Archive for the ‘Non-Alchoholic Drinks’ Category
Thursday, November 6th, 2008
American Ginseng "Beards"/ American Ginseng Fiber, 洋参须 (Yang Shen Xu)
I'm featuring two recipes - (1) basic ginseng drink and (2) ginseng with chrysanthemum tea towards the end of the post ^o^
Not all ginseng are created equal. For example, most types of Korean Ginseng is generally considered to be 'heaty' while ...
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Sunday, August 31st, 2008
This is a super simple, cooling and refreshing drink that will help quench thirst and beat the heat. This is one of my favourite tasting cooling drinks! ;)
Ingredients
(Makes about 3 glasses)
- 400g sugar cane/bamboo cane (chopped to shorter lengths to fit cooking pot)
- 2 tbsp barley (optional)
- 400g water chestnut ...
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Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
This is another super-easy, refreshing drink that's perfect for the hot summer. It actually tastes good without lemon too (actually I prefer lemon-less), but I added lemon so that the photos will turn out nicer and more cheery, heh. Winter melon sugar complement the taste of barley more than rock ...
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