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The fragrant leaves of mint, a medicinal “representative” of the Lamiaceae family, contain ≈ 4% menthol ester.
Menthol essential oil perfectly dilates blood vessels, including coronary ones.
For headaches, hypertension, sleep disorders and neuroses, small amounts are recommended to be rubbed into the temples, forehead and back of the head.
The combination of the tonic and mint acts as a natural, antioxidant-rich energy drink. A natural tonic with a delightful aroma will not only relieve headaches, but also refresh your “train of thought” in the summer heat.
The main thing is that when experimenting with mint and other fragrant ingredients, follow the proportions given in the recipes. Otherwise, the drink’s own aroma will not withstand the “competition” of odors.
Use natural ground coffee in all recipes.
Contraindications
Just like for a classic drink, there are some restrictions:
- You should not drink mint coffee if you have stomach ulcers and gastritis with high acidity.
- Consumption should be limited in case of diseases of the genitourinary system, such as candidiasis, cystitis, urolithiasis, pyelonephritis, as the content of magnesium and calcium in the urine increases, which leads to the formation of stones.
- Pregnant women, children, the elderly and people suffering from hypertension should use this cocktail with caution.
- Caffeine is known to increase blood pressure. Mint, on the contrary, helps reduce it. So, in moderate quantities, this drink will not harm even hypertensive patients, but you should still listen to your feelings.
When preparing this drink, it is very important to maintain proportions, since if you overdo it with mint, the menthol in its composition will drown out the taste of the coffee itself.
Add confidence
It is generally accepted that the scent of vanilla instills confidence in a person and increases sensuality. Would you like to make sure? Prepare coffee with mint and vanilla in a Turk.
What to take:
- Coffee – 3 tsp.
- Cold drinking water – 450 ml
- Fresh mint - 4 green leaves.
- Vanilla – 1 stick
- Sugar - 4 tsp.
How to cook:
- Heat the sugar poured into the Turk over the fire for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat, add coffee and vanilla stick.
- Pour in water and cook over low heat, without bringing to a boil.
- When foam appears, remove the Turk from the heat.
- Place pre-washed and dried mint leaves in a cup and mash. Fill them with the prepared drink.
After 3 minutes, enjoy the refreshing taste.
Recipes with fresh mint
It’s wise to start your first acquaintance with a simple technique - adding fresh mint during the cooking process. The result will be an organic taste, flavored with a few menthol notes.
Let's brew your favorite coffee drink in the right quantity. Let's prepare portioned cups: heat them up, throw 1-2 mint leaves into each cup, rub them with a spoon to release the juice.
If you use sugar, you can throw it into a cup immediately and grind it with the leaves so that it is saturated with essential oils. Pour the coffee into portions, stir and let it brew for half a minute.
Brown cane sugar will highlight the coffee flavor and enrich it with caramel notes.
Vanilla is ideal for the final note; its soft warm scent will balance the cold menthol breeze. We enjoy new sensations and decide for ourselves whether this acquaintance is worth continuing and expanding.
Traditional recipe
For this recipe we will need:
- Ground coffee – 2 teaspoons;
- Mint – 2-4 leaves;
- Sugar 2 teaspoons.
First, we prepare coffee in a Turkish coffee pot; while it is boiling, mint leaves must be torn into small pieces, placed in a cup, and gently mashed with a spoon.
Pour freshly prepared coffee into a cup and add sugar. Let the drink brew for a couple of minutes - your refreshing drink is ready!
Peppermint mocha like from Starbucks
This drink can truly surprise you. Deep creamy taste with refreshing notes, excellent texture... What is its secret?
Mint coffee with orange zest
Orange peel has an anti-edematous effect and “balances” water-salt metabolism.
- It is recommended to use hot water to prepare the drink. Pre-grind mint leaves (3-4 pcs) and zest.
- Heat 100 ml of water in a separate container.
- Pour 2 teaspoons of coffee into the Turk and place on very low heat. When it warms up a little and is fried, remove from the stove.
- Fill with hot water.
- Add mint and 0.5 tsp. orange zest.
- Place the Turk on the fire and remove from it when it boils.
- Pour into cups without straining.
Sweeten (if desired) with cane sugar.
Benefits for the female body
Mint drink is considered invaluable for ladies, as it promotes the production of female sex hormones and a decrease in the activity of male ones. This property has a positive effect on normalizing the menstrual cycle and relieving painful spasms during critical days, as well as reducing the signs of menopause. Therefore, after the onset of menopause, often drink tea with mint leaves.
