Salum’s Iced Tea

A while back, I opined about my love for Salum’s iced tea. Abraham Salum saw the post, and was kind enough to pass on the basic recipe.

It has oolong Tea Leaves, cinnamon, rose petals and cardamom (that is what
you tasted in it), the rest are very subtle, they just round out the flavor.

Go make some. Now.

Bill “Freckle Face” Addison is a Weiner

Whoopsie-doodle, I mean winner. (What would I do without Spell Check?) Anywhoo, I just intercepted a secret DMN company memo announcing:

“Bill Addison will receive a national Association of Food Journalists award for restaurant criticism. The other finalists are: Will Ferrell for Talladega Dinner Nights and M.F.K. Fisher’s Recipes from the Grave. The ranking of the three awards will be announced at a conference in October.”

Kidding, so, so, so kidding. Way to go, Freckle Face, I hope you beat the pants off of your true rivals Lee Klein of Miami New Times and Tom Sietsema of The Washington Post-it.

Drink Green

Austin-based Sweet Leaf Tea (you know, the drinks with the Snapple-like bottles sporting a pic of a grandma on the label that you can buy at Central Market and Whole Foods) has introduced a new flavor—Pomegranate Green Tea—to its lineup. But that’s not the point of this post. In honor of today, aka Earth Day, the company has distributed a couple of cocktail recipes incorporating its organic green tea blends. Jump if you’ve always wanted to learn how to make a Global Cooler or mix up some Earth Punch.

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Granny-Inspired: Sweet Leaf Tea

Speaking of Green Tea and au naturale drinks, you can’t forget Sweet Leaf Tea. They’re a Texas company that’s been doing the cane sugar, and simple ingredient dance for some time. It’s been sold in Dallas for 10 years, although I discovered them only last year. I highly recommend the Mint & Honey Green Tea. At 110 calories per bottle, it’s got more sugar than I’d like, but it’s also strong—not that it’s a bad thing. I cut mine with ice, and it’s ohsogood. If you’re not a tea fan, they’ve got lemonades, too. Plus, any company that describes their drinks as “granny-inspired” has got to be good.

Pokka Green Tea w/ Jasmine

Lately, I’ve been trying different cold green teas. It’s healthy (sometimes), and a welcome departure from my normal diet of water, bourbon, or beer. So far I really haven’t found anything worthwhile. That is, until about an hour ago.

Picked up a can of Pokka Green Tea w/ Jasmine at the Whole Foods on Lemmon Ave. It tastes fresh, sweet, and the jasmine is unbelievable. At 72 calories and only 18g of sugar, it isn’t too bad, either. The unsweetened version (another brand I can’t remember that’s also in a can) was a bit too bland, and even a little bitter. This is just about perfect.

Grab one instead of an Orangina. I did.