Globe and Mail Update Last updated on Monday, Mar. 30, 2009 03:25PM EDT
Yes, Grandma drinks tea, but (with respect to Nonna) this isn't that stodgy old type of brew.
Katya Popoff and Olga Lenova, Siberian ex-pats-turned-Vancouverites, have made drinking tea trendy and not just for the over-50 British set, by landing their pyramid-shaped pouches in the swag bags at Toronto's L'Oréal Fashion Week and at last weekend's Juno Awards in Calgary.
Each teabag incorporates bits of actual fruit and berries, including superfood-status goji berries, plus strawberries, lingonberries — and even edible flowers
Our favourite tea cocktail is the caffeine-free Shameless Berries Fruit Tea and the Cucumber Mojo White Tea, with pieces of carrot and cucumber blended in.
Why not invite Grandma over for a pot or two?
$7.99 for 14 bags; visit www.fullyloadedtea.com to buy online or call 1-888-408-1875 for retailers.
—Rebecca Tay
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