Traditional Ginger Tea

[e3nity]

schweppes:

I brew my own ginger tea too. Depending on what I have, I use rock sugar or gula melaka or even honey.


For added health benefits, you can also add in a stick of cinnamon when u boil the ginger. The spice helps to manage our blood sugar level and it's been known to have anti-bacterial and immune supportive properties. It's especially good for our gut. So, everytime I drink my ginger and cinnamon spiced tea, I... uh... imagine them fighting against the bacteria in my gut.

Hi Schweppes.. so when do you add in the cinnamon? and how old do u boil the cinnamon for its effect??? :?

[e3nity]

Happy Mama:

Thanks for sharing, e3nity. I love ginger tea. One of the spas I patronize also serves ginger tea and I had also asked them for their recipe. Everything similar except they use rock sugar instead of gula melaka. Mmm, divine. :love:

Hi Happy Mama.. i was told that gula melaka smell nicer.. my mom improvise it by using '黑糖' instead of '椰糖' as she say '黑糖' can '驱湿热' so its a healthier option..

[schweppes]

e3nity:

schweppes:

I brew my own ginger tea too. Depending on what I have, I use rock sugar or gula melaka or even honey.


For added health benefits, you can also add in a stick of cinnamon when u boil the ginger. The spice helps to manage our blood sugar level and it's been known to have anti-bacterial and immune supportive properties. It's especially good for our gut. So, everytime I drink my ginger and cinnamon spiced tea, I... uh... imagine them fighting against the bacteria in my gut.

Hi Schweppes.. so when do you add in the cinnamon? and how old do u boil the cinnamon for its effect??? :?

I boil the cinnamon at the same time as I boil the ginger. I think in all, about 15-20minutes of boiling both ginger and cinnamon.

[Funz]

e3nity:

Happy Mama:

Thanks for sharing, e3nity. I love ginger tea. One of the spas I patronize also serves ginger tea and I had also asked them for their recipe. Everything similar except they use rock sugar instead of gula melaka. Mmm, divine. :love:

Hi Happy Mama.. i was told that gula melaka smell nicer.. my mom improvise it by using '黑糖' instead of '椰糖' as she say '黑糖' can '驱湿热' so its a healthier option..

Yah the traditional one is old ginger root with black sugar. Suppose to get rid of chills and also wind.

[Happy Mama]

e3nity:

Happy Mama:

Thanks for sharing, e3nity. I love ginger tea. One of the spas I patronize also serves ginger tea and I had also asked them for their recipe. Everything similar except they use rock sugar instead of gula melaka. Mmm, divine. :love:

Hi Happy Mama.. i was told that gula melaka smell nicer.. my mom improvise it by using '黑糖' instead of '椰糖' as she say '黑糖' can '驱湿热' so its a healthier option..

Wow mmmmm...... But looks like gula melaka is not readily available in Singapore? As for the black sugar, where can we find it? Chinese medicine shop? Thanks.

[Happy Mama]

Funz:

e3nity:

[quote=\"Happy Mama\"]
Thanks for sharing, e3nity. I love ginger tea. One of the spas I patronize also serves ginger tea and I had also asked them for their recipe. Everything similar except they use rock sugar instead of gula melaka. Mmm, divine. :love:

Hi Happy Mama.. i was told that gula melaka smell nicer.. my mom improvise it by using '黑糖' instead of '椰糖' as she say '黑糖' can '驱湿热' so its a healthier option..

Yah the traditional one is old ginger root with black sugar. Suppose to get rid of chills and also wind.[/quote]Thanks funz. :celebrate:

[e3nity]

schweppes:

I boil the cinnamon at the same time as I boil the ginger. I think in all, about 15-20minutes of boiling both ginger and cinnamon.

Seems easy.. i'll try the next round.. thanks..

[e3nity]

Happy Mama:

Wow mmmmm...... But looks like gula melaka is not readily available in Singapore? As for the black sugar, where can we find it? Chinese medicine shop? Thanks.

Happy Mama, you can get gula melaka in NTUC.. I bought mine in NTUC.. They have 2 packing.. one is the big ones with 2 cylinder-like gula melaka in a packet and the small ones with 4 or 6 cylinder like gula melaka in a packet.. I bought my black sugar or should it be brown sugar from the provision shop.. i think NTUC should have it too.. It should be placed at the dry goods section..

[e3nity]

Funz:

Yah the traditional one is old ginger root with black sugar. Suppose to get rid of chills and also wind.

hi Funz, talkin about it.. it juz reminds me of confinement red dates longan tea with ginger.. haha.. :lol:

[Happy Mama]

e3nity:

Happy Mama:

Wow mmmmm...... But looks like gula melaka is not readily available in Singapore? As for the black sugar, where can we find it? Chinese medicine shop? Thanks.

Happy Mama, you can get gula melaka in NTUC.. I bought mine in NTUC.. They have 2 packing.. one is the big ones with 2 cylinder-like gula melaka in a packet and the small ones with 4 or 6 cylinder like gula melaka in a packet.. I bought my black sugar or should it be brown sugar from the provision shop.. i think NTUC should have it too.. It should be placed at the dry goods section..

Thanks, e3nity. :celebrate: