Strawberry-cloudberry-spruce needles tea

3 servings

10 minutes

At Moscow's Saperavi Café they brew a warming taiga tea: strawberries and cloudberries are a surprisingly soulful pair, which, together with fragrant spruce needles (they go into a French press without any additives, just like that, whole) can cure a mild cold, a mild hangover, and even console in unhappy love.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 28.3
• Proteins: 0.4g
• Fats: 0.1g
• Carbohydrates: 7.3g

Ingredients

• Cloudberry: 65 g
• Strawberries: 65 g
• Needles: to taste
• Honey: 1 tbsp
• Boiling water: 350 ml

Cooking steps

1. Place cloudberries (fresh or thawed) and thawed strawberries in the French press.

   Required ingredients:

   • Cloudberry: 65 g
   • Strawberries: 65 g

2. Mash the berries with a muddler and add 300 ml of boiling water.

   Required ingredients:

   • Boiling water: 350 ml

3. Let it steep for 4-5 minutes. Add honey, place the spruce branches, and pour in boiling water.

   Required ingredients:

   • Honey: 1 tablespoon
   • Needles:  to taste
   • Boiling water: 350 ml