Forest Mandarine – flavored tea

The fruit is a type of fruit known as the Thai orange. A small hole (the “cap”) is cut into the top of the fruit and the pulp is carefully hollowed out, leaving only the entire empty peel. Loose red tea leaves are manually stuffed into the empty peel. Drying and ripening. The fruit is closed with a cap and left to dry slowly in the sun or in ovens. During this process, the peel dries, hardens, darkens and the tea inside absorbs the essential oils from the citrus peel. In some cases, pure natural oil essence is added. The aroma is intense, deep and penetrating. It is dominated by essential oils from the peel, which mask the typical taste of red tea and give it a fruity sparkle.