Description
A refreshing black drink representing Taiwanese summers, where slightly bitter 'Grass Jelly' is finely crushed and placed in sweet honey water (or sugar water).
Restaurants serving Grass Jelly with Honey Water
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Grass jelly
- Honey
- Water
- Ice
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Grass Jelly Prep] Prepare jiggly, pitch-black 'Xiancao Dong (Jelly)' made by boiling and setting the mint-family herb 'Mesona'.
- Cut this grass jelly finely into small cubes (or long shreds) with a knife (or slicer) so it can be sucked through a straw.
- [Honey Water] Dissolve honey in water and chill ice-cold in the fridge to make sweet 'Honey Water (Fengmi Shui)' (arrangements using Winter Melon Tea or lemon syrup instead of honey are also massive staples).
- Put plenty of ice and finely cut grass jelly in a cup.
- Pour the cold honey water over it.
- Serve with a thick straw so the jelly can be sucked up.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Mesona's mint-like refreshing aroma
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Put store-bought coffee jelly in honey water (flavor entirely different)
Pairing
Strongly flavored dishes like Stinky Tofu or Mala Hot Pot
Trivia
[For Health Conscious] Overwhelmingly lower in calories than boba drinks. With Mesona's 'body-heat lowering' effect, it's one of the most consumed drinks in sweltering Taiwan. Widely distributed as commercial canned drinks (like Taisun Xiancao Mi), a staple Taiwanese vending machine choice.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Suck vigorously through a thick straw, enjoying the throat-feel of the grass jelly sliding 'smoothly' down your throat along with the sweet honey water!
Allergen
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