Kumquat
Tea Kumquat Tea 金桔茶 (jin-1 ju-2 cha-2, jin-1 ji-2 cha-2) Tasty, tangy drink that served hot may help in fighting cold or flu symptoms. Served cold it is the Chinese answer to American lemonade.
Serves 5–6 cups
Ingredients
10 kumquats
1 litre (1 qt) water
Honey or sugar (optional)
Method
Wash kumquats well – do not peel.
Slice into halves.
By hand, squeeze most of juice from each piece into pot,
then toss fruit in.
Pour boiling water into pot,
cover and steep for a few minutes.
Serve hot, or let cool, refrigerate then serve with ice.
Notes:
If you are looking to relieve a cold, always drink it hot. For a sweeter drink add honey or sugar to taste. Kumquat = cumquat.
Chinese rarely sit down to a lunch or dinner that does not include soup (in the case of noodle soup, soup is the meal). Unlike the Western custom of having soup before the main course, Chinese prefer to eat soup during or towards the end of a meal. At a casual meal people tend to pick up the bowl and drink directly from it … more
