Italian Tea
Italian tea lives quietly beside a louder coffee culture: digestivo herbs, mountain infusions, lemon tea, and cafe cups for the person not ordering espresso.
Featured italian tea
- Camomilla after dinner - Drink desk - Bologna - Chamomile steeped gently after a heavy meal, sweetened only if the house insists.
- Fennel tea digestivo - Drink desk - Palermo - Fennel seed cracked and steeped until the cup smells like the end of supper.
- Black tea with lemon - Drink desk - Milan - A clean black tea, lemon peel, and no milk at the cafe table.
- Iced peach tea - Drink desk - Rimini - Black tea cooled with peach syrup, lemon, and enough ice for an August afternoon.
- Alpine herb tea - Drink desk - Trento - A mountain blend of mint, lemon balm, and thyme, steeped like a walk back downhill.
- Mint tea after lunch - Drink desk - Naples - Fresh mint in hot water, simple enough to sit beside fruit and biscotti.
- Cafe breakfast tea - Drink desk - Turin - A plain black cup ordered where everyone else is standing at the bar for coffee.
- Lemon balm tea - Drink desk - Perugia - A garden cup with lemon balm, honey, and a pale finish.
- Iced mint lemon tea - Drink desk - Sicily - Cold black tea sharpened with lemon and mint before the sugar gets heavy.
- Orange peel black tea - Drink desk - Florence - Black tea with orange peel for a winter cafe cup that still feels restrained.