Coffee leaf tea
Coffee-leaf tea:
is an herbal tea prepared from the leaves
of the coffee plant (either coffea
robusta or coffea Arabica). These leaves, after being roasted, can be ground up
or crumpled, then brewed or steeped in hot water in a form similar to tea. The
resulting beverage is similar in taste to green tea, but with less caffeine
content than either regular tea or coffee. Coffee leaves closely resemble the
leaves and stalks of Paraguay tea (Ilex
paraguariensis). In some regions, such as Sumatra and Ethiopia, only the
leaves are taken from the coffee plant and the berries are left on the bush.
In Ethiopia, coffee-leaf tea is called kuti and has been consumed for hundreds of years.
