Linden tea

During June, the sweet scent from Linden flowers was the greatest pleasure. I was so excited to see beautiful green leaves and popping blossoms. That was what I had been looking for since last summer I came in the US. That's because this small town was full of Linden trees and I've never seen the flowers before.

Actually, that was in Turkey when I first try this tea. I drank this tea in Goreme, Turkey when I went there for backpacking in my undergrad. I loved this tea but I couldn't figure out what kind of tea it was. Fortunately, my interest in trees and plants finally guided me to figure it out.

So, I brewed Linden tea with the flowers and got a beautiful result. Pick a bunch of flowers and rinse with clean water and steep in hot water for minutes. The flowery scent of the tea was pleasing me in the late afternoon. That's all I did.

Second time, I brewed those flowers with green tea to add more flavor. You can add some honey too.

I love Linden so much. :-)