Greek mountain tea

Greeks are not known for their love for tea, as are for example the British, Russians and Turkish peoples are. However, when it comes to tea, the first variety that a Greek would think of is ''Chai tou vounou,"or...

"Greek Mountain Tea," or sideritis, which has been used since ancient times as medicine, a  refreshment, and a memory and energy booster, is one of Greece's most recognizable and popular herbs. Ancient Greeks called it sideritis, meaning "that which contains iron."...

The three Greek Canadians who launched ΤΣΑΙ (Tsai), the carbonated Greek mountain tea beverage, have childhood experiences of their parents giving them the traditional mountain tea as medicine when they were ill. Growing up in Canada, James Roumeliotis, Manny Favas...