Cocoa is the raw material for chocolate and cocoa. "Cacao tea cacao" and "cacao tea berry" that you can enjoy it as herbal tea are on sale. I bought it at the online store of "Tea Boutique", a tea shop in the world, and the price was 450 yen (excluding tax).
Cacao tea cacao
A tea made by blending herbs with the "cacao shell," which is the outer skin of cacao beans. Put a tea bag in about 150 ml of boiling water, cover it with a saucer, and steam it for about 3 minutes (leach time is your choice). To bring out the flavor, it is a good idea to put the lid on and steam the tea leaves properly in hot water. 8 tea bags in 1 bag.
Ingredients are cacao shell (Peru Bolivia), chicory root, cacao nibs, stevia. The fragrance that floats softly the moment you open the lid is like sweets. The taste is rich like chocolate, but the herbs spread refreshingly. The sweetness is firm without adding sugar. It's not as rich as chocolate, but it has a mild and soothing taste.
Cacao tea berries
Ingredients are cacao shell (Peruvian Bolivia), chicory root, strawberry leaf, cacao nibs, stevia, fragrance. Not to mention the compatibility of cacao and berries. The fresh flavor of berries blends into the sweet scent. Add milk and it looks like a rich sweet drink!
It is also recommended to taste the fragrant cacao tea with chocolate. You can enjoy a sweet time with cacao.