbal

Persian Basket offers Alvand Hard Sugar Cubes that comes in a 500 gram 1lb package. Cube Sugar is hard and slow-dissolving, and Hard Cubes are extra hard and dissolve very slowly so that coffee or tea can be sipped through them. Hard Sugar Cubes are an ideal companion with tea.

Stinging nettle, whose Latin name means 'Urtica' to burn, is from the stinging family. Its homeland is the Mediterranean. It likes temperate climates. It grows easily in almost every region of our country. It is a herbaceous plant that blooms from June to September. One of the most distinctive features of stinging nettle is that the fine hairs on its leaves irritate the skin when it comes into contact with the skin. Therefore, it is not recommended to touch the leaves by hand. Despite this, stinging nettle has gained considerable popularity among various peoples and cultures for centuries due to its health benefits. It is also possible to cook delicious dishes from nettle. Nettle salad with yogurt, which has an important place in Aegean cuisine, is prepared. In some cultures, nettle pastry is cooked just like spinach pie. Its spinach-like leaves are perfect for infusing new flavors with olive oil.

Flax, whose Latin name is 'Linum usitatissimum' meaning 'very medicinal plant', is from the flax family. Its homeland is Turkey, Egypt, Syria, and Iraq. Today, it is also grown as a culture plant in Europe, Asia, and North and South America. In June and August, it enlivens the summer with its silky-soft, liberating azure or unique yellow flowers. Fiber and oil are classified as flax. It can easily grow in almost any type of soil. It is planted periodically as summer and autumn linen in Anatolia. Many archaeological studies show that flax was cultivated in Mesopotamia 7,000 years ago. Pictures describing the cultivation of flax were found, which were placed as food in the burial chambers in Ancient Egypt. Ground linseed is added to mixed grain bread in the bakery sector in the west. It is widely used to obtain different tastes in cakes, pies, and all mixtures with dough. It can also be added to salads, soups, rice, and meals as a condiment.

Zahter, which is similar to thyme in appearance, can also be called "black thyme". It has a very sharp, even bitter odor. It grows wild in Central and Southern Anatolian regions. In addition to being used as a spice in meals, zahter, which is also a tea, has many benefits.