この夏の飲み物で日課をリフレッシュ｜ヘルス

It’s the middle of the day, and your morning caffeine rush has sputtered to a slow crawl. You’re starting to slump but don’t want another turbocharged cup of coffee. Why not turn to a refreshing glass of iced tea?

“It’s a wonderful pick-me-up, but not so much of a boost that you won’t be able to sleep that night,” said Annelies Zijderveld, author of “Steeped: Recipes Infused With Tea.”

As the heat and humidity rise, iced tea seems like the perfect antidote for sticky weather. First, a quick tea primer: “Tea in general comes from the camellia sinensis plant,” Zijderveld said. “The varieties come from how the tea is processed and how long.”

紅茶は最も加工度が高く、カフェインも多い。緑茶は加工度が低く、カフェインも少ない。.

Herbal teas, on the other hand, are not technically “tea” because they are not made from the camellia sinensis leaves — and most do not contain caffeine. Chamomile tea, for example, is made from chamomile flowers, and mint tea is made from mint leaves. “We call it tisane or an infusion,” Zijderveld said, to differentiate the two types of drinks.

どんな種類のお茶やティサーンでもアイスティーを作ることができるが、ザイデルフェルトは最も風味豊かな冷茶を作るために2つのテクニックを勧めている。緑茶とミントティー、ハイビスカスティーとルイボスティー、紅茶とシトラスティー、ジャスミンティーとウーロン茶などだ。.

濃縮アイスティーの作り方

Iced tea concentrate is simply a stronger brew that can be diluted to your liking, similar to a cold coffee concentrate that can be cut with water or poured over ice. This method ensures that your iced tea won’t taste too weak or watery once the ice in your glass starts to melt.

To make tea concentrate, simply use twice the amount of loose-leaf tea or number of tea bags as you normally would when brewing hot tea. If you typically use one tea bag per 12 fluid ounces of water, use two bags for a stronger concentrate. Concentrates can also be scaled up for larger quantities.

お召し上がりの際は、濃縮紅茶を直接氷に注いで溶かしながら紅茶を薄めるか、水やミルクでさらに薄めてティーラテにすることができます。濃縮茶と水またはミルクの割合は1：1から始め、お好みで調節してください。.

冷茶の煎じ方

Along the same lines as cold brew coffee, a cold tea infusion or cold brew tea is a hands-off method that can be made with any bagged or loose-leaf tea. Cold infusions are “a lot less tannic with very smooth tea flavor,” Zijderveld said, because there’s no heat involved and the tea steeps at a slow rate.

コールドブリュー・ティーを作るには、ジャーに冷たい水を入れ、ティーバッグやルーズリーフを入れる。ティーバッグは、ティーボールや再利用可能なモスリンのティーバッグに入れておくと濾しやすい。私の好みの割合は、1クォートの水に対してティーバッグ2個かティースプーン2杯のルース紅茶だが、ジャスミンティーやホワイトティーなど、より繊細なフレーバーの紅茶の場合は量を調整できる。ジャーを密閉し、冷蔵庫で最低6時間から一晩寝かせる。.

While it may seem quicker and simpler to let the tea steep on the counter at room temperature or in the sun, it’s a potential food safety hazard, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “The one kind of iced tea I never advocate for is sun tea,” Zijderveld said. “That’s the one kind of method that I think it’s best to stay away from” due to the possibility of bacteria growing in the warm water as the tea steeps.

室温のカウンターや日光の下ではなく、冷蔵庫で一晩お茶を煎じることで、お湯の温度が華氏40度（摂氏約4度）以下のバクテリアにとって安全な温度に保たれる。.

理想的なアイスティーを手に入れたのだから、そのまま飲んでもいい。また、さまざまな飲み物やデザート、風味豊かな料理にも使うことができる。.

お茶飲料

The most famous iced tea drink (after simple sweet tea) has to be the Arnold Palmer. A half-and-half combination of iced black tea and lemonade, it’s easy to make from scratch and lends itself to a number of variations. Swap out the regular lemonade for a fruit-infused version, or add a splash of booze to enliven the drink. Add vodka to make it a John Daly, as the old golf joke goes, or make a Pimm’s Palmer with British Pimm’s No. 1 liqueur (which is gin-based).

Another low alcohol-by-volume drink with a simple half-and-half formula is the shandy, a cocktail that traditionally mixes beer with lemon-lime soda or sparkling lemonade. For a fruitier drink, think pink and mix a fruit beer or sour beer with tart hibiscus tea to make a hibiscus shandy.

There’s also a way you can have iced tea for breakfast. In “Steeped,” Zijderveld features smoothies that blend fresh fruit and ice with tea in place of milk, juice or yogurt. Try green tea in your favorite green smoothie or mild English breakfast tea in a sweet berry smoothie.

紅茶のデザート

One of Zijderveld’s favorite ways to turn iced tea into a summer dessert is to make homemade ice pops. She recommends a sweetened hibiscus concentrate as a base, because “nobody says that sweet tea has to be traditional black tea,” she said. “It’s a refreshing afternoon treat that does not have caffeine and rehydrates you.” If your pop molds are large enough to accommodate fruit pieces, she recommends adding blueberries, raspberries, or sliced peaches to the pops.

Water isn’t the only liquid you can infuse with tea. Milk, cream and even yogurt will take on tea flavors when steeped. The distinctively floral bergamot flavor of Earl Grey tea infuses the custard in Earl Grey panna cotta tarts, and a chai vanilla brûlée incorporates the warmly spiced flavors of chai.

香ばしいお茶のレシピ

It’s possible to make an entire meal with tea-infused elements. Let your chicken (or pork chop) drink tea to give it more flavor and moisture with a sweet tea brine. Brining isn’t just for Thanksgiving turkeys but for any lean cut of meat that has the tendency to become dry and overcooked.

Once your brined chicken is cooked, finish it off with a sweet and sticky tea glaze made by infusing juice and honey with tea. To round out the meal, serve a side salad tossed in a tea-infused vinaigrette, like a smoky lapsang souchong honey mustard dressing or a chamomile honey dressing.