In addition, this beautiful period is often accompanied by increased anxiety, and sedatives may be unsafe for the baby. Therefore, the best remedy in this case is to make a warm mint infusion.
Just add syrup
Gone are the days when chocolate was considered only a source of “empty” calories. Today it is known that the bitter-sweet “mood generator” is rich in vitamins, dietary fiber, organic and fatty acids. The dark delicacy is often “prescribed” for depression. Combining coffee with mint, chocolate and a couple of “cooling” ingredients, you get a delicious mix of freshness, vigor and good mood.
- Warm the bottom of the Turk over a fire.
- Having chosen the ratio of components that is familiar to you, brew 300-350 ml of coffee in it (it should not boil).
- Filter the prepared drink through a fine sieve.
- Using a knife, mash 30-50 grams of dark chocolate.
- Dissolve it in filter coffee and cool the latter.
- Pour the cooled coffee and chocolate mixture into the blender.
- Add 4 tbsp. mint syrup, 50 grams of creamy ice cream and a couple of ice cubes.
- Beat the mass using the pulse mode of the blender.
- Fill the glasses with ice and pour the finished cocktail into them. Add 10-15 grams of ice cream to each.
- Top with mint sprigs.
To prepare mint syrup, place a bunch of fresh herbs in a container and add 100 ml of water. Gently rub it with a masher until the water slightly changes color and “smells.” Filter. Add 200 grams of sugar and cook until thick.
Fans of “hot” drinks can replace mint syrup with mint liqueur. It is prepared by infusing 5-6 mint sprigs per 1 liter of vodka for 15 days. The infused greenish substance is mixed with pre-cooked sugar syrup.
Description of taste
People drink mint tea to refresh themselves and relieve stress. In a coffee drink, the spice behaves differently. The plant can clarify consciousness, stimulate cardiac activity, increase performance, and give a charge of vigor.
Mint coffee requires careful attention to the dosage of two ingredients that are strong in impact and smell. Firstly, not everyone likes menthol in large quantities. Secondly, the oversaturated smell of mint ether can drown out the subtle coffee aroma, and the drink will lose all its charm.
Mint is added to this natural energy drink in more than one way in different quantities, resulting in endless variations of tastes and smells. The most harmonious combination is created in chilled coffee with mint and ice.
If you love the classic recipe, but want to give it a personal touch, add 1-2 fresh mint leaves to the cup with the finished drink.
Use in cooking
It is widely used in the alcoholic beverage industry and cooking. This plant can highlight and improve the taste of salads, first and second courses, desserts, and drinks. Excellent dishes with this seasoning are made based on cheese and cottage cheese. It is included in sauces, seasonings, marinades for kebabs, etc.
Mint jam is unusually fragrant and aromatic
When mint is added to baked goods, the products acquire a unique taste and aroma. Many people like mint ice cream and sweet desserts with mint. It improves the taste of drinks: tea, kvass, compotes, jelly, fruit drinks, cocktails. The menthol it contains gives a feeling of coolness.
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Where does the name mocha come from and what does it mean?
Back in ancient times, there was a monopoly on the supply of coffee. Its homeland is considered to be the Mokha province in Yemen. Only merchants from the Yemeni coffee province of Mokha distributed dried beans throughout their region. Local residents tried their best to prevent coffee beans from getting to strangers.
Where did coffee plantations come from in Yemen? Researchers are still debating this issue. One group of scientists believes that coffee plantations grew here without human help, while another claims that the Arabs themselves planted coffee trees in this mountainous area near the city of Al-Mokha.
The decision to use coffee plantations for profit was made by Sheikh Saadi. Plantations began to reach the sea, where the ruler built a port. Thus, he connected Yemen with Europe and established coffee exports. Almost until the beginning of the 18th century, mocha was the only type of coffee that was supplied to the Old World.
Once the Europeans received fresh coffee beans, the city of Al Moha was no longer the only supplier of coffee. The name "mocha" comes from the name of the city of Al-Mokha, which Europeans used to call coffee beans from Yemen. What is "mocha"? This is a variety of Arabica.
Hot coffee cocktails
Coffee with caramel and orange
Ingredients:
- Orange juice – 100 ml.
- Caramel syrup – 50-60 ml.
