Edible wedding favors have been offered for centuries. For a time, sugar cubes and fine confection were the choice of aristocrat couples in Europe, but after a while, when the tradition had reached the commoners and started to pass on, the choice of food had become diverse. Today, there’s no limitation as to the sort of treats you can give to your wedding guests.
In this age, lots of people are already finding, or have already discovered, the value of keeping oneself healthy. More and more individuals have become aware of what they eat and drink. And so, if you are planning to provide an edible wedding favor to your guests, you might as well also let them realize that you care by offering them something healthy like tea.
First, you need to know that there is a difference between tea and herbal tea. Real tea comes from only one species of plant, the Camellia sinensis, while herbal tea can come from other plants and herbs.
Camellia sinensis has three varieties:
· China – grows on high altitudes and has small leaves
· India (Assam) – grows on lower altitude and has bigger leaves
· Hybrid – has characteristics of both China and India kinds
From these three, you can have four sorts of tea. It’s the procedure that makes them differ from each other:
· Black Tea – the leaves are left to wither and go under full oxidation
· Green Tea – allowed to wither only slightly and then the leaves are heated rapidly to stop oxidation
· Oolong Tea – goes into partial oxidation and its caffeine level sits somewhere between the black tea and green tea
· White Tea – uses the youngest shoots of the tea plant and are not oxidized
Now, if you choose herbal teas to offer as your wedding favors, then you have hundreds of selections. Just to name a few:
· Chamomile tea
· Rosemary
· Hibiscus
· Gingerroot
· Lemon grass
· Licorice
· Mint
· Sage
· Ginseng
· Chrysanthemum
Herbal tea is very much valued for its antioxidant properties, as well as its exquisite taste and aroma, which your guests would definitely value.
The packaging of your tea wedding favors would just be as valued as the tea itself. It would be a good idea for you to include a little background information about this beverage that you are giving out, like its health advantages, where it came from, and how it’s prepared. Your gift will surely be appreciated.