Ginger tea
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Ginger tea | |
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Type | Herbal tea |
Other names |
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Origin | Asia |
Quick description | Tea made from ginger |
Temperature | 100 °C (212 °F) |
Time | Varies |
Regional names | |||
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Chinese name | |||
Traditional Chinese | 薑母茶 | ||
Simplified Chinese | 姜母茶 | ||
Literal meaning | ginger mother (mature ginger) tea | ||
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Korean name | |||
Hangul | 생강차 | ||
Hanja | 生薑茶 | ||
Literal meaning | ginger tea | ||
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Japanese name | |||
Kanji | 生姜湯 | ||
Kana | しょうがゆ | ||
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Malay name | |||
Malay | teh halia | ||
Indonesian name | |||
Indonesian | teh jahe | ||
Filipino name | |||
Tagalog | salabat |
Ginger tea is a herbal beverage that is made from ginger root. It has a long history as a traditional herbal medicine in East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and West Asia.[1]
Regional variations and customs[]
Ginger tea can be drunk by itself, or served alongside traditional accompaniments, such as milk, orange slices, or lemon.[2][3]
Lemon ginger tea
Boiled lemon and ginger tea in Tanzania
East Asia[]
China[]
In the Tang dynasty, tea was flavoured to counteract the bitter taste. Ginger was favoured among tea drinkers, in addition to onion, orange peel, cloves and peppermint.[4]
Japan[]
In Japan, it is called shōgayu (生姜湯).[5][relevant?]
Korea[]
In Korea, ginger tea is called saenggang-cha (생강차; 生薑茶, [sɛ̝ŋ.ɡaŋ.tɕʰa]). It can be made either by boiling fresh ginger slices in water or mixing ginger juice with hot water.[6] Sliced ginger preserved in honey, called saenggang-cheong, can also be mixed with hot water to make ginger tea.[7] Nowadays, powdered instant versions are also widely available.[8] When served, the tea is often served garnished with jujubes and pine nuts.[9] When using fresh ginger, the tea can be sweetened with honey, sugar, or other sweetener according to taste.[6] Garlic, jujubes, and pear are sometimes boiled along with ginger.[6]
Saenggang-cha (ginger tea) made from saenggang-cheong (preserved ginger)
Saenggang-cheong (preserved ginger) made for saenggang-cha (ginger tea)
Southeast Asia[]
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore[]
In Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore cuisines, ginger tea is usually called teh halia.[10] It is not a pure ginger tea, as it is brewed of strong sweetened black tea with milk or condensed milk.
Teh halia (Singaporean ginger tea)
Indonesia[]
In Indonesia, it is called teh jahe. In Java, a local version of ginger tea enriched with palm sugar and spices called wedang jahe is more popular.[11]
Wedang Jahe is a type of Indonesian ginger tea.[11] Wedang in Javanese means "hot beverage" while jahe means "ginger". Although devoid of any caffeine content, it is often served and enjoyed as an invigorating tea. It is made from ginger rhizome, usually fresh and cut in thin slices, and palm sugar or granulated cane sugar, frequently with the addition of fragrant pandan leaves. Palm sugar can be substituted with brown sugar or honey. Traditionally people might add spices such as lemongrass, cloves, and cinnamon stick.[11]
Milk, either fresh or condensed, might be added.[12]
Wedang jahe (Javanese ginger tea) in Surakarta, Central Java, with bits of spices
Philippines[]
In the Philippines, it is called salabat and is traditionally made simply with peeled and thinly-sliced or crushed raw ginger boiled for a few minutes in water. Sugar, honey, and calamansi are added to taste, along with other flavoring ingredients as desired.[13][14][15] Modern versions can also use ground ginger powder (often called "instant salabat") added to hot boiling water.[16] Native ginger varieties (which are small and fibrous) are preferred, as they are regarded as being more pungent than imported varieties.[17]
Salabat is usually served in the relatively cold month of December.[18] Along with tsokolate (traditional hot chocolate), it is usually paired with various native rice cakes (kakanin) like bibingka or puto bumbong. Salabat is traditionally sold by early morning street vendors during the Simbang Gabi (dawn mass) of the Christmas season.[19][20][21]
Salabat is also widely consumed as a throat-soothing remedy for cough, sore throat, and common colds.[22] Drinking salabat is widely believed to improve a person's singing voice.[23][14][15][24]
A variant of salabat that exclusively or partially use turmeric is known as dulaw, duwaw, or duyaw in the Visayas and Mindanao islands; and tsaang dilaw (literally "yellow tea") in Filipino.[25]
Salabat from Pampanga
American adaptation of salabat with rye and lime
South Asia[]
India[]
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In India, ginger tea is known as Adrak ki chai and is a widely consumed beverage. It is made by grating ginger into brewed black tea along with milk and sugar
Adrak chai (Indian ginger tea)
See also[]
- Ginger ale
- Ginger beer
- Traditional Korean tea
- Bajigur
- Bandrek
- List of hot beverages
- List of Indonesian beverages
- Tisane (herbal tea)
References[]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Saenggang-cha" 생강차. Doopedia (in Korean). Retrieved 23 October 2009.
- ^ Agbor, Nnehkai (16 March 2017). "8 Healthy Korean Teas To Enjoy Throughout The Year". 10 Magazine. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ The Korea Foundation, ed. (2004). Korean Food Guide in English. Seoul: Cookand / Best Home Inc. ISBN 89-89782-10-4. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ Parker, Ann (23 August 2016). "Sushi San, Restaurant Review: New sushi spot transforms former Felton home of Mama Mia's". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Plen-tea-ful uses". Daily Express. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Pepy Nasution (12 February 2010). "Wedang Jahe (Indonesian Ginger Tea)". Indonesia Eats.
- ^ Anita (5 August 2013). "Wedang Teh Susu Jahe – Ginger Milk Tea". Daily Cooking Quest.
- ^ Garcia, Miki (2012). Filipino Cookbook: 85 Homestyle Recipes to Delight Your Family and Friends. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 9781462905287.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Besa-Quirino, Betty. "Ginger Tea- Filipino Salabat with Lemon Honey". Asian in America. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Baker, Liren. "Homemade Fresh Ginger Tea". Kitchen Confidante. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ Padilla, L.D.E. (2012). "Instant salabat [ginger brew] made easier and tastier". BAR Chronicle. 13 (8): 16–17.
- ^ Ginger value chain study in Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines (GCP/RAS/296/JPN). Bangkok: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2019. p. 6. ISBN 9789251317518.
- ^ Caroline Joan Picart (January 2004). Inside Notes from the Outside. Lexington Books. pp. 48–. ISBN 978-0-7391-0763-8.
- ^ Walker, Harlan (1992). Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 1991: Public Eating : Proceedings. Oxford Symposium. p. 99. ISBN 9780907325475.
- ^ Long, Lucy M. (2015). Ethnic American Food Today: A Cultural Encyclopedia. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 503. ISBN 9781442227316.
- ^ Conopio, Camille (4 December 2013). "Christmas special: Top 10 traditional Filipino food". Asian Journal. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Fresh Ginger Tea with Honey (Salabat) to help cure Cold, Cough and Flu". Manila Spoon. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Can Salabat Make You A Singing Prodigy?". OneMusicPH. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ Tek-Ing, Jessa. "Guide to Tea in the Philippines: Local Flavors, Farm Tours, Tea Brands". Guide to the Philippines. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ isbn=9786214200870|Title=Philippine Food, Cooking, and Dining Dictionary|author=Edgie Polistico
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