Not only is tea a delicious drink, it can be incorporated into cooking in many different ways. Try it as a tenderizer, a rub or a marinade. Next time you boil your rice, try cooking it in jasmine tea rather than just in water and see how wonderfully aromatic your rice will turn out.

There are no limits as to how creative you can be adding tea to your favorite recipe or creating a completely new one.

If you are not sure where to start, try the recipe below for a Sencha Soup, recommended by Dr. Andrew Weil, founder and Program Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona and and advocate for green tea!

Ingredients

2. Lightly brush the filets with olive oil and sprinkle a pinch of white pepper on each side.

3. Grill or broil salmon about 4 minutes on each side, depending on size. The filets should flake easily with a fork when they are done.

4. Gently remove skin and bones, and shred the filets with a fork.

5. Place rice in four deep bowls, arranging fish atop rice. Sprinkle with watercress. Pour hot brewed sencha into bowls until rice is nearly submerged.

6. In a small bowl, dilute the wasabi with some of the same tea. Garnish the bowls of fish and rice with the nori and a tiny bit of the wasabi.

7. Serve immediately.