How to clear damp-heat with this Chinese herbal rice and beans tea
Tea Name: Black bean rice tea
Traditional Chinese Name: 滋補黑豆米茶 (zī bǔ hēi dòu mǐ chá). The direct translation of this is “nourishing black bean rice tea”.
Nature: Neutral to slightly cooling (due to the rice and rice husks)
Taste: Sweet
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It’s been raining non-stop for a week in Hong Kong. Humidity levels hit 87% and it’s hot!
The perfect tea is this damp-heat clearing Chinese herbal tea to dispel excess moisture from the body, help relieve some of the internal heat, and allow for our yin to be nourished and replenished.
There are a few variations of damp-heat clearing teas. You can also add raw or cooked barley or any of your other favourite beans, such as red beans, mung beans, or green beans.
What’s involved?
Prep time: 2 mins
Cook time: 2 mins (steeped)
Total time: 4 mins
Serves: 1 cup
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon of dried rice husks
- 1 tablespoon of fried raw rice
- 1 teaspoon of black sesame
- 1 tablespoon of dried black beans
- 1 cup of boiling water
Cooking Instructions
- Add all the ingredients into a disposable environmentally friendly tea bag, this helps keep everything together and for easier disposal.
- Steep in a cup of boiling hot water for 5 minutes
- Serve and enjoy
- You can refill a few times (I will usually refill up to 3 times) and simply throw out the whole teabag when you’re finished with it.
I will use teabags like this from amazon. They are recyclable and decomposable, which are environmentally friendly and the whole tea bag can go into the organic waste bin!
They are perfect for loose teas, herbs that fall apart (like rice and barley), and sometimes, I use them to hold my Chinese herbs if I’m using these in Chinese soups.
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