There are several versions explaining the ban on diluting hot tea with raw tap water.
Supposedly, such a drink guarantees indigestion for a person. Let's try to figure out what terrible things can happen if you ignore good advice.
Let's find out whether it is possible to dilute tea and how to do it correctly.
Can
Nothing bad will happen if you add a little cooled boiled water to the hot tea leaves.
The most that can change is that the tea will become less aromatic and not as tasty.
In other cases, it is better to wait until the contents of the cup cool down.
It has long been proven that it is better to avoid drinking very hot tea.
It is forbidden
There is no strict prohibition on this matter. You can pour anything into your tea at your own risk.
But raw tap water can do more than just ruin the taste and aroma, as is the case with water that smells like chlorine.
Poor quality tap water may contain bacteria and harmful substances.
Such water must be boiled, otherwise, once in the tea and in the body, these substances can cause harm to health.
And one more reason to think before you bring your cup to the cold water tap is that it changes the beneficial properties of the drink.
As is known, tea contains antioxidants and polyphenols that improve health.
In other words, diluting tea with cold raw water will definitely not make it healthier.
