"And an
infusion verbena
, one!"
" And wham !
Now all the coffee will think you are fragile because you are drinking the infusion.
Couldn't he be quiet, boy?
Because ordering an infusion of verbena is less manly than a glass of liqueur of the same name, it feels small.
Besides, here it comes back with your order: a small bag with a small label attached to a small string, a small teapot, all this on a small tray.
Enough to make you look bad even if you are in good shape.
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Still, you are not wrong to sprinkle your evening with this warm, lightly scented water.
The ideal would be to offer yourself an infusion in the rules, with well chosen and well dried leaves on which you pour boiling water.
And we let it all infuse.
This recipe is almost as old as the world: in ancient Greece, Hippocrates had his students work on the healing properties of plants.
And these same plants garnished the “herb gardens” which surrounded the monasteries in the Middle Ages.
Today, avoid using yourself in the Jardin des Plantes, instead go to a herbalist's shop.
And if you are told that an infusion is old-fashioned, answer that beer is indeed one: it is an infusion of sprouted barley.
It will allow you to drink in peace.
Today, "herbal tea" conveys an old-fashioned image
Purists will tell you that you should not confuse infusion and
herbal tea
.
The latter encompasses several processes in addition to infusion, namely maceration, decoction.
It was thanks to herbal teas that the Romans and Greeks healed themselves, later followed by medieval apothecaries who jealously guarded their secret recipes. Today, the word “herbal tea” is less used, it conveys an old-fashioned and rustic image of a drink concocted by a grandmother.
In the countryside in the past, people were entitled to "a little herbal tea" before going to bed. In England, it is rather the
"nightcap"
(the last drink) that is offered ... And as you know the code of propriety, know that, while the meal has been over for hours, if the hostess suggests "Who will take an infusion?" It means it's getting late and she would like to kick you out. So accept an infusion and drink it without waiting for it to infuse.