Numi Organic teas

"Numi Organic Tea is a privately owned triple bottom line social enterprise based in Oakland, California. Numi is known for its assortment of organic and fair trade certified teas and herbal "teasans".

The company was founded in 1999 by brother and sister, Ahmed and Reem Rahim. The founders named the company "Numi" after the citrusy, Middle Eastern dried lime tea they drank as children growing up in Iraq. The name Numi is derived from the Arabic word forcitrus." saids Wikipedia.

I was so lucky to get a sample of their savoury teas, organic teas and Dry desert Lime from Green Pharmacies in Hong Kong.

The organic range I tried were:

Chamomile lemon

 Emperor's Pu Erh

Decaf Ginger Lemon
Rooibos (earthy vanilla)
White Rose
Jasmine green

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Jasmine green
(Fair trade certified organic green tea scented with organic jasmine flowers)
The Jasmine tea was nice and pleasant.
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Rooibos (earthy vanilla)
(organic roobos)
The smell of this was similar to chipped wood but the taste was not as strong as I expected.
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Emperor's Pu Erh
(organic black Pu erh tea)
The pu erh came out strong with a dark brown colour, it's tastes was earthy and strong.
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Chamomile lemon
(Fair trade certified organic Chamomile, organic lemon myrtle)
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White Rose
(Fair trade certified organic white tea, organic rosebuds)
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Decaf Ginger Lemon
(Fair trade certified organic decaf green tea, org, ginger, lemongrass)
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The latter three were not bad but I am not a fan or floral teas and lemongrass.

You can buy these on their website Green Pharmacies or Citysuper (Time Square, Shatin), Organic stores and Beauty Salons.

Numi Dry Desert Lime Herbal Teasan Tea

I was not sure what to expect for the Dry Desert Lime, but the name looked promising.
The ingredient was only dried lime which was great because it had nothing else mixed in such as lemongrass.

When I opened the sachet, there was a strong dried lime smell which was wonderfully similar to the smell of Chinese dried lemons.

After steeping it, the taste was amazing, it had a strong citrus taste that was moreish and you could taste the natrual acidic flavour of lime.
I think it would taste great with a pinch of salt just like how Tequila is served with a dash of salt on the rim.

You can buy Dry Desert Lime on their website Green Pharmacies or Food Garden at Lai Chi Kok.



Other NUMI teas I have tried:

Savoury selection:

http://supersupergirl-food.blogspot.com/2014/05/numi-savoury-teas.html
Organic teas:
http://supersupergirl-food.blogspot.com/2014/05/numi-organic-teas.html

Numi savoury teas

Teas are normally sweet or unsweetened complemented with milk or drank alone.

Ever thought of savoury teas? Well you can now get savoury teas!!!

"Numi Organic Tea is a privately owned triple bottom line social enterprise based in Oakland, California. Numi is known for its assortment of organic and fair trade certified teas and herbal "teasans".

The company was founded in 1999 by brother and sister, Ahmed and Reem Rahim. The founders named the company "Numi" after the citrusy, Middle Eastern dried lime tea they drank as children growing up in Iraq. The name Numi is derived from the Arabic word forcitrus." saids Wikipedia.

I was so lucky to get a sample of their savoury teas, organic teas and Dry desert Lime from Green Pharmacies in Hong Kong.

You can buy the savoury teas on their website Green Pharmacies or Food Garden at Lai Chi Kok.

The savoury teas were amazing, they were similar to light Chinese soups without the meats and oils which make them ideal for vegetarians.

Aftering drinking it, there was no thirsty feeling.

I had fun opening the teabags too to see what were inside them and there were pieces of dehydrated vegetables which are actually edible after it has been steeped because I ate them too.

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Spinach chive:
Ingredients: Spinach leaves, chives, dried lime, dill, onion, decaf green tea, coriander, turmeric, garlic.
This had a strong cilantro smell when I took it out of the sachet.
The taste was really pleasant but for a stronger tastes I would advise steeping it longer and putting less water.

