Easy Belly Herbal Tea

Cool peppermint, sweet fennel and warming ginger, for the pause after a meal.

Reach for this one when you have eaten well and want to sit a while longer. Peppermint arrives first, cool and clean, then fennel and chamomile soften behind it with a mellow, almost biscuity sweetness, and ginger leaves a gentle warmth on the way down. Light on the palate and easy company after supper, or any time the day has knotted itself up. Green, bright and quietly comforting.

How to brew
Steep 1 heaped teaspoon per cup in just-boiled water, cover and steep for about 10 minutes.