Red tea

Redtea is a popular South African beverage made from the oxidized and dried leaves of the Aspalathis linearisredtea is a tisane, not a tea, since it does not contain the leaves of Camellia sinensis, the tearedtea for export, since it has become popular in many other parts of the world as well; it is a common offering at tea houses and restaurants, and it can also be found in many markets. plant. Technically, bush. Several South African companies produce

This beverage is also sometimes called rooibos, a reference to the parent plant. In Afrikaans, the hybrid Dutch language spoken in South Africa, "rooibos" means "red bush." Native Africans have been using the leaves of this bush to prepare tisanes for centuries, and when European explorers were introduced to redtea, they acquired a taste for it. While the common name of "redtea" is technically incorrect, it has become so pervasive that it is generally considered acceptable, except by tea purists.