Description
China's national beverage that out-sells Coca-Cola. A 'Liang Cha' (cooling herbal tea) brewed from medicinal herbs and heavily sweetened. The absolute essential drink for spicy food.
Restaurants serving Wang Lao Ji (Sweet Herbal Tea)
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The Recipe section below is a general reference, not a recipe from the listed shops.
Recipe
Ingredients
- Water
- Sugar
- Mesona
- Chrysanthemum
- Honeysuckle
- Licorice
- Prunella
Instructions
- [Authentic Usage]
- (No cooking) Must be served ice-cold.
- When eating blisteringly spicy Hot Pot or Ma La dishes, use the intense sweetness and herbal freshness of this tea to instantly wash away the accumulated heat and numbness in your mouth.
- In Chinese medicine, eating spicy/fried foods builds up internal 'Fire' (Shang Huo). This tea is the ultimate antidote to neutralize that fire, making it mandatory at any Gachi-Chuka table.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Herbal aroma of licorice and mesona
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Barley tea + Simple syrup (totally different aroma)
Pairing
Hot Pot / Lamb Skewers
Trivia
[Trivia] Look for the red can. Walk into any Chinese restaurant, and you will see the crazy sight of almost every single customer dining with this red can on their table.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] When your tongue is paralyzed by spice, drinking water makes it hurt more, but drinking Wang Lao Ji instantly soothes the pain thanks to its sugar and herbs.
Allergen
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