How to make a warm healing apple and ginger Chinese herbal tea (post cold run or ride)
Tea Name: Warm healing apple and ginger Chinese herbal tea (post cold exposure)
Traditional Chinese Name: 保暖蘋果蕃茶 (bǎo nuǎn píng gān guǒ chá). The direct translation of this is “keep warm apple ginger tea”. There are many variations of a “keep warm” tea with the additions of warmer Chinese herbal teas.
Nature: Warming
Taste: Sweet
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It’s June in Toronto. And the morning temp is still 13C! The tricky thing with this type of weather is – what do I wear? However, to be honest, I know something’s going on because my nose is running. This could also be allergies. However, I’m still wearing long gloves when I’m riding – even today at 19C!
The best remedy RIGHT AWAY, is to warm up the inside of the body to combat both the cold and the wind. Tangerine peel is your bestest, bestest Chinese herb for this.
What’s involved?
Prep time: 2 mins
Cook time: 5 mins
Total time: 7 mins
Serves: 2 cups
Ingredients
- Half sliced fresh apple slices
- 3 slices of fresh ginger
- 5 dried red roses bulbs
- 2 small slices of dried licorice
- 2-3 dried red dates
- 2 small pieces of dried tangerine peel
- 1 teaspoon of honey (or to taste)
- 2.5 cups of boiling water
Cooking Instructions
- Slice your apple, keeping the skin on.
- Slice your fresh ginger, keeping the skin on (optional as well if you’d like to peel it)
- In a stove safe tea pot, add in your sliced apple, sliced ginger, dried red dates, dried licorice, dried tangerine peel, dried red roses.
- Add in 2.5 cups of cold water
- Set on your stove top and start on high heat until it boils. Reduce to medium heat and let that simmer for 5 minutes.
- Set aside and cool. I’ll pour out at this time into a glass cup.
- Sweeten with honey as needed.
- Serve and enjoy!
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