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Broccoli Cilantro
Ingredients: Broccoli, celery leaves, allspice, onion, cilantro, decaf green tea, garlic, black pepper, sage, turmeric.

This had a lovely black peppery tone and it was like a diet version of cream of broccoli which is good for people on diet and still wanting to drink soup.
I loved the woody taste of the tea.
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Carrot Curry
Ingredients: Carrot, curry, cilantro, onion, ginger, turmeric, decaf green tea.
There was strong curry taste and smell but I found the cilantro too overpowering.
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Fennel Spice
Ingredients: Fennel, celery root, orange peel, onion, dill, decaf green tea, honeybush, black pepper.
The fennel spice had lovely spicy tones, great on a cold day.
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Tomato Mint
Ingredients: Tomato, onion, mint, lemon peel, parsley, cinnamon, black pepper, decaf black tea, allspice.
The tomato mint was surprisingly good because I am not keen on mint but the tomato taste was really strong with a lovely refreshing moreish aftertaste that real tomatoes have.
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BEET CABBAGE:
Ingredients: Beet, cabbage, dried apple, decaf black tea, mustard seed, parsley, orange peel, coriander, clove, honeybush.

This was my favourite because the beetroot and cabbage were soothing with a lovely hint of spice.
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After trying the savoury range my favourite were: Broccoli cilantro, Beet cabbage and the Tomato mint.

Japanese and Korean feast from 7-eleven

Thanks to 7-eleven's marketing department for sending me cute bunny ears and redemption vouchers to try their Japanese and Korean food.

Here was what I tried:

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Oden skewers:

There were eight skewers to choose from but they only had two choices that day.

Here were the two I tried.

The flat one on the upper right was quite spicy with strands of glass vermicelli in it.
The roll on the lower left was more to my liking.
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Teriyaki chicken pizza $16.9:

There is a calibrated oven just for the pizzas.
The pizza looked promising with the cheese nicely melted but the base was too soft.

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Rice with pork and egg $14.9:

The pork and rice was quite tasty because the sauce was nice, however there was not much egg in it.
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Onsen egg $9.9:


The onsen egg was perfect with a runny yolk.
After it was added to the rice, the pork was enhanced by the delicious silky yolk.
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Rice with sukiyaki chicken $14.9:

The chicken was ok, but the pork was tastier.
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Nestle Greek Apple Cinnamon yoghurt

Nice yoghurt with crisp pieces of apple at the bottom which were not too sweet.
However, it was rather pricey for HKD$13.9 because the yogurt cup was small it was not filled to the top.

The Asian Nestle Greek yoghurt version is different to other countries because if you google it the size and flavours are different.

Walkers Pops

Walkers Pops are new crisps which are air-popped snacks and claim to be 50% less fat than standard potato crisps.

Currently available in Original, Sour Cream & Onion, Melted Cheese & Crispy Bacon, and Prawn Cocktail.

Thanks to my mum, I got my hands on the Original and Prawn cocktail.

They look like perfectly uniform round Chinese prawn crackers but the texture is similar Monster munches with that maize feeling in it.

It was surprising how two different flavours could taste so different, the prawn cocktail was very acidic but had that usual prawn cocktail smell and the original was much nicer with a strong potato taste.

Walkers TV Ad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USxUv_0nkDs

Hojicha latte drumstick by Nestle

I don't normally try Nestle's drumsticks because the flavours are quite boring but I was looking at some icecreams when I discovered they had Hojicha latte flavour.

Hojicha is a roasted tea from Japan with a hint of caramel.

The Hojicha latte icecream tasted quite nice with a light tea taste.
I assumed the whole cone was filled with that icecream but when I got to the cone part it had vanilla icecream in it as well which was disappointing because only the top part was hojicha and the bottom tastes like vanilla icecream with a hint of coconut.

They also have pistachio drumsticks but if the bottom half is not filled with 100% pistachio icecream I would be pretty angry because I love pistachio icecream.