If you owned a small herbal tea shop, what unique herb or tea would you absolutely stock?
Hi everyone!
One of my projects is a small herbal tea stand in a shopping mall. Most of my customers are curious everyday people: young professionals, couples, families with kids, summer tourists and the occasional retiree. They're not necessarily herbalists, but they enjoy discovering something new.
Instead of filling the shelves with the same chamomile, peppermint, and hibiscus that everyone already sells, I'd love to introduce people to herbs and infusions they probably haven't tried before.
So I'm asking the tea people here:
If you could add just one or two herbal teas or traditional infusions from your country or culture, what would they be?
I'm especially interested in things that are genuinely underrated, delicious or have a fascinating story, visually attractive or aromatic, uncommon outside their region, something you'd be excited to discover in a tea shop ;)
I'd love to hear about forgotten local traditions, indigenous herbs, flower teas, roasted seed infusions, unusual roots, leaves, fruits - anything that deserves more attention.
Who knows... maybe some of your suggestions will end up on our shelves 🌿☕