- Hot freshly brewed coffee – 100-120 ml.
Preparation
Pour syrup into a glass, followed by warm orange juice. Now carefully pour in the coffee. That’s it – our caramel-coffee cocktail is ready!
Coffee with mint and cream
Ingredients:
- A pair of cocktail cherries
- Sprig of mint
- Hot chocolate – 30-40 ml.
- Hot coffee – 50-60 ml.
- Cream – 100-110 ml.
Preparation
Tear or cut the mint into pieces and place in a glass. Pour coffee into the mint. In another glass you need to mix hot chocolate and cream, previously whipped using a mixer (you can try it with your hand - with a whisk). After a couple of minutes, pour this mixture with mint-infused coffee. The cocktail should be garnished with cherries and mint.
Strawberry milk coffee shake
Ingredients:
- Hot coffee – 100 ml.
- Hot milk – 50 ml.
- Strawberry syrup – 60 ml.
- Pinch of cinnamon
- A pinch of vanilla
- A couple of pieces of dark chocolate - 10 g.
Preparation
Pour syrup into a glass, then milk mixed with vanilla and cinnamon. Top with coffee in which the chocolate has been dissolved.
Coffee cocktail with ice cream
Ingredients:
- Ice cream (seal) – 50 g.
- Ready-made hot coffee – 100 ml.
- Hot milk – 50 ml.
- A piece of milk chocolate (for decoration)
Preparation
Pour milk into a glass, then coffee, put ice cream on top and sprinkle with grated chocolate. Very tender, very tasty!
Coffee cocktail with cream
Ingredients:
- Cream (fat content 30%) – 30-40 ml.
- Fresh hot coffee – 50 ml.
- Milk – 50 ml.
Preparation
Heat the milk and mix it with coffee. Beat a little in a mixer until a light foam forms. The cream also needs to be whipped, separately.
Pour milk coffee into a glass and place whipped cream on top. You can sprinkle with grated chocolate, cinnamon, or sprinkle with some syrup.
Mexican coffee
There are many different coffee recipes and coffee cocktails in Mexico. I will present one of them, very easy to prepare, to your attention.
Ingredients for 4 servings:
- Water – 1 l.
- Brown sugar – 150 g.
- Molasses – 1 teaspoon.
- Cinnamon - two sticks.
- Star anise - several fruits.
- Ground coffee – 9 tbsp. spoons
Preparation
Heat water in a saucepan, add all the sugar, molasses, cinnamon and star anise. Bring to a boil, stir slightly until the sugar dissolves. Now add coffee, cover the pan with a lid. Wait a few minutes. Before serving, the drink must be strained.
Coffee with pumpkin
Warm, gentle cocktail with the addition of pumpkin. Don't wince - try it!
Ingredients:
- Milk – 250 ml.
- Sugar – 2 teaspoons
- Spices, spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves) – 1/3 teaspoon
- Pumpkin puree – 3 tbsp. spoons
- Strong brewed coffee – 50-70 ml.
- Whipped cream (for decoration)
- Vanilla extract – 1/3-1/4 teaspoon
Preparation
Mix pumpkin puree with milk, sugar, spices. Add vanilla extract there, and cover the whole thing with cling film and place it in the microwave for a couple of minutes. Yes, you need to make holes in the film.
Remove the milk mass and beat vigorously until foam forms. It takes 30-60 seconds.
Pour coffee into a large glass and top with milk mixture.
Decorate with whipped cream and sprinkle with spices.
Diet as a cause of constipation
The effect of food on intestinal motility and stool can be different, depending on mechanical, thermal and chemical effects. Some products weaken, others, on the contrary, strengthen. Chopped, fiber-poor foods reduce intestinal motor activity and slow down the movement of feces. The low content of organic acids and salt leads to the reabsorption of fluid (from the intestines into the bloodstream) and hardening of the stool.
Abuse of the following products contributes to stool retention3
- Refined food products: products made from premium flour, sweets, instant porridge.
- Chopped and pureed dishes: pureed soups, minced meat dishes containing a small amount of connective tissue, vegetable and fruit purees, jelly.
- Preferably consume thermally processed and chopped vegetables and fruits instead of raw ones.
- Fast-food, snacks, breakfast cereals, chips.
- Strong tea, cocoa and chocolate.
- Rare and heavy meals, eating on the go, overeating, frequent snacking3.
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